Donna Summer

Collection of Donna Summer

Donna Summer's title as the "Queen of Disco" wasn't mere hype -- she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by the Bee Gees. Summer was certainly a talented vocalist, trained as a powerful gospel belter, but then again, so were many of her contemporaries. Of major importance in setting Summer apart were her songwriting abilities and her choice of talented collaborators in producers/songwriters Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, which resulted in a steady supply of high-quality (and, often, high-concept) material. But what was more, few vocalists could match the sultry, unfettered eroticism Summer brought to many of her best recordings, which seemed to embody the spirit of the disco era perfectly. The total package made Summer the ultimate disco diva, one of the few whose star power was even bigger than the music.

Summer was born LaDonna Andre Gaines on December 31, 1948, and grew up in Boston's Mission Hill section. Part of a religious family, she first sang in her church's gospel choir, and as a teenager performed with a rock group called the Crow. After high school, she moved to New York to sing and act in stage productions, and soon landed a role in a German production of Hair. She moved to Europe around 1968-1969, and spent a year in the German cast, after which she became part of the Hair company in Vienna. She joined the Viennese Folk Opera, and later returned to Germany, where she settled in Munich and met and married Helmut Sommer, adopting an Anglicized version of his last name. Summer performed in various stage musicals and worked as a studio vocalist in Munich, recording demos and background vocals. Her first solo recording was 1971's "Sally Go 'Round the Roses," but success would not come until 1974, when she met producers/songwriters Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte while working on a Three Dog Night record. The three teamed up for the single "The Hostage," which became a hit around Western Europe, and Summer released her first album, Lady of the Night, in Europe only. In 1975, the trio recorded "Love to Love You Baby," a disco-fied reimagining of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin's lush, heavy-breathing opus "Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus." Powered by Summer's graphic moans, "Love to Love You Baby" became a massive hit in Europe, and drew the attention of Casablanca Records, which put the track out in America. It climbed to number two on the singles charts, and became a dance-club sensation when Moroder remixed the track into a 17-minute, side-long epic on the LP of the same name.

In the wake of "Love to Love You Baby," albums (as opposed to just singles) became an important forum for Summer and her producers. The 1976 follow-up Love Trilogy contained another side-long suite in "Try Me (I Know We Can Make It Work)," and demonstrated Moroder and Bellotte's growing sophistication as arrangers with its lush, sweeping strings. Four Seasons of Love, released later in the year, was a concept album with one track dedicated to each season, and 1977's I Remember Yesterday featured a variety of genre exercises. Despite the album's title, it produced the most forward-looking single in Summer and Moroder's catalog, the monumental "I Feel Love." Eschewing the strings and typical disco excess, "I Feel Love" was the first major pop hit recorded with an entirely synthesized backing track; its lean, sleek arrangement and driving, hypnotic pulse laid the groundwork not only for countless Euro-dance imitators, but also for the techno revolution of the '80s and '90s. It became Summer's second Top Ten hit in the U.S., and she followed it with Once Upon a Time, another concept album, this one retelling the story of Cinderella for the disco era.

Summer's albums were selling well, bolstered by her popularity in the dance clubs, and she was poised to become a major pop hitmaker as well. Her acting turn in the 1978 disco-themed comedy Thank God It's Friday produced another hit in "Last Dance," which won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal (as well as an Oscar for songwriter Paul Jabara). Doubtlessly benefiting from the added exposure, the double-LP set Live and More became Summer's first number one album later that year. It featured one side of new studio material, including a disco cover of the psychedelic pop epic "MacArthur Park" that became her first number one pop single early the next year. Her 1979 double-LP Bad Girls featured more of her songwriting contributions than ever, and went straight to number one, as did the lusty singles "Bad Girls" and the rock-oriented "Hot Stuff," which made Summer the first female artist ever to score three number one singles in the same calendar year. Her greatest-hits package On the Radio also topped the charts, the first time any artist had ever hit number one with three consecutive double LPs; the newly recorded title track became another hit, and Summer's duet with Barbra Streisand, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)," became her fourth number one single.

