Pointer Sisters - We’ve Got The Power b/w Es Tan Timido (He´s So Shy) (1980)

Tracklist

A - We’ve Got The Power  (4:53)
       Written-By – Bob Esty, Michael Brooks

B - Es Tan Timido (He´s So Shy)  (3:37)
      Written-By – Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow

Credits
Producer – Richard Perry

Notes
Released: 1980
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco, Synth-pop, Soul

Label – Planet Records

Poussez! - Never Gonna Say Goodbye b/w Boogie With Me (1979)

Tracklist

A - Never Gonna Say Goodbye  (3:58)
       Written-By – Alphonse Mouzon

B - Boogie With Me  (3:50)
       Written-By – (Alphonse Mouzon)

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Manufactured By – Pye Records
Marketed By – Pye Records
Published By – Panache Music Ltd.
Mastered At – Pye Studios

Credits
Executive-Producer – D. Weiss
Mastered By – ♢MB
Producer, Arranged – Alphonse Mouzon

Notes
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco

Taken from the Poussez album, VSD 79412

Label – Vanguard Records

New Musik - This World Of Water b/w Missing Persons / Tell Me Something New (1980)

Tracklist 

A - This World Of Water  (3:11)
       Written-By – Tony Mansfield

B - Missing Persons / Tell Me Something New  (5:44)
       Written-By – Tony Mansfield

Companies, etc. 
Distributed By – CBS
Phonographic Copyright (p) – GTO Records Ltd.
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Published By – April Music Ltd.
Mastered At – Tape One

Credits 
Producer, Written-By – Tony Mansfield
Mastered By – BilBo

Notes
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

Side A: Taken from the GTO album: "From A To B" GTLP 041

Label - GTO Records

The Brothers Johnson - Light Up The Night b/w Streetwave (1980)

Tracklist

A - Light Up The Night  (3:46)
      Written-By – George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Rod Temperton 

B - Streetwave  (5:09)
      Written-By – Alex Weir, Jerry Hey, Louis Johnson, Wayne Vaughn 

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – A&M Records Ltd.
Distributed By – CBS Records
Published By – State Of The Arts Music
Published By – Brojay Music
Published By – Yellow Brick Road Music
Published By – Kidada Music, Inc.
Published By – Goulgris Music

Credits 
Producer – Quincy Jones

Notes
Released: 1980
Genre: Soul / Funk
Style: Disco

Track A:
Taken from the A&M LP: "Light Up The Night" AMLK 63716
State Of The Arts Music/Brojay Music
℗ 1980 A&M Records, Inc.

Track B:
Taken from the A&M LP: "Blam!!" AMLH 64714
Yellow Brick Road Music
℗ 1978 A&M Records, Inc.

Produced [...] for Quincy Jones Productions

Label -  A&M Records

Joe Jackson with Elaine Caswell ‎- Happy Ending b/w Joe Jackson - Loisaida (1984)

Tracklist

A - Happy Ending  (3:39)
        Written-By – Joe Jackson
        Alto Saxophone – Joe Jackson
        Piano – Ed Roynesdal
        Tenor Saxophone – Tony Aiello
        Vocals [Featuring, Duet With] – Elaine Caswell

B - Loisaida  (5:33)
       Written-By – Joe Jackson
       Alto Saxophone – Tony Aiello
       Flugelhorn – Michael Morreale
       Piano – Joe Jackson
       Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Ed Roynesdal

Companies, etc.
Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – A&M Records Ltd.
Published By – Pokazuka Ltd.
Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem

Credits
Arranged By – Joe Jackson
Bass – Graham Maby
Design [Cover] – Melanie Nissen
Drums – Gary Burke
Guitar – Vinnie Zummo
Photography By – Charles Reilly
Producer – David Kershenbaum, Joe Jackson
Trumpet – Mike Morreale

Notes
Released: 1984
Genre: Pop

Taken from the A&M LP "Body And Soul" AMLX 65000

Label - A&M Records

The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part 1) b/w Funky Nassau (part 2) (1971)

Tracklist 

A - Funky Nassau, Part 1  (3:10)
      Written-By – R. Munnings, T. Fitzgerald

B - Funky Nassau, Part 2  (1:56)
      Written-By – R. Munnings, T. Fitzgerald

Credits 
Arranged By [Musical Arrangement] – The Beginning Of The End
A Marlin Production

