1977 Joe Thomas – Here I Come
Here I Come is an album by Joe Thomas, released in 1977 on Lester Radio Corporation.
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1976 Roy Buchanan – A Street Called Straight
A Street Called Straight is an album by Roy Buchanan, released in 1976 on Atlantic Records. The album contains the instrumental, “My Friend, Jeff”, in honour of British guitarist Jeff Beck. Later the same year Beck released Blow by Blow, featuring “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers”, which in turn was dedicated to Roy Buchanan.
1979 The 24th Street Band – The 24th Street Band
The 24th Street Band is the debut album by super group The 24th Street Band, featuring Hiram Bullock, Steve Jordan, Clifford Carter and Will Lee. It was released in 1979 on Denon.
1979 Dionne Warwick – Dionne
Dionne is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records in May 1979 in the United States. Recorded during the winter of 1978–79, the album marked Warwick’s debut with the label. Production on Dionne was helmed by Barry Manilow, who was paired with Warwick by Arista founder Clive Davis. […]
1980 Dionne Warwick – After You (US:#65)
“After You” is a song recorded by Dionne Warwick for her 1979 album Dionne: released as the album’s third single in the spring of 1980, “After You” would peak at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart. “After You” had first been recorded by […]
1979 Dionne Warwick – I’ll Never Love This Way Again (US:#5 UK:#62)
“I’ll Never Love This Way Again” is a song by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was composed by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings and produced by her labelmate Barry Manilow for Warwick’s Arista Records debut, Dionne (1979). Initially recorded by Kerr himself for his 1978 album Welcome to the Club as “I Know I’ll Never […]
1979 Dionne Warwick – Déjà Vu (US:#15)
“Déjà Vu” is a hit 1979 ballad written by Isaac Hayes with lyricist Adrienne Anderson, recorded by Dionne Warwick for her album Dionne which Barry Manilow produced. The song won Warwick a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 22nd Grammy Awards. Isaac Hayes had written the tune for “Déjà Vu” in […]
1973 Bette Midler – Bette Midler
Bette Midler is the eponymous second studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released in 1973 on the Atlantic Records label. Produced by Arif Mardin and Barry Manilow, Bette Midler includes Midler’s interpretations of Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Skylark”, Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill’s “Surabaya Johnny”, Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” and Glenn […]
1978 Cat Stevens – Back To Earth
Back To Earth is the eleventh studio album released by the British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens. It is the only album he recorded using the name Cat Stevens after his conversion to Islam until the release in September 2017 of The Laughing Apple, his fifteenth studio album (credited to “Yusuf / Cat Stevens”). It was also […]
1975 Deodato – First Cuckoo
First Cuckoo is an album by Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer Eumir Deodato. It was released in 1975 on MCA. Tracks 1 Funk Yourself (Eumir Deodato) 04:14 2 Black Dog (Gene Page; John Paul Jones; Robert Plant) 04:15 3 Crabwalk (Eumir Deodato) 07:41 4 Adam’s Hotel (Marcos Valle) 03:39 5 Caravan / Watusi […]