In 1978, Art Garfunkel recorded the song at a slow tempo, with Paul Simon and James Taylor alternating as lead and backing vocalists. This reached number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Cash Box Top 100. The Garfunkel version also became a number-one US Adult Contemporary hit for five […]
Syreeta is the fourth solo album by Motown recording artist and American singer-songwriter Syreeta Wright (also known as “Syreeta”), released by the Tamla label on April 26, 1980. It’s also the second album to be titled Syreeta after her 1972 debut album. The album was released shortly after Wright’s duet with Billy Preston, “With You […]
Come As You Are is the third album by Ashford & Simpson, released in 1976. It reached #35 in R&B Album charts.
Sunny Side Up (1978, Columbia) is the fourth solo album by jazz guitarist Wilbert Longmire.
An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel’s adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different and popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most […]
“Tell Her About It” is a 1983 hit song written and performed by Billy Joel, from the album An Innocent Man. The song was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week on September 24, 1983, replacing “Maniac” by Michael Sembello. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA for US sales […]
I Heard That!! is a 1976 double album by Quincy Jones. The first half of the album consists of new material, with the second a compilation of his work for A&M Records since 1969.
Journey is the second album released by record producer Arif Mardin as leader. Released on the Atlantic label in 1974, it features “a veritable who’s who of funk and jazz greats”, many of them regular session and studio musicians who appear on Mardin-produced albums for other artists.
With Everything I Feel In Me is the twenty-first studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on November 25, 1974, by Atlantic Records. This recording did not do as well commercially as previous Franklin albums. The LP reached #57 on Billboard’s Top Album charts and peaked at #6 on the R&B album charts. None […]
What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981. Three singles were released from What Cha’ Gonna Do: the Beatles cover “We Can Work It Out” (US R&B #34), the McCrarys cover “Any Old Sunday” (#68) […]