Think of Mtume (pronounced Em-Too-May) & usually the first track that springs to mind is the slick “juicy”(1983) sampled so much in hip-hop by so many performers.
From the band Reggie Lucas and James Mtume provided their magic touch to Stephanie Mills including the Grammy winning single “Never Knew Love Like This Before” (1979). Reggie Lucas also produced the majority of Madonna’s first album.
“So you wanna be a star”, is in the same vein as the massive “Bourgie Bourgie” penned by Ashford & Simpson and subsequently released by Gladys Knight & John Davis.
From the start this tracks a winner, it just builds-&-builds…it’s got the strings, deep-deep lyrics, spacey keys & killler horns. Disco Heaven.
Enjoy
