Silk [1980] - I Can't Stop (Turning You On) [PIR#ZS9 3730]

I'm in the process of trawling the 80s looking for lesser known or unknown top tunes.  I have to say it's hard work as musical style changed significantly throughout the decade as musicians were replaced by synthesisers and computers and funk and boogie and bland MOR ballads seemed to dominate.  However, I know of many diamonds in the rough, and hopefully will find some more.

I'll tag them as '80's Hidden Gems' so that they can be group together on the side bar links.

To kick things off here's one of only three 45s (all on Philadelphia International) released by Silk.  

Silk are a reincarnation of Ujima formed in 1972 in Richmond, VA who in 1976 became Anglo Saxon Brown.  As Silk they released a solitary album (Midnight Dancer) and 3 45s on Philadelphia International in 1979.  

The female lead, Debra Henry, released a couple of duets with Jerry Butler in 1980.  Nothing else was released by the group so I presume they split up in 1979/80 perhaps because Debra Henry wanted to go solo or perhaps she went solo because the group split, but other than the couple of releases with Jerry Butler I can find nothing else from her.

The version posted here is the slightly longer (4:00) album version reissued on 12" in 2003.