Producer, arranger, instrumentalist, and label owner
Greg Carmichael ran with the prominent members of the underground disco/boogie brigade like
Patrick Adams and
LeRoy Burgess, but he remains one of the lesser recognized figures from the scene. Despite this, he was every bit a key behind-the-scenes member of the dance music world and deserves the recognition accorded to those he worked with.
Carmichael, along with
Adams, was behind
Universal Robot Band,
Inner Life,
Phreek, and
Bumblebee Unlimited. Each of these outfits delivered a handful of club classics that endure as house-DJ favorites decades after their original release ("Dance and Shake Your Tamborine," "Barely Breaking Even," "Weekend," "Love Bug," "Moment of My Life," and "I'm Caught Up" being amongst the most popular). A number of
Bumblebee Unlimited singles were released through
Carmichael's Red Greg label, and
Inner Life's "I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)" was originally issued on his TCT label before Prelude purchased the rights and catapulted it to the top of many club playlists.
Carmichael also worked closely with
Burgess for the
Convertion ("Let's Do It") and
Logg ("I Know You Will," "Dancing Into the Stars") projects, which also yielded some cream-of-the-crop disco/boogie. The only time
Carmichael truly tasted the mainstream was when
Cathy Dennis' "Touch Me (All Night Long)," a cover of a
Fonda Rae tune written with
Adams, blitzed the pop charts in 1991. By then, he was all but completely removed from the music industry. ~ Andy Kellman