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Sonny and Cher

The Joe Simon "Power Of Love" (Gamble/Huff/Simon) hasn't been mentioned before. Here's a few more for the list - War- "You've Got The Power" Stephanie Mills- " I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love"

A double dose - Luther Vandross- "The Power Of Love"/ Love Power"

Going even more Modern-

I would think this one would blur a few lines -

Thanks for posting- never saw this video. This was a huge Disco hit in the U.S. and the 2nd commercially available 12" released.

Another one for the list -

More blurriness -

The Tymes was definitely a Disco record. Here's a Top 10 list from Billboard from November 2, 1974-

The group was based out of Baltimore. Here's another 45 from the group -

What about this - Wasn't this played at the Casino?

I would go further back -

More from Bobbye -

Bobbye playing the quicas (you'll know it when you hear it-

Bobbye on bongos-

Here's a really early appearance of Bobbye -

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Thanks for this- looking forward to listening !

A Moody Blues cover recorded in London -

Here's another Four Tops song recorded in London -

I almost sure the first version of "The Real Thing" was by Tina Britt. If you go by Billboard, the Tina Britt version is mentioned in April, the Betty Everett version in May and the Chiffons (as the flip of "Nobody Knows...." isn't mentioned until June.

According to the liner notes of "The Real Thing- The Songs of Ashford, Simpson and Armstead", "The Real Thing" is a reworking of this earlier ASA song-

It probably was repressed for "Way Over There" which wasn't one of the Miracles biggest hits but did make it to #94 on the Billboard Pop charts. I've read it was a big hit in many regional markets but never really took off nationally.