1982 Various – Casino Lights
Casino Lights is a live album recorded in Montreux (1982) featuring Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, Yellowjackets, David Sanborn and other LA session musicians.
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1987 Jennifer Warnes – First We Take Manhattan (UK#74)
“First We Take Manhattan” is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen. It was originally recorded by American singer Jennifer Warnes on her 1986 Cohen tribute album Famous Blue Raincoat, which consisted entirely of songs written or co-written by Cohen. Warnes’ original recording is notable for the distinctive driving lead guitar played by Stevie […]
1982 DeBarge – I Like It (US:#31)
“I Like It” is a 1982 R&B/Soul song by American family band DeBarge. Released on August 20, 1982 by Motown Records (Gordy), It was the second single from their second studio album, All This Love. After releasing their poorly-received self-titled album, the group quickly returned to the studio to record their second album. Choosing to […]
1989 Lee Ritenour – Color Rit
Color Rit is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1989 by GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart. Tracks 1 Bahia Funk (Lee Ritenour) 04:52 2 É (Gonzaguinha) 04:41 3 All The Same Tonight (Eric Tagg; Ivan Lins; Vitor Martins) 04:37 4 […]
1992 Jennifer Warnes – The Hunter
The Hunter is the seventh studio album by Jennifer Warnes, released in 1992. The Hunter was released five years after her breakthrough album Famous Blue Raincoat. Classified as adult contemporary, the album is jazz/R&B infused. The album includes several covers, including Todd Rundgren’s “Pretending To Care”, The Waterboys “The Whole Of The Moon”, and “Way […]
1985 Johnny Gill – Chemistry
Chemistry is the second solo album by singer Johnny Gill. It was released on April 22, 1985. Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Gill is the sixth and final member of the R&B/pop group New Edition, and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald […]
1982 Kaoru Hirose – Shakin’ It Up
Shakin’ It Up is an album by Japenese singer/songwriter Kaoru Hirose. It was released in 1982 on Air Records. Tracks 1 Cosmic Space City (Alfredo Chen; Kaoru Hirose) 04:20 2 Rila (Kaoru Hirose) 03:30 3 Shakin’ It Up (Alfredo Chen; Kaoru Hirose) 03:20 4 To You (Yoichi Takizawa; Kaoru Hirose) 04:11 5 It’s So You […]
2021 Robben Ford – Pure
Pure is an album by Robben Ford, released in 2021. Tracks 1 Pure (Prelude) (Robben Ford) 01:37 2 White Rock Beer… 8 Cents (Robben Ford) 05:53 3 Balafon (Robben Ford) 03:30 4 Milam Palmo (Robben Ford) 04:12 5 Go (Robben Ford) 05:11 6 Blues For Lonnie Johnson (Robben Ford) 04:53 7 A Dragon’s Tail (Robben […]
1993 Michael Franks – Dragonfly Summer
Dragonfly Summer is a smooth vocal jazz album by American singer-songwriter and musician Michael Franks. It was released in 1993 with Reprise, and was Franks’ twelfth studio album, with no fewer than five producers. Tracks 1 Coming To Life (Michael Franks) 04:35 2 Soul Mate (Michael Franks) 04:27 3 Dragonfly Summer (Michael Franks) 05:03 4 […]
1984 Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
Somebody’s Watching Me is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Rockwell, released in 1984 on Motown. It features the title track (with Michael Jackson on vocals in the chorus), as well as the US top 40 hit “Obscene Phone Caller”. However the next two singles, the power ballad “Knife” and a cover of The Beatles’ […]