By b.soul (152.163.252.68) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 08:36 pm:

I was listening to a copy of their first album, "Somebody's Been Slepping". On this album their is a beautifull song, "Ain't That Lovin You(For More Reasons Than One)". Does anyone remember this album and who is the female vocalist on this song? Also what ever happened to the members of this group?

By medusa (66.73.7.204) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 08:43 pm:

...sorry, I only know that song being performed by Luther Ingram & Johnny Taylor.

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 - 08:46 pm:

MY FAVORITE LINE IN THAT SONG!!!..."CIGARETTES IN THE ASHTRAY...AND I DON'T EVEN SMOKE"!!!...BOY...IF THAT DOESN'T TELL YOU SOMETHING!!!...STU

By RD (65.133.219.13) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 12:52 am:

B. Soul: 100 Proof's rendition of "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" is my favorite version of the song. It's virtually a solo by Joe Stubbs (Levi's brother); there is no female vocalist; a female comes in on the ending spoken part but she's answering Joe: not singing but talking. It's one of the groups best recordings but isn't included on any of their CD compilations. 100 Proof's dominant lead singer was Steve Mancha. I think Joe only participated on the first album.

By LG Nilsson (212.247.9.242) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 04:25 am:

Some short CD info about 100 Proof (Aged In Soul)

100 Proof (Aged In Soul) on Hot Wax was Steve Mancha, Joe Stubbs, Don Hatcher, and Eddie Anderson.

The Hot Wax Sessions CD includes the following tracks: (It's still available)

Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed (4:11)
Love Is Sweeter (The Second Time Around) (3:32)
One Man's Leftover's (Is Another Man's Feast) (2:44)
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) (6:34)
Not Enough Love To Satisfy (3:23)
Age Ain't Nothing But A Number (2:52)
Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup) (2:52)
I Can't Sit And Wait (Til Johnny Come Marching Home) (3:05)
Backtrack (2:37)
90 Day Freeze (On Her Love) (2:48)
Driveway (2:42)
If I Could See The Light In The Window (Version 1) (2:43)
Everything Good Is Bad (4:52)
I'd Rather Fight Than Switch (2:52)
Since You Been Gone (3:49)
Nothing Sweeter Than Love (3:23)
Ghetto Girl (3:51)
Words (3:58)
I Don't Care If I Never Get Over You (3:59)
Don't Scratch Where It Don't Itch (3:48)
Don't You Wake Me (3:40)

LG

By RD (63.188.32.113) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 08:22 am:

Thanks LG, I didn't know that "Ain't That... was on a CD. I have a 100 Proof compilation and it's not included. Is the one you mentioned available in the States?

By TonyRussi (68.210.7.184) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 08:37 am:

My fave 100 Proof recordings are "Too Many Cooks" & "90 Day Freeze"...I have all the 45's and the first LP. I can't wait to get the CD mentioned above cause some of my 45's are gettin kinda statiky.

By RD (63.188.32.113) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 08:45 am:

My fav 100 Proof songs: "Don't Scratch Where It Don't It," "Ain't That Loving You," "90 Day Freeze," "Too Many Cooks," "Everything Good Is Bad," "Driveway" and "I'd Rather Fight Than Switch." I'll also add "She's Not Just Another Woman," recorded by 100 Proof on their first album and lifted and issued under Eighth Day's moniker. My 100 Proof's greatest hits compilation has about half the songs of the one LG listed.

By TonyRussi (68.210.7.184) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 09:15 am:

Yea, RD "Driveway" is super Bad. For all you younger soulfuldetroiters, "90 Day Freeze" came about because of President Nixon trying to slow down inflation put a 90 day freeze on wage increases(also asked private enterprise to follow suit) ofcourse it was big controversy, headlines ect.

By RD (63.188.32.113) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:04 am:

Actually Tony, the title "90 Day Freeze" may have derived from Nixon's move, but the song is about a man's woman putting their lovemaking activities on hold for ninety days because of something he did to upset her. I think "Don't Scratch Where It Don't Itch" is their most power vocal performance the song simply explodes from your speakers.

