Heat Wave is a 1963 single penned by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team and made popular by the Motown group Martha and the Vandellas. It was released as a single on July 9, 1963. Continue reading
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8/27/15 O&A NYC Throwback Thursday: Lisa Stansfield – All Around the World
All Around the World recorded by British R&B/new jack swing recording artist Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 album Affection. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris. Songwriters Stansfield, Devaney and Morris received the 1989 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The song remains Stansfield’s her biggest hit. Continue reading
10/19/17 O&A THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain’t no Mountain High Enough
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough was written in 1966 by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson prior to joining Motown. Simpson recalls “We felt like that could be our entry to Motown. Nick called it the ‘golden egg’.”The care-free, danceable, and romantic love song that became the signature duet between Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The song set the tone for a string of Ashford and Simpson hits, which many consider the crown jewels of the Motown discography. Continue reading
8/6/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Earth, Wind & Fire – Reasons
Reasons is a love ballad by Earth, Wind & Fire from their sixth album, That’s the Way of the World (1975). The album was the group’s most successful and contained the falsetto singing of Philip Bailey. Although it never charted Reasons has endured. The song, which was written by Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White has appeared on dozens of albums, including almost all of Earth, Wind & Fire’s greatest hits and compilation albums. Continue reading
7/30/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Barry White – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album Can’t Get Enough in 1974. The song is a pop-soul track with lush string arrangements and a disco-influenced beat behind it. Continue reading
7/23/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince- Summertime
Summertime is a song by hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. It was released in May 1991 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Homebase. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1992 Grammy Awards. It spent a week at number #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart as well as reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Continue reading
7/16/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Céline Dion- My Heart Will Go On
My Heart Will Go On, also called the “Love Theme from Titanic”, is the main theme song to the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. The song became Celine Dion’s biggest hit, and one of the best-selling singles of all time, and was the world’s best-selling single of 1998. Due to the song’s widespread popularity it has become Dion’s signature song. Continue reading
7/9/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Marvin Gaye- What’s Going On
Marvin Gaye approached Berry Gordy What’s Going On, Gordy took a profound dislike to the song, calling it “the worst thing I ever heard in my life”. Gaye responded by going on strike from recording anything else for the label unless Gordy relented. Gordy also felt the song was too political for a radio hit and too unusual compared for popular music, or commercially successful. Continue reading
7/2/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Aretha Franklin- Chain Of Fools Live (1968)
Chain of Fools is a song written by Don Covay. Aretha Franklin first released the song as a single in 1967 and it appeared on many of her albums. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart, staying there for four weeks, and went to number two on the pop chart in January 1968. It won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and later a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Continue reading
8/24/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Madonna- Vogue
Vogue by Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Xtravaganza from the House/Ball community. They introduced Vogueing to her at the Sound Factory club in New York City. Vogue is from her second soundtrack album I’m Breathless (1990). Continue reading
