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Uploaded by on Jul 20, 2010

We just recorded the most amazing new song with Carol, called "An Eye For An Eye", as one of the key songs from our new album, "Northern Soul 2010", which we're releasing this September on Centre City Records. Consequently I dug this old footage out, filmed in 2007 at the late Clive Scott's studio, to one of my favorite songs, our cover of Two Tons Of Fun, "Just Us". And it reunites me with Carol Jiani, who I first produced for Record Shack Records in 1984. Carol is an outrageous, larger than life, African singer, who moved to Montreal and had a huge hit with "Hit And Run Lover" in 1982. For those who love facts and minutae, her real name is Uchena Ikejiani. She then moved to England and signed to Record Shack to record "Vanity". After that I got her a deal with MCA records, and we released "Such A Joy Honey". Then came the song, "Turning My Back And Walking Away", which was to have been her second single for MCA, and was indeed recorded for them. But my old friend there, Dave Ambrose, left the company and Carol was dropped, and rather than be forced to release this single, they gave it back to us, so I rushed it out on the Nightmare Records label. After that, we ended up doing a whole album, "The Best Of Carol Jiani" for Hot Records in Miami, and we re-recorded "Hit And Run Lover" as well as a great version of the Dells' old soul classic, "Make Sure You Have Someone Who Loves You". Carol is a true Diva, she is still performing to this day, and in 2006 we made a brand new recording together, a version of France Joli's "Come To Me", before releasing "Work My Fingers To The Bone" in 2007.

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  • This is the old two tons of fun tune methinks love it

  • More more more pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • This is one of my favourIte modern soul recordings, got it on a superb "best of" CD.

  • Love This!!! Can't Wait Ti Hear The New Track....I'm Sure It Will Be Great!!!!

  • Carol J. an amazing singer,she makes me feel good.

  • Music to feed my soul

  • Can't wait to hear "An Eye For An Eye"

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