Maru Funk #7

DJ Maru Funk #7 by Mark Rutherford on Mixcloud

I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby

I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby - Barry White
c/w A Little More Baby 1973

Big Barry's first solo hit after a successful period as songwriter and producer.
Real name Barrence Eugene Carter, Barry (for short) went on to record many soul, funk and disco greats.
This is from debut album 'I've So Much To Give' and this track has been sampled in numerous hip hop recordings over the years by artists such as Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, Eric B & Rakim, Ghostface Killah, L.L. Cool J, N.W.A., Mos Def, and Too Short.



It was also spoofed by Sesame Street in a musical skit with Cookie Monster (backed up by the Crumbs Unlimited Orchestra) as "Me going to Munch You Munch You Munch You".

The Hustle

The Hustle - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony 1975
c/w Hey Girl, Come And Get It (Hugo & Luigi-George David Weiss)

Taken from the album 'Disco Baby' this disco hit nearly never came to be. One of his New York DJ friends (David Todd) kept asking him to come and wee this new dance - The Hustle. He liked it as thought it was good for people to be dancing together again, not just doing their own thing.
So with an hour of studio time left he recorded what came into his head and 'The Hustle' became his only top 40 single and No. 1, and won a Grammy for 'best pop instrumental'.