70's, 80's 'Feel Good' Music

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"All by Myself" is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975.The song was the first release from Carmen's first solo LP after leaving the power pop group, the Raspberries, and was originally recorded by the author and released in December, 1975 to great success. Carmen's original version has spawned numerous cover versions, by such artists as Céline Dion or Frank Sinatra.

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"Cherish" is the title of a 1985 single by American R&B band Kool & the Gang. The song was the third single released from the band's multi-platinum album, Emergency, which came out earlier in the year. The song is a romantic ballad that proved to be extremely popular when it was released and has since been a wedding song staple of sorts.
The song was featured in the 2009 film, 17 Again.

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There is also an extended 12-inch version of "Cherish" (length: 5:43) which includes the same flourishes that were added to the single/video version of the tune, plus saxophone parts during various sections of the song (introduction, bridge, etc.), including a whole additional sax interlude after the first chorus.

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Scorpions - 'Wind of Change'

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Scottish singer Gerry Rafferty dies aged 63
05 January 2011
LONDON - Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, who enjoyed huge success with 1970s hits "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You", has died aged 63 after a long illness, his agent said.
Rafferty, who spent his final years battling alcoholism, reportedly died peacefully at home on Tuesday in Dorset, southern England, with his daughter Martha at his bedside.
"I can confirm that Gerry sadly passed away," said Paul Charles, his agent.
He will be best remembered for his hit "Baker Street", a 1978 soft-rock classic with a trademark saxophone solo that made it into the top 10 of the British and US charts.

The song, which featured on his solo album "City to City", is still played regularly on radio stations across the world and was said to be earning the singer thousands of pounds a year right up until his death.

The saxophone solo, recorded by Raphael Ravenscroft, is rumoured to have been originally intended for a guitar -- it was only when the guitarist did not turn up that Ravenscroft stepped in and belted out one of the best known passages in rock music.
Before pursuing a successful solo career, Rafferty was a member of the band Stealers Wheel with whom he recorded "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1972 as part of their eponymous debut album.
The song was given a fresh lease of life after being featured on the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's 1992 hit movie "Reservoir Dogs", where it provided the incongruous backing music to a gruesome ear-slicing scene.
But Rafferty's laid-back songwriting style disguised a troubled past. Born on April 16, 1947, in the Scottish town of Paisley, near Glasgow, he was the son of a heavy-drinking Irish-born miner.
His mother used to drag young Gerry round the streets to avoid being at home when his father came back drunk. They would wait outside in all weathers to avoid a beating.
He started his musical career in earnest playing for folk outfit the Humblebums, joining Scottish musician and comedian Billy Connolly.
Rafferty formed Stealers Wheel in 1972 with his friend Joe Egan, before finally going solo. He released his final album, "Another World", in 2000.
His later years were overshadowed by worsening problems with alcohol and increasingly erratic behaviour. In November he was admitted to hospital in Bournemouth, southern England, after suffering liver failure.
He was forced to reassure fans of his wellbeing in February 2009 after reports he had gone missing.
His wife, Carla, who had been with the pop star since his teenage years in Scotland, finally left him in 1990.
"There was no hope. I would never have left him if there'd been a glimmer of a chance of him recovering," she said, cited in Britain's Guardian newspaper.
As well as battling problems with alcohol, Rafferty also endured professional disputes during his career, most notably a long-running contract disagreement with Stealers Wheel.
He is survived by daughter Martha, his granddaughter Celia, and brother Jim.

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"Ai no Corrida" is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel's self-titled debut album for A&M Records. It was covered by Quincy Jones in the following year (peaking at #28 on the US chart; #14, UK) on the album The Dude and by British dance act Uniting Nations in 2005 (album One World). Quincy Jones also recorded a Spanish-language version for the 2006 charity album Rhythms del mundo, with vocals by Vania Borges.
The song's title is taken from the original Japanese title of the 1976 film In the Realm of the Senses.
InterpretationThe title of the song means "bullfight of love" in Japanese.
In 1982, Jerry Hey and Quincy Jones received the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals for their recording of this song.

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"Arms of Mary" is a 1976 hit single by the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver; group member Iain Sutherland wrote this mid-tempo ballad whose singer reminisces about the girl with whom he had his first intimate encounter.

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"Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by blues musician Joe Seneca with lyrics by Diane Lampert. Both Brenda Lee and Juice Newton met considerable success with their versions of the song.
In 1961, the song was recorded by Brenda Lee, and it reached number four on the U.S. pop chart in January 1962 In 2008, the Brenda Lee version of the song was featured at the closing of season 2, episode 7 of the AMC series Mad Men.

