Bruce Springsteen - 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) b/w The E Street Shuffle (1973)

"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)", often known just as "Sandy", is a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen, originally appearing as the second song on his album The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle.

Set on, as the title suggests, the Fourth of July in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the song is a powerful love ballad, dedicated to one Sandy and describing the depressing atmosphere that threatens to smother the love between the singer and Sandy. Locals include the "stoned-out faces," "switchblade lovers" and "the greasers" who "tramp the streets or get busted for sleeping out on the beach all night." The singer is tired of "hangin' in them dusty arcades" and "chasin' the factory girls."

A - Sandy (4th Of July, Ashbury Park) (5:31)
written-by: Bruce Springsteen / produced-by: Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos
B - The E Street Shuffle (4:23)
written-by: Bruce Springsteen / produced-by: Mike Appel, Jim Cretecos

Label:   Columbia Records
Genre:   Folk Rock

Solomon Burke - Proud Mary b/w What Am I Living For (1969)

"Proud Mary" is a rock song written by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Fogerty, and recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. In 1969 Burke had a small hit with his cover of the song, which was his second release for Bell and was co-produced by singer Tamiko Jones. Burke recalls: “We went to Muscle Shoals and recorded Proud Mary, which they didn’t like at all. They thought it was stupid to record a song Proud Mary, which was already on the charts. I was explaining to them that it was a very big record, but it’s a very white record, a pop record. We will redo the record, open up the doors for it to get on the r&b charts and make the black stations to play the record... It was a Solomon Burke record made in Muscle Shoals. We proved that we can make a hit record without Jerry Wexler eating sandwiches with us. This record was a hit without anybody’s help. Proud Mary was only promoted by Tamiko Jones and myself.” According to Mark Denning, "While that may have seemed like a bald-faced bid for pop radio play, in Burke's hands the song became a bracing tale of life in the Deep South as African-Americans searched for liberation aboard the ship that carried them as slaves and put them to undignified labor serving wealthy whites." John Fogerty, the song's composer, was impressed by Burke's version of his song: "Two thousand miles away this man had crawled right up inside my head to learn what Proud Mary was all about. Sure it's great when someone sings your song, but when he understands it, you listen like it was the first time." "Reworked as a celebration of black consciousness, his potent mix of gospel and country the kind that defined his earlier sides for Atlantic and driven by a Southern funk-like strut.

A - Proud Mary (3:16)
written-by: J. Fogerty / produced-by: Solomon Burke, Tamiko Jones
B - What Am I Living For (2:49)
written-by: Art Harris, Fred Jay / produced-by: Solomon Burke, Tamiko Jones

Label:  Bell Records
Genre:  Soul

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The Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Time b/w (You Think) You´re Doin´ It On Your Own (1974)

The Mighty Clouds Of Joy is an American Contemporary gospel's preeminent group, the Mighty Clouds of Joy carried the torch for the traditional quartet vocal style throughout an era dominated by solo acts and choirs; pioneering a distinctively funky sound which over time gained grudging acceptance even among purists, they pushed spiritual music in new and unexpected directions, even scoring a major disco hit. The single "Time" comes from their 1974 album "It´s Time".

A - Time (3:05)
written-by: Dave Crawford / produced-by: Dave Crawford
B - (You Think) You're Doin' It On Your Own (5:03)
written-by: Dave Crawford / produced-by: Dave Crawford

Label:  ABC Records
Genre:  Funk, Gospel Soul

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Billy Bremner - Loud Music In Cars b/w The Price Is Right (1981)

William Murray "Billy" Bremner (born 1946, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a guitarist best known for his work in the band Rockpile and on many of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds' albums. He has also played with The Pretenders, Shakin' Stevens, Carlene Carter and The Coal Porters, as well as issuing three solo albums.

After Rockpile split in 1981, Bremner released the solo single "Loud Music In Cars"/"The Price is Right" on Stiff Records.

A - Loud Music In Cars (2:54)  

written-by: Bremner, Birch / produced-by: Will Birch / engineered-by: Aldo Bocca
B - The Price Is Right (3:00)  
written-by: Pickett, Bremner / produced-by: Will Birch / Engineered-by: Paul Bass

Label:  Stiff Records

Genre:  Pop

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Rose Royce - Funkin´ Around b/w Help Yourself (1980)

Great FUNKY track from the 'Golden Touch' album. Rose Royce is an American soul and funk group, lead vocals by Richee Benson.

A - Funkin' Around (4:44)
Produced-By, Arranged By, Written-By – Norman Whitfield
B - Help Yourself (3:58)
Produced-By, Arranged By, Written-By – Norman Whitfield

Label:  Whitfield Records
Genre:  Funk, Soul

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Dave Mason & Mama Cass - Something To Make You Happy b/w Next To You (1971)

Dave Mason & Cass Elliot was the only teaming of artists Dave Mason and Cass Elliot. The music falls into the country-rock harmony sound of its time, but with a bluesier edge. Elliot co-wrote the single “Something To Make You Happy”

A - Something To Make You Happy (2:14)
Written-By: Dave Mason / Produced-By: Dave Mason
B - Next To You (2:31)
Written-By: Bryan Garo / Produced-By: Dave Mason

Label:  Stateside Records
Genre:  Pop, Rock

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Arjan Brass - Jamie b/w Summernights In June (1977)

Arjan Brass (Delft, 11 juni 1951 - Nieuwegein, 28 december 2007) was een Nederlandse zanger, pianist en saxofonist. Hij is vooral bekend van zijn hit Leonie uit 1976.

A - Jamie 
written-by: A. Brass, J. Haanstra, R. A. Bergsma / produced-by: Harm Breemer / arranged-by: Gerard Stellaard
B - Summernights In June 
written-by: A. Brass, R. A. Bergsma / produced-by: Harm Breemer / arranged-by: Gerard Stellaard

Label:  Negram Records
Genre:  Pop

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