Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

1966 年 The Meters 在紐奧良成軍,他們的音樂被歸類為紐奧良 funk,與一般的 funk 樂團不同, The Meters 的作品幾乎沒有唱歌,透過風琴與吉他,著重在編曲與旋律的複合.
當 James Brown 和 Sly and The Family Stone 傾向主流時,他們卻選擇走出自己的風格. 60 年代後期受到製作人 Allen Toussaint 雇用,成為廠牌 Sansu 旗下的 house band, Allen 也為 The Meters 譜曲製作. Paul McCartney 與 Robert Palmer 因為喜愛 The Meters 的音樂,邀請他們擔任伴奏樂團.
1970 年單曲 Look-Ka Py Py 獲得排行榜第 11 名,收錄在同名專輯中. 1972 年 The Meters 與 Reprise 唱片簽約,沒有因此與 Allen Toussaint 中斷合作關係,不過諷刺的是這段時間沒有特別走紅的歌曲,而是因為他們的歌曲被 Robert Palmer, Dr. John, LaBelle, King Biscuit Boy 與 Paul McCartney 表演,逐漸擁有知名度.
1974 年 Reprise 旗下發行的單曲 Hey Pocky A-Way 進入排行榜前 40 名,收錄在專輯 Rejuvenation,其內容明顯與之前作品不同,受到搖滾樂影響,歌曲風格改變,強度增加,但仍舊以 funk 為主架, Rejuvenation 成為 The Meters 在 Reprise 旗下代表作,獲得滾石雜誌評選史上最佳 500 張搖滾專輯前 150 名.
1975 年發行專輯 Fire on the Bayou 乘勝追擊,吸引搖滾樂迷更多觀注,英國搖滾大團 The Rolling Stone 邀請 The Meters 為他們 1975 與 1976 年的巡迴演出擔任暖場,意義深遠.雖然 1977 年 The Meters 解散,不過其音樂已為 80-90 年代的 funk 與 hip-hop 樂團奠定良好基礎.

Edward James Kendrick, best known by the stage name Eddie Kendricks, was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.

Japanese exclusive reissue of the Philly soul/dance act's 1978 debut for Arista. Eight tracks including, 'Work It Out', 'You Know I Love You', 'No Limit' & 'Feel Your Way'.

Remastered mid-price reissue of the legendary producer's (part of Motown's Holland-Dozier-Holland hit machine) long unavailable 1979 album. 8 tracks including 'Boogie Business' & 'Love Me to the Max'. Guests include Rene Moore, Angela Winbush (remember Rene & Angela) and Lee Ritenour. 2001 release.

小詹姆士·喬瑟夫·布朗，非洲裔美國歌手，有「靈魂樂教父」之稱，被認為對20世紀的流行音樂有至深的影響。 詹姆士·布朗生涯為知名歌手、作曲家、樂團團長及音樂唱片製作人。布朗將福音音樂及節奏藍調帶入靈魂樂及放克，對許多其他類型的音樂也都有影響，如：搖滾樂、爵士樂、雷鬼、Disco、舞曲、電子樂、afrobeat及嘻哈。

Amazing soul from Chess Records, and an album that almost feels like some lost small-label soul set, or a batch of rare funky 45s! Shades Of Brown are an ultra-hip male group from Chicago, a quartet of singers with the range and depth of The Temptations or Dells at their best, supported by a small combo of very lively instrumentalists who bring a really funky edge to their music, that sort of self-contained sound than you might find more in the hinterlands of the 60s soul scene than at Chess. But there's also plenty of key Chess touches too, including production by Dells maestro Bobby Miller, who also penned all the tunes for the record, giving the group some wonderful material to work with. Richard Evans handled most of the arrangements, but Charles Stepney also did a few too.

24-bit remastered reissue of the jazz/funk act's 1983 album. EMI. 2004.

Wake Up Everybody is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in November 1975. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff. This would be the last album to include Teddy Pendergrass before he left the group for a solo career.
The album features the hit singles "Wake Up Everybody" and "Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby". "Don't Leave Me This Way", which would be reinterpreted two years later by Thelma Houston, was a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #5. The lead vocal on the closing album track, "Searching for a Love", was performed virtually solo by Sharon Paige, who also performed duet duties with Pendergrass and Melvin on the song "You Know How to Make Me Feel So Good."
The album was remastered and reissued with a bonus track, a Tom Moulton remixed version of "Don't Leave Me This Way", in 2008 by Legacy Recordings.

山下達郎，為日本男性創作歌手、作曲家、編曲家、音樂製作人。 東京都立竹早高等學校畢業、明治大學法學系中輟。隸屬於SMILE COMPANY。其妻為創作歌手竹內瑪莉亞，同時擔任竹內的音樂編曲與製作人。

Soundtrack of the Original Motion Picture "Standing in the shadows of Motown".
Deluxe Edition contains also the Instrumental Remixes of the original Motown hits on CD2 plus 3 Bonus Tracks on CD1.
Backing Vocals: Carla Benson , Cherokee Pree , Dawn Blandford , Delbert Nelson , John Ingram , Keith Benson , Kizzy Jester , Misty Love
Bass: Bob Babbitt
Cello: Anthony Pirollo , Richard Hotchkiss
Choir: IDMR Detroit Choir, The
Congas: Treaty Womack
Drums: Richard Allen , Uriel Jones
Flute: Angela Falco , Dayna Hartwick , Tom Scott
French Horn: Joe Buono , Ted Greenberg , Virginia Cunningham
Guitar: Allan Slutsky , Eddie Willis , Joe Messina
Keyboards: Dee Pappas , Joe Hunter , Johnny Griffith , Rudy Robinson
Percussion: Jack Ashford
Saxophone: Ernest Rodgers , Kasuku Mafia , Michael Pedicin , Ron Kerber , Tom Scott , Bill Zaccagni
Trombone: Edward Gooch , Ron Kischuk
Trumpet: Evan Solot , Marcus Belgrave , Maurice Davis
Vibraphone: Jack Ashford
Viola: David Giles , Davis Barnett
Violin: Florence Rosensweig , Igor Szwec , Larry Abramovitz , Luigi Mazzochi , Madeline Cabano , Olga Konopelski , Orest Artymiw

Engineer - Don Cody
Mastered By - George Horn
Producer - Con Funk Shun

Mister Magic is the fourth album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., released in February 1975. The album topped both the soul and jazz albums chart and peaked at number ten on the pop chart.