I discovered Zulema through my friend, Tony V., who turned me on to her "Z-Licious": album – which featured a duet with Van McCoy of “The Hustle” fame.  It’s called “I’m Not Dreaming” and is one of her (only) four charted songs- it reached #76 on Billboard R&B. 

Subsequently, I came across her “Suddenly There Was You” LP and WOW – who can pass up an album cover like that … wearing cheetah print and a head-dress (?) with two cheetahs and a background of columns and a starry night?!? Ha!  Yes, sometimes, I will buy records based on the cover alone.  But I was beginning to really like her music, so she was now in my search vision. 

Her first album, “Zulema” from 1972 was a treat for me because it includes this great cover of the Shirelles song “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”  

The 12” single of “Change” was a nice find also – her biggest hit at #47 Pop and #36 Dance. 

Zulema was a founding member of the soul/disco group Faith, Hope and Charity – so I just had to start collecting those albums as well.  This is how my collecting rabbit holes turn into full on rabbit dens. 

The 1975 “Faith, Hope & Charity” album was a disco album that hit my sweet tooth.  I am a sucker for most 60’s girl remakes – so their version of Doris Troy’s “Just One Look” and Fontella Bass’s “Rescue Me” were automatically sunshine (Hi, Tony).  But it turned out that the whole album is good!  How can you fail a dance sweet tooth with songs like “Disco Dan” and “Let’s Go to the Disco”?!?!  But “To Each His Own” was their biggest hit – reaching #1 on the R&B charts, #15 Dance and #50 Pop. 

If you don’t know of Zulema or Faith, Hope and Charity – you’re missing out! Especially if you've never heard the German remix of "Flexion 120"!!