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Tracy Weber

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Tracy Weber grew up in Jamaica an area of Queens in New York, nearby Richard Bassoff's writing partner: Nick Braddy. The duo wrote the music for her first song in a single day, after a record executive showed strong interest in a demo of "One Step At A Time" but later said that their records company didn't had the finances to release it. So the release deal went to RFC Records instead.

Tracy Weber was generously talented as she could sing any song just hearing it once, one or two studio takes was all she needed. Sadly she was gunshot to death (by an individual targeting her brother) just two weeks before her first record finally came out. Aside of "One Step At A Time" and "Sure Shot", Braddy and Bassoff also recorded a demo with Tracy named "You Ought To Know" which was later released with Michelle Wallace singing it.
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Discography

Releases:
Sure Shot (Single) (7 versions)   Quality Records Ltd. ... 1981
One Step At A Time (12")   Quality Records Of America 1983
Sure Shot / One Step At A Time (Maxi, Single) (3 versions)   Unidisc 1988
Sure Shot / Who Is He And What Is He To You (12")   DJ's Choice  
Tracks Appear On:
Discocross No. 3 (LP) Sure Shot F1 Team 1982
Discodance (LP) Sure Shot F1 Team 1982
Why Can't We Dance (Live) Together (LP, Comp) Sure Shot Ariola Benelux 1982
Dance Dance Dance: 100% Funk (Comp) (2 versions) Sure Shot Arcade 1991
Star-Funk Volume 1 (CD) Sure Shot Unidisc 1992
Dance Classics - The Hits Volume 7 (CD, Comp) Sure Shot Unidisc 1993
Classic Disco Mastercuts Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Sure Shot (Larry Levan... Mastercuts 1995
Absolutely... The Very Best Of Disco (3xCD, Comp + Box) Sure Shot (Larry Levan... Deepbeats 1997
Barbara Bui Presents Initial Grooves (4xLP) Sure Shot Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 2000
Spirit Of Disco (2xCD, Comp) Sure Shot Wagram 2001
A L'ancienne - Volume I & II (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Sure Shot Universal Licensing Music (ULM), Universal Licensing Music (ULM), Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 2002
DJ Abdel - A L'Ancienne Vol.2 (Comp) (2 versions) Sure Shot Universal Licensing Music (ULM) ... 2002
Funky Sensation (CD, Comp, Mixed) Sure Shot Wagram 2005
Disco Fever (4xCD, Comp) Sure Shot Wagram 2007
Mister Sam - Volume 6 (LP, Mixed, Whi) Sure Shot (Melô Do Xoxo) Not On Label  
Unofficial Releases:
The Real Music Thing (12", Mixed) Sure Shot P.C. Record 1980
Energy Pt. 2 & 3 (12", Ltd, Mixed) Sure Shot Blast Records (7) 1982
Get Down And Boogie (12", Mixed, Unofficial) Sure Shot Smash Records (6) 1982
Sure Shot (12")   Quality Records Ltd., RFC Records 2006
Sure Shot / Who Is He And What Is He To You (12") Sure Shot Dance Classics  
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Review by jimthing Oct 06, 2007
Don't know if anyone has ever noticed, but Tracy Weber's most excellent track "Sure Shot" has been covered or should that be re-used by Róisín Murphy recently during September/October 2007 under her track titled "Let Me Know" released on Echo/EMI Records (UK).

Same groove, just re-instrumentalised and re-vocaled by Róisín. Just type "Roisin Murphy Steals" into YouTube for an example.

Sounds good in both versions in my opinion, so you can't loose either way.

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