“Wake Up Everybody – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes”

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group’s repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1950s as The Charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on Gamble and Huff’s Philadelphia […]

“BETTYE SWANN – MAKE ME YOURS WITH LYRICS”

“Make Me Yours” is a 1967 song written by Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion) and produced by Arthur Wright, which became a crossover hit for the Louisiana-born Swann. The single went to number one on the Billboard “Hot R&B” chart for two weeks in July 1967 and also peaked at number twenty-one on the […]

“The Young Hearts – Misty”

QuotesGram A timeless song written in 1954 by pianist Erroll Garner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional 32-bar formatand recorded it for the album Contrasts (1955). Lyrics were added later by Johnny Burke. “Misty” became the signature song of Johnny Mathis, appearing on his 1959 album Heavenly and reaching number 12 on the U.S. Pop Singleschart later that year. The song has been […]

“THE DELLS – Oh, What a Night”

“Oh, What a Night”is a song first recorded by the doo-wop group the Dells[1] and released in 1956, originally under the title “Oh What a Nite”. The song is said to have been inspired by a party, which had been held in the Dells’ honor by some female friends of the group. Reception The Dells’ […]

The Floaters “Float On”

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Yes I’m Ready | Barbara Mason

Giphy.com Barbara Mason is an R&B singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had released a few singles while she was a teenager in the mid-1960s. “Yes, I’m Ready” became Mason’s first big hit on the music charts, peaking at #2 on the BillboardR&B chart, and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] in the summer of […]

Tower of Power – “So Very Hard To Go”

So Very Hard to Go” is a torch song performed by American rhythm and blues band Tower of Power, issued as the second single from their eponymous third album. It was produced by the band and written by band members Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, with Lenny Williams performing the vocals. The song is the […]

“The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute”

“Minute by Minute” is a song written by Michael McDonald and Lester Abrams originally released by the Doobie Brothers on their 1978 album Minute by Minute. The single was released in April 1979, debuted at number 67 on 5 May 1979, and reached number 14 on 23–30 June 1979 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. […]

Cameo | Candy

“Candy” is a song by funk group Cameo, released as the second single from their 1986 album Word Up!. The song features a solo by saxophonist Michael Brecker. “Honey”, a reworked version with different lyrics was included on their next album, Machismo. Wiki

“It’s A Shame”

“It’s a Shame” is a song co-written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright and Lee Garrett and produced by Wonder as a single for The Spinners on Motown’s V.I.P. Records label. The single became the Detroit-reared group’s biggest single on the Motown Records company since they had signed with the company in 1964 and also […]