Thelma Houston is one of disco music’s top achievements as her dance classic from 1976, “Don’t Leave Me This Way” has yet to cool down. Her vocal is the main attraction of this “soul to disco” cover of the 1975 original of Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes made dance floor surrender. “Fantasy and Heartbreak” is Thelma’s single from her “Qualifying Heat” project from 1984 - produced by Monte Moir of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’ Flyte Time Productions. This street arrangement outlines a realization of the inevitable downfall of a relationship that would not last. Thelma brings her question to her open mind and also accepts here that love is a ‘fantasy’ - a wonderful edge on something gone wrong.
I have taken the 12” vocal and dub versions of “Fantasy and Heartbreak” and have retold the story in this new ReStructure Mix. More of the soft street infused beats bring more reverb and effect to pieces to give the moment much more notice.
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