The prolific Dr. (Greg) Packer is at it again with a reworking of the
Fatback Band's 80s weekender anthem, which soul DJ Steve Walsh (RIP) had a UK
top 10 hit with in 1987. It features UK's Kenny Thomas on
vocals. I don't feel that it adds much to the original.
Fatback's version wasn't even an R&B hit in the US but charted on three occasions in UK in 1984 #49, 1986 #55 and 1987 #7. The backing was used by Ca$hflow in 1986 on their 'Mine All Mine' which ironically charted higher than Fatback's first two entries, reaching #15 in 1986, which perhaps is what prompted the company to try a third time with it?
Ashanti did a cover of it in 2003 on her Chapter II album. It was also released as a promo CDr and an unofficial 12".
It's not officially released until 30 Apr 2021 but it has been posted on
YT by Liberty Bell Studios and is available (for per-order?) on
TraxSource.
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Genre/Style: | Cover Version / 80s Anthem |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | M2MR |
| Cat No: | 054 |
| Year: | 30/04/2021 |
| Key: | 12B |
| BPM: | 112 |
| Value: | $2.49 |
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