First Course is the debut album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released on LP by Epic Records in 1976 and on CD by Columbia Records in 1990. Tracks 1 A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That (Lee Ritenour) 06:18 2 Sweet Syncopation (Lee Ritenour) 04:47 3 Theme From […]
Marathon (1984, CBS) is the sixth album from American jazz pianist Rodney Franklin. It reached #15 on the US Jazz Charts. Tracks 1 Stay On In The Groove (Denzil Miller Jr; Rodney Franklin) 05:59 2 Marathon (Rodney Franklin; Ronnie Laws; Stanley Clarke) 05:30 3 Love Is The Answer (Rodney Franklin) 06:05 4 Let’s Talk (Audrey […]
We Are the World is a 1985 album that contains USA for Africa’s “We Are the World”, a superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia. The album was released on April 1, 1985, by Columbia Records. In addition to the title track, the album includes nine previously unreleased songs by donating artists, including […]
Right On Time is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo The Brothers Johnson. Released in 1977, the album peaked at number two on the R&B albums chart and number thirteen on the pop albums chart in the U.S. It includes the number-one R&B song “Strawberry Letter 23”, and winner of a Grammy […]
“Strawberry Letter 23” is a song written and composed by Shuggie Otis from his 1971 album Freedom Flight. It is also widely known by the 1977 cover version recorded by The Brothers Johnson and produced by Quincy Jones. Muscians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Harvey Mason Sr Guitar (solo) Lee Ritenour Guitar George Johnson Keyboards Dave […]
Westcoastal is an album by keyboardist, composer, producer & arranger David Diggs released in 1999. Tracks 1 Lonely Weekend (Russell Ferrante; Joe Curiale; Ricky Lawson; Bobby Caldwell) 04:16 2 Framed By Love (David Diggs) 03:35 3 Easier Said Than Dance (Tom Saviano; Jeanne Alexander) 04:14 4 Fallen Angel (Bill Batstone) 04:34 5 Backbone (David Diggs; […]
Homecooking is the eighth studio album by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘77. It was released in 1976. Tracks 1 Sunny Day (Michael Sembello) 03:05 2 Hey People, Hey (Gilberto Gil) 03:23 3 It’s So Obvious That I Love You (Carlos Lyra; Kathy Lyra) 03:12 4 Emorio (Gilberto Gil; João Donato) 03:08 5 Shakara (Louis Johnson) […]
“Ride-O-Rocket” is the first single by the Brothers Johnson from their album Blam!! It was released in 1978 and reached #50 in the UK. The US it stuck at #104. Produced By Quincy Jones Songwriters Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Charts US:#104 UK:# 50
Thief in the Night is the eighteenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was released in 1985 through Elektra Records, making it his first release on the label. Recording sessions for the album took place at Le Gonks West in West Hollywood, California. Duke played various keyboard instruments on the […]
“Ain’t We Funkin’ Now” is the second single from the album Blam! by the Brothers Johnson. It was released in 1978 and it the UK Charts at #43, in the US it stucked at #102. Produced By Quincy Jones Songwriters Alex Weir Louis Johnson Quincy Jones Tom Bahler Valerie Johnson Charts US:#102 UK:# 43