"Sweet Sensation" by Stephanie Mills (1980)
"Shake It Up Tonight" by Cheryl Lynn (1981)
"You Know How To Love Me" by Phyllis Hyman (1980)
"Heartbeat" by Taana Gardner (1981)
"Call Me" by Skyy (1981)
"LoveLite" by O'Bryan (1984)
"Midnight Magnet" by Teena Marie (1983)
"On The One For Fun" by Dazz Band (1984)
"Get Off (You Fascinate Me)" by Patrice Rushen (1984)
"Murphy's Law" by Cheri (1982)
"Somebody" by Junior (1985)
"Scientific Love" by Midnight Star (1984)
"Standing Ovation" by GQ (1980)
"Blue Jeans" by Chocolate Milk (1981)
"Thanks To You" by Sinnamon (1982)
"If You Should Ever Be Lonely" by Val Young (1985)
"I Need A Freak" by Sexual Harrassment (1983)
"Gentle (Calling Your Name)" by Frederick (1984)
"You Keep Me Coming Back" by Brothers Johnson (1984)



Feel free to discuss any other forgotten Old School jams!

DavidEye said:

yep& Have them on Various Compilations&whatnot.Man you made my day&I'll have too go dig up other Jams from that time period as well that i Rocked.

Yeah,these were all great songs.I was trying to list those R&B hits that we haven't discussed yet,the rare songs that people may have forgotten about.

Can you name any others?

DavidEye said:

David, some of your songs from you list, I was jamming on a CD just YESTERDAY!!! Here are some more great stuff{some are a little more obscure than others!!!}


***The Real Thing-Brothers Johnson(1981)

***Perfect Fit-Jerry Knight(1981)

***All I Need Is You-Sylvester{Sylvester had a big hit in the 70's with "Make Me Feel Mighty Real" but this used to be the jam in 1982!!!}

***Thighs High{Grip Your Hips And Move}(1981)-Tom Browne...{Trumpeter Tom Browne delivered another dance floor classic in 81..."Thighs High to the sky"!!!}

***A Night In Tunisia-Chaka Khan(1981)

***Let's Start The Dance-West Street Mob(1981)...Another forgotten dance floor classic

***Let The Feeling Flow-Peabo Bryson(1981),,,This is my favorite Peabo jam right here.

***Apache-Sugar Hill Gang(1981)..."Tonto jump on it jump on it ..jump on it"...

***Take My Heart(You Can Have It)-Kool And The Gang(1981)...This song used to be a big hit in 81...

***Steppin Out-Kool And The Gang...Excellent dance floor stuff in which lead singer JT Taylor goes into falsetto mode on vocals.

***Nights You Feel Like Getting Down-Billy Ocean(1981)...Man more great dance floor stuff from 1981. 81' was a jamming year.

***You Are The One-Alphonso(1982)..{Some people may have forgotten this jam...even before MJ hit with his Thriller he had many people trying to imitate him and his style. When I first heard this song on the radio, I JUST KNEW that this was MJ's new song. This dude sounds just like Mike. This song was a sizeable hit in summer of 1982.

Brother915 said:

ok David,... i got something for your ass...hit me with an org note like now...

Brother915 said:[quote]

DavidEye said:

Oh man,the summer of '81 was my favorite period of the 80s! I was on vacation in Detroit that summer,and I used to carry around a cassette tape that had all these jams on it...

"Super Freak" Rick James
"The Real Thing" Brothers Johnson
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" Roger
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" The Commodores
"Double Dutch Bus" Frankie Smith
"Runnin Away" Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
"She's A Bad Mama Jama" Carl Carlton (he was my aunt's neighbor!)
"Square Biz" Teena Marie
"Jones Vs.Jones" Kool & The Gang
"Very Special" Debra Laws
"Love On A Two-Way Street" Stacy Lattisaw
"This Is For The Lover In You" Shalamar
"Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)" Billy Ocean
"Pull Up To The Bumper" Grace Jones
"Push" One Way
"Try It Out" Gino Soccio
"Shake It Up Tonight" Cheryl Lynn
"Razzamatazz" by Quincy Jones/Patti Austin
"On The Beat" BB and Q Band
"I'm In Love" Evelyn King
"Give It To Me Baby" Rick James
"Can't We Fall In Love Again" Phyllis Hyman and Michael Henderson



Man,I miss that summer sooo much!!!

Hey,can someone tell me who sings these songs??

***In 1982,there was a song that was kinda like a rap song,but the guy mostly just talked through it.It samples the music from Tom Browne's 1981 hit "Thighs High",as well as Chic's "Good Times".He says things like "Funk! Where rhythm is life and life is rhythm".This song was sampled by Coolio in the 90s...the part that goes "1,2,3,4,get your woman on the floor".WHO SINGS THIS SONG???

