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Showing posts with label Morris Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morris Day. Show all posts

Monday, March 15, 2021

Shady Train - Episode 17: The Color of Success!


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the hippest trip in America!


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And now the host of
Shady Train...
Don Cornelius!


Hi there, you're right on time. Welcome aboard!
We'd like you to come on and groove with us
for the next 60 minutes, and we don't care
about your color or size. You see, we never
scrutinize. If you're black... you know you're
beautiful. If you're brown, yellow or white...
you're still outta sight, so let's get down on it! 



And we are super stoked to begin today's ride with three gorgeous and gifted
California bred ladies who gained national fame almost immediately after their
debut single was released, a song that features the voice of the trio's creator
and producer Barry White. As they join us to do their hit on the Uni label
entitled "Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love," a warm welcome
please, gang, for these extraordinary canaries-- Love Unlimited!

"Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love" - Love Unlimited
(May/June 1972, highest chart pos. #6 R&B/#7 Cash Box/#14 Hot 100)






And right now let's welcome back
aboard the big train the gentlemen
responsible for what certainly has
to be one of the biggest records
of the year - a song dedicated
to all you "Back Stabbers."
Let's make some big noise,
gang, for our good friends,
the fabulous-- O'Jays!


"Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays
(Aug./Sept. 1972, highest chart pos.
#1 R&B/#1 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)




And here's a talented group that
performed on the sensational
Norman Whitfield produced
soundtrack from the hit film
Car Wash. As they join us to
do their latest single on the
Whitfield label entitled
"Is It Love You're After,"
song from the album
Rainbow Connection,
give it up good please,
gang, for-- Rose Royce! 

"Is It Love You're After" - Rose Royce
(October 1979, highest chart pos.
#31 R&B/#105 Bubbling Under)




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"Everlasting Love" - Carl Carlton
(Oct./Nov. 1974, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100/#9 Cash Box/#11 R&B)


And look out now, don't hurt yourself.
It's the Shady Train dancers, the Shady Train gang...

 They're comin' down the track and gettin' into a groove that sure nuff
makes you wanna move real smooth. It's the latest from Morris Day,
a little thing called-- the "Color Of Success!"

"Color of Success" - Morris Day
(Jan-Mar. 1986, highest chart pos. #15 R&B)




And here's a sound comin' out of Philly
that's a sho' 'nuff dilly. We are delighted
to welcome back a lovely and talented
singer who exploded onto the music
scene a few years ago with the disco
hit "Shame." Today she's back to do
a song entitled "Get Loose" - her
latest single on the RCA label and
the title track of her new album that's
currently topping the R&B chart.
A big time welcome, if you will,
for the incredible-- Evelyn King! 


"Get Loose" - Evelyn King
(Apr. 1983, highest chart pos. #61 R&B/#45 UK)




And our next guests are the talented
trio of Shady Train alumni responsible for the #1 charting hit "Second Time
Around." It is also their second time around appearing on our show. As
they join us to do "Make That Move,"
the latest single from their album
Three For Love on the SOLAR
label, let's hear it, gang,
for-- Shalamar! 

"Make That Move" - Shalamar
(May/June 1981, highest chart pos.
#60 Hot 100/#61 C-Box/#6 R&B)




And if that don't do it for
you nothing ever will.
We hope you'll get
into it with us again
next time when we
pop open another
six pack and toss in
an extra cool one
for good measure.

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THE VIDEO NOW! 
 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!


"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" - MFSB
(Theme from Soul Train feat. The Three Degrees)
(Mar./Apr. 1974, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Shady Train - Episode 14: Your Pip Parade!


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!


Hi there! You're right on
time. Welcome aboard
for another raucous ride
to Soulsville, U.S.A.
on the Shady Train.
As always, we've
got you covered
with our exclusive
all killer - no filler
guarantee, so let's roll.


And we are excited to have as our special guests on this edition a family act
from Atlanta, Georgia, four beautiful people who are recognized as one of
the greatest groups in all of Soul. As they join us to do their original
version of the hit song "I Heard It Through The Grapevine,"
let's welcome them warmly-- the very gifted and talented
Gladys Knight and the dancing, swinging, singing Pips!

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" 
- Gladys Knight And The Pips (Nov./Dec. 1967/Jan. 1968,
highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#1 Cash Box/#2 Hot 100)





And it's another family affair on the big
train. Fifteen years have gone by since
this magnificent band of brothers gained
their first hit single with "Shout." They
are still going strong as ever and getting
better with each passing day. As they
join us to do their latest single on the
T-Neck label entitled "That Lady,"
a remake of "Who's That Lady?,"
a song they first recorded nearly
ten years ago in 1964, let's put
some hands togther, gang, for
the mighty-- Isley Brothers!

"That Lady (Part 1)" - The Isley Brothers
(Sept./Oct. 1973, highest chart pos.
#2 R&B/#6 Hot 100 & Cash Box)




And right now let's welcome aboard what,
in my opinion, is fast becoming the most
exciting musical attraction in the business.
As they join us to do their latest single
on the ABC label entitled "Once You
Get Started," How 'bout it, gang,
for-- Chaka Khan and Rufus!

"Once You Get Started"
- Rufus Feat. Chaka Khan
(Mar./Apr. 1975, highest
chart pos. #4 R&B, #6
Cash Box/#10 Hot 100)





And let's welcome a dynamic young man
with a wealth of talent that has brought
him to super stardom in a short period
of time. He is the former lead singer of
The Time, a band that along with Prince, catapulted "The Minneapolis Sound" to mainstream popularity. This is his first
single as a solo artist, a song from the
Warner Bros. album Color of Success.
It's a biggin everybody's diggin'
entitled "The Oak Tree," and
his name is-- Morris Day!

"The Oak Tree" - Morris Day
(Oct. 1985, highest chart pos. #3 R&B,
#65 Hot 100from 1985 album Color Of Success)




And once again here are our special
guests climbing a mighty mountain
of Soul with their latest single for
Motown entitled "Neither One
of Us (Wants to Be The First
To Say Goodbye)." Give it up
one more time, gang, for--
Gladys Knight & The Pips!

"Neither One Of Us" 
Gladys Knight And The Pips
(Mar./Apr. 1975, highest
chart pos. #1 R&B/#1
Cash Box/#2 Hot 100)




And look out now, don't hurt yourself.
It's the Shady Train gang, the Shady
Train line, comin' down the pike to
a sound you'll like. There's a right
way, a wrong way, your way, my
way and the highway, and this
is One Way with--  "Didn't
Mean To Break Your Heart!"

"I Didn't Mean To Break
Your Heart" - One Way
(Mar. 1981, B side
of "My Lady")




And this funky soul man from Houston,
Texas, has been making records since
the early 60s. As he joins us to do his
latest single on 20th Century, a tough
tune that's catching fire in the UK as
well as the U.S. entitled "Don't Push It
Don't Force It"... let's make some big
noise, gang, for Mr.-- Leon Haywood!

"Don't Push It Don't Force It" -
Leon Haywood (Apr./May 1980,
highest chart position #2 R&B,
#12 UK/#49 Hot 100/#60 C-Box)







And if that didn't get it, it can't be
gotten. You come on back and jam
with us again next time, and you
can bet your last money it's all
gonna be stone gas, honey.
I'm Don Cornelius, and as
always in parting, we wish
you love... peace... and soul!