REAL TO REEL - LOVE ME LIKE THIS !!!!

[bazoggy]

superb memories !!

[kax61]

....No sound could get better than this......

[bondsmoka]

Beautifully Sound Joint!

[baseball61us]

hey does anyone remember their names

[sylart57]

HEY!!!!! Where's the video for, "Can You Treat Me Like She Does"?!!! Now that was a jam!! Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis!!! Somebody ppllllleeeeaaassseeee post that one!!!

[mrberryv]

Awesome post! "Love Me Like This" entered the Billboard R&B singles chart the week ending 3/17/84 and peaked at #36 but missed the Hot 100 a.k.a. pop chart, according to the invaluable book "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles" by Joel Whitburn.

[soulchildsacomin]

@mrberryv

"Candy (You Were'nt Too Sweet)" was another great song (produced by Leon Sylvers III) that had that Funky New Wave sound (like "Dead Giveaway" by Shalamar). I wish someone would upload that! It was the B-Side of "Can You Treat Me Like She Does."

[bendamo1984]

Definately one of my favorite tracks of all time!!!

[gemini19662010]

This was the jam back in the day

[croon3]

Isaias. Croon 3. Man, I used to see your name all the time on Leon Sylvers stuff as a writer. You a bad man!!!!!. I know you know my Goduncles, Gene Dozier and Keni St. Lewis. Hit me back and lets talk.

Croon3

[1000pjcampbell]

the jam back in the day .

[omegaSB]

soooo fucking gooooood!!!!!

[funkymick1977]

great tune

[DJRobbie01]

Top tune that I have been playing since it was relased and still play today

[spinmark1980]

@DJRobbie01 HAY I LIVE IN CHICAGO DO YOU IF SO WHERE CAN I GET THIS SONG........

[isaiasmusic]

I'm actually a former member and could tell you all about it... I'm still in the business also. Cheers! ~Isaias Gamboa

[roi874]

...was disappointed that Real To Reel's album never dropped...wish the world could have heard " If You Really Want My Love" written by L. Hall and B. Watson (1983)

[thaonlylakergirl]

LOVE this!!!

[majkuLUZ]

Floating Points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :OOOOOOOOO damnnnnn

[hillbillieskittles]

anyone kno where i can get this on mp3?

[MrJazzfunker]

great tune takes me back

[nikkiemaymay]

Their hairstyles are FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CreoleCW]

OK, I listened to the Floating Points sample. Interesting, tasty. But it lacks the soul and groove of the original. Sorry -- but old school is best.

[t8mer]

Tunes hard

[Funkydiva65]

Oh lord...look what I've found...this tune is da bomb!!!

[dublebah]

These are the Leslie Brothers. Lead singer Mathew Leslie and myself went to Fairfax High School in LA. None of us new he could sing at all, and then after graduation...Bam!!!!!

[croon3]

@dublebah What year were you at Fairfax dublebah because I went there also 78-79. My name is Johnny Croon but at that time, it was Johnny Smith. I was a sophmore that year and I played basketball, and ran track. Hit me up because i think I was there with the Leslie brothers.

Croon3

[afdskids]

Chooooon,have heard this on point blank a few times recently,i know it from back in the day but did'nt know who it was by.Thanks for the post and a shout to point blanks dave stewart your shows are te nuts,cheers bruv.

[Zeemanuk]

Lovin Dat Old Skool Skank -- Big Groove!

[wainmyers]

The reason they remind you of the wispers is because the writer that wrote this song also wrote for the wispers; LeRoi Hall

[VALlewellyn]

I loved this song! Good memories! Excellent choon!

[blqceaser]

.........sad there's been no 'pass down' within the so-called Black culture/family/society. disconnects of all types exists continue causing larger gulfs, fractions and nothing seems strong enough to bridge these gaps. as Robin would ask Batman "what now Batman..what now"?

[generalsmuts]

@blqceaser i'm guessing you're white.

[joeyinempirestate]

mr. edmonds was taking notes on this, no doubt, 3:35 very smooth

[lukeydoeslikey]

love it.top classic,when i first heard this i thought it was the whispers?i bet i,m not the only one though?...keeping it FUNKY...

[hardcorehouse]

Classic Solar sound.

[hughesjr]

Sounds like it could have been recorded by Dynasty.

[nashakasukai]

love this boogie, this is the source!

