1968 Tamiko Jones – I’ll Be Anything For You
I’ll Be Anything For You (CTI, 1968) is the second solo album by American singer Tamiko Jones.
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1973 Bette Midler – Bette Midler
Bette Midler is the eponymous second studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released in 1973 on the Atlantic Records label. Produced by Arif Mardin and Barry Manilow, Bette Midler includes Midler’s interpretations of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Skylark”, Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill’s “Surabaya Johnny”, Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” and Glenn […]
1973 Sammy Johns – Sammy Johns
Sammy Johns is the first studio album by singer and songwriter Sammy Johns. The album featured Johns’ most successful single, “Chevy Van,” which did not become a hit until two years after this album’s release. Tracks 1 Early Morning Love (Sammy Johns) 02:46 2 Chevy Van (Sammy Johns) 02:57 3 Jenny (Sherman Hayes) 02:47 4 […]
1975 Jimmy Witherspoon – Spoonful
Spoonful is an album by merican jump blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon, released in 1975 on Blue Note. Tracks 1 Big Boss Man (Al Smith; Luther Dixon) 03:24 2 Nothing’s Changed (Frank Armstrong; Jim Vaughn) 05:39 3 Sign On The Building (Jimmy Witherspoon; Omari O’Connor) 03:39 4 Reds & Whiskey (Howard Scott; Jimmy Witherspoon) 03:25 […]
1974 Etta James – Come A Little Closer
Come A Little Closer is the eleventh studio album by Etta James, released in 1974 on the Chess label. The album reached a peak position of number 47 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.[ Tracks 1 Out On The Streets Again (Gabriel Mekler; Trevor Lawrence Sr) 04:19 2 Mama Told Me (Catherine Williamson; Gabriel Mekler; Trevor […]
1975 Quincy Jones – Mellow Madness
Mellow Madness is a 1975 studio album by Quincy Jones. It was Jones’s first album recorded since treatment for a cerebral aneurysm. The album introduced the R&B public to The Brothers Johnson, which they co-wrote four of the album tracks. Tracks 1 Is It Love That We’re Missin’ (Debbie Smith; George Johnson) 03:52 2 Paranoid […]
1979 Leo Sayer – Here
Here is the seventh original album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1979. Tracks 1 The World Has Changed (Leo Sayer, Billy Livsey, Sergio Cuevas) 3:55 2 When The Money Runs Out (Leo Sayer, Ray Parker Jr) 3:40 3 The End (Leo Sayer, David Courtney) 3:56 4 Lost Control (Al Kooper) […]
1969 Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes – Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes
Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes is an album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label. Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Scott studied trumpet and piano in school. As a performer in the 1950s, she played […]
1976 Diana Trask – Believe Me Now Or Believe Me Later
Believe Me Now Or Believe Me Later is the eleventh album by Diana Trask, released in 1976 on ABC. Diana Roselyn Trask (born 23 June 1940) is an Australian-born country and pop singer. In the early 1960s she was a regular pop music performer on United States TV shows, Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club and Sing […]
1973 Donald Byrd – Street Lady
Street Lady is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd released on the Blue Note label in July 1973, with Larry Mizell returning as producer, following the success of its predecessor. Tracks 1 Lansana’s Priestess (Larry Mizell) 07:39 2 Miss Kane (Larry Mizell) 06:21 3 Sister Love (Larry Mizell) 06:12 4 Street Lady (Larry Mizell) […]