Into The Future (1979, MCA) is the third studio album by The Floaters. The Floaters were an American R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. The group are best known for their 1977 song “Float On”, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. […]
M3000 is the third studio album by Mandré, released in 1979 on Motown. Michael Andre Lewis, aka Mandré, (December 7, 1948 in Omaha, Nebraska – January 31, 2012 in Shreveport, Louisiana) was an American musician known for his synthesizer recordings at Motown. As Andre Lewis he also contributed to Labelle’s Moon Shadow and Whitney Houston’s […]
Boulevard Nights is a 1979 American neo noir crime film directed by Michael Pressman. It is about life in East Los Angeles and its street gangs. It concerns two brothers, Raymond (Richard Yniguez) and Chuco (Danny De La Paz). Raymond is ‘straight’ — he has a job and is engaged to Shady (Marta DuBois) — […]
“Lotta Love” is a song written and recorded by Neil Young and released on his 1978 Comes a Time album. “Lotta Love” was also covered by Nicolette Larson in 1978. Larson’s version reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 8 on the Cash Box Top 100 in February 1979. It also […]
8 For The 80’s is the fourth solo album by Webster Lewis. It was released in 1979 (Epic) and reached #114 in the US Charts and the R&B charts at #21.
Manifestations is the eleventh album by Brazilian bossa nova and jazz pianist and keyboardist Manfredo Fest, released in 1979 on Tabu Records and re-released in 2011.
The 24th Street Band is the debut album by super group The 24th Street Band, featuring Hiram Bullock, Steve Jordan, Clifford Carter and Will Lee. It was released in 1979 on Denon.
Great Balls Of Fire is the twenty-first solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on May 28, 1979, by RCA Victor. The album was produced by Dean Parks and Gregg Perry with Parton and Charles Koppelman serving as executive producers. The album peaked at number four on the Billboard Top Country […]
“You’re The Only One” is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager and Bruce Roberts, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. Included on Parton’s album Great Balls of Fire, the song was released as the album’s first single in May 1979, topping the U.S. country singles chart. It was her fifth consecutive chart-topper since […]
“Sweet Summer Lovin’” a song written by Blaise Tosti, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released in August 1979 as the second single from the album Great Balls of Fire. “Sweet Summer Lovin’” reached number 7 on the U.S. country charts. (It was the first Dolly Parton single in two years not […]