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𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙙𝙪𝙗 𝙢𝙞𝙭, 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝘿𝙅 𝙅𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙨.

The A-side presents "Baby Do It," a track produced by the legendary East Coast figure, Bud Ross. From his modest beginnings as a car salesman to becoming a key force in Philadelphia’s music scene, Bud Ross left a lasting impact across multiple generations and genres. Unlike traditional band-driven productions, "Baby Do It" was crafted in the studio with a rotating collective of session musicians. Bud’s method was to assemble talented players, dive into a genre and theme, and create songs designed for movie placements, artist collaborations, or radio airplay. Years later, Jimmy Michaels—a DJ and Bud’s longtime friend—unearthed some of these hidden studio session gems, breathing new life into them with fresh arrangements. "Baby Do It" emerged as the standout track from a collection of unreleased disco and pop material, remixed from Bud’s original master tapes.

On the B-side, we have two versions of "Ask Me To Dance" by Dick Hieronymous, a cornerstone figure in library music production. A seasoned composer and soundtrack veteran, Dick has contributed to film scores since the 1960s. "Ask Me To Dance" features vocals by Sassy Alan, a pseudonym for Marcia Elder. An edited version of this track made its way into the 1980s TV teen film Goin’ All The Way, but the full version was never officially put out. Once again, Jimmy Michaels worked closely with Dick to sift through his vast archive, creating new mixes of his disco material. Dedicated to preserving Dick’s legacy, Jimmy made these tracks available on Bandcamp through his own label and then helped Smiling C to collaborate with Dick to release them on vinyl.