Ortheia is the sister of Northern Soul legend J.J. Barnes, and in fact for...(More)

Ortheia is the sister of Northern Soul legend J.J. Barnes, and in fact for Motorcity, I cut a great duet with the pair of them, called "Send Some Love". Ortheia made some rare Northern Soul singles for Coral Records, before joining the Detroit girl group Cut Glass. Cut Glass was Ortheia Barnes and Mildred Scott. The Disco classic, "Without Your Love" came out in 1979 on Twentieth Century and by the early eighties was fetching £100 a copy. It was one of the biggest floorfillers at both Heaven in London and The Saint in New York. In 1989, while doing the Motorcity project, I was recording Ortheia anyway, so I decided to have her redo the legendary cult High-Energy classic, which was a joy to behold.(Less)