“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 […]
“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 […]
Totally Hot is the third single by Olivia Newton-John from here same titled album. It was released in 1979 and peaked at #52 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass David Hungate Drums Mike Botts Guitar John Farrar Guitar Steve Lukather Piano Jai Winding Sax Marty Grebb Sax Jerry Peterson Trumpet Steve Madaio Trombone Chuck Findley […]
“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 […]
Kingdom of Desire is the eighth studio album by Toto, released in 1992. Guitarist Steve Lukather assumed sole lead vocal duties. Drummer Jeffrey Porcaro died shortly after the making of the album; he was replaced by British drummer Simon Phillips. The album was mixed by Bob Clearmountain. Tracks 1 Gypsy Train (Toto) 6:45 2 Don’t […]
Past to Present 1977–1990 is the first compilation album by Toto, released in 1990. It contains nine hit songs from the band’s first seven albums, and four new songs recorded with singer Jean-Michel Byron. Tracks 1 Love Has The Power (Jean-Michel Byron, John Capek) 6:39 2 Africa (David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro) 4:57 3 Hold 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 […]
I’d Rather Believe in You is the 13th studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on October 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. Cher recorded this album while she was pregnant with Elijah Blue Allman, her second child. She wrote a dedication to him on the back-sleeve of the album: And a special thanks to Elijah […]
Music, Music is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in the summer of 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: “There are breezy, Bacharach-ian excursions (‘Gladiola,’ ‘You Make It So Easy’), bluesy numbers (‘Get Off Me Baby,’ ‘Ladychain’), light country (‘Mama’), jazzy […]
The Pretender is the fourth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). It peaked at #5 on Billboard’s album chart. The singles from the album were “Here Come Those Tears Again” which reached number 23 and “The Pretender” which peaked at number 58. The title track was featured in […]