[kax61]

Wow! What a band this was...their sound was like no other....no way I can get enough of this.

[everready59]

PS--forget all about floating points' "version"--it BEARS NO RELATIONSHIP TO THIS SMOKIN'CUT!! who are you --their manager or some thing? don't ride coattails-do your OWN SHIT!

[supershinystoat]

Respect

[HorusRising]

I hear what you're saying everready59.....but remember that there's a whole new generation that NEVER heard Real To Reel, or have any clue who Leon Sylvers is. I'm fortunate to have been around when this came out. I think in this day and time we need to close the (age) gaps, and stop knocking the youth, and share what we know. Think of Floating Points as a bridge connecting then, and now. Peace 2U!!!

[mistagee3]

3 guitars - wow! Delectable groove with smooth bass.

[FonkPazzion]

The 80's Were Amazing Times On THE SOOOOOOOOUUL TRAAIN!! 8])

[kax61]

Why was there never any album? I waited and waited....like most of us did. I'm stuck with two outstanding 12" songs. Thanks anyway.

[GeneralTrousers]

Some of these super-talented guys just straight disappear ... there are many reasons - record label/industry drama, personal problems, egos, tragedy ... these guys would do well today. The talent is there!

x

[iChrisPhilips]

Checkout Floating Points dubbed out version c/o R2 Records in the UK. Absolutely smashes it!

[modoZaffa]

@ iChrisPhilips it sure does ;)

[everready59]

Man-these motherfuckers took NO prisoners! DAMN!

[JimmyTee73]

Thanks for giving us the chance to see this! Wonderful. Love love love it!!!

[supershinystoat]

Who is the lead singer? Reminds me of Howard Hewitt, such a great voice!

[LinJapanese]

im pretty sure leon sylver was working with both r2r and shamalar at the same time.

[kimaram1]

I've been looking all over for this song! Thank you!

[sewitt60]

Great tune, I still have the import 12" from 1983. Sadly neglected song over in the UK, but big in the north west of England.

[ancientraver19881989]

@sewitt60 big in the south east of England too - on all the pirates and in the clubs for weeks-Robbie used to drop it on Radio 2 too Saturday dinner times if I remember correctly or it could have been Jeff Young

[citybirdbase]

They had a single and video back in 1989,

November I believe. I cannot recall the name of it .

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[SkaaJones]

Black nostaljack.

Hip-hop Eternalist.

[jagshrapnel]

Has that Solar/Shalamar style & production.

[HorusRising]

Of course....it's the magic hand of Leon F. Sylvers III on production, that's why. One of the best of the era....no question. You gotta love it, lol!!!

[Lovafunk69]

THIS IS THE FUNK..Yeah!

[izanbaby]

you guys have got to check the floating points version of this song: floating points - love me like this

big tune!

[butnotthroughglass]

I actually heard the floating points one first, which is great, then back tracked to this, which also brill.

[DespicableOne]

@izanbaby Definitely, samples that beginning bit.

[heatwave61]

Superb piece of 80's Funk but where did they go afterwards.Bound to be a hit with the legend Leon Sylvers involved in production.He's deffo up there with 'JAM & LEWIS',great to hear it again.

[djjustone73]

This is a great record

[Joy77]

Smooth.

[claudetterobinson]

Beautiful track. Real to Reel brings back fond memories. Claude x

[jazzfunk61]

superb track

[teboi69]

c du lour

[hamansutra]

somebody in MP3 ?

can't find it on itunes.

REAL TO REEL - LOVE ME LIKE THIS

best

[Tululahmoon]

I have this mp3, just message me or give me your email, and I'll send it to you!

[ericj612007]

This was my Jam back in the days. I was looking for the album but I never saw or heard of them again.

[hjb1000]

The lead singer sounds very similar to Marcus Miller don't you think?

[gangsterIV]

I can say you have good ears

[TeeDub106]

This was a slamming cut back in the day. Did these guys ever release an album? Man they had a nice sound!

[ezekielthemack]

They were due to release an album, after they dropped this single, but for some reason it never materialised, which is a shame because I have a feeling that it would have been off the hook.

[Tululahmoon]

That's a shame that they didn't release an album. Atleast they provided to good singles.

[howarddavid31]

Hami Wave on Keyboards, Go Hami !!!!!

