New Directions is the eleventh album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1982. It is the group’s first album for RCA following their departure from Capitol. Lead single “A Penny for Your Thoughts” peaked at #16 on the R&B chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group’s highest placing on that chart […]
Learning To Love is the fifth album by Rodney Franklin, released in 1982. Rodney Franklin (born September 16, 1958 Berkeley, California) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Tracks 1 Enuff Is Enuff (Rodney Franklin; Stanley Clarke; Darryl Phinnessee; Howard Smith; Jim Gilstrap) 06:06 2 That’s The Way I Feel ‘Bout Your Love (Rodney Franklin) […]
Going For The Glow is the second album by singer Donna Washington, released in 1981 on Capitol Records. Tracks 1 Scuse Me, While I Fall In Love (David Lasley; Luther Vandross) 04:45 2 It’s Something (Brenda Russell; David Foster) 03:48 3 Save Your Love For Me (Chuck Jackson; Tony Coleman) 04:51 4 I See Home […]
The Racer is the eighth album by Ronnie Foster, released in 1986 on Pro Jazz. Ronnie Foster (born May 12, 1950) is an American funk and soul-jazz organist, and record producer. His albums recorded for Blue Note Records in the 1970s have gained a cult following after the emergence of acid-jazz. Tracks 1 Europe (Ronnie […]
Guardian Of The Light is the seventeenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1983 through Epic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in Los Angeles at The Complex, Le Gonks West and Ocean Way Recording. Duke used a variety of keyboard instruments, such as Rhodes […]
Posh is a 1980 album released by R&B singer Patrice Rushen, her third album for Elektra Records and sixth album overall. The album was recently re-released on Wounded Bird Records, as were several other Rushen albums from the time. Following the Pizzazz album, Posh was the continuation of a string of R&B/pop albums that would establish Rushen as an R&B singer. “Look Up!,” […]
Family is the 16th album by flutist and saxophonist Hubert Laws, released in 1980 on Columbia. Tracks 1 Ravel’s Bolero (Maurice Ravel) 08:46 2 What A Night! (Hubert Laws) 08:32 3 Wildfire (Nathan East) 05:11 4 Family (Hubert Laws) 07:35 5 Memory Of Minnie (Riperton) (Hubert Laws) 07:14 6 Say You’re Mine (Hubert Laws) 04:32 […]
Ghetto Blaster is the 17th album by The Crusaders, released in 1984 on MCA. Tracks 1 Dead End (Joe Sample) 04:55 2 Gotta Lotta Shakalada (Joe Sample; Will Jennings) 03:51 3 New Moves (Joe Sample; Will Jennings) 04:14 4 Zalal’e Mini (Take It Easy) (Caiphus Semenya; Wilton Felder) 06:05 5 Night Ladies (Leon Chancler) 07:03 […]
This Love’s For Real is the second album by the band Chapter 8, released in 1985 on Beverly Glen Records. Chapter 8 was a Detroit soul group of the 1970s and 1980s formed by Michael J. Powell and David Washington. Anita Baker was featured as lead vocalist on their first, self-titled album on Ariola in […]
Paulinho Da Costa is the fourth solo album by percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, released in 1984 on Globo. Tracks 1 You Came Into My Life (Clarence Charles; Dave Iwataki) 03:29 2 My Love (Clarence Charles; Paulinho Da Costa) 04:48 3 Special Kind Of Love (Clarence Charles) 05:10 4 Carioca (Clarence Charles; Paulinho Da Costa) 03:01 […]