70's, 80's 'Feel Good' Music

postnew · Apr 12, 2011

"Jump" is a song by the American rock group Van Halen. It is the only single the group released in their career to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was released in 1984 as the second track on the album 1984.
According to Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates, "[Eddie] Van Halen told me that he copied the synth part from 'Kiss on My List' and used it in ‘Jump.’ I don't have a problem with that at all."

postnew · Apr 12, 2011

"Heat of the Moment" is the first single released by arena rock band Asia from their 1982 eponymous debut. The song was the most popular of the album, and a big hit in the USA, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #4 on the Billboard Top Singles chart

postnew · Apr 12, 2011

postnew · Apr 13, 2011

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postnew · Apr 13, 2011

"Baby, Come to Me" is an R&B song, written by Rod Temperton for a male-female duet. The original version, performed by Patti Austin and James Ingram (with Michael McDonald contributing background vocals), and produced by Quincy Jones, appeared on Austin's 1981 album, Every Home Should Have One. When first released as a single, it had minor chart success in early 1982, peaking at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. Later that year, it gained new exposure as the romantic theme song for Luke Spencer, a leading character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. ABC received so many inquiries about the song that Warner Brothers decided to re-release it as a single, and reached number one the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in early 1983

postnew · Apr 20, 2011

"Bright Eyes" is a song written by Mike Batt, and performed by Art Garfunkel. It was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 film Watership Down and as such is considered the theme song of the film and the later television series adaptations. The track also appears on Garfunkel's fourth studio album, Fate for Breakfast from 1979. It was the biggest selling single of 1979 in the UK, selling over one million copies. However, it did poorly in the United States, failing to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

Bright Eyes - Art garfunkel

postnew · Apr 20, 2011

"The Closer You Get" is a song made famous by the country music band Alabama.

postnew · Apr 20, 2011

The power ballad remains Tyler's most successful song, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. At its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 6 million copies in total. It won the Variety Club award in the UK for best single of 1983.
According to Meat Loaf, Steinman had given the song, along with "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)", to Meat Loaf for his Midnight at the Lost and Found album; however, Meat Loaf's record company refused to pay for Steinman and he wrote separate songs himself. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was then given to Bonnie Tyler and "Making Love (Out of Nothing At All)" to Air Supply.
Music videoThe music video for "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was directed by Russell Mulcahy. It was story-boarded by Jim Steinman and drew inspiration from the 1976 film Futureworld. The Gothic-themed video features Bonnie Tyler clad in white, apparently having a dream or fantasy about her students in a boys' boarding school. Young men are seen dancing and participating in various school activities such as swim team, karate, gymnastics, football, fencing, soccer, and singing in a choir. Among these was future Chelsea soccer player Gianfranco Zola, who featured prominently in the closing scenes. The video was shot at Holloway Sanatorium, notable for its Gothic architecture and distinguished for the multi-arched grand entrance as seen at the end of the video.

postnew · Apr 20, 2011

In January 1974, a cover version by Ringo Starr hit number one. The latter performance reunited Ringo Starr with his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney. McCartney is credited on the album cover of "Ringo" as having played the instrumental solo on a kazoo. Starr's version remains one of the few #1 singles to feature a kazoo solo. Harry Nilsson sang backing vocals.
The 1978 video of Ringo's version features Carrie Fisher as Ringo's love interest. At approx. 40 seconds into the video, a very "Princess Leia"-looking Fisher floats into Ringo's window.

postnew · Apr 20, 2011

Hold On" is a song by Latin Rock Band Santana said:
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postnew · Apr 21, 2011

"Talking in Your Sleep" is a popular song by The Romantics. It was a US hit in 1983 and became a UK hit the following year for British band Bucks Fizz.

postnew · Apr 21, 2011

"Keep On Loving You" is a power ballad written by Kevin Cronin and performed by REO Speedwagon. It features the lead guitar work of Gary Richrath. It was one of many REO Speedwagon songs to become a pop hit, reaching the number-one spot for one week in March 1981 on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming the 500th song to do so in the process, and peaking at number seven in the UK Singles Chart. The single was certified Platinum for US sales of over 2 million copies.

