“Heart and Soul” is a song by British pop band T’Pau. Featuring vocalist Carol Decker performing overlapping lyrics, the song was released as a single record in 1987, taken from the 1987 album Bridge of Spies. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached #4 in both the US and UK charts. [...]
Michel’le Toussaint (born 1970) better known as Michel’le, is an American R&B singer-songwriter known for her squeaky, child-like speaking voice, which is a startling contrast to her strong vocals. Michel’le is an R&B vocalist of mixed Louisiana Creole heritage. She is known for her squeaky, child-like speaking voice which is a startling contrast to her [...]
This video has a blank screen for the first 15 seconds of the song. The video is KILLER! You can just image young drag queens in the late 70′s watching this video for the first time in utter amazement! Knock on Wood is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in February 1979. The album [...]
“Pump Up the Volume” is a song and the only single by British recording act MARRS. Recorded and released in 1987, it was a number-one hit in many countries and is generally regarded as a significant milestone in the development of British house music and music sampling. The song derives its title directly from a [...]
“Jump Around” a song by the group House of Pain, produced by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill, who has also covered the song. It became a hit in 1992, reaching Number 3 in the United States. A 1993 re-release of the song in the UK, where the original had been a minor hit, peaked at [...]
“The Power” is an electronic pop hit song by the German music group Snap! from their album World Power. It was released in January 1990 and reached number-one in the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, as well as the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Rap charts. It is particularly known for its [...]
“Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” is a song recorded by Milli Vanilli which was released as a single in the middle of 1989 off the album Girl You Know It’s True. The single was a success, hitting the number one spot on the American and European charts. This song also reached number one in Canada. [...]
Big Mountain was an American reggae/pop band, most famous for their cover version of Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way,” which became a Top 10 hit single in the U.S. in early 1994 reaching number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number-one on Mainstream Top 40, and number 2 in the UK shortly [...]
Inner Circle is a Jamaican reggae group. The group was formed in 1968 by the brothers Ian and Roger Lewis in Jamaica. With Jacob Miller as their front-man and lead singer the band was one of the most popular in Jamaica during the 1970s, and one of few reggae bands that performed live. They are [...]
The band reached a whole new level of fame in 1980 with the release of the #1 R&B and #16 Billboard 200 The Gap Band III. The band adopted a formula of quiet-storm ballads (such as the #5 R&B song “Yearning for Your Love” and “Are You Living”) supported by anthemic funk songs (such as [...]
Due to record label delays on the release of their third studio album, Sports, Huey Lewis and the News was back to square one in late 1983, touring small clubs in a bus to promote the record (eventually known as the “Workin’ for a Livin’” tour). The new album initially hit No. 6 in the [...]
In 1987, while performing around the United States at nightclub venues, Gibson was recording what would become her debut album, “Out Of The Blue”. It was recorded in four weeks. Four singles from Out Of The Blue reached the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100: “Only in My Dreams”, “Shake Your Love”, “Out Of [...]
Braxton topped the Billboard 200 with her 1993 self-titled debut album and continued that streak with her second studio album Secrets, which spawned the number-one hits “You’re Makin’ Me High” and “Un-Break My Heart”. Although she had successful albums and singles, Braxton shortly filed for bankruptcy, but then returned with her chart-topping third album, The [...]
“Black Velvet” is a rock song written by Canadian musicians David Tyson and Christopher Ward, and recorded by Canadian singer Alannah Myles in 1988. It became a number one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1990 and reached number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart, as well as number [...]
I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got is the second album by Sinéad O’Connor. It was released in March 1990 on Chrysalis Records. The critically acclaimed album contains her most famous single, “Nothing Compares 2 U”, and was one of the best selling records in the world in 1990, topping the charts in many [...]
