Early 80's Slow Jams

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Old August 21st, 2007, 07:32 PM
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Default Early 80's Slow Jams

On the heels of the "Disco era ballads" thread, I've recently been trying to compile a list of the best slow jams of the early 80s. I'm hoping to enlist some help.

Here's the list I have so far. Quite short but you get the idea:

Sylvers - Come Back Lover Come Back

Champaign - Try Again
How 'Bout Us

DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now
All This Love
I Like It
Time Will Reveal

Lee Ritenour - Is It You

Ray Parker Jr. (Raydio) - That Old Song

Shalamar - Somewhere There's a Love

The Jets - You Got It All Over Him
Make It Real

Jeffery Osborne - I Really Don't Need No Light

Stuff like that.

On a side note, does anyone know where to get copies of Billboard's R&B charts from the early 80s? I recall many years ago the library having microfiche copies of each magazine issue, but they don't any more. I want to look at each chart, not just the "year end" "top of" versions.

Thanks!

EDIT TO ADD:

Found some more tunes...

Klymaxx - I Miss You

Anita Baker - Caught Up In the Rapture
No One In the World

Mica Paris - My One Temptation

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Old August 22nd, 2007, 08:16 AM
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Try Billboard's site for charts. You can get some top 10 info for free, but if you want detailed stuff, you'll have to pay alas...

Anyway, early '80s ballads from my dark cobwebbed mind:

Brandy Wells Fantasy
The Jones Girls Nights Over Egypt
Surface Falling In Love
Juicy Sugar Free
Odyssey If You're Looking For A Way Out
Patrice Rushen You Remind Me
David Joseph The Joys Of Life
Kleeer Open Your Mind
Randy Crawford One Day I'll Fly Away
Hi Gloss You'll Never Know (UK #1 back in 1981 )
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Old August 28th, 2007, 04:06 AM
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Also, you've got to add these to the list:

Dazz Band - Heartbeat
Mtume - Juicy Fruit
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You
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Old August 29th, 2007, 01:26 AM
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On the heels of the "Disco era ballads" thread, I've recently been trying to compile a list of the best slow jams of the early 80s. I'm hoping to enlist some help.

Here's the list I have so far. Quite short but you get the idea:

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Some of the items on your list extend into the mid-to-late 80s, Anita Baker and the Jets, for example. But they're great songs nonetheless.

Years ago, I put together a playlist of ballads of this type from 1984-86. At 77 minutes, it fits perfectly on a CD. My wife and I will sometimes listen to this CD when we are.... uh, feeling romantic.
The tracks are in approximate chronological order:


Luther Vandross — "Superstar/Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
Luther Vandross — "Make Me a Believer"
One Way — "Lady You Are"
Chaka Khan — "Through the Fire"
Cameo — "Hangin' Downtown"
Jermaine Jackson — "Do What You Do"
Ready For The World — "Tonight"
Alexander O'Neal — "If You Were Here Tonight"
Luther Vandross — "If Only For One Night"
UTFO — "Fairytale Lover"
Hiroshima — "Save Yourself For Me"
Klymaxx — "I Miss You"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam w/Full Force — "All Cried Out"
Shirley Murdock — "As We Lay"


Hope this helps give you some ideas!

Andy
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Old August 29th, 2007, 03:07 PM
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I've been making slowjam mixes for people since the early 80's

Matter of fact, here's a mix I did last year for a "King of Slowjamz" contest me and a few friends got together and had, enjoy.....

4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download Q.D. Heart-Break pt1.mp3

Anyway, here's some of my favorites from the 80's

Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Robert Winters & Fall - Magic Man, When Will our Love Be Right
Norma Jean - High Society
Brenda Russell - So Good So Right
Rene & Angela - I Love You More
Ray Goodman & Brown (the Moments) - Inside of You
Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me
Spandau Ballet - True
Alicia Myers - If U play Your Cards Right
Cameo - Sparkle, Why Have I Lost U (2nd vers.)
Skyy - When You Touch Me
Ronnie Laws - Stay Awake
Colors - L.O.S.
Krystol - Same Place, Same Time
Deja - That's Where You'll Find Me
Q.T. Hush(f/Teena Marie) - Soul Mates
SueAnn - I'll Give U Love


Ok, I think I should stop here, I'm starting to get carried away
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Hi Gang,

There was this terrific medley of 80s Slow Jams, R&B and Disco slow songs. I had the 12" but for the life of me I can't remember the title??? I think it was a cover band doing all the greatest lovey-dovey tracks but I swear it ended with Kiss and Say Goodbye.

Anybody out there remember. I will post this query on Name That Tune too but this thread should remember it.

