Isaac Hayes (Aug. 20, 1942 – Aug. 10, 2008) was an American R&B musician, singer, composer, producer, and actor with a 50-year career in entertainment. The lavish orchestration and elongated arrangements of his 1969 second album, Hot Buttered Soul, spearheaded the transformation of soul music into a maximalist form. Background Isaac Hayes was born Isaac […]
Dionne Warwick (born Dec. 12, 1940) is an American soul-pop singer from East Orange, N.J., who rose to fame in the early 1960s with a string of ballads composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Her most popular songs from the period include “Walk On By,” “Don’t Make Me Over,” “Wishin’ and Hopin’,” “Make It […]
Donna Summer is the ninth chronological studio album by American soul/pop vocalist Donna Summer, released in 1982 on Geffen. Tracklist: A1. “Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)” (4:22) A2. “Mystery of Love” (4:28) A3. “The Woman in Me” (3:57) A4. “State of Independence” (5:53) B1. “Livin’ in America” (4:44) B2. “Protection” (3:38) B3. […]
Dionne is the 1979 comeback album by American soul/pop vocalist Dionne Warwick, produced by Barry Manilow and released on Arista. Propelled by the shimmery “Déjà Vu” and the lavish, grandiose “I’ll Never Love This Way Again,” the album ushered a career resurgence for the singer that would last into the mid-1980s. Tracklist: A1. “Who, What, When, Where, […]
New and Improved is the fifth album by American soul combo The Spinners, released in 1974 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Sitting on Top of the World” (4:42) A2. “Smile, We Have Each Other” (4:30) A3. “Then Came You” (3:59) A4. “There’s No One Like You” (4:16) B1. “Living a Little, Laughing a Little” (5:03) B2. […]
