Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Vinyl LP pressing. Following the nearly all-instrumental 'detour album, ' Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants, Hotter Than July was a return to classic form. Released in fall 1980 It was a top 3 pop album and # 1 R&B for more than three months, led by the hit singles 'Master Blaster (Jammin'), Lately' and 'I Ain't Gonna Stand For It, ' and the now-classic album cut, 'Happy Birthday, ' a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Hotter than July was originally released on Motown's Tamla tag on September 29, 1980. It was certified platinum and reached #3 on the US Billboard chart. This was his most successful album in the UK, peaking at #2 and producing four top ten singles. Hotter than July was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the American Music Awards in 1982. Album Tracks 1. Did I Hear You Say You Love Me 2. All I Do 3. Rocket Love 4. I Ain't Gonna Stand for It 5. As If You Read My Mind 1. Master Blaster (Jammin) 2. Do Like You 3. Cash in Your Face 4. Lately 5. Birthday

On Maxwell's Columbia debut (a sultry collection of songs blending vintage soul with a fresh, contemporary twist), this 22-year-old New Yorker wrote and produced the entire album, working with high-profile collaborators including multi-instrumentalist Stuart Matthewman (Sade), Chicago mixer/engineer Peter Mokran, songwriter Leon Ware (Marvin Gaye) and legendary guitarist Wah Wah Watson. First focus track/video Inch... Til the Cops Come Knockin'Inch to urban, alternative and jazz college formats. Album Tracks 1. The Urban Theme 2. Welcome 3. Sumthin' Sumthin' 4. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) 5. Dancewitme 6. ... Til the Cops Come Knockin' 7. Whenever Wherever Whatever 8. Lonely's the Only Company (I&Ii) 9. Reunion 10. Suitelady (The Proposal Jam) 11. The Suite Theme

Limited vinyl LP repressing in gatefold jacket. Off the Wall is the fifth solo studio album by Michael Jackson. It was released on August 10, 1979, following Jackson's critically well-received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his next studio album. Recording sessions took place between December 1978 and June 1979 at Allen Zentz Recording, Westlake Recording Studios, and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Jackson collaborated with a number of other writers and performers such as Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Rod Temperton. Five singles were released from the album. It was his first solo under Epic Records, the tag he would record on until his death roughly 30 years later. Album Tracks 1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 2. Rock with You 3. Workin' Day and Night 4. Get on the Floor 1. Off the Wall 2. Girlfriend 3. She's Out of My Life 4. I Can't Help It 5. It's the Falling in Love 6. Burn This Disco Out