Doris Duke [2023] - Woman of the Ghetto (Original Mix) / Rhyze - Free (Extended 12" Remix) [Sam Records]

Another Demon Music Group reissue pairs Doris Duke's "Woman of the Ghetto" with Rhyze "Free"

Marlena Shaw first recorded the sister funk anthem "Woman of the Ghetto" on Cadet in 1969 with Doris Duke's version appearing on Sam in 1975. Duke made her recording debut as Doris Willingham (her married name, as she married Gus Willingham of The Cadillacs, she was born Doris Curry)  in 1968, She died in 2019 either aged either 77 or 73 depending on which birth year is correct, as Discogs states 1945 and Wikipedia 1941.

Rhyze were a Jersey City soul/disco band who started out as Soul Unlimited, who met at college, changing their name to Nu-Sound Express Ltd. after meeting Paul Kyser. They released two singles on Silver Dollar Records run by Kyser in 1970. Northern soulies will know Ksyer's name from writing songs like The Superlatives "I Still Love You" and Robbie Lawson "Burning Sensation" (both NS Top 500 tunes).

He also co-wrote Rhyze's second single "Free" in 1980 from their first of only two albums. Their only chart success was the title track of the first album "Just How Sweet Is Your Love" but "Bizzaar", from their second album "Rhyze To the Top", has graced modern soul dancefloors over the years which would have been a better bet for reissue, as it's never been issued as a single, but was released on 20th Century Fox not Sam.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Sister Funk / Disco Boogie / Reissue
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Sam Records / Demon Music Group
Cat No:	None
Date:	28/07/2023
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1

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