“Love Is Alive” is a 1976 song by Gary Wright taken from the album The Dream Weaver, released the previous year, it features Wright on vocals and keyboards with Andy Newmark on drums. The album’s title cut and “Love is Alive” both peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. “Love is […]
“Make No Mistake, He’s Mine” is a song written by Kim Carnes, recorded as a duet with Barbra Streisand in 1984. The duet was subsequently recorded as “Make No Mistake, She’s Mine” by Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987. Both versions of the song charted. The song was recorded by Streisand and Carnes, co-produced […]
“Break Away” (also known as “Breakaway”) is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway. “Break Away”, with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the second […]
“Getting Over You” is a song written by Tony Hazzard in 1973, recorded by various artists, including the writer. Hazzard’s original is from his LP ‘Was That Alright Then?’ and was included on his double album ‘Go North – The Bronze Anthology’. Andy Williams recorded the most successful version of the song, entitled simply as […]
“Solitaire” is a ballad written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody. Cody employs playing the card game of solitaire as a metaphor for a man “who lost his love through his indifference”—”while life goes on around him everywhere he’s playing solitaire”. The song is best known via its rendition by the Carpenters. In autumn 1973 […]
“Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking” is the second single by Rick Lee Jones from her album Pirates. It reached #76 at the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Chuck Rainey Drums Steve Gadd Guitar David Kalish Keyboards Neil Larsen Keyboards Russell Ferrante Keyboards Rickie Lee Jones Sax David Sanborn Sax Tom Scott Synthesizer […]
“A Lucky Guy” is the third single by Rickie Lee Jones from her album Pirates. It was released in 1981 and was the only single from that album that hit the US Billboard Charts, it peaked at #64. Musicians Bass Chuck Rainey Drums Art Rodriguez Guitar Buzzy Feiten Guitar Dean Parks Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards […]
“Takin’ It Easy” is a single by Seals & Crofts from the same titled album. It was released in 1978 and peaked at #79 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Dominic Genova Drums Ralph Humphrey Drums Ron Krasinski Guitar Louie Shelton Guitar Marty Walsh Guitar Tony Peluso Guitar Sean McLeod Guitar Bob Phillips Piano […]
“You’re The Love” is a 1978 song recorded by Seals and Crofts. The song reached number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and in Canada it spent two weeks at number eight. The song was the act’s final Top 40 hit in both nations. Musicians Bass Dennis Belfield Drums Ralph Humphrey Drums Ron Krasinski […]
“He’s the Greatest Dancer” is a 1979 song by the American vocal group Sister Sledge. Released on February 3, 1979, the song was written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and recorded for the group’s successful 1979 album We Are Family. Billboard named the song #66 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl […]