Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, released in the fall of 1977 on Arista Records. The song “We Almost Lost Detroit”, which shares its title with the 1975 John G. Fuller book of the same name, recounts the story of the nuclear meltdown at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near […]
Images is an album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in September 1977 by RCA Victor. The album is a collection of five songs from his previous album, Io tu noi tutti, and two of his classic songs (“Il mio canto libero” and “La canzone del sole”). All of the […]
Castle In The Sky is the debut album by David Castle released in August 1977. A rerecording of “Ten To Eight” b/w “Finally” was the album’s first single. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 68. He performed “Ten to Eight” on the BBC music chart television program Top […]
Commit To Memory is an album by Bobby Vince Paunetto, released in 1977. Bobby “Vince” Paunetto (June 22, 1944 – August 10, 2010) was a vibraphonist and composer associated to Latin jazz and salsa. He did not start on vibraphone until age 17, but went on to befriend Cal Tjader and study at the Berklee […]
A Period Of Transition is the ninth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1977. It was his first album in two-and-a-half years, largely forgotten or overlooked by most casual fans. At the time of its release it was received with some disappointment by critics and fans: “Most were hoping for a […]
Eloise is the second solo album by Eloise Laws, released in 1977 on ABC. loise Laws (born November 6, 1943) is a singer and a member of the prominent Laws family of musicians from Houston, Texas. Tracks 1 Baby You Lied (Jerry Goldstein; Linda Creed) 05:05 2 His House And Me (Linda Creed; Thom […]
Lazarus is an album by Jamaican ska and reggae singer Ken Lazarus, released in 1977 on Midland International. Tracks 1 Love Is The Answer (Ken Lazarus) 04:16 2 Out Of Many, One People (Ken Lazarus) 04:17 3 Keep On Doin’ What You’re Doin’ (Ken Lazarus) 03:25 4 Love Is All I Need (Ken Lazarus; Reginald […]
Stay in Love (full title: Stay in Love: A Romantic Fantasy Set to Music) is the fourth studio album by American singer Minnie Riperton, released under Epic Records. The album features the hits “Young Willing and Able” and the Stevie Wonder collaboration “Stick Together”. Unlike her previous works, the soft soul elements here tend to […]
Night Life is the second album by British R&B and soul music singer Maxine Nightingale. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million-seller “Right Back Where We Started From” (1975, U.K. & 1976, U.S.), “Love Hit Me” (Track 3 of this album), and “Lead Me On” (1979). Tracks 1 Will […]
Rejoice is an album by American vocal group The Emotions issued in June 1977 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. Rejoice has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. Tracks 1 Best Of My Love […]