Bojoura - The Letter b/w Joe (1974)

Bojoura (echte naam: Raina Cleuver van Melzen) is een Haagse zangeres van Bulgaarse afkomst die in 1967 wordt ontdekt door George Kooymans van de Golden Earring en jarenlang Nederland's populairste zangeres blijft met een breekbare en melancholiek stem en Engelstalige liedjes met een folky inslag.

De single "The Letter", een cover van het Box-Tops wordt in 1974 een redelijk success.

Artist:  Bojoura

Single:  The Letter (3:39) b/w Joe (2:49)

Release:  1974

Label:  CBS

Genre:  Pop

Producer:  De Wan & Oonlie

Writer(s):  Thompson-Wayne-Carson, A. van Olm, H. Waltheim

Arranged By:  Conductor – Dick Bakker

Orchestra:  Dick Bakker Orchestra

Brownsville Station - Smokin´ In The Boys Room b/w Barefootin´ (1973)

"Smokin' in the Boys Room" is a song originally recorded by Brownsville Station in 1973 on their album "Yeah!".

The song is about students hoping to avoid being caught violating their school's smoking ban by smoking cigarettes in the men's bathroom. The song was also translated to Hebrew and covered by the T-Slam. The song was also featured in the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School.

Artist:  Brownsville Station

Single:  Smokin´ In The Boys Room (2:59) b/w Barefootin´ (2:54)

Release:  1973

Label:  Big Tree Records

Genre:  Boogie Rock, Blues Rock

Producer:  Doug Morris, Eric Stevens

Writer(s):  Cub Koda, Michael Lutz

James Brown - Think b/w Something (1973)

"Think" is a rhythm and blues song written by Lowman Pauling and originally recorded by his group The "5" Royales. Released as a single on King Records in 1957.

In 1960 James Brown and The Famous Flames recorded a cover version of "Think". The song's instrumental backing featured a pronounced rhythmic attack that anticipated Brown's later funk music

Brown returned to "Think" again in 1973, when he released two different performances of the song as singles on the Polydor label, both of them backed with his cover of The Beatles' "Something". Both versions charted.

Artist:  James Brown

Single:  Think (3:14) b/w Something (3:39)

Release:  1973

Label:  Polydor

Genre:  Funk

Producer:  James Brown

Writer(s):  Lowman Pauling, George Harrison

Nile Rodgers - Yum Yum b/w Get Her Crazy (1983)

Nile Rodgers is an American musician, Influential guitarist, songwriter and producer.

A leading light of the disco scene in the late 1970's, he recorded as part of Chic and with bandmate Bernard Edwards produced many of the most popular and memorable disco hits of the 1970's and 1980's. From his solo album "Adventures In The Land Of The Good Groove".

Artist:  Nile Rodgers

Single:  Yum Yum (3:27) b/w Get Her Crazy (6:02)

Release:  1983

Label:  Atlantic Records

Genre:  Disco, Funk

Producer:  Nile Rodgers

Writer(s):  Nile Rodgers

Blue Ridge Rangers - Jambayala (On The Bayou) b/w Workin´ On A Building (1972)

"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952. Named for a Creole and Cajun dish, jambalaya, it spawned numerous cover versions and has since achieved popularity in a number of music genres.

The Blue Ridge Rangers is the first solo album by John Fogerty, the former lead singer and lead guitarist of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Artist:  Blue Ridge Rangers

Single:  Jambayala (On The Bayou) b/w Workin´ On A Building (4:35)

Release:  1972

Label:  Fantasy Records

Genre:  Blues Rock, Country Rock

Producer:  John Fogerty

Writer(s):  Hank Williams

Arranged By:  John Fogerty

Archie Bell & The Drells - There's Gonna Be A Showdown b/w Go For What You Know (1968)

Archie Bell & the Drells were an American R&B vocal group from Houston, Texas, and one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records.

From their third album "There's Gonna Be A Showdown" released in 1969.

Artist:  Archie Bell & The Drells

Single:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown (2:39) b/w Go For What You Know (2:08)

Release:  1968

Label:  Atlantic

Genre:  Soul, Funk

Producer:  Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, L.J.F. Productions

Writer(s):  Gamble, Huff

Arranged By:  Bobby Martin