Venicia Wilson - Don't Snap Your Fingers

"Don't Snap Your Fingers" was cut in 2004 for my album "Northern Soul 2004". I first worked with Venicia Wilson in 1998, when she was just seventeen, her boyfriend at the time was Steve Brookstein who was part of the group All Points Bulletin. We then tried her and Steve together on a version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". That led to me cutting a most amazing record called "This Time I'm Loving You", in 2000, which truly became a floorfilling Northern Soul monster, until people realised that it, like the Four Vandals, it was not thirty years old. Consequently, no matter how good Venicia's next record "Further Down The Road" was, it went unnoticed. One day that little gem will get appreciated for what it is. Just like Sidney Barnes "Standing On Solid Ground" was scorned when it was new but when discovered six years later it was loved. Anyway, in my opinion Venicia was one of the greatest female singers in the UK. She can sing rings around Mariah and Christina, and I have nothing but boundless admiration for her talent and her beauty. One day she will really get discovered, and so, hopefully, will that record.