Thursday, 3 March 2011

Roberta Kelly - Zodiac Lady 1977


  Prior to releases in the U.S. through composer Giorgio Moroder's Oasis record label, during the 1970s, Kelly recorded a single in Germany entitled "Kung Fu Is Back Again", released on Atlantic and produced by songwriter/producer Pete Bellotte.After the 1974 single "Kung Fu Is Back Again", she released the single "Love Power" (b/w "Drifter"), a cover version of a 1967 hit for


The Sandpepples, written by Teddy Vann, and later made famous as part of the repertoire of Luther Vandross. She also released the album "This is Roberta Kelly" in 1975, a collection of soul funk.In April 1976, she turned to disco with the single "Trouble-Maker" (b/w "The Family") and released an album by the same name. The album contained 5 tracks, including an extended version of "Love Power".In 1977, she released Zodiac Lady, a controversial album that Casablanca Records, during the disco heyday, refused at first to release.[citation needed] Imports from Italy swamped the international dance floors, creating a blockbuster hit in the title track and songs such as "Love Sign".






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