I Wrote A Simple Song is the sixth studio album by American soul musician Billy Preston. Released in November 1971, it was his first album for A&M Records and marked the start of a run of commercial success in the United States that lasted through to the late 1970s. The album includes the hit single […]
“Outa-Space” is an instrumental recorded by Billy Preston that originally appeared on his 1971 A&M Records-debut album, I Wrote a Simple Song. Preston created the sound of “Outa-Space” by running the sound from a clavinet through a wah wah pedal and then improvising a groove while calling out chord changes to the backing band. He […]
“I Wrote a Simple Song” is a song by American soul musician Billy Preston that was first released as the title track to his album of the same name in November 1971. It was written by Preston and his regular collaborator, Joe Greene. The song was also Preston’s first single on A&M Records, following the […]
Trust Me is the fifth album by Jean Carn, released in 1982 on Motown. Jean Carn, also spelled Jean Carne (born Sarah Jean Perkins; March 15, 1947) is an American jazz and pop singer. In mid career, she added a final e to her name. Carn is a vocalist credited with a five octave vocal […]
Direct Me is the first solo album by singer Clydie King, released in 1970. Clydie Mae King (August 21, 1943 – January 7, 2019) was an American singer, best known for her session work as a backing vocalist. King also recorded solo under her name. In the 1970s, she recorded as Brown Sugar, and her […]
Maxi is an album by singer Maxine Anderson, released in 1977 on Blue Note. Tracks 1 Let Him In (George Benson) 03:49 2 Dancin’ To Keep From Cryin’ (Skip Scarborough; Tom Fauntleroy) 04:24 3 Walk Softly (Van McCoy) 04:28 4 The Perfect Day (Clarence McDonald; Fritz Baskett) 03:39 5 This One’s For You (Barry Manilow; […]
The King Arrives is an album by percussionist King Errisson, released in 1970 on Canyon Records. Tracks 1 Zola (Letta Mbulu) 03:15 2 Samba D Jubilee (Jymm Young) 03:14 3 Pwalyetta (Caiphus Semenya) 05:41 4 Yesterday Is History (King Errisson) 02:16 5 Dracula (Jack Walrath) 05:07 6 Alone (Jack Walrath) 08:25 7 Dance After […]
Merry Clayton is the third studio album by soul singer Merry Clayton, released in 1971 on the Ode Records label. Tracks 1 Southern Man (Neil Young) 03:18 2 After All This Time (Carole King) 03:11 3 Walk On In (Carole King) 02:46 4 Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely (Anita Poree; Jerry Peters; Skip […]
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The Wonder Bag is an album by The Ernie Watts Encounter, released in 1970. Tracks 1 Nothing’s Too Good For My Baby (Henry Cosby; Sylvia Moy; William Stevenson) 03:49 2 Never Had A Dream Come True (Henry Cosby; Stevie Wonder; Sylvia Moy) 02:46 3 I’d Be A Fool Right Now (Henry Cosby; Stevie Wonder; Sylvia […]