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.
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.
