Abaco Dream was an American rock group from

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, United States.

History

The members were Paul Douglas, David Williams, Dennis Williams, Frank Malo, and Mike Sassano. Their 1969 release, the

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-written "Life and Death in G & A", peaked at number 74 on the ''

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'' Hot 100 and at number 58 on the '' Cashbox'' Top 100 ( A&M 1081). Another single from the group, "Another Night of Love/Chocolate Pudding", did not chart when released in 1970. The constant with all four Abaco Dream tracks was the producer Ted Cooper, who was a music executive at Double M Productions at the time, and had previously worked at

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, Sly Stone's record label. Cooper died in 1975.

Singles discography

*A&M 1081 - "Life and Death in G & A" written by

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/ "Catwoman" written by

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*A&M 1160 - "Another Night Of Love" / "Chocolate Pudding" both written by Arthur Miller

Sly and the Family Stone

Some

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s, such as

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, believe that "Life and Death in G & A" is actually a performance by

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. They note the similarity in performance of this song to other Family Stone songs and the dissimilarity between this song and other Abaco Dream releases. The song also appears on the CD compilation ''Listen To The Voices: Sly Stone In The Studio 1965-1970'', issued by Ace Records. The vocals are attributed to Joe Hicks who, in 1970, performed a cover version for Stone's Stone Flower label.

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