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Old December 26th, 2007, 01:28 PM
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Here is my list of some of my favourites slows songs from my Minidisc collection :

01-MAGIC LADY - Wait a Minute (M.Stokes) Motown 1988
02-VISION - DO IT TONIGHT (M.McLaughlin/L.Law) ICHIBAN USA 87
03-JERRY KNIGHT - BEAUTIFUL (J.Knight) From Love's On Our Side 82 A&M USA
04-T.S.MONK - MORE TO LOVE (B.Monk/S.Linzer) From 'MORE OF THE GOOD LIFE' 81 MIRAGE GER
05-RENE & ANGELA - IMAGINARY PLAYMATES (Moore/Winbush/Chainey) 81 CAP.USA
06-FAT LARRY'S BAND - ZOOM (L.Barry) 82
07-ROBERTA FLACK - FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE (E.McDaniels) 80
08-FLOATERS - FLOAT ON (M.Willis/A.Ingram/J.Mitchell) 77
09-FATBACK - DO IT TO ME NOW (M.Walker/J.Flippin) 82
10-EMOTIONS - DON'T ASK MY NEIGHBORS (S.SCARBOROUGH) 77
11-EMOTIONS - BLESSED (M.White/J.Peters) 77
12-CAMERON - CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YA' (R.Cameron/R.Muller) 80
13-BRASS CONSTRUCTION - E.T.C. (R.Muller) 82
14-BARKAYS - ANTICIPATION (ALLEN A. Jones) 82
15-BARKAYS - UNFORGETTABLE DREAM (J.Alexander/L.Dogson/+ 9 autres!!) 81
16-FOXY - NOBODY WILL EVER TAKE ME AWAY FROM YOU (Ish Ledesma) 79
17-AVERAGE WHITE BAND - A LOVE ON YOUR OWN (Stuart/Doheny) 79
18-DENNIS EDWARDS - YOU'RE MY APHRODISIAC (D.Lambert/S.Dees/J.Crowley) 84
19-DENNIS EDWARDS - COOLIN' OUT (D.Edwards+7) 85
20-DEBARGE - ALL THIS LOVE (E.Debarge) 82
21-EL DEBARGE - BROKEN DREAMS (E&D.Debarge/Tony A.Redic) 89
22-MICHAEL COOPER - MY BABY'S HOUSE (M.Cooper/T.Shockency) 89
23-COMMODORES - WONDERLAND (M.Williams) 79
24-CON FUNK SHUN - I'M LEAVING BABY (M.Cooper/W.Wallace) 85
25-BLACKBYRDS - LOVE DON'T STRIKE TWICE 80
26-BLACKBYRDS - WHAT WE HAVE IS RIGHT 80
27-BLACKBYRDS - DO IT GIRL 80
28-CHAMPAIGN -I'M ON FIRE (B&R Ruff/G.Evaro) 81
29-CHAMPAIGN - DANCIN' TOGETHER AGAIN (B.Fasman/R.Reicheg) 81
30-CHAMPAIGN - HOW ABOUT US (D.Walden) 81
31-THE SUTTONS - GIVE IT TO ME (M&B SUTTON) 84 ROCSHIRE USA
32-TERRY STEELE - PRISONER OF LOVE (O.BROWN/J.CURIALE/C.SILVER) 90 SBK USA

