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Mangled Records 019 12" 180g Vinyl
Release date : 18.06.18
Distribution : Juno
Soul Clap Featuring Nona Hendryx - Shine (This Is It) - (The Ray Mang Versions)
A. Ray Mang’s Extended Vocal Version 7.58
Bi. Ray Mang’s Instrumental Version 6.28
Bii. Ray Mang’s Radio Version 4.02
Written by Charles Levine, Eli Goldstein & Nona Hendryx.
Produced by Soul Clap & Nona Hendryx.
Vocals by Nona Hendryx. Jupiter 8 & Moog Sub37 by Charles Levine. Drums & Yamaha CS50 by Morgan Wiley. Trumpet by Greg Paulus & Kalí Rodríguez. Trombone
by Jason Disu.
Mix & Additional Production by Martin Buttrich at Shmeenie Meenie Studios, Barcelona.
Recorded at The Rad Pad (Brooklyn), Red Bull Studios (New York) & Midnight MagicStudios (Brooklyn). Executive Producer: Chuck ‘Da Fonk’ Fishman.
Published by Love The Crew (BMI) & Eat Your Heart Out Music (BMI).
Ray Mang Versions:
Additional keyboards, drums, percussion and programming by Ray Mang. Produced, arranged and mixed by Ray Mang.
Special thanks to Luke Solomon and the crew at Defected Records.
℗ + © Mangled Records 2018 (Under exclusive licence from Classic Music Company).
‘Shine (This Is It)’ is the first single from Soul Clap’s self-titled second album that features legendary vocalist Nona Hendryx. After Ray met Charles and Eli when all played at LA party institution A Club Called Rhonda this happened..!
Nona Hendryx is an original member of the trio Labelle who’s smash single “Lady Marmalade” is a timeless classic. Her solo singles “Transformation” and “Do What You Wanna Do” from the 80’s are equally prolific to her work as a back-up vocalist for a laundry list of legendary acts including Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads and Peter Gabriel.
There is magic contained in ‘Shine (This Is It)’ and the strength in Hendryx's vocal empowers our sprits and moves us on the dancefloor. Midnight Magic’s Morgan Wiley delivers an outstanding keyboard solo and fellow bandmate Jason Disu teams up with Kalí Rodríguez and No Regular Play’s Greg Paulus to form the Soul Clap horn section.
Taking the magical vocals, horns and keyboard solo from the original, Ray Mang gives it a latin house twist adding an elevating Rhodes motif, bass and battery. Presented here in three versions on 180gram vinyl.