Abaco Dream
American rock group with a disputed Sly Stone connection.
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Abaco Dream was an American rock group from New York City. Their 1969 single "Life and Death in G & A," written by Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone), peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 58 on the Cashbox Top 100 (A&M 1081).
The group also released the single "Another Night of Love/Chocolate Pudding" in 1970, which did not chart. All four Abaco Dream tracks were produced by Ted Cooper, a music executive at Double M Productions who had previously worked at Epic Records, Sly Stone's label. Cooper died in 1975.
Background
The members of Abaco Dream were Paul Douglas, David Williams, Dennis Williams, Frank Maio, and Mike Sassano. Their first single, A&M 1081, featured "Life and Death in G & A" on the A-side, written by Sylvester Stewart, and "Cat Woman" on the B-side, written by Eric Siday. "Life and Death in G & A" reached number 34 in Canada, while "Cat Woman" hit number 66 there. The follow-up single, A&M 1160, paired "Another Night of Love" with "Chocolate Pudding," both written by Arthur Miller, but neither charted.
Some musicologists, including Joel Whitburn, believe that "Life and Death in G & A" is actually a performance by Sly and the Family Stone, noting its similarity to other Family Stone songs and its difference from other Abaco Dream releases. The song appears on the CD compilation Listen To The Voices: Sly Stone In The Studio 1965-1970 issued by Ace Records, where the vocals are attributed to Joe Hicks, who performed a cover version for Stone's Stone Flower label in 1970.
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- Wikipedia: Abaco Dream (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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