Notes 
Released: 1971
Genre: Funk / Soul

Label - Atlantic Records

Chuck Berry - Bio b/w Roll ´Em Pete (1973)

Tracklist 

A - Bio  (3:40)
       Lyrics By – Chuck Berry 

B - Roll Em' Pete  (2:57)
       Lyrics By – Joe Turner

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – GRT Corporation
Manufactured By – GRT Corporation
Published By – Isalee Music Publishing Co.
Published By – MCA Music
Produced For – GRT Corporation
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits 
Producer – Esmond Edwards

Notes 
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock & roll

"From The Chuck Berry LP 'BIO' CH 50043" is Printed On Label Side A 

Label - Chess Records

Uriah Heep - Lady In Black b/w Simon The Bullit Freak (1971)

Tracklist 

A - Lady In Black  (3:41)
       Written-By – Hensley

B - Simon The Bullit Freak  (3:24)
       Written-By – Hensley

Companies, etc.
Produced For – Hit Record Productions Ltd.
Published By – Sydney Bron Music Co. Ltd.

Credits 
Producer – Gerry Bron

Notes 
Released: 1971
Genre: Prog Rock

From the LP "Salisbury". 

Label: Vertigo Records

Ronnie Dyson ‎- (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? b/w Girl Don't Come (1970)

Tracklist 

A - (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?  (3:26)
        Conductor [Conducted By] – Jimmy "Wiz" Wisner*, June Ellen Starr
        Written-By – C. C. Courtney, P. Link 

B - Girl Don't Come  (2:43)
       Conductor [Conducted By] – Thom Bell
       Written-By – C. Andrews 

Credits 
Producer [Prod. By] – Billy Jackson

Notes 
Release: 1970
Genre: Funk / Soul

A-side: Intro 0:10 From the musical production "Salvation".
B-side: Originally recorded by Sandie Shaw (1965).

Label - CBS Records

Dr. Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol b/w Every Kind Of Vice (1979)

Tracklist

A - Milk And Alcohol  (2:51)
       Producer – Richard Gottehrer
       Written-By – Mayo, Lowe 

B - Every Kind Of Vice  (3:24)
       Producer – Martin Rushent
       Written-By – Mayo, Brilleaux 

Companies, etc. 
Record Company – Ariola Benelux B.V.
Licensed From – United Artists Records Ltd.

Notes
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Pub Rock

Both tracks taken from the album 'Private Practice' (UAG 30184).

Label - Ariola Records

Candi Staton - Do It In The Name Of Love b/w The Thanks I Get For Loving You (1972)

Tracklist

A - Do It In The Name Of Love  (3:00)
      Written-By – B. Bloom, N. Goldberg

B - The Thanks I Get For Loving You  (2:40)
      Written-By – C. Staton 

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – United Artists Records, Inc.
Distributed By – United Artists Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Recorded At – Fame Recording Studios
Published By – Heiress Music Co., Inc.
Published By – Fame Publishing Co., Inc.

Credits 
Producer – Rick Hall

Notes
Released: 1973
Genre: Funk / Soul
From the Fame LP "Candi Staton" FAS-1800
Recorded at Fame Recording Studios

Label - United Artists Records ‎

The Stanley Clarke Band - Born In The U.S.A. b/w Campo Americano (1985)

Tracklist

A - Born In The U.S.A. (3:48)
      Written-By – B. Springsteen

B - Campo Americano  (4:10)
      Written-By – S. Clarke

Credits

• Engineer, Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
• Mastered By – Brian Gardner
• Producer – Stanley Clarke

Notes

Released: 1985

Genre: Funk / Soul

Label - Epic Records

Air Bubble - Don't Look Into The Mirror b/w People Say (1978)

Air Bubble was een Nederlandse band, afkomstig uit Apeldoorn en Zwolle. De groep bestond uit de broers André, Ben en Henk Groote en Cor Mestenbeld. Eerder onder diverse andere namen bezig, waaronder Geebros. André Groote later ook solo actief en bij Cadillac.

In de zomer van 1976 scoorde Air Bubble een bescheiden hit met het nummer Racing car. Dit bereikte de 7e plaats in de Nederlandse Top 40 en de 9e plaats in de Nationale Hitparade.

