“No One in the World“ is a song by American R&B singer Anita Baker. It was the fourth single from her “multi-platinum” album, Rapture. It had previously been released by Dionne Warwick on her 1985 album Finder of Lost Loves. “No One in the World” peaked to number five on the Billboard Hot Black Singles […]
“Love Power“ is a 1987 hit song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and performed by Dionne Warwick and Jeffrey Osborne. The single was included on Warwick’s album, Reservations for Two, and was her sixth No. 1 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart. The track reached No. 11 on the Cash Box Top 100 and […]
Whitney Houston is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in the summer of 1985, and it eventually topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generated three […]
“Stand by Me” is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. According to King, the song title is derived and was inspired by a spiritual composition by Sam Cooke called “Stand by Me Father” (although Mike Stoller has stated differently). This spiritual was sung […]
Secrets is an album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, released in 1978 through Arista Records. Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician […]
Friends is a Gold-plus album recorded by Dionne Warwick, her seventh for the Arista label. It was recorded during the fall of 1985 and was released that December. The LP was originally issued as number AL 8-8398 in the Arista Catalog. It stands as one of Warwick’s most successful albums. The album was executive produced […]
Blush is the fifth album by Lani Hall. It was released in 1980. Tracks 1 Where’s Your Angel (Allee Willis, Greg Phillinganes) 3:002 In The Dark (Allee Willis, Bill Quateman, Lauren Wood) 3:523 Come What May (Allee Willis, David Lasley) 4:344 Love Me Again (Allee Willis, David Lasley) 3:445 No Strings (Allee Willis, David Lasley) […]
Future Bound is the sixth album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, and the third and last to be produced by Freddie Perren, released in 1978 on the Capitol label. Critical reaction, whilst generally positive, tends to the view that Future Bound is one of the group’s more lightweight albums. The album includes Tavares’ version of […]
Winner in You is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Patti LaBelle, released April 28, 1986, on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place during 1985–1986. Production was handled by several record producers, including Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Nickolas Ashford, among others. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard […]
Budka Suflera is a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski, and, after disbanding soon thereafter, resurrected by Cugowski and Romuald Lipko in 1974 and active until 2014. In addition to their 1997 hit song “Takie tango”, they are perhaps best known for their rock ballads, such as “Jolka […]