Early 80s R & B/Funk in clubs? (Question)

[Billy72]

I was wondering if alot of the R & B/Funk hits on R & B radio in the early 80s were A REPLACEMENT in the DISCO CLUBS in late 1980-spring of 1982?
BEFORE the british invasion (New wave sound) came through, with "Human League", "Duran Duran" etc.

ALSO, I am going to list some early 80s R & B songs that I love. I know the year that SOME of these came out, BUT IF I QUESTION MARK THEM and YOU KNOW the year that any of the songs came out I'D LOVE it if you'd tell me. I love to keep up with the years of songs, but I dont have a Billboard R & B History of Hits yet. I do have Billboard top 40 hits 55-99; and I've worn it out lol.

1. Luther Vandross "Never too much" 1981 (Gaud, this song is the bomb. I never dug his slow stuff too much, but this has THE GROOVE)!

2. Change "Paradise" 1980 I believe?

3. Grace Jones "Pull up to my bumper" YEAR? (WOW, this song puts it straight foward; love it. I'm guessing around 1980)?

4. Evelyn Champaign King "I'm in Love" YEAR? (I love this song. What was sooo good about this disco/r & b early 80s stuff was not ONLY the music but the SOARING vocals).

5. Vaugn Mason Crew "Bounce Skate Rock Roll" YEAR? (definately a funk song, I'm guessing 1980 or early 81? He refers to disco more than once in the track).

6. Val Young "If you should ever be lonely" YEAR? (I like this one, it kinda puts you in a trance).

7. Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy" (Gaud, this song is the bomb, just like "Im in Love", soaring vocals)!

8. "I want to thank you (heavenly father)" I DONT KNOW who sings this one, or what year? I've heard it many times. Good song, with a HOUSE groove.

9. Loleatta Holloway "Love Sensation" 1980 (ONCE again like Jocelyn and Evelyn King's track THIS SONG IS IT! Still disco OFCOURSE 1980, VOCALS through the roof!

There are more, but this is more than enough; THANKS!
ANYBODY else use to WATCH SOUL TRAIN back in the early 80s? Man, DON CORNELIUS was the coolest.

[markydefad]

I was wondering if alot of the R & B/Funk hits on R & B radio in the early 80s were A REPLACEMENT in the DISCO CLUBS in late 1980-spring of 1982?
BEFORE the british invasion (New wave sound) came through, with "Human League", "Duran Duran" etc.

Yes, after the disco backlash in mid-79, U.S. record labels really curtailed their disco output...so the main source of dance music from the U.S. was the black urban stuff from S.O.S. Band, (Tabu) Shalamar and The Whispers (Solar) and Quincy Jones productions (Qwest) and the NYC independent labels: many from West End, Prelude, a few from Vanguard (Roni Griffith)...and lotsa imported & acquired European and Canadian records that still were working the dancefloor market that major U.S. record companies had stopped servicing.

ALSO, I am going to list some early 80s R & B songs that I love. I know the year that SOME of these came out, BUT IF I QUESTION MARK THEM and YOU KNOW the year that any of the songs came out I'D LOVE it if you'd tell me. I love to keep up with the years of songs, but I dont have a Billboard R & B History of Hits yet. I do have Billboard top 40 hits 55-99; and I've worn it out lol.

1. Luther Vandross "Never too much" 1981 (Gaud, this song is the bomb. I never dug his slow stuff too much, but this has THE GROOVE)!

2. Change "Paradise" 1980 I believe?
1981

3. Grace Jones "Pull up to my bumper" YEAR? (WOW, this song puts it straight foward; love it. I'm guessing around 1980)?
1981

4. Evelyn Champaign King "I'm in Love" YEAR? (I love this song. What was sooo good about this disco/r & b early 80s stuff was not ONLY the music but the SOARING vocals).
1981

5. Vaugn Mason Crew "Bounce Skate Rock Roll" YEAR? (definately a funk song, I'm guessing 1980 or early 81? He refers to disco more than once in the track).
1979--charted early 1980

6. Val Young "If you should ever be lonely" YEAR? (I like this one, it kinda puts you in a trance).
1986

7. Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy" (Gaud, this song is the bomb, just like "Im in Love", soaring vocals)!
1984

8. "I want to thank you (heavenly father)" I DONT KNOW who sings this one, or what year? I've heard it many times. Good song, with a HOUSE groove.
Alicia Myers "I Want to Thank You" (1981)--was a vocalist with Al Hudson & the Partners, later known as One Way...listen to her wail on "You Can Do It" by Al Hudson & The Partners from 1979!!!

