Whispers - Love For Love (1983)

     this was a nice surprise way back in the day. the first tune Tonight is a massive boogie tune, but as soon as i heard it i knew something was fishy. instantly knew it was very similar to a jerry knight song. so i went and played that 1982 record and at the end, Do It All For You starts playing and i went there it is! went back to the whispers record to see who stole the song, and hey there was jerry's name as songwriter. if i compare the two, i actually prefer the whispers version. this version is much slower but it's so fat compared to jerry's version, both great though. the record wastes no time here, and the second tune is another sludgy boogie stomper, Keep On Lovin' Me. the rest of the record is some soul and bits of more boogie, but it doesn't live up to these two first songs. bar was set too high!

Dazz Band ‎- On The One (1982)

     whenever i think of the perfect boogie sound, i think of this record. always thought this was from '83 cause that's what my copy says, but i guess it's a year earlier. the lead off tune is top five best boogie tracks ever if you ask me. 'Party Right Here' is an absolute stomper. sadly the only other tune that reaches anywhere near those heights is 'Don't Get Caught In The Middle'. a very funky tune indeed, but it doesn't have that special something.

            i will say that the entire b-side is a snoozefest too, but it doesn't even matter. this record is about one tune, and one tune only.