"Don't Walk On The Grass" is a dub track released in 1981 by the English Reggae band UB40, It was featured on the bonus 12" single which came with their second album Present Arms (1981), It would not feature on the albums vinyl copy but was included on the CD version.
Artist: UB40
A-Side: Don't Walk On The Grass
B-Side: Dr X
Year Released: 1981
Decade: 1980s
Genre: Reggae
Style: Dub, Reggae
Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single
Record Label: Epic
Label/Catalog #: EPC A 1334
"Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally self-released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single, "Keypunch Operator", before the band signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. The early version of "Down Under" has a slightly slower tempo and different arrangement from the later Columbia version released in 1981 as the second single from Men at Work's debut studio album Business as Usual.
"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" is a 1981 song by the French pop duo Ottawan. It was the band's second-biggest international hit single, after their 1979 hit "D.I.S.C.O.".
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"Sixty Nine" is a track by the New York studio project Brooklyn Express (made up of Began Cekic and the original Cameo member Eric Durham) and was released in 1981.
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" is a song by the English synth-pop band the Human League, released as a single in the UK in July 1981 from the album Dare (1981). It became the band's first Top 10 success, peaking at number three in the UK singles chart.
"Sheela" is a song released in 1981 by the French musical group, the Gibson Brothers originally from Martinique. The single features on the groups sixth album Quartier Latin (1981).
"Shaddap You Face" is a novelty song written and performed by Joe Dolce about a rebellious Italian boy. Dolce, who is Italian-American, said he wrote "Shaddap You Face" based on memories of his childhood, when his family members would speak in broken English. The song charted at No. 1 in many countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
"Baby, Come to Me", a love ballad from Patti Austin's 1981 album Every Home Should Have One, was her duet with James Ingram with Michael McDonald contributing background vocals. It was written by Rod Temperton (formerly of Heatwave). The song appears on Austin's 1981 album, Every Home Should Have One, then released as a single in April 1982.
"It's a Love Thing" is a song by American R&B group The Whispers, released in January 1981 (and in March in the UK) as a single from their 1980 album Imagination.
Artist: The Whispers
A-Side: It's A Love Thing
B-Side: Girl I Need You
Year Released: 1981
Decade: 1980s
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single
Record Label: RCA Victor
Label/Catalog #: YB 2154
"Pull Up to the Bumper" is a 1981 song by Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress Grace Jones, released by Island Records as the third single from her fifth album, Nightclubbing (1981).
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and singer/actress Diana Ross. It was used as the theme for Franco Zeffirelli's film adaptation of Scott Spencer's novel Endless Love and the ballad features on the album Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. In 1981, the song attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell for their album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981).
"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three. It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album Beauty and the Beat (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981.
"Walking Into Sunshine" is a 1981 single by British band Central Line. It became a hit for the britfunk group that year and features on the debut studio album Breaking Point (1982).
"Japanese Boy" is a hit single by Scottish singer Aneka, released in July 1981. It featured on Aneka's debut and only album.
"Flash in the Night" is a song by the Swedish group Secret Service released in 1981, It features on the album Cutting Corners (1982).
"Invisible Sun" is a song by British rock band the Police, released as a single in Europe in September 1981. It was the first single to be released in the United Kingdom from the album Ghost in the Machine (1981). It was not released as a single in the United States. In most other territories, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" was chosen as the lead single from the album.
