Theme of the Month - 1980's Music
'Friends' released in 1985 is a special album, while the world was coming to terms with HIV/AIDS during the early 1980's, Dionne Warwick called up three of her close friends, those friends were music legends (as Dionne is herself) Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John.
Dionne, Gladys, Stevie and Elton collaborated on the song 'That's What Friends Are For', all profits and royalties made by the artists, musicians, producers and the record company (Arista) were donated to AIDS research and support, the single was number one in the U.S.A and Canada, and number 16 in the U.K.
Tracklist
1. That's What Friends Are For (With Gladys, Stevie & Elton)
2. Whisper In The Dark
3. Remember Your Heart
4. Love At Second Sight
5. Moments Arn't Moments
6. Stronger Than Before
7. Stay Devoted
8. No One There (To Sing Me A Love Song)
9. How Long?
10. Extravagant Gestures
Download - Dionne Warwick - Friends
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Theme of the Month - 1980's Music
Gladys Knight is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning R&B/soul singer, actress and author, she is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and their cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.
'All Our Love' released in 1987 is a landmark album, as it's the last one recorded by the the band as a whole before Gladys embarked on a solo career, it was also a break from the groups trademark smooth soul sound, as this album see's Gladys and the boys take on the challenge of '80's pop technology, 'Love Overboard', 'It's Gonna Take All Our Love' and 'Lovin' On Next To Nothin' were the singles.
Tracklist
1. Love Overboard
2. Lovin' On Next To Nothin'
3. Thief In Paradise
4. You
5. Let Me Be The One
6. Complete Recovery
7. Say What You Mean
8. It's Gonna Take All Our Love
9. Love Is Fire (Love Is Ice)
10. Point Of View
11. Overnight Success
Download - Gladys Knight And The Pips - All Our Love
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