We The People [1973] - Making My Daydream Real [Lion #LION 164]

A wonderful modern soul tune from 1974 (written by Landy McNeal and arranged by Bert DeCoteaux) with an equally good, but overlooked, modern soul/crossover flip side.

The group released half a dozen singles between 1969-74, two on Map City, a one-off on Verve (1971) and three on Lion (an MGM subsidiaty label), this was their last release and their only chart entry reaching #86 US R&B in 1974.

One of the members of the group was Bill McEachern who later joined Odyssey replacing Tony Reynolds after the release of their debut album in 1977 and remained with them throught their RCA career to 1982.

Another member was Terri Gonzalez who joined The Tymes in 1976 and went on to have a solo career in the 80s releasing six or seven singles and an album produced by Nile Rogers (Chic) in 1987 on Atlantic.

The other two members were Robert Taylor and Shabi Weems.

If you like 'Making My Daydream Real', then you'll also probably also like Inner Space 'Break The Chains' (also written by Landy McNeal and arranged by Bert DeCoteaux) which was released in 1974 on Sweet Fortune, as it could almost be MMDR Pt. 2.

Brace yourself ... it was sampled for a club track by Viveen (Wray) a former member of Driza, (a later incarnation of Vinny Garcia's Drizabone) and producer Ian Lovatt as ATFC & Ghostcopy Feat. Viveen - 'Don't Look Back' and was a hit in the UK dance charts reaching #5. It was released on Hed Kandi compilation The Mix: Summer 2008.

We The People [1973] - Making My Daydream Real [Lion #LION 164]

We The People [1973] - Whatcha Done For Me, I'm Gonna Do For You [Lion #LION 164]

Details

Rating:	9.3 / 9
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul / Crossover
Format:	Single
Media:	7"
Label:	Lion
Cat No:	LION 164
Year:	1973
Key:	N/A
BPM:	N/A
Value:	£50-£100 (approx.)