Jeff Redd-You Called And Told Me-VLS-FLAC-1991-THEVOiD

                              DRIFT INTO THE VOID
 Info   
     Artist  | Jeff Redd
     Title   | You Called & Told Me
     Genre   | R&B                                  Format  | Maxi-Single
     Source  | Vinyl                                Time    | 14:58
     Label   | Uptown Records                       Store   | 1991
     Catalog | MCA12 54141                          Rip     | 2021
     Bitrate | 2880kbps                             Size    | 324.26 MB
     Freq    | 96.0 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     A1. You Called & Told Me (Club Version)                         5:22
     B1. You Called & Told Me (Radio Version)                        4:14
     B2. You Called & Told Me (Hip Hop Version)                      5:22
 Notes  
     Jeff Redd didn't achieve the pop success of contemporaries like Guy
     or fellow Mount Vernon native Al B. Sure!, but he put his mark on
     the new jack swing era and was a major behind-the-scenes figure
     afterward. As a teenager, Redd performed in a group called the
     Sophisticated Gents. In 1988, as a solo artist, he was signed to
     Andre Harrell's Uptown label, home to Heavy D & the Boyz, another
     Mount Vernon act.
     Before the deal went into full effect, Redd remained employed on the
     General Motors assembly line in nearby Tarrytown, where he was
     handed a cassette recording of a teenaged singer covering Anita
     Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture." Redd took the tape to Harrell,
     who subsequently added that singer, Mary J. Blige, to the Uptown
     roster. Blige performed with Redd in support of his A Quiet Storm,
     an impressive debut that featured a pair of Top 20 R&B hits: a
     version of Fatback's boogie classic "I Found Lovin'" and an original
     ballad, "Love High," written by Timmy Allen.
     The album stalled at number 40 on the R&B chart. The following year,
     Uptown released the soundtrack for the romantic comedy Strictly
     Business, highlighted by Redd's "You Called and Told Me" - one of
     the great songs, productions, and performances of its time, even
     though it peaked at only 63 on the R&B chart.
     Believe in MeFrustrated with Uptown's lack of promotional support,
     Redd moved to EMI America. It wasn't until 1994 that he was able to
     issue his second album, Down Low. Recalled the week of release, few
     knew about it. The scarce copies that did reach the public became
     highly coveted. Redd had enough and moved into the less visible side
     of the industry, where he worked in artist management and A&R and
     also held an executive position with MCA (Uptown's parent label).
     He was a major factor in the success of K-Ci & JoJo and executive
     produced Regina Belle's Grammy-nominated Believe in Me. Later on, he
     started the Sol Real label and got back into performing and
     recording.

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111M	a1-jeff_redd-you_called_and_told_me_(club_version)-thevoid.flac
88M	b1-jeff_redd-you_called_and_told_me_(radio_version)-thevoid.flac
112M	b2-jeff_redd-you_called_and_told_me_(hip_hop_version)-thevoid.flac
311M	total