SLOWS VOL.2

01-GERALD ALSTON - SLOW MOTION (S.Sheppard/A.Smith) 90 MOTOWN USA
02-GERALD ALSTON - GETTING BACK INTO LOVE (S.Sheppard/J.Varner) 90 MOTOWN USA
03-GENE RICE - YOU'RE GONNA GET SERVED (S.Sheppard/A.Smith) 91 RCA USA
04-CON FUNK SHUN - LOVE'S TRAIN (Cooper/Pilate) 82
05-CON FUNK SHUN - I'M LEAVING BABY (Cooper/W.Wallis) 85
06-TEDDY PENDERGRASS - YOU'RE MY CHOICE TONIGHT (L.Vandross/M.Miller) 83 ELEKTRA GER
07-KEITH WASHINGTON - YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL 1998
08-KEITH SWEAT - NOBODY 1997
09-MONTELL JORDAN - CLOSE THE DOOR 1995
10-GROOVER WASHINGTON JR - SACRED KIND OF LOVE 1989
11-TYRONE DAVIS - IN THE MOOD (P.Richmond/D.Ellis/R.Locke jr) 1979 SONY
12-TAVARES - TURN OUT THE NIGHTLIGHT 1981
13-BREAKWATER - YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU (Greg Scott) 1979 ARISTA
14-PARIS - I CHOOSE YOU 1984
15-AL JOHNSON - MY HEART IS A OPEN BOOK (Al Johnson) 1998
16-RENE MOORE - NEVER SAY GOODBYE TO LOVE (R.Moore) 1988 POLYGRAM
17-O'BRYAN - IT'S OVER (R.Kersey/S.Andrew/D/Cornelius) 82 CAP/FR
18-SKOOL BOYZ - I AIN'T GONNA GO SEARCHING (C/Matthews) DESTINY 81 US
19-SKOOL BOYZ - YOUR LOVE (C/Matthews) DESTINY US 81
20-KENI BURKE - GOTTA FIND MY WAY BACK IN YOUR HEART (K/Burke/B.Withers) 81 RCA US
21-ALYSON WILLIAMS - I NEED YOUR LOVIN' (F.Gordon/V.Bell) 89 DEF JAM
22-BOOKER T. JONES - THE BEST OF YOU (B.T.Jones) A&M 80 US
23-ASHFORD & SIMPSON - EXPERIENCE (Ashfor/Simpson) 83 CAP
24-TASHAN - GOT THE RIGHT ATTITUDE (T.Rashad) 86
25-BOBBY LYLE - GOOD INSIDE (B.Lyle) CAP 78
26-ZINGARA - LOVE'S CALLING (L.Dozier) 81 WHEEL
27-DRAMATICS - TREAT ME RIGHT (R.Banks/R.Johnson) CAP 82
28-ROBERT WINTERS & FALL - DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANT (From SOUL CHASER) EXPANSION 92
29-TYRONE DAVIS - NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU

SLOWS VOL.3

01-AL JARREAU - YOUR SONG (E.John/B.Taupin) 76
02-KREUZ - SLAP 'N' TICKLE (Lawes/Reid/Cummings/Roness/Williams) 95
03-EDDIE RABBIT - SUSPICIONS (E.Rabbit/E.Stevens/D.Malloy/R.McCormick) 19
04-ENCHANTEMENT - SUNSHINE (M.Stokes/E.Johnson) 76 FR
05-WAR - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE 1981 RCA
06-J.TAYLOR - CAN I LOVE YOU (Larry Addison) 85 MALACO US
07-CONTROLLERS - SOMEBODY'S GOTTA WIN (David Gamon) 77 MALACO US
08-K.BARROW - TELL ME THIS AIN'T HEAVEN (Jim Lang) 80 CAPITOL US
09-HIGH FASHION - JUST A LITTLE MORE LOVE (T.Allen/K.Robinson) 1983 CAP
10-BAR-KAYS (Tous) 77 MER.US
11-M.CLAYTON - WHEN WORLD TURN BLUE (W.Jennings/J.Sample) 80 MCA US
12-D.HUDSON - HONEY (Earl Kennth King Jr.) 80 TK US
13-M.KING - SUSPICIONS 81 US
14-SPECIAL DELIVERY - DON'T DENY MY LOVE 81 M&M US
15-MIDNIGHT STAR - I WON'T LEY YOU LONELY 81 US
16-MIDNIGHT STAR - OPEN UP TO LOVE 81 US
17-C.LYNN - SHOW YOU HOW (Lynn/Booth/Barnes) 81 US
18-CARL CARLTON - THIS FEELING'S RATED EXTRA (L.Haywood) 80 20TH US
19-DAZZ BAND - GAMBLE WITH MY LOVE (B.Harris/E.Fearman) 82 MOT US
20-O.C. SMITH - YOU'RE STILL MY LADY (W&A Johnson/HB Barnum) 82 MOT US
21-NED DOHENY - A LOVE OF YOUR OWN (N.Doheny/H.Stuart) 76 CBS JAP
22-DRAMATICS - I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE (C.Jones.B.Croft) 82 US
23-N.COLE - KEEPING A LIGHT (N.Cole) 77 EMI UK
24-SCHERRIE & SUSAYE - YOU'VE BEEN GOOD TO ME (S.Payne) 79 MOT US
25-JIM MESSINA - SEEING YOU 79 CD
26-BAR KAYS - UNFORGETTABLE DREAM 81 CD
27-SWITCH - LOVE OVER AND OVER AGAIN 80 CD
28-BB&Q - THINGS WE DO IN LOVE (K.Robinson) 82 CAP US
29-WALTER JACKSON - TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS (E.Record/C.Davis) 81 COL US
30-M.WYCOFF - THERE'S NO EASY WAY (R.J.Smith/L.Mason) 83 RCA US
31-MIGHTY FIRE - SWEET LADY (P.Peyton/M.Bolton) 81 ELK US
32-KLEER - SIPPIN' & KISSIN (Durham/Cunningham) 81
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