“Oh Julie” was a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart for one week for Shakin’ Stevens in January 1982. It is Stevens’ third number-one single and his first as a writer. The B-side, “I’m Knockin’”, was also written by Shakin’ Stevens and both tracks benefit from arrangements driven by lead guitarist Mickey Gee. […]
California Sunset is the fifth album by the band The Originals, released in 1975. The Originals, often called “Motown’s best-kept secret”, were a successful Motown R&B and soul group during the late 1960s and the 1970s, most notable for the hits “Baby, I’m For Real”, “The Bells”, and the disco classic “Down To Love Town.” […]
Come Get to This is a studio album by American singer Nancy Wilson, released by Capitol Records in June 1975. Gene Page did the arrangements and conducting, and co-produced the album with his brother Billy Page. One of several R&B-oriented albums that Wilson recorded during the 1970s, Come Get To This included musicians such as […]
City of Angels is an album by the Motown soul group The Miracles, released on Motown Records’ Tamla label in September 1975. The group’s fourth album recorded after replacing lead singer Smokey Robinson with Billy Griffin in 1972, City of Angels is a concept album, depicting of a man from “Anytown, U.S.A.” who follows his […]
Blood Brother is the only album by Gene Redding. It was released in 1974 on Capitol. Tracks 1 Blood Brothers (Brian Potter; Dennis Lambert) 4:05 2 Once A Fool (Brian Potter; Dennis Lambert) 3:20 3 I Can See The Lovelight (Brian Potter; Dennis Lambert) 3:25 4 (We’ve Got) More That It Takes (Brian Potter; Dennis […]
“Distant Lover” is the sixth song issued on singer Marvin Gaye‘s 1973 album, Let’s Get It On and the b-side of the second single from that album, “Come Get to This.” A live recording was issued as a single in 1974. The live version of the song was Gaye’s most successful single during the three-year […]
Love Current is the fifth album by Lenny Williams, released in 1979 on MCA Records. Tracks 1 If You’re In Need (Zane Grey; Len Ron Hanks) 6:10 2 When I’m Dancin’ (John Footman; Judy Wieder) 4:49 3 Doing The Loop De Loop (Lenny Williams; David Stallings) 4:49 4 Last Night I Dreamed (John Footman; Dennis […]
I Am the Living is the 14th album by Jimmy Cliff, released in 1980. Tracks 1 I Am The Living (Allee Willis; Deniece Williams; Jimmy Cliff) 04:58 2 Another Summer (Jimmy Cliff) 04:07 3 All The Strength We Got (Jimmy Cliff) 04:42 4 It’s The Beginning Of An End (Jimmy Cliff; Allee Willis; Deniece Williams) […]
Endangered Species is the fourth and penultimate album by the Canadian progressive rock band Klaatu, released in mid-1980. The music on the album was a stark contrast from any other Klaatu album, as it featured only standard, radio-friendly pop rock songs, as opposed to the usual unconventional, ambitious progressive and psychedelic rock sound they were […]
Ooh Child is the fourth studio album by American-Australian singer Marcia Hines. Ooh Child peaked at No. 15 in Australia and produced the top ten single, “Something’s Missing (In My Life)”, which peaked at No. 9. Tracks 1 Ooh Child (Bernard Reed; Gene Barge; Morris Jennings; Phil Upchurch) 3:43 2 Something’s Missing (In My Life) […]