I Got My Mind Made Up

The single was cut in Philadelphia’s Salsoul orbit and remixed in New York by Larry Levan with producer Bunny Sigler and engineer Bob Blank. The finished 12-inch version was worked up at Blank Tapes Studios, New York, from the original session tape. Released in late 1978, it became Instant Funk’s breakthrough, topping the Billboard R&B and disco charts and reaching No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became one of Salsoul’s signature crossover dance records and a staple of the late-1970s club circuit. Larry Levan’s remix turned the song into a lasting Paradise Garage classic and one of the best-known extended disco singles of its era. It remains a frequently reissued and compiled track in disco and dance canon.