Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
BackMy biggest ever hit, made in 1984 for Record Shack Records, which sold seven million worldwide. How they ever went bust after that is a mystery, but I stepped in and rescued the whole catalogue from the liquidator. Twenty three years later it still sounds amazing, and isn't it about time for a remake ??? I discovered Evelyn while holding auditions in 1975 in Chicago, arranged by Danny Leake, who I'd met the year before, in England, with his group, 100% Pure Poison. In February 1976, Evelyn's first record, "Weak Spot" and a song by a young Chicago postman, L.J. Johnson, both charted in the same week, and both acts were flown over to appear on Top Of The Pops, both on the same show. The entire music business was flummoxed as to how two completely unknown young black singers from Chicago, who had never even recorded before, both had hits on entirely different labels in the same week as each other. It was a further eight years before Evelyn went on to record her classic, the seven million selling "High Energy", and I wish I could have a few more of those.
Category: Music
Uploaded: March 25th, 2007 @ 2:36 pm
Author: IanLevine
Length: 03:43
Rating:
Views: 247,418
Tags: disco eighties eurobeat gay-classic high-energy
Related Video Links:
» View Video Comments For Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
» View IanLevine's Other Uploaded Videos
Video Thumbnails:
Video Embedding Code:
* Embed this video on your website, social bookmark, myspace, or blog.