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Cherrelle: High Priority; S.O.S Band: Sands Of Time (Tabu/CBS)

Fred Goodman, Musician, June 1986

WHAT HAS Prince wrought? Legend has it that songwriting and production duo Terry Lewis and James "Jam" Harris III, a. k. a., Jimmy Jam, were fired from the Time by His Purpleness for missing a gig. That shouldn't have caused them much concern: 'Just Be Good To Me' became a huge hit for the S.O.S. Band. After that Harris and Lewis enjoyed modest success with 'Just Be Good To Me' sound-alikes.

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