Created 6/9/08
While I don't necessarily buy into this whole New Age crap that pops up every once and awhile, I decided in this case, it doesn't hurt to try. Several years ago when I starting researching disco and the various artists that never made it to the airwaves, yet had amazing success in the clubs, I came across Loleatta… (more) Holloway. Fascinated by her music and story, I began to dig deeper into her career and came to a complete understanding of all the hard knocks she’s endured in her life. Whether she was being screwed by various labels, or by producers who used her vocals for their massive hits (Black Box comes to mind) and then paid her as little as possible or the various hits over the years that sampled her vocals without any compensation, Loleatta certainly was being taken advantage of in a serious way. I've now come to the appreciation that Loleatta is quite possibly the Aretha Franklin of dance music, just without the notoriety that she rightfully deserves, thus my dream. Granted, it may sound silly or even stupid, but if you buy into the notion that if you put it out in the universe and picture it, it will come back to you, then that is my ultimate goal. More importantly, I know I'm not the only one that feels this way. I've come across various reviews in Amazon and even photos on Flickr that suggest the very same notion as me. So here it is. What I want is for Ms. Holloway to have the opportunity to record another full length album. During her career, she's had a total of six proper albums (not including compilations). Starting with two albums on Hotlanta label in 1973, where the owner was later indicted on fraud charges and the other four were on the classic Goldmine a subsidiary of the Salsoul Label with whom she had already been doing session work as a backing vocalist. While some have suggested an album of all slow ballads, I personally believe a proper house album would be the way to go, though I won't rule out a ballad or two. By drawing on a variety of music (less)
sharon redd,
joey negro,
jocelyn brown,
phyllis hyman,
jackie moore,
sylvester,
martha wash,
kristine w,
eric kupper,
donna summer
