The four members of
GQ
--
Emmanuel Rahiem LeBlanc
,
Keith "Sabu" Crier
Herb Lane
, and
Paul Service
-- first recorded as
the Rhythm Makers
for
Vigor Records
. Their smash
"Disco Nights (Rock Freak)"
was first recorded on
Vigor
as
"Soul on Your Side"
; the track is identical, but a new title and lyrics were added to cash in on the
disco
craze.
"Disco Nights"
topped the
R&B
charts for two weeks in 1970.
LeBlanc
first recorded at the tender age of 13 with a group he formed called
Sons of Darkness
.
was self-contained and wrote most of the material on this LP, except for
A Taste of Honey
's
"Boogie Oogie Oogie"
and
Billy Stewart
's classic
"I Do Love You,"
which nearly went to number one also.
"It's Your Love"
is a beautiful, airy-sounding
ballad
that is uniquely arranged; the enthusiastic, positive message of
"Make My Dream a Reality"
will have you
dancing to its lively beats and urgent, pleading vocals. ~ Andrew Hamilton