Stephanie Mills: Never Knew Love Like This Before
Stephanie Mills and that great disco beat and soulful big voice with Never Knew Love Like This Before. Mills rose to fame as Dorothy …
The Spinners: Cupid
The Spinners had a hit in 1980 with their cover of the classic Sam Cooke song Cupid. The song is their last top 10 …
Stevie Wonder: Master Blaster (Jammin’)
Master Blaster (Jammin’) by the inimitable Stevie Wonder. This 1980 hit has a reggae feel to it and the is considered an ode to …
Grover Washington, Jr.: Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington, Jr. is considered to be one of the forefathers of the smooth jazz movement. He hit it big in 1981 with his …
George Benson: Turn Your Love Around
Jazz guitarist and R&B singer George Benson had a big R&B soul hit in 1982 with Turn Your Love Around. The song was one …
Earth, Wind & Fire: Let’s Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire hit the 80′s bigtime in 1982 with one of their biggest hits Let’s Groove. Updating that 70′s funk soul groove …
Lionel Richie: Truly
Truly was Lionel Richie’s debut single as a solo artist after departing the Commodores. In what would become a trend for Lionel throughout the …
Lionel Richie: You Are
Lionel Richie did it again and again and here he is with You Are. The song is from his self-title debut album and it …
Kool and the Gang: Joanna
Kool and the Gang’s 1984 R&B hit Joanna. Simple lyrics but a great song.
Rockwell: Somebody’s Watching Me
The classic 80′s song Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell features both Jermaine and Michael Jackson on guest vocals. Rockwell is actually Kenneth Gordy who …
Atlantic Starr: Secret Lovers
Secret Lovers was Atlantic Starr’s breakthrough hit, reaching number 3 on the charts in 1986. It’s probably the best song about a married couple having …














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