D Train - Walk On By

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The project was a collaborative effort between the band's namesake, James "D-Train" Williams, who was featured as the lead vocalist and songwriter, and Hubert Eaves III, a keyboardist and producer, who performed the instrumentation on the recordings. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Williams himself was a R&B-dance producer as well. He and Eaves met during high school and began performing together. Eaves would spend most of the 1970s as a member of the R&B band Mtume. However, by the 1980s, he and Williams had teamed up again. The group named itself D-Train after a nickname Williams had acquired as a football player in high school.
D-Train released its first single "You're the One for Me" in late 1981. The track became an instant success, hitting #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart that year; it was remixed and re-released successfully several times since and was contemporaneously covered by Paul Hardcastle with vocalist Kevin Henry in the United Kingdom. The duo's self-titled debut album (which prominently featured the "You're the One for Me" title on the front cover, and the album became known by this name) followed in early 1982, and several additional singles from this effort were successful on both the R&B and Dance charts, although they were not as popular as the debut hit. Among these tracks were "Keep On", which reached #2 on the Dance chart, and a cover version of the Burt Bacharach- and Hal David-penned "Walk on By," which owed more to the Isaac Hayes version than to Dionne Warwick's original recording.
In 1983, the band released its follow-up album, Music. The title track became another dance-floor anthem and is the most gospel-infused of D-Train's floor fillers. This track nearly equalled the success of the group's debut single. Several other singles from the album were moderately successful.
In 1984, D-Train had its only Billboard Hot 100 entry with "Something's on Your Mind," which climbed to #79 and was later covered by Miles Davis on his album You're Under Arrest. The single also cracked the top five on the R&B chart, becoming the group's biggest hit in that market as well. The accompanying album, also titled Something's on Your Mind, found the band branching out into new musical territory, incorporating elements of reggae and more adult contemporary-oriented R&B into their music. Williams himself played acoustic guitar on a cover of Carole King's "So Far Away."
A greatest hits album titled You're the One for Me-The Very Best of D-Train was issued in several European countries in 1985. Featured on this compilation was a remixed version of "You're the One for Me" and the tune charted a second time that year. This version was remixed by Paul Hardcastle, who had previously issued a cover version of the song and, by 1985, had become well known for his own hit "19." Despite this success, the group would disband that same year.

[@surfer4805]

Listening to this right here..its February 2024

[@chrisgonz9963]

D Train had great vocals great music very underrated

[@pamsanford4245]

I always felt this artist didn’t get the recognition he deserved… Thank you D train for your many soulful hits back in the 80’s👍🏾✌🏾🦶🏾🦶🏾👣👣

[@tanymaille3756]

Que de souvenirs ❤❤❤❤

[@mortisxx5712]

Without D-Train and other Prelude artists, house music would probably have evolved differently. They have never really received proper recognition for that.

[@montana051880]

Cold

[@user-fu8uo6nz9d]

Love this ❤🔥

[@andrewgarlisi847]

I wish someone would do a Bass cover for this amazing version!!

[@arcticjoe5532]

This is the most unique remake of this classic that I've ever heard.

[@FEEBO2025]

He's got a beautiful, soulful voice. ;)

[@imagine9265]

Any time I take the train this song COMES TO MIND ESPECIALLY WHEN I TAKE DA 🚆D TRAIN

[@jameschapman7515]

He killed it,great job 😊..

[@ronalddelpozzo9026]

Better than the original, fantastic vocals.

[@janetriggione6637]

Bad ass jacket he has on

[@youaremylifepictures4680]

One of the best covers ever.

[@arcticjoe5532]

I wholeheartedly agree with you 100%

[@aunjanaue08]

I was born 7 days later. I definitely was in the Spiritual Realm jammin when D-Train remaked this classic by Dianne then Issac. 🌌😍🥰💃🏾

[@jameschapman7515]

Dionne, not Diane 😅😅.

[@DIMP11]

Before Sybil but after Dionne Warwick and Isaac Hayes, there was D Train. And if you add Chicago asking you to "Look Away", there are a lot of American singers crying that don't want you to see them in this condition.

[@jacksor2]

Still Love this ONE here y'all....Classic Jam 1976

[@jamielhorsey7635]

1982

[@brandonbowles5457]

This song has been done numerous times by Dionne Warwick, Isaac Hayes, Melissa Manchester, and Sybil who also remade Don't Make Me Over by...you guessed it Dionne Warwick. Here's an oldie but goodie from 41 years ago. This is DTrain with Walk On By!!!
(In my Dick Clark voice if he were to present this song on American Bandstand!)

[@elleanderson563]

Love it!

[@brizeeuk]

brilliant

[@gordonmcleod5594]

Walk positive=Talk positive

[@stevenm6453]

Better than the original!

[@djjerome]

As good as Maybe. Better than never!

[@nicolasmay7737]

ma version préféré

[@dtrain8145]

🙌

[@septemberquest6393]

Awesome jam in its time 👍👍👍♥️🎵🎵

[@thierrypierrot8862]

Le Tiffany 1983 ...