The Leprechaun is the ninth solo album by Chick Corea, recorded and released in 1976. It features horn and string sections, and vocals from Corea’s wife Gayle Moran, formerly of Mahavishnu Orchestra. The album was recorded during Corea’s time with his jazz fusion group Return to Forever. Though the album is more jazz oriented than […]
Splendido Hotel is a double album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1980. Tracks 1 Alien Chase On Arabian Desert (Al Di Meola) 08:59 2 Silent Story In Her Eyes (Al Di Meola) 07:35 3 Roller Jubilee (Philippe Saisse) 04:44 4 Two To Tango (Al Di Meola) 04:14 5 Al Di’s […]
What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981. Three singles were released from What Cha’ Gonna Do: the Beatles cover “We Can Work It Out” (US R&B #34), the McCrarys cover “Any Old Sunday” (#68) […]
“What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me” is the title track of Chaka Khan‘s third solo album from 1981. The song was written by Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band. They had recorded the song a year earlier and released it on their LP Shine. The song was the second of four […]
Released in 1975, Feel Like Makin’ Love is Roberta Flack‘s fifth solo album and sixth overall, when counting her duet album with Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway from 1972. It was the first album produced by Flack herself, under the pseudonym Rubina Flake. The album’s title cut had been issued as a single […]
Destiny is the sixth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1986. Destiny was Khan’s follow-up to the platinum-selling I Feel for You and was as high tech as its predecessor—symptomatically and characteristically for its period with more producers and sound engineers credited in the liner notes than […]
NYC Cats Direct is the fifth solo album by guitarist John Tropea, released in 1985 (DMP). Tracks 1 Free Lunch (John Tropea; Tom McFaul) 07:18 2 Moroccan Nights (John Tropea) 06:44 3 The Chant (George Young) 06:37 4 Mr. Music (Warren Bernhardt) 07:00 5 Honky Tonk (Part I) (Bill Doggett; Billy Butler; Clifford Scott; Shep […]
Every Home Should Have One is a studio album by R&B/jazz singer Patti Austin. Released on Qwest Records in 1981, it includes the number-one hit duet with James Ingram, “Baby Come to Me”, and the title track, “Every Home Should Have One”, which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also scored […]
Casino is the third album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 1978. Tracks 1 Egyptian Danza (Al Di Meola) 05:57 2 Chasin’ The Voodoo (Mingo Lewis) 05:05 3 Dark Eye Tango (Al Di Meola) 05:26 4 Senor Mouse (Chick Corea) 07:21 5 Fantasia Suite For Two Guitars (Al Di Meola) 05:11 […]
Ports is an album by Perry Botkin Jr, releases in 1977 on A&M Records. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune “Nadia’s Theme”, composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. He […]