The Big Break

Billy Paul - Going East (1971) {2013 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0203}
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© 1971, 2013 Sony Music / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0203
R'n'B / Soul / Philly Soul / Psychedelic Soul / Soul Jazz

Born and raised in North Philadelphia, PA, Grammy Award Winner, BILLY PAUL began singing at the age of 12 and sometimes performed on local radio shows. Drawing inspiration from his family’s collection of 78’s, BILLY PAUL would incorporate Jazz, R&B and Pop into his style, resulting in a unique sound that became synonymous with Philadelphia International Records.

Linda Lewis - Lark (1972) {2012 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0092}
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© 1972, 2012 Reprise / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0092
R'n'B / Soul / Soft Rock

Few artists can fuse genres as effortlessly as Linda Lewis. Gifted with an incredible 5 octave vocal range, her unique sound contains elements of Folk, Soul, Pop and Rock and has won the admiration of artists from Stevie Wonder to Paul Weller, Jamiroquai and Noel Gallagher, who Linda recently recorded backing vocals for.

Heatwave - Hot Property (1979) {2010 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0021)
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© 1979, 2010 Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0021
R'n'B / Disco / Soul / Funk / Quiet Storm

During their most commercially successful years, Heatwave were a band that crossed many borders, laying claim to such international hits as Boogie Nights , Gangsters Of The Groove, Too Hot To Handle, The Groove Line and Always And Forever, all having a huge impact on both sides of the Atlantic. The members of Heatwave hailed from all over the Globe, making this group a truly international act in every sense and contributing to their unique and highly influential sound.

Heatwave - Candles (1980) {2010 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0024}
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© 1980, 2010 Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0024
R'n'B / Disco / Soul / Funk / Quiet Storm

During their most commercially successful years, Heatwave were a band that crossed many borders, laying claim to such international hits as Boogie Nights, Too Hot To Handle, The Groove Line, Eyballin’, and Always And Forever, all having a huge impact on both sides of the Atlantic. Heatwave’s fourth album, Candles, saw Johnnie Wilder Jr take on the producers role alongside James Guthrie, best known for his work with Pink Floyd, returning to work with Heatwave since serving as an engineer on both Too Hot To Handle and Central Heating.

Billy Paul - War Of The Gods (1973) {2012 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0184}
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© 1973, 2012 Sony Music / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0184
R'n'B / Soul / Philly Soul / Psychedelic Soul / Soul Jazz

2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the hugely influential Philadelphia International Records. To mark this, and following our reissue of some of the labels other acts such as the Three Degrees, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and the O’Jays, we are pleased to present another album from one of the most identifiable voices of the Philly Sound. WAR OF THE GODS reached R&B #12 and Pop #110 upon its release in 1973. Some of the artists backing Billy on this album are Bobby Eli, Bunny Sigler, Norman Harris, Leon Huff and Ron Baker.

Carol Williams - 'Lectric Lady (1976) {2014 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0236}
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© 1976, 2014 Verse Music / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0236
R'n'B / Disco / Soul / Smooth Soul / Dance

CAROL WILLIAMS, from Montclair, New Jersey, was the first female singer to sign a solo recording contract with the legendary disco label Salsoul Records. With Williams vocal audition trumping all other hopefuls, allied with her extensive experience in the industry due to being an integral member of soul groups The Geminis and The Del-Rios, she was the obvious choice for the label who were looking for their equivalent of Gloria Gaynor who was riding high at the time with the success of her disco smash “Never Can Say Goodbye.” Williams soon got to work with legendary producer and multi-instrumentalist Vincent Montana, Jr. and his incredible Salsoul Orchestra, contributing not only several track selections but also co-writing three of the cuts on her debut offering.

GQ - Disco Nights (1978) {2012 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0177}
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© 1978, 2012 Arista / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0177
Disco / Soul / Funk / R&B / Quiet Storm

GQ originally formed in 1968 as Sabu & The Survivors. They released three albums on Arista Records between 1979 and 1981. DISCO NIGHTS was their debut album and also their most successful spending five weeks at the #2 position in the R&B charts and reaching #13 in the Pop chart. DISCO NIGHTS (ROCK FREAK) was the first single from the album and gained them the #1 spot in the R&B charts as well as #3 in the Disco chart and #12 in the Pop chart. It sold over one million copies in the US alone and has become an ultimate Dance classic.

Yarbrough & Peoples - The Two Of Us (1980) {2014 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBRX0195}
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© 1980, 2014 Island Def Jam / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBRX0195
R&B / Soul / Funk / Urban / Disco

Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples were childhood friends from Dallas, Texas who went on to have great chart success as an R&B duo through the 1980’s. While on tour as a backing vocalist with Leon Russell in the late 1970’s Cavin met the Wilson Brothers from The Gap Band, who in turn introduced Cavin to their collaborator Lonnie Simmons and his Total Experience Recording Studios who produced the duos debut album and later signed them to his Total Experience label, joining The Gap Band on the roster. Yarbrough & Peoples debut album, THE TWO OF US was released through Mercury Records in 1980 and quickly achieved both critical and commercial success. The album gained Gold status hitting the top spot on the Billboard R&B album chart as well as peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

GQ - Two (1979) {2012 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0155}
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© 1979, 2012 Arista / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0155
Disco / Soul / Funk / R&B / Quiet Storm

GQ originally formed in 1968 as Sabu & The Survivors. Their biggest hit was "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)” single from their debut album which peaked at R&B #1, Disco #3 and Pop #12. The debut album peaked at R&B #2 and Pop #13. GQ TWO was their second album and reached R&B #9 and Pop #46 shortly after it’s release in 1980. It was produced by Jimmy Simpson who also produced Candi Staton, Ashford & Simpson and Deodato.

Billy Paul - Feelin' Good At The Cadillac Club (1968) {2014 Big Break Records Remaster}
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© 2014 Big Break Records / Cherry Red / Gamble Records | CDBBR 0261
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Vocal Jazz / R'n'B / Philly Soul

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Grammy Award winner BILLY PAUL began singing at the age of 12 and sometimes performed on local radio shows. Drawing inspiration from his family's collection of 78's, Paul would incorporate Jazz, R&B and Pop into his style, resulting in a unique sound that became synonymous with Philadelphia International Records throughout the 1970's. Billy became well known on his local circuit, singing in clubs and later around college campuses all over the country, which later led to him performing live with some of the biggest names in black music of the 60's and 70's including Dinah Washington, Miles Davis, Nina Simone and Roberta Flack to name a few.