André Groote maakte vanaf 1976 tevens naam met een carrière als paragnost en werd voornamelijk bekend door zijn bijdrage in het bekende radioprogramma Het zwarte gat van Veronica. Air Bubble heeft in de jaren 70 een paar kleine hitjes gehad, maar de meeste singles die ze hebben uitgebracht bleken niets te doen. In 1980 brachten ze hun laatste single uit, en hielden ze het voor gezien.

Tracklist 

A - Don't Look Into The Mirror  (3:04)
      Written-By – A. Groote, P. Schaap 
 
B - People Say  (2:46)
      Written-By – A. Groote

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Bovema-Negram Studios

Credits

• Conductor, Producer, Arranged By – Gerard Stellaard

Notes

Released: 1978

Genre: Pop

Label - Bovema Negram Records

Theo Vaness - Happy To Be b/w Roadie (1982)

Theo van Es (Zoeterwoude, 1946). Zanger van The Shoes, Teddylane en The S Band.

Theo van Es is leadzanger van de band ‘The Shoes’. Hij had met de band onder andere de hits ‘Na na na’, ‘Don’t you cry for a girl’ en ‘Osaka’. Van Es ging in 1978 solo en stort zich als Theo Vaness op de disco, en had korte tijd succes en tekent een contract bij een Franse platenmaatschappij.
De single "Back To Music" is in de Europese en Amerikaanse discotheken een populaire `floorfiller'. Met leden van The Monotones maakt hij in 1980 een single onder de naam de S Band. 

Zijn soloplaat werd in verschillende landen uitgebracht en stond enige tijd in de Amerikaanse lijst van 200 bestverkochte albums. 

Zijn single "Happy To Be" uit 1982 bereikte niet eens de Tipparade.

Tracklist 

A - Happy To Be  (3:45)
      Written-By - Theo van Ess

B - Roadie (3:11)
      Written-By - Theo van Ess, Jan Griffioen

Credits
Produced, Arranged-By - Gerard Stellaard
Engineered-By - Michael Beekman

Notes
Released:  1982
Genre: Pop

Label - EMI Records

The Mark Band - Innocent Children b/w View (1981)

Margriet Markerink (Geb. Enschede, 1957( Zangeres en tekstschrijfster. Bracht drie singles uit: Crazy life (door mij uit het Frans in het Engels vertaald), Take a look at me (idem) en Kite.
Eén single met begeleidingsgroep als The Mark Band.
In 1979 kwam de landelijke doorbraak, met de langspeel-plaat "Tomorrow". Daarop tien zelf geschreven liedjes. Als blijk van waardering kreeg ik van de Stichting Conamus – nu Stichting Buma Cultuur – de Zilveren Harp en buiten-sporig veel media-aandacht. Na "Tomorrow" volgde "Meet the Mark Band". Voor mijn band uit Giesbeek gaf ik mijn artiestennaam op en mat me een nieuwe 'look' aan. Niet zo slim, want anderhalf jaar later was de band ter ziele. Hoogtepunt uit die periode: een TV-Special in Polen, gekoppeld aan een tournee langs de vele openluchttheaters die het toenmalige Oostblokland rijk was.

De single "Innocent Children" bereikte in 1981 de Tipparade.

Met single "Total Loss" en de daaropvolgende elpee "Free" luidde een periode van 'muzikaal zoeken' in. Noch "Meet The Mark Band", noch "Free" hebben echter het succes van haar debuutelpee "Tomorrow" ooit kunnen evenaren.

Tracklist

A - Innocent Children  (4:25)  

      Written-By - Margriet Markerink

B - View  (2:56)

      Written-By - Margriet Markerink

Credits

Produced-By - Eric Boom for Corduroy

Arranged-By - Margriet Markerink / The Mark Band

Engineered-By - John van der Houten / Ronald Prent and Pieter Nieboer

Notes 

Released:  1981  

Genre: Pop 

Label - Mercury Records

Syl Johnson - Ms. Fine Brown Frame b/w You Don't Have To Go (1982)

