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Old School Wednesday: Thierno’s Mix.
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01 Jacksons – Wait: The Jacksons Perhaps at their best. Jackie’s lead vocals great. Michael & Jermaine exchange jabs in the backing vocals; to top it all off, Steve Lukather rips the songs with a killer solo.
02 Jacksons – Nothin‘…- LA & Babyface at their best.  Great track and killer guitar solo by Face
03 Jackie Jackson – Stuck On You – Perhaps an underestimated vocal talent in the J Family??? Robert Brookins provides the production sparks on this track.
04 Luther Vandross - I Wonder - Great rhythm track. But most of all, amazing backing vocal arrangements. Paul Jackson, Jr.’s amazing guitar work also permeates the track
05 Gavin Christopher – You are who you love - Another System track I sneaked in the mix, as a System fanatic… The System didn’t write the song but produced it. It has that undeniable System sound.
06 Simply Red - It’s Only Love - I can listen to this song all day long and not get tired.
07 Sheena Easton – Fire And Rain - A super gem provided by Angela Winbush (sure you recognized the sound).
08 Prince - It - What else is there to say about this track?
09 Level 42 – Leaving Me Now - I remember those fall 1986 days when this song was released… ahhhh.
10 Babyface – I love you Babe - Everyone could get sense here that there was something in this guy that would erupt one day.
11 Damian – Love Come Near - The softer and more telling side of this late dynamic duo. They wrote this song, but Daryl Simmons and Kayo produced it.
12 Marlon Jackson – Don’t Go - reminds me of those Video Soul days with Donnie Simpson. Great, promising effort by another Jackson sibling.
13 Randy and the Gypsys – Luv Thang - He wanted to escape the family name recognition so he dropped the Jackson. Well, he should have used it. Great track, nevertheless, from a somewhat good solo effort. A&M Records could’ve pushed a bit more.
14 Jeffrey Osborne – You should be mine - A Classic.
15 Freddie Jackson – Tasty Love - I Love the TR 808 and this song is a good example of how to use it. I remember the model Beverly Johnson gracing the video for this song. wooooooo.
16 Kashif – Send me you love - Another gem for the master.
17 Lionel Richie – Love will conquer all - I remember the video of him cruising Pacific Coast Highway in a red conv. Mustang… I think Vanity’s sister was the video starlet in this one, but not sure.
18 Smokey Robinson – One Heartbeat - A great song from a great album. This takes me back to spring 1987. A great year for R&B music, and music in general.
19 The System – Midnight Special – A great lead single from their 1989 Rhythm & Romance album. Video was shot in Paris. This was the last System effort until they released ESP in 2000.

Enjoy.
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