One day in the studio in Detroit, in early 1990, as the Monitors were about to record "Going To A Go-Go", they did a vocal warm-up, which was an accapella version of the old jazz standard, "Day By Day". Their harmonies were so amazing that everyone in the building came down into the studio and gave them a standing ovation, so we asked them to do it over again, and ran the two inch tape, and luckily had the video camera running too. Initially we released it as the full accapella track on their one album for us, "Grazing In The Grass". Then years later we remixed it into a classic piece of Motorcity, for the album, "You Didn't Say A Word". The original line up of the Monitors at Motown consisted of Richard Street as lead singer, with Warren Harris, Maurice Fagin, Sandra Fagin, and Hershel Hunter.When we got them reformed for Motorcity, Richard Street was with The Temptations, and Sandra Fagin had passed away, but we succeeded in getting the other three back together. They brought in Smokey Robinson's nephew, Darryl Littlejohn, as lead singer and added a girl singer called Cathy, who was a Detroit policewoman.One of my treasured memories was getting Wanda Rogers of The Marvelettes back to performing live, at the Pontchartrain concert in Detroit, with the Monitors backing her up, all dressed in sharp white tuxedos.Warren Harris, who has now passed away, was the comedian of the Motorcity Project, and had us all in stitches constantly... "Heyyyyyyyyyy - Come into my office"Treasured memories of a wonderful vocal group with the best harmonies ever, as they show on this old standard that they chose to do.

Video providers : , and this video is stored with all copyright by