"Way Down" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976,it was his last single released before his death on August 16,1977. The song was written by Layng Martine Jr. and recorded by Presley at his home studio in Graceland on 29 October 1976.
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by R&B singer Lou Rawls on his 1976 album All Things in Time. The song proved to be Rawls' breakthrough hit,reaching number 1 on both the R&B and Easy Listening charts as well as number 4 on the dance chart and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. This was the first and only time that one of Rawls' records reached Billboard's pop Top Ten.
"Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with lyrics by Edward Heyman and music by Victor Young. The song appeared,without lyrics,in the film of the same name released in October 1945. A vocal version by Dick Haymes,arranged and conducted by Young,was recorded in March 1945 and peaked in popularity in September. "Love Letters" was subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1945,but lost to "It Might as Well Be Spring" from State Fair.
"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor,James Beaumont,Janet Vogel,Joseph Rock,Joe Verscharen,Lennie Martin,and Wally Lester. It was first a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the Billboard Hot 100. Country music singer Ronnie Milsap had a hit with the song in 1991. American hard rock band Guns N' Roses also had some success in 1994 with their version of the song which reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Heat Wave" is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas,who issued it as a single on July 10,1963,on the Motown subsidiary Gordy label. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B chart—where it stayed for four weeks—and peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Laughter in the Rain" is a song composed and recorded by Neil Sedaka,with lyrics by Phil Cody. It includes a 20-second saxophone solo by Jim Horn. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1975.
"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke. It was recorded on 18 December 1961 and released as a single in 1962. It became very popular,charting in the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 (#9) and Billboard's R&B chart (#1). "Twistin' the Night Away" was successful overseas as well,peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Summer Breeze" is a 1972 song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. It is the title track of their fourth studio album,and was released as the album's lead single in August 1972. The song reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. In 2013,it was ranked No. 13 in Rolling Stone′s "Best Summer Songs of All Time". The song also became a hit for the Isley Brothers in 1974.
"Baby,What a Big Surprise" is a ballad written by Chicago's then bassist/singer Peter Cetera,which appeared on their album Chicago XI (1977),with Cetera singing lead vocals. The first single released from the album reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Double Fun is the fourth solo album by Robert Palmer,released in 1978. Self-produced,this pop album is influenced by multiple genres including blue-eyed soul,disco and heavy rock but maintains an overall consistency of production which holds it all together. The album peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1978,his highest rank up to that point,and includes a top 20 hit,"Every Kinda People".
"Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner,J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals,Alabama session group Bama,who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching number 42 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was later recorded by The Carpenters in 1981 for their Made in America album. In 1984,it was recorded by country music artists Mickey Gilley and Charly McClain for their 1984 duet album It Takes Believers and in 1986 by the country music group Alabama.
"Make It with You" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by American pop-rock group Bread,of which Gates was a member. Gates and drummer Mike Botts are the only members of the group to appear on the recording,which was Bread's only No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Concrete and Clay" is a 1965 hit single recorded by the UK pop group Unit 4 + 2. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1965. The song was written by group members Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker. It was also a top 40 hit for Eddie Rambeau in 1965.
"I Believe You" is a love ballad composed by Don and Dick Addrisi which was a 1977 single for Dorothy Moore;taken from her self-titled Dorothy Moore album. "I Believe You" reached #5 R&B and crossed over to the US Pop Top 30 at number 27. The track also reached number 20 in the UK.
"We'll Sing in the Sunshine" is a 1964 hit song written and recorded by Gale Garnett which reached No. 2 in Canada,and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending 17 October 1964. It also enjoyed success on easy listening and country music radio stations,spending seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and No. 42 on the country chart. The Cash Box Top 100 ranked "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" at No. 1 for the week of 31 October 1964,and it also reached No. 1 in Garnett's native New Zealand that November. In Australia,"We'll Sing in the Sunshine" afforded Garnett a Top Ten hit with a No. 10 peak in October 1964. Garnett's sole Top 40 hit,"We'll Sing in the Sunshine" won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1965.
"Cupid" is a song by American singer Sam Cooke,released on May 16,1961. It charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B Sides chart;the track performed best in the United Kingdom,peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song is featured on Cooke's greatest hits album,The Best of Sam Cooke (1962). Cooke's producers had asked him to write a song for a girl they had seen on a Perry Como TV show—but once they heard her sing,they kept "Cupid" for Cooke himself.
"Say You Love Me" is a song written by English singer-songwriter Christine McVie for Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks,and remains one of the band's most recognizable songs. Its success helped the group's eponymous 1975 album sell over eight million copies worldwide.
"Dance Away" is a song by the English rock band Roxy Music. Released in April 1979,it was the second single to be taken from their album Manifesto,and became one of the band's most famous songs,reaching number 2 in the UK and spending a total of 14 weeks on the charts,the longest chart residency of a Roxy Music single. Although it did not make number 1,it became the ninth biggest selling single in the UK in 1979. It did make it to number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart and held that position for one week.
"How Much I Feel" is a 1978 song by American rock band Ambrosia. The song,written by the band's guitarist/vocalist David Pack,was released in the summer of 1978 as the lead single from their third album,Life Beyond L.A.,peaking at position three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number two for three weeks on the Cash Box Top 100.
"On and On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song,from his debut album Careless,became a major hit,peaking at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spending 28 weeks on the chart. In Canada,the song peaked at number 6.
