Starchild is the sixth album by Teena Marie, released in 1984. Following the relative commercial failure (in U.S. Pop Chart terms: The album peaked at #119 on the Pop chart; however, it reached #13 on the R&B chart compared to Starchild reaching #9.) of her previous album, Robbery, Starchild became the highest-selling album of Marie’s […]
Rise Of The Phenix is an album by trumpeter Rahmlee Michael Davis, released in 1981 on Headfirst. For more information go visit his website: https://rahmlee.com/ Tracks 1 Heartbreaker (Dean Gant; Mai Penovich; Rahmlee Michael Davis) 06:33 2 Basin Street Brass Down In Storyville (Rahmlee Michael Davis; Dean Gant) 05:15 3 Rise Of The Phenix (Birth […]
Strangers is the fourth solo album by Johnny Bristol, released in 1978. John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which […]
If I Had The Chance is the second and last solo album by Chuck Cissel, released in 1982. Charles “Chuck” Cissel (born October 3, 1948) is an American singer, dancer, director, choreographer and producer. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts […]
Gone is an album by Jerry Lynn Williams, released in 1979. Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005) was a rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as “Forever Man,” “See What Love Can Do,” “Something’s Happening,” “Running on Faith” and “Pretending” for Eric Clapton. He contributed two songs, “Real Man” and “I Will Not Be […]
Free To Be Me is the fifth album by Johnny Bristol, released in 1981. John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, […]
Marilyn & Billy is an album by Billy Davis Jr and Marilyn McCoo, released in 1978. Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943) is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series […]
In a Special Way is the third studio album by American R&B group DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on September 24, 1983. It was recorded at Kendun Records in Burbank and Westlake Audio in West Hollywood; written and produced by lead vocalist El DeBarge with additional writing by Mark, James and Bunny DeBarge. In a […]
Love Current is the fifth album by Lenny Williams, released in 1979 on MCA Records. Leonard Charles Williams (born February 16, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work during the 1970s. Williams was the lead vocalist for R&B/Soul group Tower of Power. As a soloist, Williams made several hit recordings, […]
“Down to Love Town” is a 1976 disco single by The Originals, a Motown group that peaked in popularity in late 1960s and early 1970s. Although the single reached the #1 spot on disco/dance chart for one week, it hit #93 on the Soul Charts (where The Originals had previously found their success) but had […]