Joy Bryan Sings is an album by jazz singer Joy Bryan led by The Marty Paich Septet. It was released in 1957. Tracks 1 I Was Doin’ All Right (George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin) 03:00 2 Round Midnight (Bernie Hanighen; Cootie Williams; Thelonious Monk) 03:13 3 My Shining Hour (Harold Arlen; Johnny Mercer) 01:50 4 When […]
Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with “Jazzman”, reaching number two on the Pop chart and earning Carole King a nomination for Best Pop […]
“Jazzman” is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album Wrap Around Joy. King composed the music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan) wrote the lyrics. The song is best known for its lengthy saxophone solos, performed by Tom Scott, while King sings an ode to ‘the Jazzman’ and […]
“Nightingale” is a song written by Carole King and David Palmer. “Nightingale” first appeared on her top-selling album Wrap Around Joy, which was released in mid-July 1974, but was released as a single in December. The song has since been put on many of her compilation albums, including her certified platinum album Her Greatest Hits: […]
On My Way is the eighth album by singer Gwen McCrae, released in 1982 on Atlantic. Two singles were released: “Keep the Fire Burning” reached #60 in the US R&B Charts and #5 in the US Dance Charts, “I Need to Be with You” failed the charts. Tracks 1 Hang In (Fred Burgess; Gwen McCrae; […]
14 Songs is the first official solo album from Paul Westerberg, former leader of The Replacements, after the final Replacements album, All Shook Down, was heavily packed with session musicians and marginalized the other three band members. The album features contributions from Ian McLagan, former keyboardist for the Faces, a band that Westerberg has often […]
Stay Free is an album by the American R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1979. It peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200. “Found a Cure” peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Disco Top 100 chart. Tracks 1 Found A Cure (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 07:00 2 Stay Free (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) […]
“Found A Cure” is a 1979 single by Ashford & Simpson, from their album, Stay Free. Along with the title track and the song, “Nobody Knows”, “Found a Cure” hit number one on the dance/disco chart for two weeks. The tracks replaced Diana Ross’s album, The Boss, which was produced by Ashford & Simpson. “Found […]