C’est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978. C’est Chic includes the band’s signature hit “Le Freak”, which topped the US Hot 100 chart, US R&B, and US Club Play in October 1978, selling six million copies in the US. The album also contains the […]
“Le Freak” is a 1978 funk / disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band’s third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks “I Want Your Love” and “Chic Cheer”, “Le Freak” scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. The single […]
“I Want Your Love” is a song by American band Chic from their second studio album C’est Chic (1978). Featuring a solo lead vocal by Alfa Anderson, the song became a very successful follow-up to their hit single “Le Freak”. According to Kathy Sledge, the song was originally slated to be recorded by Sister Sledge; […]
One To One is the third album by British pop singer Howard Jones. It was released in October 1986. The CD release also contains the single version of “No One Is to Blame” (a song featured on his previous album) with Phil Collins on drums and backing vocals. The album contains the hits “You Know […]
Good Stuff is the sixth studio album by new wave band The B-52′s, released in 1992. This is the first (and only) B-52s album in which vocalist Cindy Wilson does not appear, though she rejoined some years later. A moderate radio hit had been achieved with the title track called “Good Stuff” and the album […]
Boys And Girls is the sixth solo studio album by the English singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry, released in June 1985 by E.G. Records. The album was Ferry’s first solo album in seven years and the first since he had disbanded his group Roxy Music in 1983. The album was Ferry’s first and only number […]
So is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released on 19 May 1986 by Charisma Records. After working on the soundtrack to the film Birdy (1984), producer Daniel Lanois was invited to remain at Gabriel’s Somerset home during 1985 to work on his next solo project. Initial sessions for So consisted of […]
L Is for Lover is a studio album by Al Jarreau, released in September 1986 on Warner Bros. Records. It reached #30 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart, #9 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, and #17 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. Nile Rodgers, the album’s producer, called it “the best thing I […]
“Tell Me What I Gotta Do” is a single from Al Jarreau‘s album L Is For Lover. It was released in 1987 and reached #98 in the UK Charts. Musicians Drums Jimmy Bralower Keyboards Philippe Saisse Brass Mac Gollehon Reeds Robert Aaron Percussion Jimmy Bralower Percussion Leonard Gibbs Vocals Al Jarreau Produced By Nile Rodgers […]
Back In The High Life is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood’s biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3× Platinum in the US, and it reached the top twenty in most Western countries. […]