The Duncans - Gonna Stay In Love (1982) RCA - Rare Soul/Disco (FLAC 238MB)

This album came out on malaco records a year earlier...Only 2 studio albums recorded and a handful of 45,s.....The sisters were born in Olive Branch Mississippi and raised in East Palo Alto, California.  They moved to Memphis in 1974 and there hooked up with Ian Gunther, and Pete Pederdsen, who was the writer/producer for "Three Hats Productions."   Helen moved back to California in 1991 & sings gospel in her local church, Phyllis stayed in Memphis and has been singing with Bill Haney and doing solo work around Memphis. ...The sisters first gained noteriety as vocalists on the second THP Orchestra release, "Tender Is The Night." The  sisters were considered proteges of Guenther and Morrison and their Three Hats Productions. The girls first hit was "Weekend Two Step" from the previously mentioned release. Their crystalline vocals helped propell the album into a club favorite and top seller. Ian and Willi then assembled the exact same roster of artists and musicians for another 1978 release, "Sticky Fingers." The album featured four tracks and was released promotionally as a Prelude Records 2-12" singles pack. The songs "Wastin' My Love" and "Takin' A Chance On You" were both summer hits. By 1979 the sisters had helped Ian and Willi achieve enough success that they were given their own release. Simply titled "The Duncan Sisters" (Reviewed Soon) the album was a runaway smash. The release featured all the same musicians that Guenther and Morrison used for all their releases. And as was their working order, it was recorded in Canada at their favorite studio where they were working & living at that time. 1980 was consumed with personal appearances and weathering the collapse of disco music. But in early 1981 the sisters would have one final hit. A rare 12" single release on Impact Records was issued of "Too Damn Hot." The release does not mention Ian and Willi, but was licensed from Three Hats Productions and is billed as The Duncans. The song received excellent exposure but due to it's import status was not readily available. The sisters then moved on to personal lives and gave up the idea of becoming full fledged artists. Not giving up singing easily the sisters chose to earn extra income by doing background vocals. They could be heard on numerous recordings throughtout the 1980's and into the 1990's. They have appeared on recordings by John Prine, Bill Carter, B.B. King and even U2! 

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