GIVE ME THE SUNSHINE/EL NUEVO LATINO

Musicians:

Noel McKoy - Vocals

Phil Barton - Backing vocals

Snowboy - Percussion

Andres Lafone - Bass

John Willmott - Flute

Andy Gangadeen - Drums

Richard Dewhurst - Hi Hat

Yak Bondy - Keyboards

David Taylor - Guitar

Joe De Jesus - Trombone (Track 2)

Andy Morris - Trumpet (Track 2)

Released 1991 BIG LIFE (BLRT 54)

Notes:

I wasn't tied to ACID JAZZ records and whilst on tour with LISA STANSFIELD, her manager, and BIG LIFE records owner JAZZ SUMMERS, was impressed with my 'Rare Groove' knowledge and asked me to make a record for him (plus he offered me a great publishing deal) and I always wanted to do an update of this LEO'S SUNSHIPP classic. It wasn't a cover version, I actually tried to recreate the original. The musicians, you will notice, are a mixture of LISA STANSFIELD'S band and the JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET with JAMES' vocalist NOEL McKOY. I personally feel that NOEL is one of the greatest singers ever - full stop. I was very proud of the LATIN-HOUSE B-side (which didn't do much) and it featured the amazing Trombonist JOE DE JESUS. This 12" almost got me into the National Pop charts believe it or not.