Paul Jabara

Artist: Paul Jabara

LP: De La Noche: The True Story — A Poperetta
Song: "Entraete/De La Noche (Woman of the Night) (reprise) / The Search (Find Them!)"
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Paul Jabara is an American composer/singer/actor of Arab descent who wrote Donna Summer's hit, "Last Dance, " among other things. Sadly, Jabara died in 1992 from an AIDS-related disease. You can read all about Paul Jabara on Wikipedia [here].

Jabara's 1986 "Poperetta" concerns (according to the cartoons on the back of the LP) a set of female octuplets that were stolen from a hospital at birth. Now they're all grown up and of course they've landed in the sex industry. The octuplets' names all begin with the letter "D" and they've gravitated toward cities and towns that also begin with a "D"... well, sort of: "De Bronx?" From a poster on the back of the album: "A devious scheme divided each tot from city to city, a "D" marks the spot. 8 million dollars, that's the reward—deliver the daughters and the money is all yours. FIND THEM!" Good luck. the song I've posted above should provide some leads.