9. Loleatta Holloway "Love Sensation" 1980 (ONCE again like Jocelyn and Evelyn King's track THIS SONG IS IT! Still disco OFCOURSE 1980, VOCALS through the roof!

There are more, but this is more than enough; THANKS!
ANYBODY else use to WATCH SOUL TRAIN back in the early 80s? Man, DON CORNELIUS was the coolest.[/quote]

[buckaroo]

Those dates are the same for UK releases too. Usually they're about a year or so out. We allways have to wait for the good stuff. :icon_mrgreen:

[The Boogie Doctor]

all great traxxx....long live the boogie

[wever]

oh yeah! SOS Band I LOVE as much as any Solar ****! hahahaha love it love it love it!!!!! i have to play "groove control" by Dynasty right now!!!!

[efunk_adelic]

everything on that list are great tracks!

[Billy72]

MARKYDAFAD Im sorry I missed your post until now. I came back in here and read these but somehow skipped over the songs I posted (WHICH I THOUGHT WERE JUST RE-LISTED ON YOUR POST) and failed to see you had put down the years.

I appreciate your effort. I didnt know "If you should ever be lonely" was 86; but I figured it was later than the others. THE OTHERS songs I agree with (the ones I didnt know the years too) ACCEPT for Jocelyn Brown's "Somebody Else's Guy". I MAY BE WRONG, but Ive been searching and I thought for sure I found that came out in 82'; are you sure?

I need to get a SOUL CHARTS (history) book, and soon will.

HEY MARK; a couple more I FORGOT too mention that I really love are Chaka Khan: Aint Nobody 82'
Gap Band: Early in the morning 82'; Burn Rubber 82 or 83?

There are so many good soul grooves from the early 80s, I could post daily (as I remember em). However, it seems not so hot a subject, or maybe I just 'titled' the thread wrong.

Where are you from, and were you an adult during this time (you know, old enough to hit the dancefloor to some of this)?

[markydefad]

MARKYDAFAD Im sorry I missed your post until now. I came back in here and read these but somehow skipped over the songs I posted (WHICH I THOUGHT WERE JUST RE-LISTED ON YOUR POST) and failed to see you had put down the years.

I appreciate your effort. I didnt know "If you should ever be lonely" was 86; but I figured it was later than the others. THE OTHERS songs I agree with (the ones I didnt know the years too) ACCEPT for Jocelyn Brown's "Somebody Else's Guy". I MAY BE WRONG, but Ive been searching and I thought for sure I found that came out in 82'; are you sure?

look here: check Bernie's vault for a lot of these titles are listed in all their glory!!!

Jocelyn Brown Somebody Else's Guy (Ext Version 12") DiscoMusic.com

I need to get a SOUL CHARTS (history) book, and soon will.

Yes, get the Joel Whitburn books...but check out allmusicguide on the internet...most of this info is there and Bernie's vault has the orignal label scans....



HEY MARK; a couple more I FORGOT too mention that I really love are Chaka Khan: Aint Nobody 82' [1983]
Gap Band: Early in the morning 82'; [1982]
Burn Rubber 82 or 83? [ released 1980--charted early 1981]

There are so many good soul grooves from the early 80s, I could post daily (as I remember em). However, it seems not so hot a subject, or maybe I just 'titled' the thread wrong.

well there's not much to argue with...most people here would love all the records you listed....you gotta find another angle to get people to participate...make a list of the best/worst, first/last, love/hate, etc. that brings 'em out of the woodwork...well a few!

Where are you from, and were you an adult during this time (you know, old enough to hit the dancefloor to some of this)?

Originally, from Wisconsin--lived in San Francisco during most of the disco era....Yes, I'm old.:icon_lol: