Evelyn Thomas - High Energy



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My biggest ever hit, made in 1984 for Record Shack Records, which sold seven million worldwide. How they ever went bust after that is a mystery, but I stepped in and rescued the whole catalogue from the liquidator. Twenty three years later it still sounds amazing, and isn't it about time for a remake ???
I discovered Evelyn while holding auditions in 1975 in Chicago, arranged by Danny Leake, who I'd met the year before, in England, with his group, 100% Pure Poison. In February 1976, Evelyn's first record, "Weak Spot" and a song by a young Chicago postman, L.J. Johnson, both charted in the same week, and both acts were flown over to appear on Top Of The Pops, both on the same show. The entire music business was flummoxed as to how two completely unknown young black singers from Chicago, who had never even recorded before, both had hits on entirely different labels in the same week as each other. It was a further eight years before Evelyn went on to record her classic, the seven million selling "High Energy", and I wish I could have a few more of those.


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sound like in the ... ( 3 months ago by gdb11572)
sound like in the navy by the village people
geile Frau geile ... ( 3 months ago by sunnyboyxxl)
geile Frau geile Musik GREAT
Ian, this is one of ... ( 2 months ago by misschillydisco)
Ian, this is one of my favourite songs ever. Love it, love it, love it.
not only that! they ... ( 2 months ago by jonasmjr)
not only that! they had charisma, writers and producers knew how to make original music and people were happy to support all of them.
Best High NRG track ... ( 2 months ago by Harst)
Best High NRG track of the 80's!!!!
This song means to ... ( 2 months ago by 659Chubb)
This song means to me the end of the Disco-funk age (what a pity!!) and the start of the Hi-NRG which was later degenerated to the italo-disco and eventually the house sound that marked the end of the good old times.
good tune. its easy ... ( 2 months ago by areafiftyswann)
good tune. its easy to hear where hard house gets its roots from.
brooklyn. mid ... ( 2 months ago by baribkny11235)
brooklyn. mid eighties. this song blaring all throughout gravesend/bensonhurst. every iroc-z on 86th St. wild.
I have many happy ... ( 2 months ago by nemoyan1919)
I have many happy memories of times we spent going GIZA, Studio One and NEPENTA... 80's Disco in Roppongi Square Building.
omg....the lyrics ... ( 2 months ago by Improtherapy)
omg....the lyrics themselves also...
Great video/song!! ( 1 month ago by aprilsunshin)
Great video/song!!
rated 5!! ( 1 month ago by aprilsunshin)
rated 5!!
one of the best ... ( 1 month ago by gilpsych8)
one of the best pre-soulful house song ever. ahead 10 years from his time.
well done 2 you for ... ( 1 month ago by kimmyfulton28)
well done 2 you for putting this on youtube i love it thank you.
when i heard this ... ( 1 month ago by doobieghurl)
when i heard this song.. i really love it. it makes me so energetic.. i love oldies songs..
Loooooove it! ( 1 month ago by mandragoramia)
Loooooove it!
Carlto Sky rink, ... ( 1 month ago by Ilpirata1964)
Carlto Sky rink, Ice hockey and Qs i miss the eighties
saaaaweeeet.... ( 1 month ago by cutepsycho)
saaaaweeeet....
I loooove this song ... ( 1 month ago by mandragoramia)
I loooove this song.... tan tan tara taratantan...
Yes ! 5* ( 2 weeks ago by Ilario75)
Yes ! 5*
i love this song. ... ( 2 weeks ago by frankeerazor)
i love this song. lol i'm gonna remake it.
geez, i luv,luv,luv ... ( 2 weeks ago by spabrat)
geez, i luv,luv,luv this song.great lyrics and music. plus the vid is great-she is so pretty and what a voice
She can dance and ... ( 2 weeks ago by habsrookie)
She can dance and she can sing,shes the best!
perhaps one of the ... ( 2 weeks ago by cs18106n)
perhaps one of the best videos ever!



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