By RD (63.188.32.113) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:22 am:

The track listing of the CD LG posted is an import that you can't order online anymore; its list price is $36.49. Their domestice Greatest Hits CD only has 12 tracks.

By LG Nilsson (213.89.29.129) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:47 am:

RD,

The Hot Wax Sessions CD by 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) is an UK (European) CD. It is released on Sequel Records NEMCD 433. You can still find it on the web at Tower Records UK for instance. It is a great CD. Mr. John Lester is involved in this compilation.

I have done some research of the lineup� The group started out as a trio: Steve Mancha, Joe Stubbs and Eddie Anderson. Stubbs left and was replaced by Herschel Hunter. Then Anderson and Hunter left... they were replaced by Don Hatcher and Ron Bykowski� in came also Dave Case and Darnell Hagen, all four musicians. The lead vocal on almost all their songs is the key figure in this group Steve Mancha aka Clyde Wilson. I have been a fan of his voice since the Groovesville 45�s.

LG

By Livonia Ken (136.2.1.153) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 10:55 am:

You can order the "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed : The Hot Wax Sessions" CD from Amazon.co.uk and have it shipped to the US for £10.73 which works out to about US$18. I found it cheaper than that at Damon's on Detroit's west side a couple of months ago. Check out your favorite purveyors of imported soul.

"Since You Been Gone" is a very underrated track and one of Steve Mancha/Clyde Wilson's most soulful vocals, and that's saying something. I love the short break with the solo bass guitar, too.

Regards,
Ken

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 11:40 am:

SPEAKING OF DON HATCHER...HEY DON!!!...YOU EVER GONNA PAY THE BALANCE ON THE FENDER JAZZ BASS I SOLD YOU???...HUH???...JUST JIVIN...BUT WOULD LIKE THE CASH!!!...OR...HOW'S ABOUT JUST SHIPPING THAT BASS BACK TO ME OUT HERE IN L.A.!!!...STU

By Scratcher (65.238.127.218) on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 11:49 am:

Did the musicians in the group play on their recordings (other than Bykowski)? I always thought the musicians were incidental and listed to make them look like the then vogue, a funk band; or were the companys' regular studio musicians anyway. The focus was Mancha and Stubbs leads. Stubbs did leave after the first album and neither he nor Mancha was happy when the 8th Day got the credit for a song Steve sang lead on and they recorded ("She's Not Just Another Woman"). Did they appear on any television show? I can't recall seeing them even once.

By LG Nilsson (213.89.29.129) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 01:45 pm:

Scratcher,

When I heard the 8th Day for the first time I was very confused. It was the same recording as the 100 Proof album track �She�s Not Just Another Woman� on Hot Wax! Mancha was also the lead singer on Parliaments� Invictus tracks �Breakdown� and �Come In Out Of The Rain�! Melvin Davis later was used as led singer for 8th Day. I think many people here on SD can shine some light on the studio sessions and release philosophy for HDH on Invictus and Hot Wax. That�s a story I want to hear.

LG

By Scratcher (65.238.127.189) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 02:03 pm:

LG, the reason I heard was that 100 Proof already had a hit running up the charts ("Somebody's Been Sleeping") and HDH didn't want to intefere with its progression. They felt "She's Not Just Another Woman" was a hit and put it out as by 8th Day. At the time there was no 8th Day, the group was put together to capitalize on the record, which became a million seller. Melvin Davis was already with HDH as a solo artist.

As for Parliarment I think when George signed with HDH there was more Funkadellic than Parliament, Calvin Simon had broke away for awhile and who knows who else; this may have brought on the need to use Mancha. It's also possible that George was thinking of adding Mancha to the crew fulltime.

By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 03:04 pm:

The more I find out , I get the feeling that being a memeber of Parliament-Funkadelic between late '71 and '75 would have been pretty much a part-time gig

SteveK

By Scratcher (65.238.127.189) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 03:14 pm:

Parliament got back together in full for their successful Casablanca recordings.