1979 Dobie Gray – You Can Do It (US:#37)
“You Can Do It” is a single by Dobie Gray from his album Midnight Diamond. It was released in 1979 and reached #37 in the US Charts.
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1979 Reba Rambo – The Prodigal According To Reba
The Prodigal… According to Reba is the seventh solo album by Christian singer and songwriter Reba Rambo, released in 1979 on Greentree Records.
1979 Ralph MacDonald – Counterpoint
Counterpoint is the third solo album by percussionist Ralph MacDonald, released in 1979 on Marlin.
1979 Kim Carnes – St. Vincent’s Court
St. Vincent’s Court is the fourth studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1979. The album’s single, “It Hurts So Bad”, which peaked at #56 on Billboard magazine’s Pop Singles chart.
1979 Leonard Cohen – Recent Songs
Recent Songs is the sixth studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1979. Produced by Cohen alongside Henry Lewy, it was a return to his normal acoustic folk music sound after the Phil Spector-driven experimentation of Death of a Ladies’ Man, but now with many jazz and Oriental influences.
1978 Soundtrack – California Dreaming
California Dreaming is a 1979 American comedy-drama film starring Glynnis O’Connor, Dennis Christopher, Seymour Cassel and Tanya Roberts and directed by John D. Hancock. California Dreaming was given a limited release on March 16, 1979, and the release was expanded in the following two months. The release schedule was planned to coincide with the release […]
1979 Janis Ian – Night Rains
Night Rains is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, originally released in 1979 on Columbia Records. The commercial failure of her previous self-titled album and its accompanying singles led Columbia to demand Ian make a major change of direction for Night Rains to restore her commercial fortunes. She initially focused on writing […]
1979 Janis Ian – Fly Too High (UK:#44)
“Fly Too High” is a song by Janis Ian. It is a track from her 1979 LP, Night Rains. The song became a modest hit in the UK (#44), a major hit in Australia (#7) and The Netherlands (#5), and a number-one hit in South Africa. “Fly Too High” was written and recorded for the […]
1979 Scott Wesley Brown – One Step Closer
One Step Closer (1979, Sparrow) is the fifth album by Christian singer/songwriter Scott Wesley Brown.
1979 Mongo Santamaria – Red Hot
Red Hot is an album by Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria. It was released in 1979. Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez (April 7, 1917 – February 1, 2003) was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and […]