Cut Glass featuring Ortheia Barnes - Without Your Love

Ortheia is the sister of Northern Soul legend J.J. Barnes, and in fact for Motorcity, I cut a great duet with the pair of them, called "Send Some Love". Ortheia made some rare Northern Soul singles for Coral Records, before joining the Detroit girl group Cut Glass. Cut Glass was Ortheia Barnes and Mildred Scott. The Disco classic, "Without Your Love" came out in 1979 on Twentieth Century and by the early eighties was fetching £100 a copy. It was one of the biggest floorfillers at both Heaven in London and The Saint in New York. In 1989, while doing the Motorcity project, I was recording Ortheia anyway, so I decided to have her redo the legendary cult High-Energy classic, which was a joy to behold.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Disco
• Soul
• Motown
• High-Energy
• Diva
• Girl-Groups
• Northern-Soul

[DavidDBUK]

Class ;)

cant believe I used to have to beg Ian Levine to Play it at HEAVEN - well the Cut Glass version - So thanks for this - GREAT STUFF

Martyn Butler ;)

[IanLevine]

This is the same lead singer. I bet you NEVER thought you'd ever get to see a video of this, did you ???

[Ligoligoa]

Congratulations, Ian. This is better than the original! Ortheia's vocal is more soulful on this one, and her voice has matured gorgeously. And it's so nice to see her singing!

I read on one Web site, that she has become an evangelical minister. I hope that doesn't mean she thinks we're all going to Hell..

Anyway, too bad you didn't do "Alive with Love," too. It always was a bit more soulful than the relatively hi-energy "Without Your Love."

Thanks.

[IanLevine]

I did actually cut "Alive With Love" with Detroit legend Pat Lewis.

[kinkasian]

wasnt Ortheia Barnes the origianl lead singer?

did she do any other songs?

[IanLevine]

Cut Glass had two lead singers - Ortheia Barnes and Mildred Scott.

Ortheia had singles on Mickays and Coral in the 1960s, and recorded for Motorcity in the 1980s, and also recorded for Sylvia Moy a lot.

[weezerz]

Total gay disco. Forgot about this one and I am considered my most to be a disco encyclopedia. They played this on Warren Gluck tapes at the Talk of the Town in White Plains, NY ~1982. Funny how songs sound much better when you rehash the old memories.

[sexysau99]

This is The Best music ever made

[ny1984]

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[owzyafava]

Fantabulous!

[trapojames]

Amazing!!

thanks!!

[trapojames]

Que increible!! muchas gracias!!

me podrias mandar la version original?? con los violines?? por favor!!

[Lupe666]

ok, wau great to see a voice! I got the 1979 one and thats also a total trip

[maohuerta]

Se me pone la piel !!!! Gracias desde México

[maleadmirer]

I really like this song with Ms. Barnes singing. I wish this type of music was on the radio again. Thanks for posting it.

[evmo]

The "other" Cut Glass at the time went under the name Mildred Vaney - she had left Quiet Elegance (check them out!) - to form Cut Glass - she later changed her name to Mildred (Millie) Scott when she recorded in the mid 80's for 4th & Broadway - what a treat to see this video!...a Saint top 5 classic which no doubt will be played this coming weekend at the Trippin' Party - a night of Saint Classics

[nrgcub]

why cant they bring music out like this

great voice ,reminds me of patrick cowley a bite thanks ian for puting this on how about 2009 remix

Andy

[carlosmiller]

this song is fabulous!!!! great memories!!! real music!!!