It's official, It's Heather Small's vocals on Black Box's "Ride On Time".

After years of speculation it has been officially confirmed by M People's Mike Pickering on the website of DeConstruction records that "Heather Small" did indeed lay down the vocals for the smash hit "Ride On Time".

"Tell us about Black Box
What happened was, I got given a white label by an Italian guy on a Friday night at about 9.30, and I thought, "'kin Ell, this is amazing"

Were you playing Love Sensation already by that point?
Yeah I used to already play that, I played that for years... But then I couldn't find him. He didn't come back and there was just this sticker on the record. Anyway, on the Saturday afternoon, Pete rang me at home and said, "Have you heard this record, 'Ride on Time' - Black Box"... I went, "Pete, I can't believe you've said that. I played it last night and this guy brought it in, I didn't know who he was, and he just left it. It's an absolute fucking monster... it's a smash." And I think that Pete and Keith did the deal something like Tuesday afternoon. And then we had all the bollocks with Loletta. But you know the story of that right?

No

I'll let it out the bag. Because we've never really let it out the bag, but we had to re-record those vocals as you know. First of all there's Daniel stood in front of us saying, "It's not a sample" and I'm going to Pete & Keith, "It's a sample" and it turns out that Lolita has no right on it anyway, it's SalSoul, the irish guys who own Salsoul you don't want to get in a row with and Dan Hartman got the cassette of it, and heard it and said, "You can have it for 50% publishing. I love it" So we flew Heather out to where they lived in Italy, and it's Heather on Ride On Time. Yeah it's her vocal. If you listen there's certain giveaways but no-one ever knew!

We had to do it really quick so we could release it, because the original one had the sample on, and we re-placed the sample with Heather.

It's probably the biggest ever Hacienda record. People think it's a big pop hit now, but it was massive. "

So there you have it, enjoy an old classic in a new light:


Thanks to Jono for the heads up.
[Interview source]

"All You Need Is Love" - Featuring Heather Small

Heather Small will feature on the Children In Need Single, “ALL you need is love”.

[Single Release Date]
Download - 1st November
Physical Single - 9th November via HMV

[Album Release Date]
9th November - via Tesco, itunes and www.charitygoods.com

If you can't wait to hear it head over to BBC Iplayer here and fast forward to 1h 58 mins.

Heather lends her beautiful sounding vocals to the track, below Heather's lines are highlighted in purple:

"Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
Love is all you need.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you
in time.
It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
All you need is love (all together now)
All you need is love (everybody)
All you need is love, love, love is all you need."

Heather Small to feature on Children In Need Charity Single

Heather Small is one of the artists to provide vocals on new album, "Bandaged Together" in aid of Children In Need 2009.

"We have now started work on BANDAGED TOGETHER and all being well, it will be released at the end of October or beginning of November, all in aid of BBC Children in Need.

At this early stage I can not give too much away, but I can tell you that our wonderful producer AD Chivers has managed to involve some of the top names in music in a recording at Abbey Road.

We have Bill Wyman, Midge Ure, Nick Mason, Roger Taylor, Bryan Ferry, Beth Rowley, Imelda May, Clare Teal, Hayley Westenra, Cerys Matthews, Hugh Cornwell, Heather Small, Paloma Faith, Cara Dillon, Peter Gabriel, Finbar Fury, Red Hurley, newly joined

Ade Edmondson & The Bad Sheperds, Anthony Head, Lee Mead and Vanessa Mae and more joining every day. We also have SHARON CORR and BAILEY TZUKE

Sir Terry Wogan and lots or radio 2 presenters joining in."

Check out the official website for more info.

UPDATE:
Heather Small is involved in the single “All you need is love” which was mostly recorded in Abbey Road.

The single includes Peter Gabriel, Midge Ure, Hugh Cornwell, Anthony Head, Beth Rowley, Brian May, Bryan Ferry, Bill Wyman, Nick Mason, Sharon Corr, Lee Mead, Hayley Westenra, Paloma Faith, Clare Teal, Cara Dillon, Bailey Tzuke, Red Hurley, Sir Terry Wogan, Finbar Furey. Ade Edmondson, Troy Donockley, Andy Dinan and Imelda May.

The single should be released on the 2^nd November and the album on the 9^th November.
They are both going to be on itunes or can be bought from www.charitygoods.com and it is in aid of BBC Children in Need.

"Ride On Time" - Black Box (feat' Heather Small) 1989

After a huge legal controversey regarding the uncredited use of Loleatta Holloway's vocals, "Ride On Time" was re-recorded using Heather Small's vocals and shortly after went on to be a number one smash in the UK and worldwide.

Released: July 19, 1989

Heather's vocals can clearly be heard in this remix: