Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" (initially released as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)" and or simply "Caribbean Queen") is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean from the fifth studio album Suddenly . The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category. The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith. 

 

Artist: Billy Ocean

A-Side: Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

B-Side: European Queen (No More Love On The Run)

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk /Soul, Pop

Style: Synthpop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Jive

Label/Catalog #: JIVE 77

 

Five Star - System Addict

"System Addict" is a song by the British pop group Five Star. It was released as the seventh and final single from their debut album, Luxury of Life (1985).

Artist: Five Star

A-Side: System Addict

B-Side: Pure Energy

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Pop

Style: Synthpop, Soul

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Tent / RCA 

Label/Catalog #: PB 40515

 

Najlepsze Zyczenia - Best Wishes feat. Chic & The Three Degrees

A strange flexi-disc that i got included with some other records, it does have some disco bangers on it, featuring Chic and the Three Degrees, it's certainly one of the strangest 45's in my collection, I have read online that these were popular to send to people as greeting cards in Poland from the 1960s until the late 1980s. What a cool surprise that must have been.

 

 

Artist: Chic / Three Degrees

A-Side: 1) Chic - Le Freak
    2) The Three Degrees - Giving Up, Giving In

Year Released: 1979

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Disco

Format: Flexi-disc, 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single Sided, Card Backed

Record Label: Tonpress

Label/Catalog #: R-0742-II 

 

 

 

A-Side: 1) Chic - Le Freak

Side A: 2) The Three Degrees - Giving Up, Giving In

Commodores - Nightshift

"Nightshift" is a 1985 song by the Commodores and the title track from their album of the same name. The song was written by lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde as a tribute to soul/R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, both of whom died in 1984. The song became the Commodores' first hit after Lionel Richie's departure from the group. 

 

Artist: Commodores

A-Side: Nightshift

B-Side: I Keep Running

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop

Style: Disco, Soul

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Motown

Label/Catalog #: TMG 1371 

The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger

"Soul Finger" is the first single released by R&B group the Bar-Kays. It was issued by Stax Records on the Volt Records label on April 14, 1967. "Soul Finger" and "Knucklehead" were the first two tracks of the Bar-Kays' debut album, Soul Finger (1967).

 

Artist: The Bar-Kays

A-Side: Soul Finger

B-Side: Knucklehead

Year Released: 1967

Decade: 1960s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Rhythm & Blues

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Stax

Label/Catalog #: 169007

Royalle Delite - I'll Be A Freak For You

"I'll Be A Freak For You" is a track recorded by the American soul group Royalle Delite (made up of Brooklyn based Porsha & Parris) and released via New York based Skyview Records Inc.

 

 Artist: Royalle Delite

A-Side: (I'll Be A) Freak For You (Radio Edit)

B-Side: (I'll Be A) Freak For You (The Good Groove Mix) 

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Streetwave

Label/Catalog #: KHAN 51

 

The Real Thing – Can't Get By Without You

"Can't Get By Without You (The Decade Remix II)" is a 10 year celebratory re-release of the track originally released in 1976 by the British soul group The Real Thing. It was the follow-up to their hit "You to Me Are Everything" and features on their first album Real Thing (1976).

 

Artist: The Real Thing

A-Side: Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix)

B-Side: She's A Groovy Freak (The Original Vintage Version)

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: PRT

Label/Catalog #: 7P 352 

 

Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

"Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" is the seventh single by British soul band Loose Ends from their second studio album, So Where Are You?, which was released in February 1985. In the group's native UK, the single made the top twenty. Outside the UK, the single went to number one on the US Billboard R&B chart for one week. This made Loose Ends the first British band ever to top that chart.

 

Artist: Loose Ends 

A-Side: Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

B-Side: A Little Spice

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul

Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Smooth Jazz, Funk, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Virgin

Label/Catalog #: VS748  

Jesse Green - Nice and Slow

"Nice and Slow" is a song performed by Jamaican reggae and disco musician Jesse Green, released in 1976 from the album of the same name. It was a No. 1 hit in Belgium and the Netherlands, and also reached the top 20 charts of Austria and the United Kingdom.

 

Artist: Jesse Green

A-Side: Nice and Slow (Vocal)

B-Side: Nice & Slow (Instrumental)

Year Released: 1976

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul 

Style: Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: EMI

Label/Catalog #: 2 C 010 97802

Barry White - You're the First, the Last, My Everything

"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Barry White from his third studio album, Can't Get Enough (1974). 

 

Artist: Barry White

A-Side: You're the First, the Last, My Everything

B-Side: Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

Year Released: 1975

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Disc'Az

Label/Catalog #: SG 528

 

 

A-Side: You're the First, the Last, My Everything 

 

B-Side: Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

 

 

Curtis Hairston – I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)

"I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)" is a song by the American soul/funk vocalist, Curtis Hairston, who had a number of top 75 hit singles in the UK and US, both as a solo artist and as a featured artist in the B. B. & Q. Band. 

 

Artist: Curtis Hairston 

A-Side: I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit)

B-Side: I Want Your Lovin' (Just A Little Bit) (Dub)

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style: Disco, Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: London Records

Label/Catalog #: LON 66 or 882 053-7 

Kool & The Gang - Misled

"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their sixteenth studio album, Emergency.

 

 Artist: Kool And The Gang 

A-Side: Misled (Dance Mix)

B-Side: Misled (Original Mix)

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop, Electronic

Style: Soul, Disco, Electro

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: De-Lite Records

Label/Catalog #: DER 19

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

"Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, Still Bill. 

 

Artist: Bill Withers

A-Side: Lean On Me

B-Side: Better Off Dead

Year Released: 1972

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: A&M Records

Label/Catalog #: AMS 7004

Kool & The Gang - Straight Ahead

"Straight Ahead" is a song by American R&B band Kool & the Gang, released in 1983. It was the first  single released from the band's fifteenth studio album, In the Heart. 

 

 

Artist: Kool And The Gang 

A-Side: Straight Ahead

B-Side: Joanna

Year Released: 1983

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: De-Lite Records

Label/Catalog #: 101821 

 

A-Side: Straight Ahead 

 

 

B-Side: Joanna

 

 

The Style Council - Shout To The Top

"Shout to the Top!" is a song released in 1984 by the English band the Style Council which was their seventh single to be released. It appears on the Vision Quest soundtrack in the United States. The song also appears on the second studio album (deluxe edition) of Our Favourite Shop (1985). 

 

 Artist: The Style Council      

A-Side: Shout To The Top

B-Side: Ghosts Of Dachau

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style: New Wave, Soul-Jazz, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Mod, Soul

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Polydor 

Label/Catalog #: 881 339-7

 

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song by British group Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1988 by London Records as the first single from their second and final album, The Raw & the Cooked (1989).

 

Artist: Fine Young Cannibals

A-Side: She Drives Me Crazy 

B-Side: Pull The Sucker Off

Year Released: 1988

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Pop

Style: Synth-pop, Vocal

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: FFRR

Label/Catalog #: 886 361-7