Coolin’ Out is the second solo album by singer Dennis Edwards, released in 1985. Dennis Edwards Jr. (February 3, 1943 – February 1, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang […]
Reaching for Tomorrow is the third album by R&B/funk band Switch, released in 1980 by Gordy Records. The album reached No. 23 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. Tracks 1 Power To Dance (Bobby DeBarge; Bunny DeBarge) 04:38 2 My Friend In The Sky (Bobby DeBarge; Bunny DeBarge) 04:21 3 Don’t Take My Love […]
Never Felt So Good is the second full-length album by R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram. It reached #123 on the US charts, while climbing to a peak of #37 on the R&B charts. It reached #72 in Britain. Tracks 1 Always (James Ingram; Keith Diamond) 04:17 2 Never Felt So Good (Howard Hewett; Keith Diamond; Keith […]
Hold Me is the fourth studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. It was released on July 15, 1985, by Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 71 on the US Billboard 200, though it fared better internationally, reaching the top 10 in Sweden and Switzerland, and the top 15 in Norway. The album’s lead […]
Kiss Of Life is the debut solo album by American singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett, released in 1988 on Quincy Jones’s Qwest Records label. Deborah Christine “Siedah” Garrett (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter, who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael […]
Just In Time is the seventh album by The Controllers, released in 1989. The Controllers are an American soul and R&B vocal group, originally from Birmingham, Alabama, who had a series of successful recordings in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Tracks 1 Temporary Lovers (Donnell Spencer; Sam Sims) 04:48 2 Take It Or Leave […]
Penny Ford is the second album by Penny Ford, released in 1993. Penny Ford (also known as Pennye Ford, born June 11, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, she rose to fame in the 1980s after signing a recording contract with Total Experience Records and releasing […]
Inner Motion is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1990, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard’s Jazz chart. Tracks 1 M.W.A. (Musicians With Attitude) (David Benoit; Marcel East; Nathan East) 04:37 2 Coconut Roads (David Benoit) 03:45 3 Every Corner Of The World (David Benoit; David Pack) […]
This Is My Dream is the fourth album by R&B group Switch. It was released in 1980. This is also the only album during their tenure with Motown not to feature input from Jermaine Jackson; they produced this album themselves. Following a slump with the subpar performance of their third album, Reaching for Tomorrow, released […]
The Return Of Bruno is the debut album by actor Bruce Willis. Released by Motown in 1987, this album is an eclectic gathering of R&B music sung by Willis, with backing musicians including Booker T. Jones, The Pointer Sisters, and The Temptations. It is a companion piece to an HBO special of the same name, […]