***In the early 80s,there was a song called "Let Your Body Do The Talking".It's a different song from The Deele's 1984 hit "Body Talk".

Finess and Bro915,I know you guys have the answer
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DavidEye said:[quote]"Sweet Sensation" by Stephanie Mills (1980)
"You Know How To Love Me" by Phyllis Hyman (1980)
"

Phyliss Hyman- You Know How To Love Me...Think that one came out in 1979, but nevertheless, an excellent jam. R.I.P Ms. Hyman

Great jams, David! Don't forget the rare gem "Everything I Have Is Good" by Phyllis Hyman and Norman Connors!! I'm diggin' this song all over again now!!

Hey David
Love that first set, you makin cdrs? I would love to trade with you.

DavidEye said:

I have a partial answer for your first question David. The title of the song was "The Wicka Rap" I may have the spelling wrong on wicka but they use the beat and groove from Tom Browne's "Funkin For Jamaica". The chorus goes like this..."The wicka rap that what it is getting into
you". Later on... in the 3rd verse,the dude rapping goes into the song...

"1, 2,3 ,4 get your woman on the floor, you got to get to get down,,,so let;s really go to town. don't stop til you get enough, I want to rock with you and shake your stuff. boogie night cause it's all right..ring my bell.. it's out of sight . That song used to be the jam{it used to get tons of airplay back in the day. And Davideye wouldn't know it this song came out in not 1982 but 1981!!! Man 1981 was the year bruh!!! Can't quite think of the artist of this song...not yet!!!

Brother915 said:

Wikka Rap---"love it -hate it--but you cant ignore it" with that English accent guy..I finally found this on a compilation tape lol.Wikka rap was the shit! "Where rhythm is life..." thats where Warren G gotthat line! From Wikka rap.

DavidEye said:

you said Murphys Law with the best cold blooded ooening line sung so sweetly.."I hate to tell ya..but i got a bit of bad news..I dont love you no more". Then those pre Camille voices "hey what is Murphys law? whatever csan go wrong will..that means were in big trouble ahhh". Got it all togethe r doncha baby, murphys law---that dontcha baby part was stolen by Prince for that part in Lovesexy where he talks about swivelin in her loveseat. Murphys Law!

Shake It Up Tonight! Damn that was Cheryls big jam! Disco-y symphony synths!

Call Me--damn. Chicken scratch geetar...heres my number and a dime

You Know How To Love Me-Phyllis
Love that flute etc and her delivery

Get Off --a banger on Patrices' great album Feel So Real..that whole albvum was great..Get Off(You Fascinate me)..her vid had all of dem rollaskatin

"let me see ya go back..."

rdhull said:

Hey how bout this famous line at the end of the song...

"Here good is bad and bad is bout as GOOD as you can possibly get"

STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!!! I can't take anymore flashbacking. j/k! I just started reading the post, but I wish we had this discussion a year ago, or I wish I was here a year ago when I was partaking in what is deemed now as "illegal" activity of downloading. Those would have been some great songs to add to my collection. ::wonders if there's still a stray downloading program on the hard drive:: Back to reading!!!

Brother915 said:

Oh dammm!

Brother915

funkyslsistah said:

Its all about WINMX babygirl!

DavidEye said:

Ok David here is the answer to number #1...


Song Title: Wikka Rap


Artist: Envasions


Year Of Release: 1981


Got to work on number #2 now...

Brother915 said:

Finess said:

The Evasions it was on Sam records 1981
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"Walking in the Sunshine" Central line(1980),"Too Late" Junior,(1982),"she's Just a Groupie" Bill Nunn,"Call it what you want"Bill Summers,"In My System" The System,"I'll Do Anything"Delroy Morgan,:Your'e Imagination" Hall&Oats,"Pop What you Got" One Way,"You Like Me Don't You" Jermaine Jackson,"sweat til you get Wet"Brick,

mistermaxxx said:[quote),"she's Just a Groupie" Bill Nunn,[/quote]

even though its Bobby Nunn "..an b.j. every member of the band..she is just a groupie"






and EPMD used the opening razor riff for Gold Digger.

On the Bobby Nunn song "She's Just A Groupie"(1982),the second verse goes like this...

"She'll do anything if Prince would take her home...
She says that Michael is her man and that she can't leave him alone"

Finess said:

Hey guys,thanks for the info! My hunt begins...

Here are some other rare R&B jams that we've never discussed...