Born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, he moved with his family to Chicago in 1950, where blues guitarist Magic Sam was his next-door neighbor. Johnson sang and played with blues artists Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf in the 1950s. He recorded with Jimmy Reed for Vee-Jay in 1959. He made his solo debut that same year with Federal, a subsidiary of King Records of Cincinnati, backed by Freddie King on guitar.
Johnson began recording for Twinight Records of Chicago in the mid-1960s. Beginning with his first hit, "Come On Sock It to Me", in 1967, he dominated the label as both a hit-maker and a producer. His song "Different Strokes", also from 1967, is included on the breakbeat compilation album Ultimate Breaks and Beats.
Like other black songwriters of the period, he wrote songs at this time exploring themes of African-American identity and social problems, such as "Is It Because I'm Black", which reached number 11 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1969.
In 1971, the producer Willie Mitchell brought Johnson to Hi Records, for which the two recorded three albums, which generated a number of singles. Produced in Memphis with the Hi house band, these albums contained the hits "We Did It", "Back for a Taste of Your Love" and "Take Me to the River", his biggest success, reaching number 7 on the R&B chart in 1975. However, at Hi Records, Johnson was always to some extent in the shadow of Al Green, commercially if not artistically. Mitchell also chose to use mainly in-house compositions rather than Johnson's original songs.
After his years with Hi ended, Johnson produced two LPs for his own Shama label, the second of which (Ms. Fine Brown Frame, 1982) was picked up for distribution by Boardwalk Records. The title track of that album was Johnson's last hit record.

Tracklist

A - Ms. Fine Brown Frame  (3:46)
      Written-By – G. Crook, S. Johnson

B - You Don't Have To Go  (3:30)
      Written-By – J. Reed 

Credits 
Producer – General Crook

Notes
Released: 1982
Genre: Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Chicago Blues, Soul

Label - The Boardwalk Entertainment Co 

Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do # Schoolgirl (1977)

Eddie and the Hot Rods are a pub rock band from Essex founded in 1975. They are best known for their 1977 UK top ten hit "Do Anything You Wanna Do", released under the name The Rods.
The group broke up in 1981, but have reformed reformed several times since, with singer Barrie Masters the only constant member.
The band was formed in Canvey Island during 1975 by guitarist Dave Higgs (who had previously played in the Fix with Lee Brilleaux), with drummer Steve Nicol, bassist Rob Steel, and singer Barrie Masters.
Before rising to semi-stardom in 1977, the Hot Rods underwent several changes in personnel: One of the first members to leave the band was Eddie himself, a dummy that featured prominently in the Hot Rods' early gigs and was discarded as the joke had worn thin. Otherwise, the band consisted of Barrie Masters on vocals, Pete Wall and Dave Higgs on guitar, Rob Steel on bass and Steve Nicol on drums. Ed Hollis (brother of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis) became their manager.
In May 1975, after building a live reputation, they secured a Saturday-night residency at The Kensington in London. This was followed in October by a joint residency with The 101ers at The Nashville, playing alternate headline sets. In November, after positive press reviews of their live shows, they were signed by Island Records.
With the addition of Douglas, the band was moved in a more radio-friendly direction. Their biggest hit came with the Douglas/Hollis collaboration "Do Anything You Wanna Do" in the summer of 1977, under their shorter, snappier name, The Rods. The song was featured on their 1977 album, Life on the Line.

Tracklist 

A - Do Anything You Wanna Do  (4:00)
      Written-By – Hollis, Douglas 

B - Schoolgirl Love  (3:23)
      Written-By – Masters, Douglas

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
Published By – Island Music
Published By – Anglo-Rock Inc.

Credits 
Arranged By – Masters, Higgs, Hollis, Douglas, Gray, Nicol
Producer – Ed Hollis

Notes
Released: 1977
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Punk

Label - Island Records

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Remix/Edit) b/w Out Ta Get Me (LP Version) (1988)

