Output/Input have signed a two single deal with Ralph Tee's Expansion Records.
The first single is a cover of The Isley Brothers 1980 single "Here We Go Again" featuring Audrey Wheeler and Brent Carter sharing lead vocals (posted from promo on 10 Mar) flipped with the Luxury Soul Mix (which removes the guitar solo) of their cover of Chaka Khan's "Eye To Eye" ("I Feel For You" 1984) featuring Shannon Pearson. "Eye To Eye" was originally released as a single on 25 Nov 2020.
Output/Input was formed during lockdown by, bassist, composer, producer and
music director for Chaka Khan, Melvin Lee Davis with the Triple H Horns
i.e. Nick Mead (trumpet), Jacob Shaw (saxophone) and Patrick Hayes
(trombone). The full ensemble is completed by Jay Williams (drums), Adam
Kovacs (percussion), Kanghyun Bu (Guitar), Kaeun Kim (Keyboard) and Jesse
Milliner (keyboard).
Audrey Wheeler-Downing started her music career in NYC in the early 80’s as one of the
lead vocalist with Unlimited Touch, whose hits include "I Hear Music In
The Streets" and "Searchin’ To Find The One". This got her noticed and she
became an in demand for backing vocals for various artists including
Freeez's "AEIOU" and Gwen McCraes' "Funky Sensation", Najee, Atlantic
Starr, Eric Gable, Freddie Jackson, Glenn Jones, James "D-Train" Williams.
She released two solo albums in 1987 and 1991. Audrey has toured with
Chaka Khan since 1990 as well as with many big name artists such as Cher,
Madonna, Bryan Ferry, Mariah Carey, Billy Ocean, Mary J Blige, Johnathan
Butler, Freddie Jackson, C&C Music Factory, Amy Grant, Jeff
Lorber. She is married to Will Downing. Not only a great singer she is a
beauty as well and was a finalist in the Miss Black America Pageant as
well as a runner-up in the Miss Black Universe contest while still in her
teens.
Brent Carter is a native New Yorker, and he has been the lead singer for Tower
Of Power (1994-2001) and then Average White Band (AWB) and was a
featured background singer for Regina Belle and BeBe & CeCe Winans.
He is currently focusing on his project Brent Carter & Friends where
he collaborates with great musicians and vocalists that have influenced
him and his career.
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artist.
| Rating: | 8.8 / 8.6 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Classic Soul / Cover Version |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Expansion |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 08/04/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Value: | £1.79 |
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