This is the fourth in the Mayhem 12 Inch single series and I apologise again for the rather smutty, Carry On, double entendre, innuendo title for this feature. Can any of you constant readers think of a better title? But I am quite obviously talking about the 12-inch vinyl single. Eventually, this will build into a playlist of my favourite 12-inch singles and remixes, many of which I used to own on vinyl. There will be a Spotify playlist when the series reaches five songs. So far we have had “Do What You Wanna Do” by T-Connection from 1977, “Everybody’s Singin’ Love Songs” by Sweet Thunder, and “You + Me = Love” by the Undisputed Truth. This time it is the turn of Freeez with an 8-minute take on their huge hit “I.O.U.” from 1983.
Freez began as a jazz funk band which evolved into a more electronic sound that fusion of jazz, funk and electro hits every button on the 12 inch mix of “I.O.U.”. The song reached number 2 in the UK and smashed its way to number one on the US Dance Chart. Arthur Baker wrote the song and he remixed it with the help of John Jellybean Benitez. It went on to become the 18th-best-selling single of 1983 in the UK.
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