DavidEye said:

Is it as good as Heart's "Magic Man"?

"Come on home, girl", mama cried on the phone...

DavidEye said:

Was that Bill Summers track called "Call It What You Want" or "Call it The Box"? I used to give that jam serious spins at house parties back in the day. The break in that cut is nasty!

"Hold On (To My Love)" - Jimmy Ruffin (1980)

In fact, his entire Sunrise album.

intha916 said:

These two really stand out in my mind! Good call!

For some reason those two joints make me think of Orbit's remake of the old Sonny and Cher tune, "The Beat Goes On."

intha916 said:

It was called "Call It What You Want".But they ALSO had another jam called "Jam The Box",from 1981 (if I'm not mistaken).

Supernova said:

I love the Heart song too.that reminds me,I gotta get a compilation from them too.

But the Robert Winters song is totally different,it's a sexy R&B ballad,very soulful.A minor hit in 1981.

DavidEye said:

Good Morning Everyone,

THE TRUE jam by them was At The Concert (1982)...We used to rock that one hard on the boom box!!!

"Turn it...oouuuttt"

I bet you guys don't remember these songs...

***"Wait For Me" by Slave (1981)
***"Would You Like To (Fool Around)" by Mtume (1983)
***"Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)" by Dazz Band (1982)
***"Scientific Love" by Midnight Star (1984)
***"April Love" by LTD (1981)

Here are a few more to chew on...


Skyy- Skyyzoo(1980)

The Temptations- Power(1980)

Ray Parker Jr- Just Havin Fun (1982)...A song in a similiar vein of "For Those Of You Who Like To Groove" which was his big instrumental jam. This wasn't released as a single, but I used to jam this one alot...Argubably, this song rips off the riff of the Isley Brothers soul classic "It's Your Thing", but it is a fun song just the same. This is taken from the album The Other Woman.

Patti Austin- Do You Love Me?(1981)...This was the leadoff single off of Patti's debut album on Quincy Jones record label Qwest Records called Every Home Should Have One. Because it was overshadowed by her big number #1 hit with James Ingram called "Baby Come To Me"people kind of forgot this one. But it is nice upbeat and catchy.

Alyson Williams- Just Call My Name (1989)...This song got plenty of airplay in 1989.

Freddie Jackson- Hey Lover(1988)...An underrated and forgotten slow jam by Freddie...hmmm, I'm noticing a lot of my picks are slow jams...

Secret Weapon- Must Be The Music(1982)

how about


Walking into Sunshine-Central Line

We all need love -Troiano

Love is gonna be on your side- Firefly

Its Right-Michelle Wallace

Rock your world-Weeks & Co

The Groove-Rodney Franklin

Stay the night-Billy ocean

TheRealFiness said:

yep,that's my song right there...lol...the synths are amazing!

what about these forgotten gems...


***"On The Beat" by the BB&Q Band (1981)
***"I Love You More" by Rene and Angela (1981)
***"Let's Get Crackin" by Shock (1981)
***"Pop It" by One Way (1980)
***"Sling Shot" by Michael Henderson (1981)
***"Hit And Run" by the Bar Kays (1981)
***"Buck Wild" by EU (1989)
***"Radio Activity" by Royalcash
***"Bon Bon Vie" by TS Monk (1980)
***"Instant Love" by Cheryl Lynn (1982) produced by Luther Vandross
***"Big Fun" by Kool and the Gang (1982)
***"Attack Of The Name Game" by Stacy Lattisaw (1982) silly,but fun
***"Body Lovers" by Con Funk Shun (1981)
***"Can You Treat Me Like She Does?" by Real To Reel (1984)
***"Sugar Free" by Juicy (1985)

DavidEye said:

and you forgot "Candidate for love" by Ts Monk. on the same album with Bon Bon vie

DavidEye said:[quote

***"Magic Man" by Robert Winters and Fall (1981)---"I'm your Magic Man,won't you let my magic hands,just touch your heart and make your love appear...I will stop all your frowns and turn them upside down,cause I'll be around to hold you near".


Can you guys come up with some other songs?[/quote]


Ok, right now I seriously want to cry with laughter. I heard this song literally for the first time Saturday night while we were driving around the city. We were transfixed by this song and at the same time just dying with laughter. Imagine the pickup lines.

A couple more songs:

Another one by Starpoint that I liked alot, "Object of My Desire" (1985) I think. "You're the object of my desire, baby ignite my fire..."

