What is best (or favorite) slow jam from these 70's bands?
"Reasons" is a love ballad by Earth, Wind & Fire from their sixth album, That's the Way of the World. The song features the falsetto singing of Philip Bailey.[1][2] Although it never charted,[3] "Reasons" has endured. The song, which was written by Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White has appeared on dozens of albums, including almost all of Earth, Wind & Fire's greatest hits and compilation albums.
"Always and Forever" is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton and produced by Barry Blue. It was first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single on December 3, 1977, the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle (1976) and has been covered by numerous artists, becoming something of a standard.
The song reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1978 after peaking at number two on the US Billboard R&B chart, the band's highest showing on that tally. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA on September 6, 2001
"Wildflower" is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. In 1974, New Birth issued their album, It's Been a Long Time, which featured hits including the title track (No. 9 R&B) and their cover of the Skylark song "Wildflower".
"You're Still A Young Man" by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. The Billboard Hot 100 position 29.Written by legendary sax players Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, the song portrays a young man at the wrong end of a break-up.
"Love Ballad" is a song by R&B/Funk band L.T.D.. Jeffrey Osborne is the lead singer.
Released from their album Love to the World, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in November 1976, and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
"Sweet Thing" is a song performed by American funk and R&B band Rufus with vocals by band member Chaka Khan. Initially recorded and released a single in late 1975, it was first a hit with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when they recorded the song in 1975, eventually reaching number-one on the R&B singles chart and number five on the pop chart.[1] The song was co-written by Khan (For her then husband, Richard Holland) and Rufus band mate Tony Maiden and became one of the band and Khan's signature songs. The record appears on the band's fourth album Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975).
Cameo released one of their best albums, Secret Omen, featuring the sublime "Sparkle," the group's first ballad to peak in the Top 10. Tomi invests the lyric with the right amount of restraint and emotional fire, backed by a sparse arrangement brightened with a muted trumpet and airy synths.
"Three Times a Lady" is a 1978 song by Lionel Richie written for American soul group the Commodores for their album Natural High.
It was produced by James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores. It was also the only Motown song to reach the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year. It was the Commodores' first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, topping the chart for two weeks on August 12, 1978 and it also went to number one on the soul chart for two weeks.[1] The song spent three weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart.
"A Love of Your Own" by Average White Band. Soul released July 1976
"I'm Going Down" is a song written and produced by Norman Whitfield, and performed by Rose Royce. The single is from the film Car Wash and is featured on the film's soundtrack. The Rose Royce (original) version received moderate success. It peaked at number seventy on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number ten on the R&B singles chart.
"Voyage to Atlantis" The Isley Brothers. Produced by The Isley Brothers Album Go for Your Guns
The song "Love Changes" was sung by R&B band Mother's Finest in 1978 (No. 26 Black Singles)
Heaven Must Be Like This by Ohio Players from the Skin Tight album
Switch II is the second album from the R&Bgroup Switch, released in 1979. Included on the album is one of the band's biggest and most often-sampled hits, "I Call Your Name".
"Reasons" is a love ballad by Earth, Wind & Fire from their sixth album, That's the Way of the World. The song features the falsetto singing of Philip Bailey.[1][2] Although it never charted,[3] "Reasons" has endured. The song, which was written by Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White has appeared on dozens of albums, including almost all of Earth, Wind & Fire's greatest hits and compilation albums.
"Always and Forever" is an R&B song written by Rod Temperton and produced by Barry Blue. It was first recorded by the British-based multinational funk-disco band Heatwave in 1976. Released as a single on December 3, 1977, the song is included on Heatwave's debut album Too Hot to Handle (1976) and has been covered by numerous artists, becoming something of a standard.
The song reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1978 after peaking at number two on the US Billboard R&B chart, the band's highest showing on that tally. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA on September 6, 2001
"Wildflower" is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. In 1974, New Birth issued their album, It's Been a Long Time, which featured hits including the title track (No. 9 R&B) and their cover of the Skylark song "Wildflower".
"You're Still A Young Man" by the soul/funk group Tower of Power. The Billboard Hot 100 position 29.Written by legendary sax players Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, the song portrays a young man at the wrong end of a break-up.
"Love Ballad" is a song by R&B/Funk band L.T.D.. Jeffrey Osborne is the lead singer.
Released from their album Love to the World, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in November 1976, and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
"Sweet Thing" is a song performed by American funk and R&B band Rufus with vocals by band member Chaka Khan. Initially recorded and released a single in late 1975, it was first a hit with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when they recorded the song in 1975, eventually reaching number-one on the R&B singles chart and number five on the pop chart.[1] The song was co-written by Khan (For her then husband, Richard Holland) and Rufus band mate Tony Maiden and became one of the band and Khan's signature songs. The record appears on the band's fourth album Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975).
Cameo released one of their best albums, Secret Omen, featuring the sublime "Sparkle," the group's first ballad to peak in the Top 10. Tomi invests the lyric with the right amount of restraint and emotional fire, backed by a sparse arrangement brightened with a muted trumpet and airy synths.
"Three Times a Lady" is a 1978 song by Lionel Richie written for American soul group the Commodores for their album Natural High.
It was produced by James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores. It was also the only Motown song to reach the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year. It was the Commodores' first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, topping the chart for two weeks on August 12, 1978 and it also went to number one on the soul chart for two weeks.[1] The song spent three weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart.
"A Love of Your Own" by Average White Band. Soul released July 1976
"I'm Going Down" is a song written and produced by Norman Whitfield, and performed by Rose Royce. The single is from the film Car Wash and is featured on the film's soundtrack. The Rose Royce (original) version received moderate success. It peaked at number seventy on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number ten on the R&B singles chart.
"Voyage to Atlantis" The Isley Brothers. Produced by The Isley Brothers Album Go for Your Guns
The song "Love Changes" was sung by R&B band Mother's Finest in 1978 (No. 26 Black Singles)
Heaven Must Be Like This by Ohio Players from the Skin Tight album
Switch II is the second album from the R&Bgroup Switch, released in 1979. Included on the album is one of the band's biggest and most often-sampled hits, "I Call Your Name".
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