Sister Sledge was an American soul group from Philadelphia comprised of sisters Debbie, Kim, Joni, and Kathy Sledge. They cut three 1973–74 singles on ATCO, which issued their 1975 debut album Circle of Love. On Cotillion, they cut six albums between 1977 and 1983, including their 1979 Chic-backed mega-seller We Are Family. Members: Debbie Sledge […]
Gwen Guthrie (July 14, 1950 — Feb. 3, 1999) was an American soul singer from Okemah, Oklahoma, who built her early career in New York session work. Guthrie co-wrote songs for Ben E. King (“Supernatural Thing,” “Do It in the Name of Love”) and Angela Bofill (“This Time I’ll Be Sweeter”), with later cuts by […]
East Coast was an American soul-funk band from N.Y.C. that released a 1973 self-titled album on Encounter Records. Members: Gregory Johnson (keyboards), Gwen Guthrie (vocals), Larry Blackmon (drums), Pat Grant [Haras Fyre] (trombone), Michael Harris (percussion), Melvin Whay (bass), James Wheeler (alto saxophone) Background East Coast surfaced in New York City as a seven-piece group […]
Angel of the Night is the second album by American jazz-pop/soul vocalist/songwriter Angela Bofill, released in 1979 on GRP. Tracklist: A1. “I Try” (5:40) A2. “People Make the World Go Round” (4:35) A3. “Angel of the Night” (5:04) A4. “Rainbow Child (Little Pas)” (3:46) B1. “What I Wouldn’t Do (For the Love of You)” (3:31) […]
Blue Lights in the Basement is an album by American vocalist/songwriter Roberta Flack, released in 1977 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Why Don’t You Move in With Me” (4:51) A2. “The Closer I Get to You” (4:39) A3. “Fine, Fine Day” (4:49) A4. “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” (4:23) A5. “25th of Last December” (4:31) B1. […]
Goin’ Places is the second solo album by American bassist/vocalist Michael Henderson, released in 1977 on Buddah. Tracklist: A1. “Whip It” (4:01) A2. “Goin’ Places” (4:08) A3. “Let Me Love You” (5:00) A4. “I Can’t Help It” (4:16) B1. “I’ll Be Understanding” (3:03) B2. “At the Concert” (7:16) B3. “Won’t You Be Mine” (7:00) Credits: […]
Sweet Sensation is the fourth album by American soul/pop vocalist Stephanie Mills, released in 1980 on 20th Century-Fox. Tracklist: A1. “Sweet Sensation” (4:30) A2. “Try My Love” (3:50) A3. “I Just Wanna Say” (6:10) A4. “Wish That You Were Mine” (4:33) B1. “D-A-N-C-I-N‘” (5:41) B2. “Still Mine” (5:33) B3. “Never Knew Love Like This Before” […]