At the peak of her success, Summer decided to leave Casablanca, and became the first artist signed to the new Geffen label. Sensing that the disco era was coming to a close, Summer attempted to modify her style to include more R&B and pop/rock on her first Geffen album, 1980's The Wanderer; the album and its title track were both hits. Not wanting to alienate her core audience, Summer returned to pure dance music on an attempted follow-up; however, Geffen deemed I'm a Rainbow not worthy of release (it was finally issued in 1996). Instead, Summer ended her collaboration with Moroder and Bellotte and teamed up with Quincy Jones for 1982's Donna Summer. "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" was a significant hit, but none of its follow-ups did very well. With producer Michael Omartian, Summer moved back into post-disco dance music and urban R&B with 1983's She Works Hard for the Money; its title track was a smash and became a feminist anthem of sorts. However, with her career momentum slowing, it also marked the end of Summer's prime. Despite winning a gospel Grammy for "Forgive Me," Summer's 1984 follow-up Cats Without Claws flopped, as did the 1987 comeback effort All Systems Go. Hiring the British production team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman, Summer scored her last major success with the 1989 Top Ten single "This Time I Know It's for Real," from the album Another Place & Time; around the same time, she began denouncing her earlier, "sinful" disco material. 1991's lackluster, urban-styled Mistaken Identity effectively killed her career momentum, and none of her new '90s albums produced that elusive hit. However, she did make some noise on the dance charts with "Melody of Love," from the excellent 1994 retrospective Endless Summer, and reunited with Moroder for the 1997 non-LP single "Carry On," which won the inaugural Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Summer subsequently signed a deal with Sony, which primed her for re-establishment with the 1999 greatest-hits live album VH1 Presents: Live and More Encore!; it featured the new song "I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)," which had some success on the dance charts. The energetic and eclectic Crayons, her first proper studio album since Mistaken Identity, was released on the Burgundy label in 2008. Allmusic by Steve Huey

Album: Lady of the Night (1974)

01. Lady Of The Night
02. Born To Die
03. Friends
04. Domino
05. The Hostage
06. Wounded
07. Little Miss Fit
08. Lets Work Together Now
09. Sing Along (Sad Song)

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Album: Love To Love You Baby (1975)

01. Love To Love You Baby
02. Full Of Emptiness
03. Need- A- Man Blues
04. Whispering Waves
05. Pandora's Box
06. Full Of Emptiness ( Reprise)

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Album: A Love Trilogy (1976)

01. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
02. Intro Prelude To Love
03. Could It Be Magic
04. Wasted
05. Come With Me

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Album: Four Seasons of Love (1976)

01. Spring Affair
02. Summer Fever
03. Autumn Changes
04. Winter Melody
05. Spring Reprise

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Album: I Remember Yesterday (1977)

01. I Remember Yesterday
02. Love's Unkind
03. Back In Love Again
04. I Remember Yesterday (Reprise)
05. Black Lady
06. Take Me
07. Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)
08. I Feel Love

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Album: Once Upon a Time (1977)

01. Once Upon A Time
02. Faster And Faster To Nowhere
03. Fairy Tale High
04. Say Something Nice
05. Now I Need You
06. Working The Midnight Shift
07. Queen For A Day
08. If You Got It Flaunt It
09. A Man Like You
10. Sweet Romance
11. (Theme) Once Upon A Time
12. Dance Into My Life
13. Rumour Has It
14. I Love You
15. Happily Ever After
16. (Theme) Once Upon A Time

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Album: Live and More (1978)

01. Once Upon A Time
02. Fairy Tale High
03. Faster And Faster To Nowhere
04. Spring Affair
05. Rumour Has It
06. I Love You
07. Only One Man
08. I Remember Yesterday
09. Love's Unkind
10. My Man Medley
11. The Way We Were
12. Mimi's Song
13. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
14. Love To Love You Baby
15. I Feel Love
16. Last Dance
17. Theme From The Deep (Down, Deep Inside)

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Album: Bad Girls (1979)

CD1

01. Hot Stuff
02. Bad Girls
03. Love Will Always Find You
04. Walk Away
05. Dim All the Lights
06. Journey to the Centre of Your Heart
07. One Night in a Lifetime
08. Can't Get to Sleep at Night
09. On My Honor
10. There Will Always Be a You
11. All Through the Night
12. My Baby Understands
13. Our Love
14. Lucky
15. Sunset People
16. Bad Girls (Demo Version)