Does anybody remember Bardeux "When We Kiss" (1988)?
"
It was late one night
And we had a fight
And it seem like nothing
Was going right
Then you turned around
And yo walked right out the door
Now its not the first time
Its not the last
I know all about
Your checker past
And we played this game
1000 times before
Do you remember the night?
I can see it so clear
All the sweet little things
That you said in my ear
There were promises made
But I think you forgot
What you said
There a real fine line
Between love and hate
And Im not the type
To just sit and wait
Ive made up my mind
I cant wait for you anymore!...

But when we kiss
It feels like this
And when we touch
It means so much..."

You forgot about the Great Ready For The World.

UptownDeb said:

Orbit! Damn u just went there! Damn I miss those funky 12" records like that I would get in my record shipments back in the day. It was all about 110-125 beats per min back then lol. How about these:

"Taste So Good" can't remember the group
"Shake It Up" by Barone
"The Smurph" and "Fresh" by Tyrone Brunson
"Look Out Weekend" and "When I Hear Music" by Debbie Deb

DavidEye said:

You're right. Pulled both those records out last night. I was mixing up the two.

TheRealFiness said:

Damn I thought I was the only one who listened to Central Line and Rodney Franklin lol
Rodney Franklin had some great albums. Marathon was my fav

DavidEye said:

Body Lovers and Slingshot were both great but each had a better song on the album. Confunkshun's "If You're In Need" and Michael Henderson's "Geek You Up" What u know about that?

DavidEye said:[quote]some more...



***"Why Me?" by Irene Cara (1983)---alot of people slept on her 1983 album,but this was the first single.More rock than R&B,it was a decent track.

...okay why do I have this album? (yes, I said "album") begged my mother for it when I was about 10 years old..."Why me when I was the one who could set your heart free? WHY ME?"

soulflower said:[quote]

DavidEye said:

Irene Cara had alot of promise.That album had a few underrated gems,like the ballad "You Were Made For Me",and the slick electro-grooves of "Breakdance" and "Cue Me Up".It was produced by Giorgio Moroder (Donna Summer's old producer),and I've always felt that Cara sounded like a young Donna.It's a shame that her career soon suffered,largely because of her drug problems.

intha916 said:

I gotta pull out that Con Funk Shun album.It's called "7",I believe.It also has the slowjam "Straight From The Heart".

DavidEye said:[quote]

soulflower said:

I really liked her back in the day...good voice and very pretty. if I still had a record player, I'd dust this off and play it (and the soundtrack to 'Fame') for old time's sake...

soulflower said:[quote]

DavidEye said:

Ahh,yes...the 'Fame' soundtrack.I love the song "Out Here On My Own".Irene Cara just SHINES on that track.

DavidEye said:

Oh my god I love u sooo muich for this...I had been trying to figure th e name of who Lusciuous Dame was and that song---I remember having th e Billboard mag with her being promoted with just her pic and it said "Alvin" in small letters! And that song was so synthy 80's~!!! I rmemeber it was The One YOU Love but couldnt remember the name!NOw I know what to look for! God I played that song out! I was in loe and that song was perfect for it! "its th elittle things that u dooo"..damn Imma cry!!!

Abstract hell yeah!! 1989!!! "da hype..da hype" sample form Flava! And that beat ohhh! It was a great time with this song out and others at 1989.."right,,hype"...lawd!!! I finally found my made casette with this song on it from long ago about 2 years ago and I have it saved and preserved..I can never find a download of it or in stores!!!

Thank u for this sooo much

!!!!!
[This message was edited Wed Jan 21 0:33:37 PST 2004 by rdhull]

this thread makes me cry!

Levert-Coolin

rdhull said:

I love when we do threads like this.So many people have mentioned songs that I had totally forgotten about! That's what I love about this entire forum...you learn something new everyday.

DavidEye said:

Great,googa-mooga! Luscious Dame!!! I was thinking about starting a thread on her. Figures you would remember her, DavidEye. What I remember most about her was that tremendous weave. And that there was something kind of MPLS sound about her, I think.

Now this post has got me thinking about Damian Dame.

They both passed away in the '90s.

[This message was edited Wed Jan 21 10:59:31 PST 2004 by rdhull]

DavidEye said:

NOW we're talkin'! I love this thread! I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, so I am a huge Ohio funk fan! The Slave Organization had some incredible jams back in the day. I remember the Mtume track -- I gave the Juicy Fruit album to my girlfriend at the time. The Dazz Band and Midnight Star were local favorites as well.