[frozenimpact]

OMG tuuuuuune please can we go back in time to the 80's. carefree times

[SCMAN42]

thank u for posting i recorded this on a cassette in 1983!

[HorusRising]

I wish I still had the cassette I had this on,there were some gems on there, lol!

[mrintimateluva]

Man this was my cut back in the day, big afro going on partying hard, those were the days..

[garmerleon]

havent heard this song in a minute.

[Haze1Music]

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC!

[torrrancedm]

This is what Debarge and Atlantic Starr would look like if they morphed into one band.

[HorusRising]

LMAO!!!!

[djprom]

Amazing video: never have the chance to see them live on stage! love "Can You Treat Me Like She Does" as well.

Peace

p.

[darrenhollanddj]

one of the best soul tunes EVER

[wwsheriff]

Tuuuuunnnne! Come on, they can't or don't have the ability to make these sort of tracks nowaday. 80's forever I'm stuck in time, ha ha

[vincentdelyon]

du tres tres lourd cette video et se son

[lenardlidell]

very nice song.i love it.you really got the best music in time...

[lukeydoeslikey]

did they do one called, love is in season...please help it was around 82-83..

[soulchildsacomin]

@lukeydoeslikey

"Love Is In Season" was recorded by The Spinners in 1984, but it was produced by Leon Sylvers III and William Zimmerman.

[awwfunkme]

Iv'e been trying to find ANYTHING from these guys since the eighties. Anybody know where I can find the songs they did with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis?...what album/cd?

[imoff2golf]

Their other hit "can you treat me like she does" is on one of the soft soul complations..

[gemini19662007]

This was the jam back in the day.Thank's for posting this centralline14

[centralline14]

all the pleasure is for me !!

Peace Centralline.

[spinmark1980]

@centralline14 THIS IS THE JAM SO EARLY 80S LOVE IT MAKES YOU FEEL THE GOOD OL DAYS WHEN KIDS WERE SAFE ,AND CLOTHES FIT AND WOMEN WERE SEXY GOD I MISS THE 80S 1980 FOREVA HOLLA.....................

[gemini19662010]

@spinmark1980 I MISS THOSE DAYS TOO,WHEN HIGH SCHOOL WAS WAY COOL BACK THEN

[benij67]

This song is in hevy rotation on my mp3 player right now. One of my all time favorites!

[joshybear98]

OMG!! This song was the bomb. Thank you so much!! If anyone knows where to find a download, let me know. Couldn't find it on iTunes or Rhapsody...

[StevieSmoove]

Can't Beleive i'm sat here watching this , one of my all time fav Boogie/Soul cut's AMAZING !! Thanks for uploading this , you made my day LOL

[Funkbassist7]

Jam and Lewis did their first 12 inch Leon jumped on later. "Candy" was the jam when I was living Texas back in the day.

[croon3]

Centralline, This is croon3. The all things Leon Sylvers Fan. Reel to Real had three other songs from this album that wasn't released unfortunately weren't pushed like they should've been because they were hot.

they were "Can you treat me like she does"[which was released], "Takin the long way home",and"Candy,you weren't too sweet"

Please post those if you have them as they are rare.I'm from L.A. and lived around the corner from Solar Records in it's heyday.Leon F. Sylvers.the G.O.A.T

Croon3

[PhutureDisco]

yeah !!! hot hot hot !!!

[eric2181965]

Not sure if they wrote this song, but Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis got their songwriting chops off this group.

[Azone01]

Leon Slyvers wrote and produced this song!

[heyroz27]

Yeah I have to co-sign with Azone on that one.

[NickFRESHBoogie]

yeah... Leon did this jam.

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis did "Can You Treat Me Like She Does?" Which. Is. The. Jam.

[ebonyguy69]

miss all these choones from back in tha day .. sum great related ones on the far right .. toney lee - reach up ..booker newberry111 .wow pure classics

[thefunkshun]

excellent man !

[3811iberis]

Man this song was my jam in the spring of 1984. I know a lot of folks forgot about this jam, sizzlin' hot!!

[miamiborn]

I ain't forget...lol..I have this in my collection..another skate jam for me back in the day!

[williamwvs]

Do you have their other single called,

"Can you treat me like she does"?

[williamwvs]

That bass player is really sexy and cute. Do you have their other hit single titled, "Can you treat me like she does"?

[olzkul]

funky as hell