Tell Me is the sixth solo album by Roberta Kelly. It was released in 1981 Roberta Kelly (born November 23, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an African American soul/black gospel singer who scored three hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart between 1976 and 1978. Her most successful US […]
“This Place Hotel” (originally named “Heartbreak Hotel”) was a hit recording by The Jacksons released in 1980. Written and composed by Michael, the song would precede Jackson’s own hit, “Billie Jean”. While his brothers did not sing background vocals, they were credited with playing percussion on the album while brother Tito contributed a guitar solo. […]
Running Scared is a 1986 buddy cop action-comedy film directed by Peter Hyams, written by Gary Devore and Jimmy Huston, and starring Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, with Steven Bauer, Jimmy Smits, and Dan Hedaya in supporting roles. Hines and Crystal play Chicago police officers who, after nearly being killed on the job, decide to retire […]
“Baby I’m Burning” is a 1978 song written and performed by Dolly Parton that was part of a double-A-sided single “Baby I’m Burning”/”I Really Got the Feeling”. Issued from Parton’s RCA Records album Heartbreaker, after the success of the title single, “Baby I’m Burning” reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early […]
New Warrior is the third album by Bobby Lyle, released in 1978. Tracks 1 Good Inside (Bobby Lyle) 4:33 2 New Warrior (Bobby Lyle) 5:01 3 Believe (Bobby Lyle) 5:53 4 Interlude (Bobby Lyle) 2:10 5 Apocalypse (Bobby Lyle) 2:07 6 Groove (Ain’t No Doubt About It) (Bobby Lyle, Harvey Mason Sr, Wayne Henderson) 4:29 […]
Standing Tall is the fourteenth album by the jazz group The Crusaders after they changed their name from The Jazz Crusaders, and their third studio album with MCA Records. It features singer Joe Cocker as guest artist on two tracks: the 1981 Grammy-nominated song “I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today” and “This Old World’s […]
Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park and is a reference to a line from the LP’s third song, “Roll Um Easy”. The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as […]
M.V.P. is the fifth solo album by Harvey Mason Sr, released in 1981. Tracks 1 How Does It Feel (Harvey Mason Sr, Kenny Mason) 4:16 2 We Can Start Tonight (Deon Estus, Harvey Mason Sr, Kenny Mason) 4:19 3 Universal Rhyme (Craig Short, Richard Baisden) 3:32 4 Spell (Deon Estus) 4:00 5 On And On […]
“Why Me?” is a song written by Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, and Keith Forsey and performed by Irene Cara. The song was the first official single to be lifted from Cara’s 1983 album, What a Feelin’, although the album also featured the worldwide number one single “Flashdance… What a Feeling”, which had been released six […]
“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Italian composer Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara’s only #1 song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the […]