Oliver Cheatham - Boss - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Oliver is Oliver Cheatham. This American singer (now residing in Surrey, England) had a couple of good hits in the 1980s, and returned to the charts in 2003, when he was featured in Room 5's UK #1 single, InchMake LuvInch, which sampled his 1983 song InchGet Down Saturday NightInch. Elements of the same song were also used in Michael Gray's 2004 hit, InchThe WeekendInch. Singer Oliver Cheatham worked for this album the Boss with fellow Detroiters Al Hudson and Kevin McCord of the US Funk band One Way. His biggest hit to date was the dance classic InchGet Down Saturday NightInch on MCA Records. It was written by Cheatham and One Way multi-instrumentalist Kevin McCor. InchGet Down Saturday NightInch made it to number 37 on the Billboard charts in spring 1983. InchGet Down Saturday NightInch was also featured in Grand Theft Auto Vice City, and the character InchLance VanceInch somewhat resembles him. The follow-up single was the solid mid-tempo groover InchBless the LadiesInch. Cheatham's other charting singles included the Top 40 R&B hit InchS.O.S,Inch InchCelebrate Our Love,Inch and two duets with Jocelyn Brown InchTurn Out the LightsInch and InchMindbuster.Inch Other singles released by Oliver Cheatham were InchMama Said,Inch InchPut a Little Love in Your Heart,Inch InchThings to Make U Happy,Inch and InchWish on a Star.Inch the Boss was released in 1982 and it's full of great songs! Both danceable and ballads. If you are a fan of the Al Hudson-Kevin McCord sound (One Way, Alicia Myers....) you'll want to get this! The stand out tunes InchEverybody wants to be the BossInch and InchMake up your MindInch are guaranteed to keep the party jumpin. But don't miss his version of Lionel Ritchie's hit Lady. The Boss was never released on CD and is now especially for PTG remastered and re-issued.