Nightline is an album by the American soul singer Randy Crawford. It was released in 1983 via Warner Brothers Records. The album peaked at No. 164 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at No. 37 on the UK Albums Chart. The title track peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Tracks 1 Nightline […]
This selftitled album by Joseph Williams was his debut album, released in 1982. Tracks 1 What Is She Hiding (Bruce Gowdy, Jay Gruska) 3:31 2 That First Night (Barry Fasman, Joseph Williams) 3:14 3 Takin’ It (Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams) 3:30 4 One More Chance (John Lang, Joseph Williams) 3:53 5 I Didn’t Do It […]
Friends in Love, Dionne Warwick‘s third studio album for the Arista label, was released in 1982. It was recorded during the winter of 1981-82 and was released that spring. The LP was originally issued as number AL 9585 in the Arista Catalog. The disc stalled at a disappointing #87 on the Billboard album chart, selling […]
World Radio is the ninth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in May 1982. It was (including the greatest hits compilation album, The Very Best of Leo Sayer) his tenth successive Top 50 chart entry in the UK Albums Chart, in a period of a little over eight years. Tracks 1 […]
Hey Ricky is the title of the tenth album release by Melissa Manchester issued on Arista Records in April 1982. During the interim between the release of Hey Ricky and that of the precedent For the Working Girl in September 1980 Melissa Manchester had attempted to extricate herself from her recording contract, filing suit in […]
Windsong (1982, Warner Bros) is the sixth solo album released by Randy Crawford. Tracks 1 Look Who’s Lonely Now (Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland) 3:39 2 I Have Everything But You (John Bettis, Richard Page) 3:17 3 He Reminds Me (Russell Stone) 4:39 4 Letter Full of Tears (Don Covay) 3:13 5 This Night Won’t Last […]
The Dukes was produced by Arif Mardin, and recorded and mixed by Gary Skardina at The Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, California), Chelsea Sound and Atlantic Studios (New York), Maison Rouge, and Oddysey Studios (London) Bugatti & Musker are known as the UK songwriter team for their smash hit such as “Modern Girl” performed by Sheena […]
The Dude is a 1981 studio album by American musician and producer Quincy Jones. The album featured the debut of vocalist James Ingram on the singles “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways,” which reached no. 17 and 14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. It also contained “Razzamatazz”, which reached no. 11 in the UK […]
Love All The Hurt Away is an Aretha Franklin album, the singer’s sophomore release for Arista Records. Despite strong reviews, it was a sales disappointment, topping off at approximately 250,000 copies. Aretha’s cover version of Sam & Dave’s classic hit “Hold On! I’m Coming” won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal […]
Listen (1981, Chrysalis) is the second solo album fron English singer Charlie Dore. This album featured most of Toto as the studio band. She toured with her UK band throughout 1981 and 1982, representing the UK in Tokyo at the Yamaha Song Festival and won the Silver prize at the Seoul Song Festival with her […]