(Funk /Soul / Electronic) Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know - 1981, MP3, 320 kbps

High-Gloss released only one album ironically “You’ll Never Know” on Prelude label in 1981 and it’s a gem. Released two full years after the infamous 1979 Disco crash, “You’ll Never Know” consists of six masterful funky dance grooves, all perfect for the Dance floor. Taken as a whole, the album is pure Dance music magic. The beat does not slow down for a second on all six perfectly arranged, deliciously mixed and seductively sung tracks. Title track is a masterpiece mid-tempo lush dance groove with killer vocal and make you feel good lyrics. Title track, along with the sizzling funker “I Want Your Love To Last”, both deservedly became huge club, Dance and R&B hits that received plenty of Club and Radio play. “I’m Totally Yours” is another breezy dance gem, while “All Day, All Night” follows in similar musical territory but is sexier and beautifully sung. “It’s Up To You” and “Cash” are funkier dance tracks that will get you grooving as soon as the killer beat hits the speakers.
This brilliant album had the misfortune to be released during a time when Dance music was undergoing a slew of changes. Too late to be a Disco classic and too soon to be a mid 80’s MTV Dance Hit. But the content of the album speaks for itself and the music more then holds up 34 years after its initial release. And check out the album’s stunning original cover art. Pure glamour. A great addition to any Disco/R&B collection.

Arranged By [Strings And Horns] – Giuliano Salerni
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals Coach] – Benny Diggs (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B3)
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Luter Vandross*, Maeretha Stewart, Phillip Ballou, Ullanda McCullough
Bass – Timmy Allen
Congas – Burnis Stubbs
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Gerry Kuster, Phyllis Katz
Drums – Jimmy Young
Engineer [Alpha International] – Gene Leone
Engineer [Eras Recording] – Ray Volpe
Guitar – Jeffrey Lockhart
Keyboards, Synthesizer – G. Salerni*, Kae Williams Jr.
Lead Vocals – Bonita Taylor, Phillip Ballou
Mastered By – Ray Janos
Mixed By – Gene Leone, Giuliano Salerni
Percussion [Percussions] – Miguel Fuentes
Photography By – Trudy Schlachter
Producer, Arranged By – Giuliano Salerni