1980 Gloria Gaynor – Stories
Stories is the eighth album by Gloria Gaynor, released in 1980. Failing to produce any hit singles, Stories didn’t fare as well as its predecessors and peaked at #178 on The Billboard 200.
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1978 Bloodstone – Don’t Stop!
Don’t Stop! is the ninth album by the Kansas soul/funk band Bloodstone, released in 1978 on Motown.
1977 Eloise Laws – Eloise
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.
1976 Sonny Criss – Warm & Sonny
Warm & Sonny is an album by Sonny Criss, released in 1976 on Impulse! William “Sonny” Criss (23 October 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician and alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.
1977 Minnie Riperton – Stay In Love
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 […]
1977 Maxine Nightingale – Night Life
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).
1977 The Emotions – Rejoice
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.
1995 Najee – Plays The Songs From The Key Of Life (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder)
Plays The Songs From The Key Of Life (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder) is the sixth album by Najee. Jerome Najee Rasheed (born November 4, 1957, New York City), known professionally as Najee, is an American Jazz-Smooth Jazz saxophonist and flautist
1977 The Memphis Horns – Get Up & Dance
Get Up & Dance is the fourth album by The Memphis Horns. It contains the singles “Get Up And Dance” and “What The Funk”, as well as the group’s biggest hit, the jazzy slow jam “Just For Your Love”, which reached #17 on the R&B Charts.
1979 Sharon Ridley – Full Moon
Full Moon is the second album by singer Sharon Ridley, released in 1979 on Tabu Records.