“Every Home Should Have One” is the first single from the same titled album released by Patti Austin in 1981 and reached #62 in the UK. Musicians Bass Anthony Jackson Drums Chris Parker Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar Eric Gale Keyboards Richard Tee Synthesizer Greg Phillinganes Synthesizer Bob James Sax Ernie Watts Percussion Ralph MacDonald Vocals […]
“Razzamatazz” is the third single from Quincy Jones‘ album The Dude, with vocals by Patti Austin. It reached to #11 in the United Kingdom, Jones’s biggest solo hit in that country. Musicians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards David Wolinski Keyboards Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Ian Underwood Piano Herbie Hancock Sax Kim Hutchcroft Sax Ernie Watts […]
“Physical” is a song by Australian recording artist Olivia Newton-John for her twelfth studio album Physical. It was released in September 1981, by MCA Records as the lead single from the project. The song was written by Steve Kipner and Terry Shaddick, who originally intended to offer it to British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, while production […]
“Ai No Corrida“ is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel’s debut album Chas Jankel for A&M Records. The title of the song was taken from the Japanese name Ai no Korīda of the French-Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses; and it […]
Secret Combination is a single from the same titled album, released in 1981 by Randy Crawford. Musicians Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar Dean Parks Keyboards Leon Pendarvis Percussion Lenny Castro Background Vocals Phyllis St. James Background Vocals Marti McCall Background Vocals Petsye Powell Background Vocals Alfie Silas Vocals Randy […]
“Miss Sun” is a 1980 hit for Boz Scaggs first recorded in 1977 by David Paich – originally the sole credited writer – along with David Hungate, Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro. The four singers were working as session musicians on Scaggs’ Down Two Then Left album. They also worked on the self-titled album by […]
Runaway was primarily produced by David Foster, who had also produced Bill Champlin‘s previous solo album, Single, in 1978. The album also featured production by Kenny Loggins on “Take It Uptown”, co-written by Kenny Loggins and Bill Champlin. One of the comparatively rare songwriting collaborations with Alan Thicke is also included on the album–“Sara”, co-written […]
“Rainy Night in Georgia” is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1962 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. In a January 17, 2014 interview with music journalist Ray Shasho, Tony Joe White explained the thought process behind the making of “Rainy Night in Georgia” and “Polk Salad Annie”. When I […]
“Just Once“ is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones’ album The Dude on A&M Records. The song features James Ingram on vocals, and reached number 17 on the Billboard chart in the summer of 1981. On a television program interview, Ingram stated that this song was a $50 demo done by ATV Music, composed […]
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, which was the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. In the US, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Hot Adult Contemporary charts during October […]