"Welcome To The Club" Brothers Johnson (1982)
"Say I'm Your Number One" Princess (1986)
"Walking Into Sunshine" Central Line (1981)
"Shake" GQ (1981)
"Sonya" Tierra (1983)
"Too Late" Junior (1982)
"I'm Freaky" O'Bryan (1983)
"Would You Like To (Fool Around)" Mtume (1983)
"Touch A Four-Leaf Clover" Atlantic Starr (1983)
"Last Night" Stephanie Mills (1982)
"Instant Love" Cheryl Lynn (1982)
"Jump To It" Aretha Franklin (1982)
"It Just Seems To Hang On" Ashford & Simpson (1978)
"She's Got Papers On Me" Richard "Dimples" Fields (1981)
"I.O.U" Freeze (1983)
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" Joe Tex (1977)
"You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)" High Inergy (1977)
"Do You Love Me" Patti Austin (1981)
"Strut My Thang" Ozone (1982)
"Wait For Me" Slave (1981)
"Just My Luck" The Deele (1984)
"Don't Waste Your Time" Yarbrough & Peoples (1984)
"Sugar Free" Juicy (1985)
"Insatiable Woman" Isley Jasper Isley (1986)
"Love Has Come Around" Donald Bird (1982)
"Let's Celebrate" Skyy (1981)

You guys make me happy!!!

Remember these songs?

"It's That Loving Feeling" The Jamaica Boys (1987)
"Instant Replay" MicoWave (1987)
"Roses Are Red" The Mac Band (1988)
"Let Me Be The One" Expose (1987)
"Off On Your Own(Girl)" Al B.Sure (1988)
"Jump Start" Natalie Cole (1987)
"Mary Goes Round" Ready For The World (1986)
"That's Where You'll Find Me" Deja (1987)
"Make Up Your Mind" Aurra (1981)
"All Night Thing" Invisible Man's Band (1980)
"So Fine" Howard Johnson (1982)
"Keeping Love New" Howard Johnson (1982)
"Firestarter" Tease (1986)
"B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Baby)" Sister Sledge (1983)
"Baby I'm Hooked" Con Funk Shun (1983)
"Oh Yeah" Bill Withers (1985)
"After You" Bernard Wright (1986)
"Nipple To The Bottle" Grace Jones (1982)
"Why Me?" Irene Cara (1983)
"Too Tough" Angela Bofill (1982)
"Shoot Em Up Movies" The Deele (1987)
"This Kinda Lovin" The Whispers (1981)
"I Like It" Dino (1989)
"The Last Time I Made Love" Joyce Kennedy and Jeffrey Osborne (1984)
"Block Party" Stacy Lattisaw and Johnny Gill (1984)
"Unconditional Love" Donna Summer with The Musical Youth (1983)

yes then it was still real r&b .not the crap off these days.

i'm a sucker for a pretty face-west phillips
u drop the bomb on me -the gap band
it doesn't really mathers-zapp
sombody else's guy-j.brown
ooty booty-j.guitar watson
roses are red ..-the mac band
everything from trouble funk
lady's choise-rick james his band (4got the name)
act like u know-the fat larry's band
the midas touch-midnight star
house party-bobby nunn
let it whip-the dazz band
come into my life-joyce sims
oh man eye can go on &on eye have a full room of of these music

***Kleer-Winners(1979){The bridge on the song ain't nothing to PLAY WITH}

***Are You Single-Aurra(1981)

***Dynamite-Stacy Lattisaw(1980){This song was not dynamite BUT THE BOMB in 1980}

***I Really Want You-Smoke City(1985)


***The Adventures OF Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels OF Steels-Grandmaster Flash...{this was the jam back in late 81 or early 82. This song used snippets of popular songs during the 79-81 era. Songs like "Good Times" by Chic and Rapture by Blondie}

***Come Give Your Love To Me-Janet Jackson(1982)...Back in 83' during my first guitar classes in high school. This was the FIRST song I learn how to play on bass. So even though I lot of people don't consider this song or the album from which it's from her"the coming out party"...this song will hold a place with with me...

***Tease Me-Gary Taylor(1988)

***Chan Song(Never Said)-Dianne Reeves(1988)...{Co-written by Stevie Wonder..this song showcases one of the best female vocalists working today!!!}

***Take Me Where You Want To-Gerald Alston(1988)-{One of the best r&b songs of the 80's. Manhattans front man Gerald Alston delivers a great vocal performance. Gerald is a good vocalist. He puts a lot of power and conviction across in his vocals but yet he doesn't "overdo" it. This song is on on his solo debut album on Motown Records. Motown should reissue this one}.

***Living In The Light-Caron Wheeler(1990)

DavidEye said:

The Jamaica Boys dropped two Albums but I remember "It's that Loving Feeling" from 87 very catchy Jam indeed.Sherrick"Just Call" from 1987,Pieces of a Dream
What Can I Do" from 1989,Full Force"Alice I want you for Me",D-Train"Something's on your Mind",Richard Dimples Fields"If it ain't one thing,it's another",Larry Graham"Sooner or Later",early 80's.