Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, released in 1980, is the 22nd solo studio album by Dolly Parton. Coming at the height of her late 1970s-1980s quest for pop success, the album was her least traditional country-sounding album to that point, with a number of songs bordering on disco. Though the album’s two singles, “Starting Over Again” (written […]
Portrait is the first album by the American actress Lynda Carter. It was released in 1978 on vinyl LP, 8-track and cassette as well as a limited edition picture LP. Carter co-wrote three of the songs: “Want to Get Beside You,” “Fantasy Man” and “Toto (Don’t It Feel Like Paradise)”. The album also included the […]
Heartbreak Radio is a 1981 album by Rita Coolidge and was released on the A&M Records label. Tracks 1 Walk On In (Carole King) 3:19 2 One More Heartache (Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Ronnie White, Pete Moore) 3:22 3 The Closer You Get (James P Pennington, Mark Gray) 4:29 4 Wishing And Hoping […]
Kassav’ is a Caribbean band formed in Guadeloupe in 1979. The core members of the band are Jocelyne Béroard, Jacob Desvarieux, Jean-Philippe Marthély, Patrick St. Eloi, Jean-Claude Naimro, Claude Vamur and Georges Décimus (who left to form Volte Face and returned). Kassav’ have issued over 20 albums, with a further 12 solo albums by band […]
“Think It Over” is a 1978 song by Cheryl Ladd. It was released as a single from her eponymous debut album. The song was released following the second season of Charlie’s Angels, the first in which Ladd was cast. The song became a Top 40 hit in the United States and Canada on both the […]
Don’t Cry Out Loud is the title of the seventh album by Melissa Manchester. It was released by Arista Records in October 1978. Most of the album’s tracks were recorded with Leon Ware producing; Ware had expressed an interest in recording Manchester based on the singer’s version of the Ware composition “I Wanna Be Where […]
Words & Music is the fifth album by Alessi (The Alessi Brothers), released in 1979. Tracks 1 Gimme Some Lovin’ (Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood) 3:25 2 Lover Boy (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 3:11 3 Words And Music (Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi) 4:06 4 As Long As I Still Have You (Billy Alessi, Bobby […]
Tonight is an album by The Four Tops, released in 1981. The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan who helped to define the city’s Motown sound of the 1960s. The group’s repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Tracks 1 When She Was […]
Back in November of 1979, deeply respected saxophonist and arranger Tom Saviano assembled a group of outstanding musicians a…nd vocalists to create an incredible jazz infused R&B/Pop debut album under the band name HEAT. At the time, Saviano had just come off of working extensively with Melissa Manchester as musical director on her tours as […]
A Private Heaven, released in 1984, was the seventh album release by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. Released by EMI America, the album featured two US Top 10 hit singles: the sassy lead single “Strut” and the controversial “Sugar Walls.” A third single, “Swear”, reached #80. The album itself reached US #15 and sold over one […]