postnew · Apr 21, 2011

Ammonia Avenue is one of the most commercially successful albums of The Alan Parsons Project.
The Phil Spector-influenced million selling smash "Don't Answer Me" was Ammonia Avenue's lead single; it reached the Top 20 in several countries, and represents the last Alan Parsons Project's big hit.

postnew · Apr 21, 2011

"Crying" is a rock and roll ballad written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison.
In 1987, Orbison rerecorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture, Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
Don McLean covered the song in 1980, taking it to No. 5 on the Hot 100, No. 2 on Adult Contemporary and No. 6 Country, as well as No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2002, "Crying" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it #69 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Don McLean - Crying

postnew · Apr 21, 2011

My Old Piano is a 1980 song released as a single by Diana Ross.
Ross sings the song about the joy of playing a piano.
Unlike "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out", "My Old Piano" was not that successful in the United States, however it was a commercial success in Europe.
In the music video, Ross appears performing the song in an apartment with an old piano.
It was later covered by Roland Kaiser and David Bowie.

postnew · Apr 21, 2011

"Don't Give Up on Us" is a song by David Soul.
Riding high on the success of playing in the hit TV show Starsky and Hutch, Soul returned to one of his early career choices as a singer. His debut, the Tony Macaulay written and produced "Don't Give Up on Us" was a worldwide smash, spending four weeks at #1 on the UK Singles Chart in January and February 1977 and a single week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1977.
"Don't Give Up on Us" was rated #93 in VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders (though Soul had several more hits, including a second no.1, in the UK). Soul recorded a new version of the song in 2004, allegedly after being embarrassed when hearing it by chance in an elevator as sung by Owen Wilson in the film version of Starsky and Hutch.

postnew · Apr 24, 2011

"Shame" is a 1978 hit single recorded by American singer Evelyn "Champagne" King. It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, number eight on the U.S. Disco Chart, and number seven on the U.S. R&B Chart, earning a Gold certification by the RIAA that same year. After a long struggle in the UK Singles Chart, "Shame" eventually made the top 40, peaking at number 39.
On September 20, 2004, King's "Shame" became one of the first records to be inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York's Spirit club.
The song was covered in 1996 by British singer Kim Wilde.

postnew · Apr 24, 2011

"I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. It became a hit single in 1984 for female R&B singer Chaka Khan, appearing on her album, which was also called I Feel for You. Prince won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1985 for writing the song.
Khan's version featured an all-star supporting cast, with rapping from Melle Mel, keyboard and guitar by The System, and harmonica playing by Stevie Wonder. The song also uses vocal samples from Wonder's "Fingertips". The repetition of Khan's name by rapper Melle Mel at the beginning of the song was originally a mistake made by producer Arif Mardin, who then decided to keep it.
This version of the song became a million-selling smash in the U.S. and UK, and it helped to relaunch Khan's career.

postnew · Apr 24, 2011

The Glamorous Life" was originally intended to be recorded by the short-lived replacement act for Vanity 6, girl group Apollonia 6. Prince allegedly had several tracks lined up for the trio to record for their 1984 debut album (and by some accounts, their follow up album as well), but abandoned the idea when he learned that lead singer Apollonia Kotero had no desire to stay in the group beyond her contractual obligations as designed for her movie role in Purple Rain.
Prince decided to give the song to Sheila E. who was fresh off her duet on Prince's "Erotic City". "The Glamorous Life" would be recorded by Sheila E. and go on to launch her solo career.
"The Glamorous Life" was the title track and closing song on Sheila E.'s debut solo album, and reached number 7 on the U.S. pop charts, as well as number 1 on the U.S. dance charts, and earned a Grammy Award nomination.
Sheila E.'s live performances of the song became memorable events, most notably for her percussion solo towards the end of the song. Depending on the occasion, she would either spin around several times while drumming without missing a beat during the rigorous solo, place one highly elevated foot on a snare while standing on the other leg mid-solo, or perform with glow-in-the-dark drumsticks. While the solo featured in the song helped to bolster Sheila E.'s fame, all subsequent versions of this song have no drum solo.

postnew · Apr 25, 2011

In 1978, the song "I Just Wanna Stop" earned Gino an American Grammy Award nomination and was a number #1 single in Canada (#4 in United States).

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