“Respect Yourself” is a song by American R&B/gospel group The Staple Singers. Released in late 1971 from their album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, the song became a crossover hit. In 1986, American actor and singer Bruce Willis (under his fictitious alter ego Bruno Radolini) began a short-lived singing career, Willis covered “Respect Yourself” for his […]
Headin’ Home is the sixth solo album by one-time Spooky Tooth keyboard player Gary Wright released in 1979. Tracks 1 Keep Love In Your Soul (Gary Wright, Jamie Quinn) 4:45 2 Love’s Awake Inside (Gary Wright) 4:25 3 You Don’t Own Me (Gary Wright) 3:31 4 Moonbeams (Gary Wright) 3:25 5 Stand (Gary Wright) 3:35 […]
Wet is an album released by Barbra Streisand in 1979. The album is a concept album of sorts with all the songs referring to, or expressing different interpretations of, water. Wet is also the first and the last word sung on the album. The album was a major success for Barbra Streisand, due largely to […]
“You Are” is the title of a popular song from 1983 by the singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. “You Are” was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. It appears on his self-titled debut solo album, which came out in 1982. It resumes where he left off with D-flat major tunes with Commodores’ “Sail On” […]
The Deep is a 1977 adventure film based on Peter Benchley’s 1976 novel of the same name. It was directed by Peter Yates, and stars Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte. The film’s score was composed by John Barry, who at the time was most famous for his work on the James Bond film […]
Here is the seventh original album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1979. Tracks 1 The World Has Changed (Leo Sayer, Billy Livsey, Sergio Cuevas) 3:55 2 When The Money Runs Out (Leo Sayer, Ray Parker Jr) 3:40 3 The End (Leo Sayer, David Courtney) 3:56 4 Lost Control (Al Kooper) […]
Feel The Night is the eighth studio album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1979 on Discovery. Tracks 1 Feel the night (Lee Ritenour) 5:35 2 Market Place (Lee Ritenour, Don Grusin) 5:29 3 Wicked Wine (Lee Ritenour) 5:29 4 French Roast (Lee Ritenour) 5:06 5 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Leo Sayer, […]
Pretty Girls is the second album by singer/songwriter Lisa Dal Bello, released in 1979. Tracks 1 Pretty Girls (Lisa Dal Bello) 7:48 2 Still In Love (Lisa Dal Bello, David Jollitte) 3:32 3 Hollywood (Lisa Dal Bello) 3:37 4 (Is There) Anything I Can Do (Lisa Dal Bello) 3:46 5 Talisman (Lisa Dal Bello, Joey […]
Space People is a mini album released by the band Space People (Willy Thompson and Paul Ring). It was released in 1982 on Capitol Records. Tracks 1 All Night (Ish Ledesma; Richard Finch) 05:10 2 Mystical Woman (Darrell Nelson; Willy T Thompson) 03:36 3 You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson) 04:36 4 […]
Redhead In Trouble is the first solo album by singer/songwriter Adam Mitchell. “Fool For Love” was released as a single. The album also contained two of Mitchell’s songs which were popularized by others: “French Waltz”, popularized by Nicolette Larson, and “Dancin’ Round and Round”, popularized by Olivia Newton-John. Larson popularized “French Waltz” on her debut […]