Billboard Hot R&B Hits 1984

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Solid
recording of:
Solid
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co. Inc.
Ashford & Simpson3:46
2Let the Music Play
recording of:
Let the Music Play
writer:
Chris Barbosa (Rhythm Method) and Ed Chisolm
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Shannon4:39
3Joanna
recording of:
Joanna (Kool & the Gang)
writer:
Clifford Adams, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kool & the Gang4:02
4She's Strange
recording of:
She’s Strange
writer:
Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant and Charlie Singleton (Cameo)
Cameo3:49
5I Feel for You
cover recording of:
I Feel for You
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
recording of:
I Feel for You
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Chaka Khan4:09
6Don't Waste Your Time
Yarbrough & Peoples4:09
7If Only You Knew
recording of:
If Only You Knew
writer:
Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Patti LaBelle3:51
8Automatic
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1983)
recording engineer:
Michael Brooks (sound engineer and remixer, notably associated with The Pointer Sisters)
drum machine programming:
Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
associate producer:
Glen Ballard and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
bass:
Eddie N. Watkins Jr. (in 1983)
guitar:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1983) and Dennis Herring (in 1983)
Minimoog and synthesizer:
John Van Tongeren (in 1983)
synthesizer:
Stephen Mitchell (US musician, composer, songwriter, producer et al.) (in 1983), Howie Rice (in 1983) and Brock Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Ruth Pointer (in 1983)
remixer:
Bill Schnee
recording of:
Automatic (in 1983)
composer:
Brock Patrick Walsh (singer, producer, songwriter) and Mark Goldenberg
The Pointer Sisters44:50
9You, Me and He
Mtume4:17
10Encore
recording of:
Encore
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Cheryl Lynn3:38

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part of:Billboard Hot R&B Hits (number: 1984) (order: 5)
Wikidata:Q4911666 [info]