Northernjordan12

Cheers Mike! There was so much to say, but so little time...

Elise Baker of The Debonaires mentioned that they overdubbed their backing vocals on Jimmy Mack – My World Is On Fire! Unfortunately, they never met "Jimmy Mack"—whoever he is—but they did record their vocals separately.

Here’s another interesting one… Before "The Tomangoes" were taken to United Sound by Gino Washington to record I Really Love You for Washpan, they were originally signed to Pioneer Recording Studio— this is where they met Gino. The group initially included more members than just Dusty Claude Williams. During their time at Pioneer, they recorded You've Been Gone Too Long and Love's Got a Hold on Me, with backing vocals from The Gambrells. Unfortunately, Pioneer struggled to manage its growing roster of artists, and those early recordings were later re-recorded—and reworked—at United Sound, this time with Gino Washington at the controls and Dusty Claude Williams on lead. However, the original Pioneer sessions remained in the vaults until they were eventually released by MD Records in the UK. "Loves Got A Hold On Me" became "I Really Love You" - and the group originally had the Gambrells backing.

When I spoke with Ekundayo Paris of Paris – Sleepless Nights, he told me that Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, and Sandy Wyns all provided backing vocals during the recording of Sleepless Nights at Gold Star Studios. He also mentioned an interesting fact: he co-wrote Rock DJ for Robbie Williams. Ekundayo along with his brother, were both staff songwriters at Motown under the name The Paris Brothers.