There's an old saying that states, "You can never go home again." For local singer and songwriter Stace England, this couldn't be further from the truth.

For more than 20 years, England has been active in the area and abroad as a musician, beginning at the age of 19 while a student at SIU. After graduation, England went to Los Angeles and then on to Chicago, where he played with some area acts. He came back to Carbondale in 1993 because, according to England, there is no place better for performing as a singer and songwriter.

Over the past two years, England has been working with the Cobden-based trio The Implications, with whom he will be performing at 10 p.m. Saturday at Mugsy's Entertainment Center, opening for the early '80s power pop act, The Producers.

The end result of this collaboration is the recently released "Lovey Dovey ALL The Time." The album serves as a release for some of the back catalog of songs that England has amassed over the past few years, culminating in an impressive recording of romance-influenced pop tunes.

The Implications has existed as a band since 1984 with lead guitarist John Brown and bassist Dan Fox as its founding members. Dane Spalt joined the group on drums in the early '90s after the departure of the original drummer.

England's previous release, "Peach Blossom Special," features 20 different musicians from around the area, including the likes of Robbie Stokes and Jimmy Salatino. But according to England, "Lovey Dovey ALL The Time" is a much tighter album, shaking up the mix and style of music that has come to be expected from him by the listening public. England now produces what he considers "noisy pop" with The Implications.

According to Fox and Brown, it's difficult to play regular gigs when there are greater responsibilities such as holding down a steady job and providing for a family. In recent times, The Implications has become more of a therapeutic measure for Fox, Brown and Spalt. However, Fox said that it's been great working with England because he's given the group that extra push they need to liven things up. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

When asked about how he writes a song, or gets an idea for one, England referred to the recent Michael Jackson interview when Jackson was asked a similar question. England attempted to answer what he deemed as being a rather difficult question.

"I really don't know," England said. "It must be experience."

England also said that sometimes song ideas come to him if it's quiet or when he's bicycling, which according to England is "a very Zen-like thing."

England said his next project will most likely be focused on the town of Cairo, Ill. The recording will contain elements of rock, rap and blues. Rev. Jesse Jackson's visit, the presence of the "white hats" and the 1975 race riot have left an impression upon England, which is something he wants to address.

"I find that town so fascinating," England said. "Both the good and the bad."

When Stace England and The Implications perform at Mugsy's Saturday, they will be opening for one of MTV's pioneering bands that has gone unheard of for some time now. The Atlanta-based Producers had hit singles in the early '80s with "She Sheila," "What She Does To Me" and "What He's Got."

The group was dropped from CBS Records in 1984 but continued on producing its third album on its own Marathon Records label in 1985. In 1987, The Producers signed with MCA Records, but due to financial difficulties and management problems, the band's much anticipated "Coelacanth" album was recorded but never released by the label, and it sat in the vault collecting dust until 2001 when One Way Records got official licensing for the album from MCA.

One Way Records has also re-issued the group's first two albums "The Producers" and "You Make The Heat" from CBS in 2000, helping to fan the flames of popularity for a band that already has a substantial cult status following.

Recordings by The Producers and Stace England and The Implications' "Lovey Dovey ALL The Time" are available at www.amazon.com. "Lovey Dovey ALL The Time" can also be purchased at 710 Bookstore, P-Mac Music and Plaza Records.

Stace England and the Implications perform with The Producers at 10 p.m. Saturday at Mugsy's Entertainment Center. For more information on The Producers, go to www.theproducers.org <http://www.theproducers.org>, or for The Implications, go to www.theimplications.com.