Give Me The Sunshine/El Nuevo Latino
Released: 1991 Big Life Records (BLRT 54)
Song List:
Give Me The Sunshine (Full Version Mix 1)
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)
Notes:
I wasn't tied to Acid Jazz records and whilst on tour with Lisa Stansfield, her manager, and Big Life records owner, the late-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' then 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.
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