Saturday, September 2, 2017

Need Your Loving Tonight - Queen

Chart Position: NR
  • Lead vocals: Freddie Mercury
  • Written by John Deacon
  • Guitar: Brian May
  • Keyboards: Freddie Mercury
  • Backing vocals: Brian May and Roger Taylor
  • Produced by Queen and Reinhold Mack
  • Recorded in Munich Germany

Passion - Rod Stewart

Chart Position: 5
  • #38 bestseller for 1981
  • Written by Kevin Stuart, James Savigar, Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Phil Chen and James Cregan
  • Guitar: James Cregan and Gary Grainger
  • Keyboards:Kevin Savigar and John Jarvis
  • Backing vocals: Valerie Carter, Susan Gindell and Rod Stewart Group
  • Recorded in Los Angeles CA
  • Later recorded by Gary Tesca Orchestra
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Trickle Trickle - Manhattan Transfer

Chart Position: NR
  • Written by Clarence Bassett
  • Vocals: Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Laurel Masse, Cheryl Bentyne
  • Keyboards: Michael Omartian
  • Guitar: Dean Parks, Jay Graydon
  • Saxophone: Don Roberts
  • Produced by Jay Graydon

Love T.K.O. - Teddy Pendergrass

Chart Position: NR
  • Written by Cecil Womack and Gip Noble Jr
  • Originally recorded by David Oliver (1980)
  • Produced by Cecil Womack
  • Recorded in Philadelphia PA

I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow

Chart Position: 10
  • Written by Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, Drew Sheppard and Kenny Gerrard
  • Keyboards: Barry Manilow
  • Produced by Barry Manilow and Ron Dante
  • Recorded in New York City NY

I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

Chart Position: 1
  • #8 bestseller for 1981
  • Written by Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Malloy
  • Guitar: Eddie Rabbitt and Larry Byrom
  • Keyboards: Alan Feingold
  • Recorded in Nashville TN
  • This is Eddie Rabbitt’s  only #1 single
  • Eddie Rabbitt first recorded a rough demo of this song in 1968
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I Can't Stop the Feelin' - Pure Prairie League

Chart Position: NR
  • Lead vocals: Vince Gill
  • Written by Dan Flower and Jim Sanderfur
  • Produced by John Ryan
  • Guitar: Vince Gill and Jeff Wilson