“Try It On My Own” (titled “On My Own” for its single release) is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston. It was written by Babyface, Jason Edmonds, Carole Bayer Sager, Aleese Simmons, and Nathan Walton for her fifth studio album Just Whitney (2002), with production handled by the former. A pop ballad, the […]
Systematic is the third solo album from singer Billy Griffin, released in 1985 (CBS). Tracks 1 Systematic (James Ingram; Leon Ware) 05:33 2 If I Ever Lose This Heaven (Leon Ware; Pam Sawyer) 05:12 3 Waiting To Touch (Donald Griffin; Leon Ware) 04:44 4 This Ain’t Puppy Love (Donald Griffin; James Schweigert) 04:36 5 Electrified […]
Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name, Dreamgirls is a film à clef, a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the history of the Motown record […]
A Time to Love is the twenty-third studio album by Stevie Wonder, his first since Conversation Peace in 1995. Originally to have been completed in 2004, it was finally released to stores on October 18, 2005, following an exclusive digital release on Apple’s iTunes Music Store on September 27. The first single, issued in April […]
Revelation is an album from guitarist Phil Upchurch, released in 1982 (Polystar). Tracks 1 Soft Shoulder (Victor Feldman) 07:44 2 Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris) 05:10 3 When And If I Fall In Love (Kevin Henry; Kyna Austin) 05:04 4 Revelation (Russell Ferrante) 05:35 5 Light Of Love (Kevin Henry; Kyna Austin) 04:04 6 You […]
Hot Coko is the debut solo studio album by American R&B singer Coko. It was released by RCA Records on August 10, 1999. Hot Coko served as the singer’s debut effort following the release of her band SWV’s third album Release Some Tension (1997), which led towards the group’s first disbandment in 1998. Guest appearances […]
Summer Horns is a collaboration album by Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot. It was released on May 7, 2013 via Concord Records. The album was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, losing to Steppin’ Out by Herb Alpert. Tracks 1 Always There […]
The Songs Of Diana Ross released on the Japanese label Sound Design in 1992 is an album by special project Jazz Express. The core of this project is composed of keyboardist Neil Larsen and saxophone player Michael Paulo. Each album pays tribute to a popular artist with jazzy instrumental versions of some of their biggest […]
A Twist Of Motown is a tribute to Motown produced by Lee Ritenour and released in 2003. Tracks 1 Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx) 2 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) 3 Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) 4 Just My Imagination (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) 5 I Heard […]
Love, Smokey is an album by American R&B singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, released in 1990. Love, Smokey was the follow-up to Robinson’s most successful album One Heartbeat. The first single was “Everything You Touch” which reached #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on the track “Easy”. Tracks 1 Love Is The Light […]