Evelyn Thomas - Reflections

After twenty long years, the fabulous Evelyn Thomas and I were reunited again, to record three brand new 2008 songs, but the first thing we did was to go and film my all time favourite songs I ever cut with her, including her fabulous Record Shack twelve inch, "Reflections". I loved this song so much at thirteen years old, falling in love with Motown and The Supremes, that I recut it with my main star in 1985. I first discovered Evelyn while holding auditions in 1975 in Chicago, arranged by Danny Leake, who I'd met the year before, in England, with his group, 100% Pure Poison. In February 1976, Evelyn's first record, "Weak Spot" and a song by a young Chicago postman, L.J. Johnson, both charted in the same week, and both acts were flown over to appear on Top Of The Pops, both on the same show. The entire music business was flummoxed as to how two completely unknown young black singers from Chicago, who had never even recorded before, both had hits on entirely different labels in the same week as each other. Evelyn's second release, "Doomday" also hit the charts, debuting its first week at number 41, which in those days was a fair sized hit. It was a further eight years before Evelyn went on to record her classic, the seven million selling "High Energy" My biggest ever hit, made in 1984 for Record Shack Records, which sold seven million worldwide. How they ever went bust after that is a mystery, but I stepped in and rescued the whole catalogue from the liquidator. What a privilege to now have a video of this heartstopping song.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Disco
• Anthem
• Record-Shack
• Heaven
• Motorcity
• Centre-City
• Girl-Groups
• Icon
• Classic
• Chicago
• Eighties
• Diva
• Dance
• Motown
• Supremes

[divinejulia]

what's with the hands?

[IanLevine]

@divinejulia - It's diva-ness.

[cub1955]

well done, i've never heard this song sang( except for diana) so good what a excellent version !!!

[supremebuddy]

She's great!!! What a voice!

[HINRGBLOKE41]

Still an amazing rendition of a timeless classic. I still listen to all of Evelyn's tracks, what an amazing vocalist!

[divinejulia]

@IanLevine ha ha ha! yeah i guess so.. considering I'm a diva, i should have known lol!

[bobrofmad]

She looks great in this vid. Beautiful song and soul.

[w29mag]

Another class upload ^_^

[Soulanddisco]

Record Shack lives again.