PARIS - LIAR

 

'' LIAR '' was the B-Sibe of '' CIRLES '', The sole release by PARIS on the independant THUNDERBIRD label in '76. Both sides of the disc were co-produced by guitarist MICK GREEN whose band SHANGHAI put out an LP and a couple of singles on the label the same year { see the previous post on DENIM DISCO for more info on them }. The A side is a pleasant mid tempo MOR number that apparently went nowhere and it's interesting to speculate on the outcome had the disc been flipped as '' LIAR '' is a graceful and impressive YACHT SOUL number redolent of '' HOW LONG '' by ACE

GINO VANNELLI'S SOUL TRAIN DEBUT

GINO VANNELI was a Canadian singer who combined JAZZ,POP,ROCK and SOUL influences in a captivating and unique fashion.''PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE'' {a SOULFUL LATIN DANCE tune from his 1974 LP ''POWERFUL PEOPLE''} began to pick up plays on BLACK RADIO in the U.S.A and a chance meeting with STEVIE WONDER led to him being offered a support slot on a short tour {replacing an unavailable CHAKA KHAN}.The tune was released on 7'' and shortly after DON CORNELIOUS got in touch and offered a spot on his SOUL TRAIN TV Show.Gino was only the second non black artist to appear on the show {the first being the veteran MOTOWN session guitarist DENNIS COFFEY}.He put in a stellar performance and received an enthusiastic response from THE SOUL TRAIN GANG.The song went onto reach Number 22 in THE BILLBOARD HOT 100