Juice Newton had included "Break It to Me Gently" in the set list for her 1981 national tour - with New York Times music critic Stephen Holden terming Newton's "steamy version" of the song the concert's highlight - and Newton's recording of the song was introduced on her Quiet Lies album. Issued as the album's second single, "Break It to Me Gently" just missed becoming Newton's fifth consecutive top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 11. The track reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart (making it Newton's third number-one hit on that chart), and number two on the Billboard country singles chart .
Newton won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for her performance of the song. Newton would scored only two more Top 40 hits after "Break It to Me Gently", neither of which reached the Top 20. From 1985, Newton shifted the musical focus of her career in a more emphatically C&W-oriented direction.

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"Queen of Hearts" is a country-pop song written by Hank DeVito, who was the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris' backing group The Hot Band in the early '80s.
In September 1981, Newton's "Queen of Hearts" reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the top spot being held by the Diana Ross and Lionel Richie juggernaut "Endless Love"). Newton's version sold more than a million copies in the United States and achieved Top Ten hit status in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Switzerland with more moderate success in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. The song originally appeared on Newton's 1981 album Juice. For her recording of the song, Juice Newton earned a 1982 Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocalist in the C&W category, "Queen of Hearts" having been a #14 C&W hit.

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"Stumblin' In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman from the album If You Knew Suzi.
The single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. The song was Quatro's only U.S. Top 40 and Norman's lone U.S. charting effort outside Smokie.

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"Please Mr. Postman" is the debut single by The Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 when The Carpenters' cover of the song reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100.
"Please Mr. Postman" has been covered frequently, including a version by The Beatles on their With the Beatles album. Sung by John Lennon, their version reverses the genders.
The Carpenters' version resembles an old 1950s rock & roll song. The single was released in late 1974, reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in January 1975, and was a million-selling gold record.

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"Get Off" was a hit song by Miami based Latin/disco band Foxy in 1978. Released from their LP of the same name, the song became a crossover hit. It spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart during the fall of that year and also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart

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The three Boney M singers, Maizie Williams, Liz Mitchell, and Marcia Barret, left to right, pay homage to deceased Boney M singer Bobby Farrell, next to his coffin, on the podium left, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday Jan. 8, 2011. Farrell whose group Boney M topped the 1970's European charts with glittering showmanship and a dance floor filling blend of disco and Calypso music, died of heart disease. Farrell, a 61-year-old native of Aruba, was found dead Dec. 30 in his hotel room in St. Petersburg, where the group had come for a performance.

Mourners give a standing ovation to Boney M singer Bobby Farrell during his funeral ceremony in Stadsschouwburg, the city's main theatre, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday Jan. 8, 2011.

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Addicted to Love --- Robert Palmer
1986



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R.I.P. to rocker Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011)

Empty Rooms –-- Gary Moore
1985


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David Bowie - Starman

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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me smile

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Still Got the Blues is a 1990 album by guitarist Gary Moore. Prior to this album Moore's work had consisted of predominantly jazz-fusion with Colosseum II and rock and hard rock styles including his work with Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, G-Force as well as a large repertoire of solo work. This album, as evidenced by its title, is a departure from hard rock to an electric blues style.

Still Got the Blues has been arguably the most successful of Moore's solo albums as it was well received by old fans and also converted many who had never heard of the Irish guitarist before. The album's visibility and success was assisted by contributions from well known veterans Albert King, Albert Collins and George Harrison. Interestingly Moore chose to record his lead vocal in the control room with the then just released Shure Beta 58 supercardiod microphone rather than the studio typical big phantom powered condensor microphone in a sound booth. It is argued that this assisted him to achieve as greater passion and live feel whilst still maintaining studio polish.


Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues

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Gary Moore - Still Got The Blues (Original Video)

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On December 3, 2008, a Munich, Germany court ruled that the guitar solo in Moore's hit, "Still Got the Blues," was plagiarized from a little known (at least outside of Germany) song published in 1974 called "Nordrach" by the German band Jud's Gallery. [1] Moore has denied knowing of the song, due to its unavailability on record or CD at the time of studio work on his album; the court stated that the song could have been heard on the radio or in a live performance during that time. The court also stated that there was no evidence that the guitar solo was lifted from "Nordrach," but copyright infringement does not depend on outright theft. It is unknown at this time if Moore will appeal the decision. Moore was ordered to pay Juergen Winter, leader of Jud's Gallery, an undisclosed amount in damages.

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"I Love a Rainy Night" is a country song by Eddie Rabbitt. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Singles, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in 1981.

Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 – May 7, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter who enjoyed much pop success at the height of his career in the 1970s and 80s with 20 #1 country hits including "Drivin' My Life Away" and "I Love a Rainy Night"
Rabbitt was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1997, he died from the disease the following year.

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