Danger! She's A Stranger - Buddha Remastered 2001

This is a rare song where a guy makes his play by letting the girl know it's a risky proposition: falling for a stranger brings lots of possibility, but also a danger. Perhaps she should make a run for it, but delivered with the rich, soulful sounds of The Five Stairsteps, it just might work.

This is one of several modest hits for The Five Stairsteps before they landed a big one with "O-o-h Child" in 1970. They were a family vocal group out of Chicago led by Clarence Burke Jr., who wrote this song with Greg Fowler and Curtis Mayfield. It was released on Mayfield's Windy C label and peaked at #16 on the R&B chart.

The groove became a popular sample, used on "Two Dope Boyz (In a Cadillac)" by OutKast and "America" by Mac Miller and dozen of other songs.