I’m So Proud is the 7th album by Deniece Williams, released in 1983 Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler; June 3, 1950) is an American singer–songwriter and record producer. Williams is known for hits such as “Free” (1976), “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” (1978), “Silly” (1981), “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle” (1982), “Let’s Hear […]
Wall To Wall is a 1981 album by American singing duo René & Angela. Released on August 10, 1981, by Capitol Records, This is the second album by the duo. Tracks 1 Wall To Wall (Rene Moore; Angela Winbush) 05:32 2 Just Friends (Rene Moore; Angela Winbush) 05:30 3 Secret Rendezvous (Rene Moore; Angela Winbush) […]
Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. Clarke sings on the album to the horror of critics, but sticks to his usual forte which is jazz rock and jazz funk. This was the first recording where Stanley featured his tenor bass. Tracks 1 Danger Street (Stanley […]
Sérgio Mendes is the 1983 studio album by Sérgio Mendes under the A&M Records label. It includes “Never Gonna Let You Go”, a song written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil that reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Tracks 1 Brujo (Voo-Doo) (Douglas Brayfield, Ivan Lins, Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza, Vitor Martins) 3:49 […]
The title track “It’s Your Night” from the same album only hit the UK charts. The song was written by James Ingram, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums JR Robinson Guitar Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards James Ingram Synthesizer James Ingram Synthesizer Michael Boddicker Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Lyricon Tom Scott Percussion Steven Ray […]
Magic Windows is the thirty-second album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on September 29, 1981 on Columbia. Personnel involved in this album, besides Herbie himself, include among others: Wah-Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr., Sylvester, Paulinho da Costa, Adrian Belew. (see below for more) Amongst the other synthesizers employed on this album, an Alpha Syntauri […]
“I’ll Be Good to You“ is a 1976 hit song by R&B duo The Brothers Johnson. George Johnson, one of the two Johnson brothers in the band, wrote the song after deciding to commit to a relationship with one woman, instead of dating several at a time. While George was recording a demo for the […]
Come To Me is an single by Aretha Franklin, originally released on her album Aretha (1981), it appeared again on her 1989 album, Through The Storm. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Electric Piano David Foster Piano David Paich Synthesizer David Foster Percussion George Devens Background Vocals Edie Lehmann Background Vocals Marty McCall Background […]
“We Are the World“ is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA For Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is one […]
“State of Independence“ is a song written by Jon Anderson and Vangelis. Cover versions have been recorded by several artists and it has been a hit single on three occasions. The song is written in a reggae/calypso style and features an abstract spiritual lyric. Originally recorded by Jon and Vangelis for their 1981 album The […]