Blaze
The New Jersey production team known as Blaze authored a number of deep house anthems from the 1980s and '90s, including "If You Should Need a Friend" and "Lovelee Dae" under their own name as well as "Hideaway" by De'lacy and "My Desire" by Amira. Signed to a contract with Motown (ostensibly for their R&B/pop crossover potential) in 1989, the trio of Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge and Chris Herbert issued one solid album for the label before embarking on a career short on LPs but long on stellar productions for a variety of artists. The production wing of Blaze, namely Milan and Hedge (the latter a former gospel singer) began as early favorites on the New York/New Jersey garage scene of the mid-'80s. The pair, both DJs and fans of Tony Humphries' sets at the Newark club Zanzibar, began producing in 1984 and made a name for themselves two years later with a pair of garage classics, "If You Should Need a Friend" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" (with vocals by Colonel Abrams). Remixes and additional production for British synth-popsters ABC led to a recording contract with Motown in 1989. With semi-permanent vocalist Chris Herbert added to the lineup, Blaze released their debut album 25 Years Later in 1990. Though the single "So Special" did well in the clubs, it wasn't quite the crossover Motown expected and the group was dropped.
Though the major labels had enough of crossover house music by the early '90s, there was still a major independent market for the music. Milan and Hedge continued to produce and record, both separately and together, during the decade. In 1994, they wrote and produced the British Top Ten hit "Hideaway" by De'Lacy. Three years later, Blaze added Tee Alford and returned with another club hit ("Lovelee Dae") and their second full-length, Basic Blaze (recorded for the UK-based Slip'N'Slide label). A Blaze retrospective appeared in 1999. 2001 saw the release of Natural Blaze, a tribute to their late friend James Toney, Jr., followed by Spiritually Speaking two years later.
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Save a Place on the Dance Floor for Me (The Official Blaze Mixes)
Electronic - Released by Blaze Imprints on 16 Apr 2007
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Wishing You Were Here
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 20 Sep 1999
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newjeans tell me (new jazz pluggnb flip)
Pop - Released by 5826291 Records DK on 4 Jan 2024
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We All Must Live Together
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 6 Apr 1990
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Home Is Where The Heart Is (feat. Chris Herbert)
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 6 Dec 2019
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Elevation
Blaze, James Toney Jr. Project
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 18 Dec 2000
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Do You Remember House? (feat. Palmer Brown) (Wipe the Needle Remixes)
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 27 Sep 2019
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Lovely Ones
Blaze, James Toney Jr. Project
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 6 Dec 2019
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I Think Of You (feat. Amira)
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 17 Mar 2017
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NewJeans - ETA (PluggnB Flip)
Pop - Released by 5826291 Records DK on 17 Nov 2023
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Be Yourself (Remixes)
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on 11 Sep 2020
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Shine
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on 1 Jan 2001
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We Are One
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on 16 Sep 2022
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Most Precious Love (Paul Adam Remix)
House - Released by King Street Sounds on 16 Jul 2021
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My Beat (feat. Palmer Brown) (Remixes)
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 10 Aug 1998
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#6 Hubert St. (feat. Piano Man)
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 4 Mar 1994
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Live The Happy Life (feat. Billy Hope)
House - Released by Slip 'N' Slide on 21 Feb 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo