Shady Train - Ep. 18: Good Times with My Cutie Pie!

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Shady Train...

the hippest trip in America!

60 nonstop minutes across the

tracks of your mind into the

exciting world of Soul!

And now the host of

Shady Train...

Don Cornelius!

Hi there! You're right on time for another super slick ride on

the big train. You know the drill. Only the cool kids get in

and every tune's a bad mamma jamma. 

And we are delighted to have with us what has become just about

everybody's favorite group, and certainly ours here at Shady Train.

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Led by Nile Rodgers, they are as much responsible for the current

disco craze as anyone. As they join us to do their latest single on

the Atlantic label, their second chart-topping smash of the year

entitled "Good Times," hands together and make some noise

please, gang, for the fabulous-- Chic!

"Good Times" - Chic

(July/Aug. 1979, highest chart pos. 

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B) 

And look out now, don't hurt yourself. It's the

Shady Train gang... the Shady Train Line. 

They're gonna get up and boogie to a sound that's

one of the baddest things around. 

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It's the husband and wife team of guitarist Ronald Muldrow and

singer Ricki Byars Muldrow. Together they call themselves

Chemise and this is-- "She Can't Love You!" 

"She Can't Love You" - Chemise

(1982 single released in The Netherlands)

And here's a lovely lady from Hawaii

with one of the biggest songs from

the hit movie Saturday Night Fever. 

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As she joins us courtesy of RSO 

Records and our good friends

over on Burt Sugarman's

Midnight Special to do her

 #1 charting international

hit "If I Can't Have You,"

a warm welcome please

for-- Yvonne Elliman!

"If I Can't Have You" - Yvonne Elliman

(Apr. 1978, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100/#60 R&B,

from OST of Dec. 1977 film Saturday Night Fever,

perf. on Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special)

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And that's just

half the ride.

Stick around for

more super soul

sounds when

Shady Train

continues right

after this. 

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And we're excited to have aboard

the train a Trinidad born English-

man who's been rackin' 'em back,

and that's no fiction, it's a natural

fact. He's Billy Ocean, here to

perform his latest single on the

Jive label, his 4th chart-topping

hit in as many years. Billy says:

"Get Outta My Dreams" and

"Get Into My Car!" 

"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" - Billy Ocean

Mar./Apr. 1988, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B) 

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And we are pleased to have with us

a funky R&B band from Detroit led

by vocalists Al Hudson and Alicia

Myers. Recording as Al Hudson &

The Partners in 1979, they released

"You Can Do It," an R&B hit in the

U.S. that also reached the top 15

in the UK. Since that time, their

name has changed, but the

excitement of their music

has stayed the same. 

As they join us to do their latest single on the MCA label entitled

"Cutie Pie," let's make some major noise, gang, for-- One Way!

"Cutie Pie" - One Way

(June/July 1982, highest chart pos. #4 R&B/#61 Hot 100)

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And hold onto your hats. There's a

def ditty comin' outta New York City.

The gang's movin' down the line and

lookin' real fine, tuffin' up their stuff,

boppin' to the beat and and poppin'

to the percussion on this hot one by

Jimmy Ross, a little thing called--

"First True Love Affair!" 

"First True Love Affair" - Jimmy Ross

(Oct./Nov. 1981,highest chart pos. #50 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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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) 

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 100, from 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--  "I 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 a stone gas, honey.
I'm Don Cornelius, and as

always in parting, we wish

you love... peace... and soul!