CD2

01. I Feel Love (12 Version)
02. Last Dance (Promotional 12'' Single)
03. MacArthurPpark Suite (12'' Single)
04. Hot Stuff (12'' Single)
05. Bad Girls (12'' Single)
06. Walk Away (Promotional 12'' Single)
07. Dim All the Lights (Promotional 12'' Single)
08. No More Tears [Enough is Enough] (12'' Version)
09. On the Radio (Long Version)

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Album: On the Radio (1979)

01. On the Radio
02. Love to Love You Baby
03. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
04. I Feel Love
05. Our Love
06. I Remember Yesterday
07. I Love You
08. Heaven Knows
09. Last Dance
10. MacArthur Park
11. Hot Stuff
12. Bad Girls
13. Dim All the Lights
14. Sunset People
15. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
16. On the Radio [Long Version]

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Album: The Wanderer (1980)

01. The Wanderer
02. Looking Up
03. Breakdown
04. Grand Illusion
05. Running For Cover
06. Cold Love
07. Who Do You Think You're Foolin'
08. Night Life
09. Stop Me
10. I Believe In Jesus

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Album: I'm a Rainbow (1981)

01. I Believe (In You)
02. True Love Survives
03. You to Me
04. Sweet Emotion
05. Leave Me Alone
06. Melanie
07. Back Where You Belong
08. People Talk
09. To Turn the Stone
10. Brooklyn
11. I'm a Rainbow
12. Walk on (Keep on Movin')
13. Don't Cry for Me Argentina
14. A Runner With the Pack
15. Highway Runner
16. Romeo
17. End of the Week
18. I Need Time

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Album: Donna Summer (1982)

01. Love Is In Control (Finger On the Trigger)
02. Mystery of Love
03. The Woman In Me
04. State of Independence
05. Livin' in America
06. Protection
07. (If it) Hurts Just a Little
08. Love is Just a Breath Away
09. Lush Life

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Album: She Works Hard For the Money (1983)

01. She Works Hard For The Money
02. Stop, Look And Listen
03. He's A Rebel
04. Woman
05. Unconditional Love
06. Love Has A Mind Of It's Own
07. Tokyo
08. People, People
09. I Do Believe (I Fell In Love)

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Album: Cats Without Claws (1984)

01. Supernatural Love
02. It's Not The Way
03. There Goes My Baby
04. Suzanna
05. Cats Without Claws
06. Oh Billy Please
07. Eyes
08. Maybe It's Over
09. I'm Free
10. Forgive Me

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Album: All Systems Go (1987)

01. All Systems Go
02. Bad Reputation
03. Love Shock
04. Jeremy
05. Only the Fool Survives
06. Dinner With Gershwin
07. Fascination
08. Voices Cryin' Out
09. Thinkin' Bout My Baby

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Album: The Dance Collection (1987)

01. I Feel Love
02. With Your Love
03. Last Dance
04. MacArthur Park
05. Hot Stuff
06. Walk Away
07. Dim All The Lights
08. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

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Album: Another Place and Time (1989)

01. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
02. When Love Takes Over You
03. This Time I Know It's For Real
04. The Only One
05. In Another Place And Time
06. Sentimental
07. Whatever Your Heart Desires
08. Breakaway
09. If It Makes You Feel Good
10. Love's About To Change My Heart

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Album: Mistaken Identity (1991)

01. Get Ethnic
02. Body Talk
03. Work That Magic
04. When Love Cries
05. Heaven's Just a Whisper Away
06. Cry of a Waking Heart
07. Friends Unknown
08. Fred Astaire
09. Say a Little Prayer
10. Mistaken Identity
11. What is it You Want
12. Let There be Peace

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Album: Anthology (1993)

CD1

01. Love To Love You
02. Could It Be Magic
03. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
04. Spring Affair
05. Love's Unkind
06. I Feel Love
07. Once Upon A Time
08. Rumour Has It
09. I Love You
10. Last Dance
11. Macarthur Park
12. Heaven Knows
13. Hot Stuff
14. Bad Girls
15. Dim All The Lights
16. Sunset People

CD2

01. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
02. On The Radio
03. The Wanderer
04. Cold Love
05. I'm A Rainbow
06. Don't Cry For Me Argentina
07. Love Is in Control (Finger On The Trigger)
08. State Of Independence
09. She Works Hard For The Money
10. Unconditional Love
11. There Goes My Baby
12. Supernatural Love
13. All Systems Go
14. This Time I Know It's For Real
15. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
16. When Love Cries
17. Friends Unknown
18. Carry On

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Album: Endless Summer (1994)

01. Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
02 Love To Love You Baby
03. Could It Be Magic
04. I Feel Love
05. Love's Unkind
06. I Love You
07 Last Dance
08. MacArthur Park
09. Hot Stuff
10. Bad Girls
11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
12. On The Radio
13. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
14. State Of Independence
15. She Works Hard For The Money
16. Unconditional Love
17. This Time I Know It's For Real
18. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
19. Any Way At All

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Album: Live & More Encore (1999)

01. MacArthur Park
02. This Time I Know It's for Real
03. I Feel Love
04. On the Radio
05. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
06. Dim All the Lights
07. She Works Hard for the Money
08. Bad Girls
09. Hot Stuff
10. My Life
11. Last Dance
12. Love Is the Healer
13. I Will Go with You

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Album: Gold (2005)

CD1

01. Love To Love You Baby
02. Could It Be Magic
03. Try Me, I Know We Can Make It
04. Spring Affair
05. Love's Unkind
06. I Feel Love
07. I Love You
08. Last Dance
09. Macarthur Park
10. Heaven Knows
11. Hot Stuff
12. Bad Girls
13. Dim All The Lights
14. Sunset People
15. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand
16. On The Radio

CD2

01. Wanderer
02. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
03. State Of Independence
04. She Works Hard For The Money
05. Unconditional Love
06. There Goes My Baby
07. Supernatural Love
08. Dinner With Gershwin
09. All Systems Go
10. This Time I Know It's Real
11. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
12. Love's About To Change My Heart
13. When Love Cries
14. Carry On
15. Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
16. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partir)
17. Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)
18. You're So Beautiful (Tony Moran Edit)

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Album: Crayons (2008)

01. Stamp Your Feet
02. Mr. Music
03. Crayons (Featuring Ziggy Marley)
04. The Queen is Back
05. Fame(The Game)
06. Sand On My Feet
07. Drivin' Down Brazil
08. I'm A Fire
09. Slide Over Backwards
10. Science of Love
11. Be Myself Again
12 Bring Down The Reign
13. It's Only Love
14. I'm A Fire (Baggi Begovic & Soul Conspiracy Mixshow Remix)

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LaDonna Adrian Gaines AKA Donna Summer (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012) Rest In Peace Angel!!!!

Slave

Collection of Slave

Arguably the hottest of the '70s Ohio funk bands, Slave had a great run in the late '70s and early '80s. Trumpeter Steve Washington formed the group in Dayton in 1975. Vocalist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr, Charlie Bradley, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Danny Webster, Orion Wilhoite, and Tim Dozier. Vocalists Steve Arrington and Starleana Young came aboard in 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first big hit was the thumping single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion, where they remained until 1984. Their best tracks were lyrically simple and at times silly, but the arrangements and rhythms were intense and hypnotic. Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. Young, Washington, and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1979. Arrington himself left in the early '80s. They added Charles Carter, Delburt Taylor, Sam Carter, Kevin Johnson, and Roger Parker as replacements and continued on, though much less successfully, into the late '80s. They moved to Atlantic for one LP in 1984, then switched to the Atlanta-based Ichiban in 1986 for singles and LPs that were just a shade of the former vibrant Slave sound. Their most recent release was The Funk Strikes Back in 1992. Rhino issued Stellar Funk: The Best of Slave, a first-rate anthology of their finest cuts, in 1994. Allmusic by Ron Wynn

Album: Hardness Off The World (1977)

01. Life Can Be Happy
02. The Great American Funk Song
03. Can't Get Enough of You
04. Baby Sinister
05. The World's on Hard
06. The Party Song
07. We Can Make Love
08. Volcano Rupture

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Album: Slave (1977)

01. Slide
02. Screw Your Wig On Tite
03. Party Hardy
04. Son Of Slide
05. You And Me
06. Love Me
07. The Happiest Days
08. Separated
09. Slide (Single Version)

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Album: The Concept (1978)

01. Stellar Fungk
02. Way You Love Is Heaven, the
03. Thank You Lord
04. Drac Is Back
05. We've Got Your Party
06. Just Freak
07. Coming Soon

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Album: Just A Touch Of Love (1979)

01. Just A Touch Of Love
02. Are You Ready For Love
03. Funky Lady (Foxy Lady)
04. Roots
05. Painted Pictures
06. Thank You
07. Shine
08. Warning

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Album: Stone Jam (1980)

01. Let's Spend Some Time
02. Feel My Love
03. Starting Over
04. Sizzlin' Hot
05. Watching You
06. Dreamin'
07. Never Get Away
08. Stone Jam
09. Feel My Love (Disco Mix)
10. Sizzlin' Hot (Single Version)
11. Watching You (Single Version)

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Album: Show Time (1981)

01. Snap Shot
02. Party Lites
03. Spice of Life (Oh Yes, You're the Best)
04. Smokin'
05. Wait for Me
06. Steal Your Heart
07. For the Love of U
08. Funken Town

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Album: Visions Of Lite (1982)

01. Intro (Come to Blow Ya Mind)
02. Do You Like It...(Girl)
03. I'll Be Gone
04. Friday Nites
05. Be My Babe
06. Sweet Thang
07. Stay in My Life
08. Visions

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Album: Bad Enuff (1983)

01. Steppin' Out
02. Bad Girl
03. Turn You Out (In & Out)
04. Shake It Up
05. Dance
06. Show Down
07. Rendezvous

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Album: New Plateau (1984)

01. Jungle Dance
02. E.Z. Lovin' You
03. K.O.G.
04. Ooohh
05. The Word Is Out
06. Share Your (L.O.V.E.)
07. Forever Mine
08. Motorway

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Album: Unchaied At Last (1985)

01. Jazzy Lady
02. I'd Like To Get You
03. Don't U Be Afraid
04. All We Need Is Time
05. Thrill Me
06. Don't Waste My Time
07. It's My Heart That's Breakin'
08. Babe Show Me

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Album: Make Believe (1987)

01. Juicy-O
02. Chillin'
03. You (Got The Power To Say No)
04. You Take My Breath Away
05. Flashdance
06. Holiday
07. I Like Your Style
08. Lonely Girls

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Album: 88 (1988)

01. Shine
02. Because Of You
03. So Fine
04. Barbara Jean Blvd.
05. Dangerous
06. Summertime Girls
07. Slide '88
08. Bottoms Up

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Album: Rebirth (1991)

01. Are You Ready
02. The Way You Move
03. My Everything
04. Everybody's Talking
05. Thrill Me
06. Victim Of Circumstance
07. I Love You
08. Andy's Ways
09. Behind Closed Doors
10. How Is This Love

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Album: The Funk Strikes Back (1992)

01. Intro
02. Hangin' Out
03. She's Just That Kinda Girl
04. Just A Little Bit A-Love
05. Barbara Jean Blvd.
06. So, So Good
07. Spending Time Watching Ladies
08. Love It or Leave It
09. Gimmie Just A Little Bit Mo
10. I Won't Stop

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Album: Stellar Fungk: Best of Slave (1994)

01. Slide
02. The Party Song
03. Stellar Fungk
04. Are You Ready For Love
05. Just A Touch of Love
06. Stone Jam
07. Watching You
08. Steal Your Heart
09. Snap Shot
10. Wait For Me
11. Nobody Can Be You
12. Weak At The Knees
13. Dancin' In The Key Of Life
14. Feel So Real
15. Way Out

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Album: Masters Of The Fungk (1995)

01. Slide
02. Thrill Me
03. Just a Touch of Love
04. I Like Your Style
05. How Is This Love 2 U
06. Watching You
07. U Take My Breath Away
08. Funky Like a Lunatic
09. Juicy-O
10. Barbara Jean Blvd

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Al B. Sure!

Collection of Al B. Sure!

