First Choice - Delusions (Clear Vinyl, Number 50)
RARITY - Sealed
First Choice:
- Rochelle Fleming – vocals
- Annette Guest – vocals
- Ursula Herring – vocals
Alto Saxophone – Leon Zachery
Baritone Saxophone – John H. Davis
Bass – Jim Williams, Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman, Ron Baker
Cello – Romeo Di Stefano
Congas, Bongos – Jesse Harris, Larry Washington
Drums – Earl Young, Keith Benson
Flute – Jack Faith
French Horn – Joe "One And Only Lips"De Angelis, Milton Phibbs
Guitar – Bobby "Electronic" Eli, Ken Dockins, Norman "The Harris Machine" Harris, T. J. Tindall
Keyboards – Bruce Gray, Bruce Hawes, "Cotton" Kent*, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey*
Synthesizer – Bruce Hawes, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey*
Trombone – Fred Joiner, Richard Genovese, Roger De Lillo*
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Robert Hartzell, Rocco Bene
Vibraphone – Vincent Montana, Jr.
Viola – Anthony Sinagoga, Davis Barnett
Violin – Charles Apollonia, Christine Reeves, Don Renaldo, Lance Elbeck, Richard Jones, Rudolph Malizia
Arranged by Norman Harris (A1-2), Ron Kersey (A3-4, B1-2), Bruce Gray (B3), Bruce Hawes (B3-5)
Written by Allan Felder (A1-2, B1), Norman Harris (A1-2, B1), Ron Tyson (A1-2, A4, B1), Stevie Wonder (A3), S. Wright (A3), Ron Baker (A4), Cheryl Dickinson (B2), Ron Kersey (B2), Bruce Gray (B3-4), Mikki Farrow (B4), T. G. Conway (B4), Bruce Hawes (B3-5), Mikki Farrow (B5)
1LP, standard sleeve
Limited to 1,000 numbered edition (number 50)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Clear Vinyl
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP (Vinyl Me Please)
Original Label : Salsoul Records
Recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Produced by Norman Harris (A1-2), Ron Kersey (A3-4, B1-2), Baker-Harris-Young Productions (B3-4), Bruce Hawes (B5)
Originally released in 1977
Reissued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A
- Dr. Love
- Indian Giver
- Love Having You Around
- Gamble On Love
Side B
- Chances Go Around
- I Love You More Than Before
- Let No Man Put Asunder
- Do Me Again
- Jimmy "D"
Reviews:
« Interesting arrangements and memorable hooks makes this reissue a better overall affair than their Philly Groove albums. Originally released on Gold Mine in 1977, new member Ursula Herring joins Rochelle Fleming and Annette Guest on this fanciful disco excursion. Clubbers like "Doctor Love" and "Indian Giver," and infectious midtempo numbers like "Let No Man Put Asunder" and "Gamble on Love" get the feet moving. The judicious use of strings, especially on their thumping, sensual remake of Stevie Wonder's "Love Having You Around," one of their better sides, is most effective. » AllMusic Review by Andrew Hamilton
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.75 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4 / 5