Frederick Anthony "Freddie" Jackson is an American Grammy-nominated singer. Originally from New York, Jackson began his professional music career in the late 1970s with the California funk band Mystic Merlin. Among his well–known R&B/Soul hits are "Rock Me Tonight " (1985), "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (1986), "Jam Tonight" (1986), "Do Me Again" (1990), and "You Are My Lady" (1985). He contributed to the soundtrack for the 1989 film, All Dogs Go to Heaven with the Michael Lloyd-produced duet "Love Survives" alongside Irene Cara.
"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations for the Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 in the United States and at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969.
Joi Cardwell is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, New York, she performed in various singing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the early 1990s as guest vocalist for Lil Louis on the number 1 Dance singles "Club Lonely" and "Saved My Life". The release of Cardwell's debut album, The World Is Full of Trouble (1995), established her as a solo artist worldwide and featured the Billboard Dance top-five singles number-one singles "Jump for Joi" and "Love & Devotion". Her second album, Joi Cardwell (1997), spawned the top-charting singles "Soul to Bare", "Run to You", and "Found Love".
"This Is It" is a 1976 disco song written by Van McCoy and performed by Melba Moore for her fifth album of the same name.
Lillo Thomas., is an American former Olympic-qualifying athlete and later a soul musician. He reached the peak of his success as a recording artist in the 1980s. His most famous songs include "Sexy Girl" and "I'm in Love."
"Love Come Down" is a song written by American musician Kashif. It was recorded by American singer Evelyn King for her fifth album Get Loose (1982). "Love Come Down" was released in July 1982 by RCA Records as the lead single from Get Loose. In the United States, it reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. It cracked the top 20 on the charts in several other countries.
La Forrest 'La La' Cope is an American songwriter and performer. She is best known for writing the hit song "You Give Good Love", recorded by Whitney Houston for her 1985 self-titled debut album, which went on to sell over 25 million units worldwide.
"A Little Bit More" is a 1986 R&B single written by Gene McFadden, James McKinley, Linda Vitali and recorded by Melba Moore. The single was taken from her album A Lot of Love and featured added vocals by her former back-up singer and labelmate, Freddie Jackson. It was her most successful on the R&B/soul charts, where it spent one week at number one. The single failed to make the Hot 100.
"Lady Love Me " is a single recorded and released by George Benson. It was written by David Paich and James Newton Howard, both of whom were associated with rock band Toto, Paich being a member and Howard a frequent collaborator. The song was produced by Arif Mardin. While the single was moderately successful in the United States, charting at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, #21 on the Soul singles chart and #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, it was markedly more successful in the United Kingdom. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 21 May 1983. It reached a peak position of number 11, and remained in the chart for 10 weeks.
"Love's Comin' at Ya" is a dance-pop, funk and post-disco song recorded and released by singer Melba Moore, in 1982. Originally released on EMI America initially, it was also the first single released off her Capitol Records debut album, The Other Side of the Rainbow. The single was a follow-up to her Kashif-produced hit, "Take My Love", which had peaked at number fifteen on the R&B chart in late 1981. "Love's Comin' At Ya" became an even bigger hit, produced by Kashif and Paul Lawrence Jones II, who also wrote the song, reaching number-five on the R&B chart, also reaching number-two on the Hot Dance Singles chart, and also became a hit overseas reaching number-fifteen in the United Kingdom, bringing the singer her best charted single in the country since "This Is It" seven years earlier. The song didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
A Portrait of Melba is the seventh album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1977.
Melba is the eighth album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1978. This was her first LP with Epic Records.
What a Woman Needs is the eleventh album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1981. This is her first album on the EMI America-Capitol Records imprint. The singer wrote six of the eight songs.
The Other Side of the Rainbow is the twelfth album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1982. This was released on Capitol Records proper. It also featured her hit "Love's Comin' At Ya". The album's title track is best known for its ending note, which Melba holds for 38 seconds.
I'm in Love is the sixteenth album by singer Melba Moore, released in 1988.
I'm in Love is the fourth album released by R&B singer Evelyn "Champagne" King on RCA Records in 1981. It was produced by Morrie Brown, Willie Lester, Rodney Brown, Kashif, and Lawrence Jones.
Paul Laurence is an American songwriter/producer/keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight ," "Jam Tonight," "Tasty Love," "Hey Lover," "Do Me Again"; Stephanie Mills' "(You're Putting) A Rush on Me"; and Meli'sa Morgan's "Do Me Baby." His other credits include Evelyn King's number one R&B hits "I'm in Love," "Love Come Down," as well as hits by "I'm in Love" Lillo Thomas' "(You're A) Good Girl," “Your Love’s Got a Hold on Me,” “Settle Down,” "Sexy Girl," "Wanna Make Love ".