During the late '80s, Al B. Sure! enjoyed a brief run as one of new jack swing's most popular romantic singers. Born Al Brown in Boston, he grew up in Mount Vernon, NY, listening to smooth crooners like Marvin Gaye and Johnny Mathis; he later became interested in rap and added that skill to his vocal repertoire. At age ten, he and a friend performed on a song written by Ellie Greenwich for the soundtrack of Sesame Street, and later he began writing songs with his cousin Kyle West. While in high school (where he quarterbacked the football team), he became friends with Edward Ferrell, aka DJ Eddie F, who was working with rapper Heavy D at the time. Eddie F introduced the still-teenaged Al B. Sure! to Heavy D's manager/Uptown label head Andre Harrell, who had him sing backing vocals on several Heavy D tracks and helped him get a deal with Warner Brothers. Featuring production from DJ Eddie F and a number of co-writes with West, Al B. Sure!'s debut album, In Effect Mode, was released in 1988 and became a platinum-selling sensation thanks to the single "Nite and Day," which reached the Top Ten on the pop charts and topped the R&B charts for three weeks. The follow-up, "Off on Your Own (Girl)," was also a number one R&B hit, and he became a bona fide star among urban audiences, though he didn't remain a presence on the pop charts. His second album, Private Times...and the Whole 9, appeared in 1990 and produced another R&B number one in "Misunderstanding," as well as a duet with Diana Ross called "No Matter What." His third album, 1992's Sexy Versus, wasn't as successful, and he took a hiatus from recording, eventually landing a vice president position at Motown. In 1996, he survived a potentially nasty car accident in New York, and in 2002, he began hosting a quiet storm-style radio show in the San Francisco Bay Area. Signed to the Hidden Beach label, he finally returned with Honey I'm Home, his first album in 17 years, in 2009. Allmusic by Steve Huey

Album: In Effect Mode (1988)

01. Nite & Day
02. Oooh This Love Is So
03. Killing Me Softly
04. Naturally Mine
05. Rescue Me
06. Off On Your Own (Girl)
07. If I'm Not Your Lover
08. Just A Taste Of Lovin'
09. Noche Y Dia

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Album: Private Times And The Whole 9! (1990)

01. Hotel California
02. Touch You
03. So Special
04. I Want To Know
05. No Matter What You Do (Duet with Diana Ross)
06. Missunderstanding
07. Channel J
08. Had Enuff
09. Just For The Moment
10. Sure! Thang
11. You Excite Me

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Album: Sexy Versus (1992)

01. Right Now
02. U & I
03. Playing Games
04. Natalie
05. Ooh 4 You Girl
06. Kick In The Head
07. Turn You Out
08. See The Lady
09. Thanks 4 A Great Time Last Night
10. I Don't Wanna Cry
11. Die For You
12. I'll Never Hurt You Again
13. Papes In The End

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Album: The Very Best of Al B. Sure! (2003)

01. Nite and Day
02. Off on Your Own (Girl)
03. If I'm Not Your Lover
04. Oooh This Love Is So
05. Killing Me Softly
06. Rescue Me
07. Hotel California
08. Missunderstanding
09. No Matter What You Do
10. Right Now
11. Natalie
13. Ohh This Jazz Is So
14. The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction)
15. If I'm Not Your Lover [12 Remix]
16. Rescue Me [Radio Remix Edit]

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Album: Honey I'm Home (2009)

01. Nite and Day (Interlude)
02. I Love It (Papi Aye Aye Aye)
03. I'm Glad
04. Top Of Your Lungs
05. All I Wanna Do
06. Lady In My Life
07. Dedicate My All
08. Bye The Way, Bye The Way
09. Only You
10. Whatcha Got
11. Fragile
12. 4 Life
13. Never Stop Loving You

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DeBarge

Collection of DeBarge

Groomed to be the heirs to the Jackson 5 throne in the early '80s, DeBarge mirrored the Jacksons early success with a string of hits, but were unable to sustain their winning streak. Originally formed in 1978 and hailing from Grand Rapids, MI, the quintet was comprised of four brothers (Eldra, Mark, James, and Randy) and one sister (Bunny). The band signed on with the same label that the Jacksons started with, Motown, courtesy of their two older brothers, Tommy and Bobby (both of whom were members of another Motown act at the time, Switch). Led by the soft-and-sweet vocals of Eldra (or El, for short), DeBarge issued a debut album in 1981, The DeBarges, which showed that the group had yet to hone their hit-making style. But the quintet soon found the formula, as their sophomore effort, 1982's All This Love, would go on to become DeBarge's first gold-certified success, and spawn such hit singles as "I Like It," "Time Will Reveal," and the title track.

1983's In a Special Way was another gold-certified smash, spawning another hit single with "Love Me in a Special Way," and landing an opening slot on a sold-out U.S. tour with Luther Vandross. For their fourth release overall, 1985's Rhythm of the Night, DeBarge enlisted the aid of songwriter Diane Warren plus respected producers David Foster, Richard Perry, Giorgio Moroder, and Glen Ballard, which resulted in the group's third gold album in a row; as well as the biggest hit single of their career, the up-tempo title track, which nearly topped the pop singles charts and was featured in the movie The Last Dragon the same year. Further hit singles were plucked from the album ("Who's Holding Donna Now?" and "You Wear It Well"), but not all was well behind the scenes.

While 1986 saw the release of the group's first best-of compilation, Greatest Hits, it also signaled El DeBarge's exit from the group to pursue a solo career; he scored a considerable hit right off the bat with a self-titled debut before sinking into obscurity. DeBarge failed to do much better after their leader's exit, as the El-less version of the band managed to issue just one more release, 1987's Back on Track, before splitting up two years later (during the same time, another DeBarge brother, Chico, would also launch a recording career). Further DeBarge compilations saw the light of day subsequently, including 1997's Ultimate Collection and 2000's 20th Masters: The Millennium Collection. Allmusic by Greg Prato

Album: The DeBarges (1981)

01. What's Your Name
02. Dance The Night Away
03. You're So Gentle And So Kind
04. Queen Of My Heart
05. Hesitated
06. Saving Up (All My Love)
07. Share My World
08. Strange Romance

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Album: All This Love (1982)

01. I'll Never Fall in Love Again
02. Stop! Don't Tease Me
03. I Like It
04. Can't Stop
05. All This Love
06. It's Getting Stronger
07. Life Begins With You
08. I'm in Love With You

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Album: In A Special Way (1983)

01. Be My Lady
02. Stay With Me
03. Time Will Reveal
04. Need Somebody
05. Love Me In A Special Way
06. Queen Of My Heart
07. Won't Cha Come Quick
08. I Give Up On You
09. A Dream

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Album: Rhythm Of The Night (1985)

01. Prime Time
02. The Heart Is Not So Smart
03. Who's Holding Donna Now
04. Give It Up
05. Single Heart
06. You Wear It Well
07. The Walls (Came Tumbling Down)
08. Share My World
09. Rhythm of the Night

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Album: (Greatest Hits (1986)

01. Rhythm Of The Night
02. Who's Holding Donna Now
03. You Wear It Well
04. Stop! Don't Tease Me
05. I Like It
06. All This Love
07. Time Will Reveal
08. Love Me In A Special Way
09. Share My World
10. Single Heart
11. The Heart Is Not So Smart

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Album: The Ultimate Collection (1997)

01. Rhythm of the Night
02. Time Will Reveal
03. I Like It
04. You Wear It Well
05. Who's Holding Donna Now?
06. Stop! Don't Tease Me
07. Love Me in a Special Way
08. A Dream
09. Talk to Me
10. All This Love
11. Love Always
12. Who's Johnny
13. The Heart Is Not So Smart
14. Save the Best for Me (Best of Your Lovin')
15. Dance All Night
16. Stay With Me

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Album: The Definitive Collection (2008)

01. Rhythm Of The Night
02. Time Will Reveal
03. I Like It
04. You Wear It Well
05. Who's Holding Donna Now
06. Stop! Don't Tease Me
07. Love Me In A Special Way
08. A Dream
09. Talk To Me
10. All This Love
11. Love Always
12. Who's Johnny
13. The Heart Is Not So Smart
14. Save The Best For Me (Best Of Your Lovin')
15. Dance All Night
16. Stay With Me

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