Enchantment
Smooth and melodious soul group Enchantment formed in 1967 at Pershing High School in Detroit. Emanuel "E.J." Johnson, Joe Thomas, Dave Banks, Ed "Mickey" Clanton, and Bobby Green obtained their first recording contract by winning first place in a 1969 talent contest sponsored by local radio station WCHB. The next year, the group joined forces with Dick Scott's Artists International, a talent development agency for up-and-coming artists. While with AI, Enchantment honed their craft, concentrating on stage presence, choreography, and expanding their theatrical talents by performing in musical plays around the city. Enchantment became acquainted with their producer-to-be, Michael Stokes, in 1973 while performing at local nightclub Stage One. Through this union, they recorded music for the film Deliver Us from Evil. Its "Call on Me," a single recorded with Stokes, Paul Riser, and Jimmy Roach, was issued on Polydor in 1975. Excellent but weakly promoted, the uptempo song should have been the group's breakthrough.
Enchantment later signed with the Roadshow label and recorded their self-titled debut album. The first single to hit the R&B chart from Enchantment (1977) was "Come On and Ride." Later that year, the charismatic showmen received national acclaim with their second single, "Gloria." Written and arranged by dynamic lead singer Johnson, the song reached number five on the R&B chart. The follow-up, "Sunshine," peaked even higher at number three. As they rode that momentum, album number two, Once Upon a Dream (1978), produced the pleading "It's You That I Need," a number one R&B hit that reigned for four weeks.
After their third and final Roadshow album, Journey to the Land Of...Enchantment (1979), Enchantment's commercial success quickly faded. Soft Lights, Sweet Music (RCA, 1980), Enchanted Lady (Columbia, 1982), and Utopia (Columbia, 1983) nonetheless offered a crop of durable modern R&B cuts that included should-have-been hits like "I Can't Be the One" and "Here's Your Chance." Although they didn't record afterward, the group, still fronted by Johnson, continued to work as a performing act well into the 2010s.
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Enchanted Lady (Bonus Track Version)
R&B - Released by Legacy Recordings on 1 Jan 1982
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Soft Lights, Sweet Music (Expanded Edition)
R&B - Released by Legacy Recordings on 21 Oct 2011
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Journey to the Land Of...Enchantment
Disco - Released by Roadshow Records on 19 Aug 2016
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If You're Ready...The Best Of Enchantment
R&B - Released by EMI Catalogue on 1 Jan 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Utopia (Expanded Edition)
R&B - Released by Columbia - Legacy on 1 Jul 1983
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
It's You That I Need Live and Other Favorites
Soul - Released by Roadshow Records on 22 Jul 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Enchantment Remastered Expanded
Disco - Released by Roadshow Records on 19 Aug 1976
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Dance the Marble Naked
Rock - Released by Century Media on 1 Apr 1994
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Sunny Shine Feeling / It's You That I Need
Funk - Released by Roadshow Records on 28 Dec 1977
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Forever More / Magnetic Feel
Funk - Released by Roadshow Records on 28 Dec 1979
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Where Do We Go from Here
Funk - Released by Roadshow Records on 28 Dec 1979
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Enchantment Live (Live)
Soul - Released by Soul Concerts.Com Limited on 22 Nov 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
If You're Ready (Here It Comes)
Funk - Released by Roadshow Records on 13 Dec 1977
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Anyway You Want It / Oasis of Love
Funk - Released by Roadshow Records on 28 Dec 1979
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Come On And Ride / Hold On
Funk - Released by Desert Moon Records on 5 Dec 1976
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Dance to the Music / Gloria
Funk - Released by Roadshow Records on 28 Dec 1976
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo