Tired of Being a Nice Guy is the third album by Gene Dunlap, released in 1983 on Capitol Records. Tracks 1 When You’re Hot (Gene Dunlap; Kathy Kosins) 5:27 2 Anytime You Want (Gene Dunlap; Scott Edwards; Susan Edwards) 4:33 3 Take Back My Love (Mickie Roquemore) 4:54 4 There’s Talk (Gene Dunlap; Mickie Roquemore) […]
Talking Book is the fifteenth studio album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. He is said to have “hit his stride” in this signal recording of his “classic period”. The album’s first track, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts, then earned Wonder […]
“You Are the Sunshine of My Life” is a 1973 single released by Stevie Wonder. The song became Wonder’s third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the Easy Listening chart. It won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and was nominated for both Record […]
Syreeta is the debut studio album by American R&B and soul singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, released on June 20, 1972 on MoWest, a subsidiary of Motown Records. The self-titled debut album was produced by Wright’s ex-husband, frequent collaborator and musician Stevie Wonder, it was released following the former couple’s separation and subsequent divorce. The […]
My Own Way To Rock is the second solo album by Burton Cummings, released in 1977. Tracks 1 Never Had A Lady Before (Burton Cummings) 3:02 2 Come On By (Bob Seger) 3:08 3 Try To Find Another Man (Bill Medley, Bobby Hatfield) 2:49 4 Gotta Find Another Way (Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman) 4:13 5 […]
African Violet is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by McKinley Mitchell recorded and released on the Impulse! label in 1977. Tracks 1 Mississippi Jump (Larry Nash) 6:53 2 Ojos De Rojo (Cedar Walton) 4:05 3 Sand Castles (Dana Kaproff) 6:11 4 African Violet (Steve Hulse) 6:38 5 As (Stevie Wonder) […]
Naturally is the tenth album by Leon Haywood, released in 1980 on 20th Century. Tracks 1 Don’t Push It Don’t Force It (Leon Haywood) 5:30 2 Daydream (Leon Haywood) 5:24 3 That\’s What Time It Is (James Ingram) 4:04 4 Love Is What We Came Here For (Phil Hurtt; Bunny Sigler) 4:55 5 If […]
Young Hearts Run Free is the fifth studio album by Candi Staton, released in 1976 on Warner Brothers. Tracks 1 Run To Me (Dave Crawford) 4:18 2 Destiny (Dave Crawford) 3:54 3 What A Feeling (Dave Crawford) 4:35 4 You Bet Your Sweet, Sweet Love (Kenny O’Dell) 4:38 5 Young Hearts Run Free (Dave Crawford) […]
“Young Hearts Run Free” is a disco song written by David Crawford and originally recorded by American soul singer Candi Staton in 1976. “Young Hearts Run Free” was written by its producer David Crawford. According to Staton, the song’s genesis was a conversation she had with Crawford over lunch in Los Angeles: Staton – “Dave […]
White Room is the third album by Jimmy Ponder. It was released in 1977 on Impulse. Jimmy Ponder (May 10, 1946 – September 16, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist. Ponder started playing guitar at age 14. He was influenced most by Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell. He began playing with Charles Earland at 17, […]