You know the format by now.

 

Who, when, where?

 

Ta

1973 , produced by and penned  Landy McNeal , horns and strings Bert Decoteaux , label Lion was an MGM subsidery , from Los Angeles ......hope this helps Eddie

Don't know one that I knew from the 70's but it got plays in the 2000's can't remember it being played but if it did it would be Blackpool Curtis last hour, and if not hen maybe stafford

Mecca warm up - or cool down for sure, circa '75

 

 

I had this on a live tape from the mecca , listed as 77 , bought from Richard Domar in early 80's took me ages to find out who it was , bought for a tenner at Tony's New Empress Blackburn , it still stands heads and shoulders today after 30 yrs with so many new and underplayed sounds , a bargain at any price 

Edited May 7, 201312 yr by 123-motown

Been huge on the modern scene for years. Top tune, nice label.

other side is just as good

Was just gonna say the same Trev. 

 

Flipside's a beauty!

 

 

Sean

Actually heard Whatcha You Done For Me, first as it was a Bob Jones radio play on Solar/Horizon in the mid 80's and I bought it on the back of that side.  So getting Making My Daydeam Real on the other side was a bonus.

Edited May 8, 201312 yr by John Reed

i first heard it via richard searling mid eighties  ...probably on red rose just after he left hallam...promptly phoned john manship and bought one for £20..... i keep sellin it tho just sold my fourth copy.... was a small national soul hit in the usa and thats why ,with the ebay factor plenty of copies have surface and price has come down a bit....nice on a white demo tho... quality 70`s the flips lyrics a a bit cheesy but still decent nontheless

Thanks guys.

 

Top notch sound and the flip is tasty too.

 

Are we saying a Curtis Mecca spin then?

 

Think like Dave I first heard it on Red Rose via RS

hit in chicago. along with sly slick wicked "sho nuff". they had that chicago sound. don't think either record got play anywhere else.

In 1974, Landy McNeil was stating that "Making My Daydream Real" had been a chart hit .... but then as the writer of the song he would have been I guess.

 

its in the r n b book . made no 80 in oct 74

Ive come to realize this is just the type of sound I like best, I like all sorts of stuff but these kinda Bitter sweet, slightly laid back 7ts sounds really are what I like best,

 

add 1619 Bad Ass Band - Just For You, Young Holt Unlimited - California Montage, Ace Spectrum - Live & Learn & Dont send... Veda - Whats it about girl, Ujima - I'm Not Ready, Tower of Power - Clever Girl & Come Back Baby, Margie Joseph - Riding High / Come on back to me lover..

 

Recently swapped a Minter for a Detroit thing I had, that was probably worth more, looked nice and all that, but never played it, We the People I play every day...

 

Mal

Did yous all know Steven Collazo on lead vocal later become lead singer with Odyssey

Their other one on Lion is decent double sider:

You made me / Right now

Adam.

On 25/02/2024 at 03:05, soulbrother61 said:

Did yous all know Steven Collazo on lead vocal later become lead singer with Odyssey

Sorry, you've got the wrong guy, Steven wasn't with We The People, it was Billy McEachern who joined Odyssey
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1061156-Billy-McEachern

Perhaps as significantly for some of us, We The People included Terri Gonzalez, the writer of Caught Up In One Night Love Affairs, and she did a great version of it as well. 

John Benson, Only going with what Richard Searling said during one of his shows

On 08/05/2013 at 08:25, Dave Pinch said:

i first heard it via richard searling mid eighties  ...probably on red rose just after he left hallam...promptly phoned john manship and bought one for £20..... i keep sellin it tho just sold my fourth copy.... was a small national soul hit in the usa and thats why ,with the ebay factor plenty of copies have surface and price has come down a bit....nice on a white demo tho... quality 70`s the flips lyrics a a bit cheesy but still decent nontheless

 Interesting , I bought a copy at Witchurch in 76 when my mate Colin Dilnot and I were seeking out 'mel britt' type records, bought blind, along with Moses Smith ,Donny Burks and Oscar Perry on Mercury. It ended up with Colin who was invited on Richard's Red Rose show ,he could have played it on there ,I know he took his prized Marvin Holmes lp with him the alternate version of YBKH it caused a stir.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 hours ago, John Benson said:

Sorry, you've got the wrong guy, Steven wasn't with We The People, it was Billy McEachern who joined Odyssey
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1061156-Billy-McEachern

i thought it was landy mcneil himself singing having listened to the moonshot 45 etc

7 hours ago, soulbrother61 said:

John Benson, Only going with what Richard Searling said during one of his shows

Well, either Richard got it wrong, or you misheard him.

Yes, he is the current lead singer with Odyssey,  but he wasn't ever in We The People.

Steven (as far as I can tell) was only in his teens when he joined his mother Lillian Lopez in the group Odyssey in 1979 and at that time he wasn't on stage singing.

4 hours ago, John Benson said:

Well, either Richard got it wrong, or you misheard him.

Yes, he is the current lead singer with Odyssey,  but he wasn't ever in We The People.

Steven (as far as I can tell) was only in his teens when he joined his mother Lillian Lopez in the group Odyssey in 1979 and at that time he wasn't on stage singing.

Those Lopez sisters were gettin on a bit when they found success. But so glad they actually found it