| "Dance wit' Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Rick James | ||||
| from the album Throwin' Down | ||||
| B-side | "Dance Wit' Me (Part 2)" | |||
| Released | April 22, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Synth-funk, post-disco | |||
| Length | 7:16 (album version) 4:16 (single version) | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick James | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick James | |||
| Rick James singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Dance wit' Me" is a song by American singer Rick James. It is the opening track on James' 1982 album Throwin' Down .
The song features Roy Ayers playing a vibes solo on the song. [1]
Released as the second single from Throwin' Down, it peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, and number sixty-four on the Hot 100. [2] On the US Dance chart, "Dance wit' Me" peaked at number seven. [3]
"Early in the Morning" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band, and written by member Charlie Wilson and producers Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor.
"Do I Do" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, first released in 1982 on the album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I.
"Do You Love Me" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by the Contours in 1962. Written and produced by Motown Records owner Berry Gordy Jr., it appeared twice on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching numbers three in 1962 and eleven in 1988.
"Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her third studio album A Love Trilogy (1976).
"The Blues" is the title of a number-one R&B single by the band Tony! Toni! Toné!. The hit song spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B singles chart and peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single also peaked at number 43 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart, and number 92 on the UK Singles Chart
"You and I" was the name of a hit song for R&B/funk musician Rick James. It was released from his debut album, Come Get It!. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B charts and reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. "You and I" also peaked at number three on the disco chart.
"Give It to Me Baby" is a song written by American singer Rick James. Taken from his album Street Songs, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No. 40 and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the R&B chart. Two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart for three weeks in the summer of 1981. The song proved to be even more successful with R&B and dance club audiences. Part of the background vocals were sung by former Temptations member Melvin Franklin.
"I'll Be Holding On" is a 1974 song by Al Downing. "I'll Be Holding On" was written by Downing, Lance Quinn, and Andrew Smith and produced by Tony Bongiovi, Meco Monardo, and Jay Ellis.
"Dynamite!" is a song produced by Narada Michael Walden, co-written by Walden and Bunny Hull, and recorded by Stacy Lattisaw for her second studio album Let Me Be Your Angel (1980). The song was released as the lead single from Let Me Be Your Angel in 1980.
"Glow" is a 1985 single by Rick James from his album of the same title. The single was James' tenth release to reach the top ten on the R&B singles chart, peaking at number five. On the dance chart, the single was his second and final number one. Both James’ appearance and the song were featured in The A-Team Episode The Heart Of Rock 'N Roll (1985).
"Doggin' Around" is a 1960 song written by Lena Agree and originally performed by Jackie Wilson. Reaching both the R&B and the pop singles charts in the U.S., "Doggin' Around" hit number one on the Hot R&B Sides chart for three weeks and peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The A-side of the single was "Night", based on the aria "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" from the opera Samson and Delilah, by Saint-Saëns; it made the top five on the R&B and pop charts.
"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" is a 1987 single by American singer Stephanie Mills. The single was her third number one on the Hot Black Singles chart and second number one in 1987. The single spent one week at the top spot and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eighty-five. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" also peaked at number twenty-three on the dance charts.
"Girl I Got My Eyes On You" is a 1989 single by R&B vocal group, Today. The single was their most successful of six chart releases on the Hot Black singles chart, peaking at number one for one week. As was the case with all their releases, none of Today's singles crossed over to the Hot 100, however, "Girl I Got My Eyes On You" peaked at number twenty-nine on the dance charts. The song chorus is interpolated from Carrie Lucas 1982 single "Show Me Where You're Coming From".
"Loosey's Rap" is a 1988 song written and recorded by Rick James with a rap performed by Roxanne Shanté. The single was one of the last of Rick James' releases to make the Hot Black Singles chart, and was his first number one on the Black Singles chart since 1983. "Loosey's Rap" was also the last of four number ones on the Black Singles chart, staying at the top spot for one week. The single did not make the Hot 100, but peaked at number twenty-five on the dance charts.
"You Know How to Love Me" is a song by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, most notably recorded by Phyllis Hyman and released on Hyman's fourth studio album of the same name, released in 1979.
"Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker. Walker's version was issued as single by Columbia Records in June 1961 and peaked at number 23 on the Hot C&W Sides chart.
"Glasshouse" is a 1975 R&B single by The Temptations. It was written by Motown songwriting team Charlemagne, which consisted of James Carmichael, Ronald Miller and Kathy Wakefield. The song appeared on the album A Song for You. It was the last top forty hit for The Temptations, going to number thirty-seven pop and number nine on the R&B charts. "Glasshouse" also peaked in the top ten on the US Disco chart.
"You're My Driving Wheel" is a dance/disco song by The Supremes. The song was released on September 30, 1976 as the first single from their album Mary, Scherrie & Susaye. Along with the tracks, "Let Yourself Go" and "Love I Never Knew", "You're My Driving Wheel" peaked at number five on the disco chart. On the Soul chart, the single peaked at number fifty and number eighty-five on the Hot 100.
"Don't Take Away the Music" is a hit song by R&B/disco group Tavares, released in the fall of 1976. It peaked at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and at number four in the UK. Along with the track "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", the song spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
"Standing on the Top" is a funk song recorded by the Motown group The Temptations, written and produced by musician Rick James.
 | This 1980s pop song-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |