Since the late 1960's, recording artists Sly Slick and Wicked have quietly, yet overwhelmingly earned their place in music history as "The Kings Of The Underground Oldies." Now, with the national CD releases of "Confessin A Feeling Live" in 1996 (26 years after the recording of the groupÍs first album) and the original "TonightÍs The Nite" in 1999, this once obscure soul trio is no longer rhythm and blues best kept secret.

2: I'm Without A Girl

3: It's Too Late For Love

4: Not On The Outside

5: In The Morning

6: There'll Come A Time

7: I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else

8: Sitting In The Park

9: Me And You(You And I)

10: I'll Make It Easy

11: This Can't Be True

12: I'm Still Here

13: We're Sly Slick & Wicked...Wicked
      (For The Kids..Big And Small)

On tour with The Pacific Concert Group since 1993, Sly, Slick and Wicked have performed coast to coast with their music reaching over a half million fans in states such as Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, California, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York to name a few. The group has also gained recognition in Europe and Japan.

Sly, Slick and Wicked was founded in 1969 by Texas native Thomas Hawkins, aka Sonny Daye. The group debuted in East Los Angeles with original members Sonny Daye, Larry Lewis and Donny Everheart as part of a well known circuit that promoted artists such as Mary Wells, Don Julian and The Larks, Thee Midniters, Brenton Wood, Al Wilson and others. The groups first big hit, Confessin' A Feeling (1972) was a song that strongly connected with young lovers trying to express their feelings toward each other. The song received immediate recognition and was promoted heavily only on West Coast and Southwest radio stations reaching a large Latino-Chicano audience. As expected, the love of the Latino population has played an important role in the group's success and has helped spark national airplay resulting in new fans across the country.

During a radio interview in Atlanta, lead singer Sonny Daye said "performing with groups like the Delfonics, Blue Magic, The Moments, Barbara Lynn, Peaches & Herb, Gene Chandler, The Intruders, The Manhattans, Zapp & Roger, Bloodstone, and Deniece Williams has made us feel terrific and has given us a long overdue recognition. We are now ready to tour nationally and have been working on our choreography as well as our repertoire of songs."

This release, "Tonight's The Nite", is a collection of rare oldies that reveals the artists who have influenced Sly Slick and Wicked throughout their career. Early influences include Curtis Mayfield, Billy Stewart, The Mighty Marvelows, The Impressions, Eddie Holman and Eugene Record (original lead singer of the Chi-lites).

The title track "Tonight's The Nite" is the original, rare and hard to find recording from 1976 featuring Ron Crowder and Sonny Daye. Also of special note is the unique falsetto style of singer Freddie Davis who is the lead vocalist on "This Can't Be True" and on "Not On The Outside". Also featured on this album is the original (OG) Larry Lewis with his versions of "Me and You (You and I)" and "I'm Still Here."

Finally, ITP is proud of the founding Godfather of Sly, Slick and Wicked "Sonny Daye" for his unique and special style of soul that is responsible for placing the group in the hearts of so many fans. From all of us at ITP, we hope you enjoy the great Sly, Slick and Wicked sound!