Shady Train - Ep. 15: Body in the Middle of the Night!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

Shady Train...

the hippest trip in America!

60 nonstop minutes across the

tracks of your mind into the

exciting world of Soul!

And now, here's your host...

Don Cornelius!

Hey now,

welcome aboard.
You're right on time for
another super hip trip
on the Shady Train.
I guarantee you'll
enjoy the ride...
so let's roll.

And we are delighted to welcome for the first time three extraordinary canaries -
a soulful trio from Detroit consisting of the lovely and talented Body sisters:

Francina, Peggy and Letitita, the youngest children in a family of twelve.
They specialize in a form of music called swingbeat, also known as
New jack swing, a fusion of hip hop and R&B. As they join us
to do their debut single for MCA Records entitled "Middle
Of The Night," I'm sure you will agree that the ideal

name for this exciting new girl group is-- Body!

"Middle Of The Night" - Body

(May/June 1987, from 1987 album Body)

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AT 40 SEC. MARK!

And look out now, don't hurt yourself.

It's the Shady Train gang, the Shady

Train line. They're bustin' loose to

their love jones with the latest by

Jesse Johnson. We think it's one

of the baddest sounds in town

or anywhere else around,

a little thing called--

"Love Struck!"

"Love Struck" - Jesse Johnson

(May 1988, highest chart pos. #4 R&B/#78 Hot 100)

And we are excited to have with us on

today's ride a veteran Detroit soul man

who is currently part of the changing

sound of Motown. He is riding high

at the top of the chart with his latest

single for the label, a song originally

recorded by The Temptations. As he

joins us to do what is fast becoming

one of the most popular protest songs

ever recorded entitled "War," make

some big noise, gang, for Agent

Double-O-Soul-- Edwin Starr!

"War" - Edwin Starr

(Aug./Sept. 1970, highest chart pos.

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box/#3 R&B)

And now it's time to bring in one of

the true musical geniuses of our time.

As he joins us courtesy of our friends

over on The Midnight Special to do his

latest single on the A&M label entitled

"Will It Go Round In Circles"... how

'bout it, gang, for-- Mr. Billy Preston!

"Will It Go Round In Circles"

Billy Preston (June/July 1973,

highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100

& Cash Box/#10 R&B, perf.

 on The Midnight Special)

And the Shady Train dancers are gonna

style awhile to a groove that makes you

wanna move real smooth. It's the latest

from the Change gang-- "Hold Tight!" 

"Hold Tight" - Change (July/Aug. 1981, highest chart pos. #40 R&B/#89 Hot 100

And let's welcome aboard four of Philly's

Phinest entertainers, a group that has been among the leading names in soul

since, believe it or not, the mid 1950s.

As they join us to do their latest single

on the Philadelphia International label,

the chart-topping ballad "If You Don't

Know Me By Now," lets put some

hands together, gang, for the mighty -

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes!

"If You Don't Know Me By Now"

 - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes (Nov./Dec. 1972,

highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#2 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)

And across the river from Philly we go

to Camden, NJ, for the club sound. It's

a pleasure to have with us a talented

duo that is responsible for one of the

hottest freestyle dance-pop songs of

the year, a biggin everybody's diggin'

entitled "Catch Me, I'm Falling" from

the soundtrack of the John Cryer -

Annabeth Gish dramedy Hiding Out.

Featuring the vivacious Jade Starling

singing lead, here is-- Pretty Poison!

"Catch Me (I'm Falling)" - Pretty Poison

(Oct. thru Dec. 1987, highest chart pos. #8 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

#13 R&B, from Nov. 1987 film Hiding Out)

And if that don't do it for you nothin'

ever will. We hope you'll come back

and get into it with us next time when

once again we pop open a six pack

and toss in an extra cool one for

good measure, and you can bet

your last money, it's all gonna

be a stone gas, honey. I'm Don

Cornelius, and as always in

parting, we wish you love...

peace... and soul!