The selftitled album by Betty Wright is her nineth album. It was released in 1981. Bessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright (born December 21, 1953), is an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter, who rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as “Clean Up Woman” and “Tonight […]
Talking Book is the fifteenth studio album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. He is said to have “hit his stride” in this signal recording of his “classic period”. The album’s first track, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts, then earned Wonder […]
“You Are the Sunshine of My Life” is a 1973 single released by Stevie Wonder. The song became Wonder’s third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the Easy Listening chart. It won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for both Record […]
“Superstition” is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 24, 1972, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, Talking Book (1972), by Tamla. The lyrics describes popular superstitions and their negative effects. “Superstition” reached number one in the U.S. and number one on the soul singles chart. It […]
Syreeta is the debut studio album by American R&B and soul singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released on June 20, 1972 on MoWest, a subsidiary of Motown Records. The self-titled debut album was produced by Wright’s ex-husband, frequent collaborator and musician Stevie Wonder, it was released following the former couple’s separation and subsequent divorce. The […]
Music of My Mind is the fourteenth studio album by American soul musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 3, 1972, by Tamla Records. Wonder used synthesizers for many musical parts on this album. It was a modest commercial success, but critics found the record representative of Wonder’s artistic growth, and many contemporary critics […]
“Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)” is a 1972 soul track by Stevie Wonder. It was the second track on Wonder’s Music of My Mind album, and was also released as the first single. In essence a two-part song, there is a coherence in that it tells a story of the singer’s relationship […]
Two Eyes is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1983. The track “Hello People” was co-written and performed with Michael McDonald, whereas the track “Look Down, Young Soldier” featured a whole chorus of star names including Rita Coolidge, Pattie Brooks, Randy Crawford, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Patrice Rushen, Joe […]
Where There’s Smoke… is a 1979 album by Smokey Robinson, released on Motown Records’ Tamla label. It contains his Billboard Top ten pop hit single “Cruisin’”. Tracks 1 It’s A Good Night (Smokey Robinson) 5:46 2 I Love The Nearness Of You (Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder) 4:30 3 The Hurt’s On You (Lawrence Hanks, Rodney […]
Love’s The Place To Be is the fourth album by Will Downing, released in 1993. Tracks 1 There’s No Living Without You (Greg Smith, Conner Reeves) 4:17 2 Sailing On A Dream (Bob Baldwin, Will Downing, James Robinson) 6:09 3 One Moment (Rex Rideout, Ronnie Garrett, Vastine Pettis) 4:46 4 Nothing Has Ever Felt Like […]