Burt Freeman Bacharach was an American composer,songwriter,record producer,and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Starting in the 1950s,he composed hundreds of pop songs,many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach's music is characterized by unusual chord progressions and time signature changes,influenced by his background in jazz,and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras. He arranged,conducted,and produced much of his recorded output.
Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton,Dionne Warwick,Elvis Presley,and Aretha Franklin,Houston embarked on a solo career,winning two Grammy Awards for her work.
Dusty in Memphis is the fifth studio album by English singer Dusty Springfield. Initial sessions were recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis,while Springfield's final vocals and the album's orchestral parts were recorded at Atlantic Records' New York City studios. The album was released in March 1969 in the United States by Atlantic Records,and Philips Records distributed the record outside the U.S. Springfield worked on the album with a team of musicians and producers that included Jerry Wexler,Arif Mardin,Tom Dowd,conductor Gene Orloff,backing vocalists the Sweet Inspirations,bassist Tommy Cogbill,and guitarist Reggie Young.
Diana &Marvin is a duets album by American soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye,released October 26,1973 on Motown. Recording sessions for the album took place between 1971 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood,California. Gaye and Ross were widely recognized at the time as two of the top pop music performers.
With Everything I Feel in Me is the twenty-first studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin,Released on November 25,1974,by Atlantic Records.
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me is the fourth album of singer Dusty Springfield to be released in the USA,issued on the Philips Records label in 1966. The album was more or less a retitled re-issue of Springfield's British album Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty,recorded and released in 1965,with the addition of the two hit singles "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" and "Little By Little",both released in 1966. In fact,Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty had been released in the US a few months prior,but as the title track of You Don't Have to Say You Love Me became a huge hit single for Springfield,Philips USA decided to repackage and retitle the album after the single.
Can't We Fall in Love Again? is the fifth album by American soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Arista Records in 1981.
This Girl's in Love with You is the sixteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin,released on January 15,1970 by Atlantic Records. It reached Billboard's Top 20 and was reissued on compact disc through Rhino Records in 1993. Her version of The Beatles' "Let It Be" was the first recording of the song to be commercially issued. Songwriter Paul McCartney sent Franklin and Atlantic Records a demo of the song as a guide.
Millie Jackson is the self-titled debut album by singer-songwriter,Millie Jackson. This album is different from all her other album to follow in that this album features some Motown style songs. It includes the R&B hits "A Child of God ","My Man,A Sweet Man" and "Ask Me What You Want." The album was arranged by Tony Camillo and Bert de Coteaux.
Sweet &Sour Tears is a 1964 album by Ray Charles. It is a concept album featuring songs with titles or lyrics referring to crying. In 1997,Rhino Records reissued the album on compact disc with seven bonus tracks from his early career (1956–1971) that added to the "crying" theme.
Aretha's Gold is a greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin,released in 1969 at Atlantic Recording Corporation. The album's tracks were recorded at Atlantic Studios,New York City,except "I Never Loved a Man " and "Do Right Woman,Do Right Man," which were recorded at the Fame Recording Studios,Muscle Shoals,Alabama.
James Radcliffe was an American soul singer,composer,arranger,conductor and record producer.
Luther Dixon was an American songwriter,record producer,and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 1960s,and were recorded by Elvis Presley,the Beatles,the Jackson 5,B.B. King,Jerry Lee Lewis,Dusty Springfield,Jimmy Reed and others. As a producer,Dixon helped create the signature sound of the girl group the Shirelles.
Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bacharach &Kaempfert is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in the fall of 1970 by Columbia Records. While one half of the two-record set was a compilation of tracks from his previous albums that were composed by Burt Bacharach,the other consisted of new recordings of songs composed by Bert Kaempfert,including a new version of "Strangers in the Night",which Mathis had already recorded in 1966 for his LP Johnny Mathis Sings. Although the Kaempfert tribute was similar to recent Mathis albums in that he was mainly covering songs made popular by other singers,it was absent of hits from the 12 months previous to its release that had become the pattern of his output at this point. The latest US chartings of any of the Kaempfert compositions as of this album's debut came from 1967 recordings of "Lady" by Jack Jones and "The Lady Smiles" by Matt Monro.
Person to Person! is the eighth album led by saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.
Sweets for My Sweet is a 1969 album by American recording soul/gospel female group Sweet Inspirations released on Atlantic Records. The album features the groups cover of "Crying in the Rain" which peaked to #42 on Billboards Hot Soul Singles. The song was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers and reached #6 on Billboards Hot 100 chart.
Cissy Houston is the second studio album by American soul/gospel singer Cissy Houston,released in 1977 on Private Stock Records as the follow-up to her debut album,Presenting Cissy Houston. The original recording was re-mastered and includes extensive liner notes and re-released on CD under Cherry Red Records in 2013.
Think It Over is the third studio album by American gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston,released in 1978 on Private Stock Records. The album was produced by Michael Zager and features Houston's R&B hit "Think It Over",which peaked at #5 on the Billboards Dance chart and #32 on Billboards Hot Soul chart.
What the World Needs Now Is Love is the third album by American recording gospel/soul female group the Sweet Inspirations released in 1968 on the label Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Tom Dowd and arranged by Arif Mardin. It features their cover versions of the classic songs;"Alfie","Unchained Melody","What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody".
Midnight Train to Georgia is a compilation album by American soul singer Cissy Houston,released in 1995 on Ichiban Records. The album consist of songs recorded when she was on the Janus Records label,which released her debut album,Presenting Cissy Houston,as well as bonus tracks.
