Michele (Chantal Sitruk)

 DISCO SUSPENSE & MURDER Part 1:

MICHELE - LOVE MAGIC 1977 feat. The Sweethearts Of Sigma
By Soren Jensen:
A favorite album of mine with a very strange background! Tunesian-born, Paris-based Chantal Sitruk had her recording debut in the early 70s with a lovely French single, Juste un petit peu de soleil (Just A Little Bit Of Sun) and did the odd bit of session work here and there before she was literally spotted in the street by producer Pierre Jaubert (1929-2017) who wanted to record a disco album with her.
The resulting LP was sent to Tom Moulton in the States who recorded the Sweethearts of Sigma for the backing vocals before remixing the entire album. However, before the album went into the pressing plant, Chantal was charged with possession of drugs and had to serve prison time, and Jaubert decided to go ahead with the album release anyway.
The artist name was changed to Michele and a black model was hired for photo shoots and TV performances. The album was a big disco hit, peaking at #3 in the US Disco Charts by December 1977. Jaubert and Chantal recorded another album in 1978 which equally Jaubert decided to have another woman promote (Brenda Mitchell).
Finally in 1979 Chantal got her name on an album cover with the LP Get Another Love. Tragically Chantal was murdered in Jerusalem in 1985 by a bullet destined for her drug-dealing boyfriend, and she would never know how much loved her three disco albums remain all these many years later. Enjoy the Magic Love here!
00:00​ Can't You Feel It
09:43​ Magic Love
16:18​ Hold Me, Squeeze Me
23:49​ Disco Dance
Bonus
32:32​ Juste un petit peu de soleil (as Chantal Alexandre, single, 1973)
35:20​ Rien n'a changé (B-side)
37:38​ Can't You Feel It (Single)
41:07​ Magic Love (Single)
44:16​ Hold Me, Squeeze Me (Cover By Roy Henry & Reïna)
47:50​ Disco Dance (Patrick Cowley Megamix)
1:01:34​ Can't You Feel It (Masters At Work Remix)



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