"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). Released in August 1988 as the album's third single.
Lead guitarist Slash has been quoted as having an initial disdain for the song due to its roots as simply a "string skipping" exercise and a joke at the time. During a jam session at the band's house in the Sunset Strip,^[7] drummer Steven Adler and Slash were warming up and Slash began to play a "circus" melody while making faces at Adler. Rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin asked Slash to play it again. Stradlin came up with some chords, Duff McKagan created a bassline and Adler planned a beat. In his autobiography, Slash said "within an hour my guitar exercise had become something else". Meanwhile, lead singer Axl Rose was listening to the musicians upstairs in his room and was inspired to write lyrics, which became complete by the following afternoon. He based it on his girlfriend Erin Everly, and declared that Lynyrd Skynyrd served as an inspiration "to make sure that we'd got that heartfelt feeling." On the next composing session in Burbank, the band added both a bridge and a guitar solo.
While the band was recording demos with producer Spencer Proffer, he suggested adding a breakdown at the song's end. The musicians agreed, but were not sure what to do. Listening to the demo in a loop, Axl started saying to himself, "Where do we go? Where do we go now?" and Proffer suggested that he sing that.
The song is composed in the key of D flat major and played in the key of D major tuned down a half step on guitars and bass (as all their songs are). The ending solo is in E flat minor harmonic key.

Tracklist 

A - Sweet Child O' Mine (Remix/Edit)  (3:57)
      Written-By – Guns N' Roses 

B - Out Ta Get Me (LP Version)  (4:20)
      Written-By – Guns N' Roses 

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The David Geffen Company
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright (c) – The David Geffen Company
• Record Company – Warner Communications
• Manufactured By – TELDEC Record Service GmbH
• Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
• Published By – Guns N' Roses Music

Credits

• Mixed By – Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero
• Photography By – Robert John 
• Producer – Mike Clink

Notes

Release: 1988

Genre: Rock 

Style: Hard Rock, Arena Rock 

Label - Geffen Records

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - I Should Be Your Lover (Airplay Version) b/w I Should Be Your Lover (X-Rated Version) (1980)

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American R&B/Soul vocal 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 middle of the 1950s as The Charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International label between 1972 and 1976.
Source Records believed enough in H. Melvin & his Blue Notes to back them to album release.
Keep in mind that once Teddy Pendergrass left the group, for a solo career, Philly Intl. Records unceremoniously released Harold and the remaining group members. It wasn't the easiest going for the group and changing members thereafter. If listening to urban radio stations during time of this release, how can one not remember the now sought after song "I Should Be Your Lover"?
This is the best music ever, the lyrics the melody all made with real instruments and the artist sang from the heart. bands like the stylistic the dramatics, Delfonic's, four tops, blue magic, chilite's, Temptations etc. etc. etc.
All had the right notion of the meaning of love & heart ache. I'm sure everyone can relate bcuz we've all experienced this feeling in our lives.

Tracklist 

A - I Should Be Your Lover (Airplay Version)  (3:51)
      Written-By – K. Gamble-L. Huff, H. Melvin 

B - I Should Be Your Lover - (X-Rated Version)  (3:55)
      Written-By – K. Gamble-L. Huff, H. Melvin 

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Source Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Source Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
Published By – Assorted Music

Credits 
Executive-Producer – Logan H. Westbrooks
Mixed By – Harold Melvin, Ralph Bates
Producer – Harold Melvin
Produced by Harold Melvin For Million Dollar Records.

Notes
Release: (1980)
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk

From the Source LP, "The Blue Album" SOR-3197 

Label - Source Records

George Benson - Love X Love b/w Love Dance (1980)

"Love X Love" is a song written by Rod Temperton and recorded by American R&B/smooth jazz singer George Benson. Featured on Benson's Give Me the Night album, it was also released as a single.
In Britain, it entered the UK Singles Chart on 26 July 1980 and reached a peak position of number 10, remaining in the chart for eight weeks. In the US "Love X Love" made the Hot 100 and was a Top 10 soul hit.
The Qwest record label (a subsidiary of Warner Bros., run by Quincy Jones) released Benson's breakthrough pop album Give Me The Night, produced by Jones.
Benson made it into the pop and R&B top ten with the song "Give Me the Night" (written by former Heatwave keyboardist Rod Temperton).

Tracklist

A - Love X Love  (3:48)
      Written-By – Rod Temperton 

B - Love Dance (3:15)
      Written-By – Ivan Lins, Paul Williams 

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By – Rodsongs
Published By – Kidada Music, Inc.
Published By – Brammus Music
Published By – Hobsong Music
Licensed From – Wea International
Marketed By – WEA Records B.V.
Distributed By – WEA Records B.V.
Distributed By – WEA Records NV/SA
Manufactured By – WEA Records B.V.
Manufactured By – WEA Records NV/SA

Credits
Producer – Quincy Jones

Notes
Released:  1980
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

Label- Warner Bros. Records ‎