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Taken from the year of 1989, a true Manchester street soul classic! Fifth Of Heaven - JUST A LITTLE MORE.
This tune has been uploaded to the Tube before, but ive had many requests in my inbox to upload a version in stereo, so here it is for all those who asked. Also, many have wondered what happened to FIFTH OF HEAVEN? I'll try to answer that question too!
When it was released, to be honest, it never did anything! Why? Well, thats the million doller question!
It's a question ive been asking myself for years (along with countless other tunes i define as "classics")!
In 1989, the UK mainstream radio stations were out of touch with what was going on in the clubs, and the streets, so tunes like this were completly overlooked, and it was down to the pirate stations to push the real sounds of the underground. It's a shame that nearly 20 years later, nothing much has changed, with artist's, producers and vocalist's being completly ignored, and only getting airplay from the pirate dj's who have the passion and understanding of what the street demands!
Recorded at the now closed Heaven studio's in Salford, Manchester UK, this was a classic from the day it was pressed!
Fifth Of Heaven were STEVE WILLIAMS, who wrote the track, ANDY HICKEY on keyboards and the vocal's were provided by a little known vocalist called DENISE JOHNSON.
Copy's of this deleated track are now rare, and sought after, and even Hard To Find Records in Birmingham UK, a great source of "hard to find records", do not have a copy, and are looking for copy's to buy right now! How ironic! Nuff said!
What happened to the group after 89? Well, DENISE JOHNSON went on to work with scottish band PRIMAL SCREAM, circa 1990 - 1996, her most appreciated moment as lead singer with the Scottish outfit is most likely the acid house styled "DON'T FIGHT IT, FEEL IT" from Screamadelica (1991). But her vocal's can be heard on countless tracks, to many to mention, one of the last i know about was backing LISA RILEY on the track FEELS LIKE IM IN LOVE from 2007.
As for STEVE WILLIAMS, he is still working hard in the music business and has gone on to play on and produce many artist's in the UK and the US, his latest being on US album from TYLER RAMSEY - A LONG DREAM ABOUT SWIMMING ACROSS THE SEA released in Jan 2008.
And finally, ANDY HICKEY. Andy has again continued working in the music business on countless tracks/albums, most recently working with JASON HERD on his track SO STRONG from the year of 2007, and also playing keyboards for HERD + FITZ, J FUNK and also has played keyboards for r+b diva RHIANNA when she has played live. Andy also works out of LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC in the UK teaching students keyboards.
So now you know!!!
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