“Stitched
To Your Hip” CD
Credits
And Dedications :
This CD is dedicated to my dear mother, Mrs. Louise G.
Meyers, who was born on 9/11/17, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
After moving to Oakland, California in 1967, she continued
her membership to the Church of the Living God, and has been
in Oakland ever since.
Mother, I dedicate the following four
compositions to you, especially:
“Tell Me So”
“For Self-Respect And Fair Play”
“You Gave Me Wings (The Wings of Love)”
“Under The Moon (The Moon of Love)”
My deepest
appreciation and gratitude to all parties involved in making
this CD project a fun-filled success.
∙ Earl
Knight of X-Grafix for your unique graphics designs
∙ Mr. Jam
G (J.R. Tall) of Jam’G Productions, for your complete
involvement in the creation of all the tracks recorded at
your studio. Also, you kindly chose me to appear on your own
hot track called “P-Funk”. Thanks, J.R.
∙ Thank
you, Ja Won aka James A. Moseley, for spittin’ sexy rap
lines on “Under the Moon(The Moon of Love)” re-mix.
∙ Thank
you, Jimmy Guy, producer of the long-running tv talk show
“Oakland Is…” for background vocals with Ja Won on the
“Under The Moon” re-mix.
∙ Thank
you, Danny A. Thomas of DAT Music Productions, for your
dynamic arrangements on * “Cut You Aloose”; “You Got Me So
Upset”; “Look What You’re Doing To Me” and “You Gave Me
Wings (The Wings of Love)”. Mr. Thomas is an original member
of the legendary r&b band Con Funk Shun, out of Vallejo, CA
∙ Thank
you, Ms Mary Louise Buggs of Oakland, California, whose poem
“Blue Snow” inspired me to write a song called ”Welcome
Home, My Golden Lady”.
∙ Thank
you, Mrs. Luella Hill Dudley of Oakland, California, whose
book “Solid As A Rock I Stand” provided the creative juices
for my hit tune called “For Self-Respect And Fair Play”.
∙ Thank
you, Ms Bonnie Schendler of Fresno, California whose poem
“You Gave Me Wings” inspired me to write the song “You Gave
Me Wings, The Wings of Love”.
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*“Cut
You Aloose” licensed from Lonmel Publishing, Inc. and Conrad
Music,BMI. This hit tune was originally recorded by the late
great vocalist Ricky Allen.
On track #2: “Squash It!”
Sounds of Urban Life Soldiers
(S.O.U.L.S.)
Featuring Keldamuzik, w/guest vocalists
Rufus Wonder and D
Labrie
Producer: Bill Jackson
Lyrics: Keldamuzik, D Labrie and Bill Jackson
On
track #12: “Playaz Blues”
Sounds of Urban Life Soldiers (S.O.U.L.S.)
Featuring guest vocalists Rufus Wonder, Vendetta, D. Labrie
and Rick Alexander, bass voice of Oakland’s own O’Town
Passions singing group.
Producer: Bill Jackson
Lyrics: Bill Jackson and Vendetta Jeanjacques
Rapper PUP (People Under Pressure) spat funky rhymes on the
track “For Self-Respect And Fair Play”. PUP is a wonder.
You, too, Jam ‘G.
Rick
Alexander buttered the groove on the song “ Hey, Sexy Lady”
with his romantic bass “sweeteners”. Hear me, girls?
Rapper Eye Que spat “Stitched To Your Hip” rap lines on
“Tell Me So” You sho nuff threw down, Son.
P.S.
Dear
Mr. B.B. King:
I
used a line or two from your smash hit “You Upset Me,
Baby”. “Like being hit by a falling tree, woman, what you
do to me” enhanced the story on “Hey, Sexy Lady”. Hope you
like this composition. After all, you inspired the story,
Sir.
