#randbsingles — Public Fediverse posts

"I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" is a song written and performed by American songwriter, singer and musician #DonaldFagen. It was the first track on his #platinumcertified debut solo album #TheNightfly, and was released in September 1982 as its first single. It charted within the top 30 on the #Billboard #Hot100, #MainstreamRock, #RAndBSingles and #AdultContemporary charts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHZUS_ju0E

"Shotgun" is a song written and performed by American #soul musician #JuniorWalker that the #singersongwriter recorded with his group the All Stars. Called a "dance tune", it was produced by #BerryGordyJr and #LawrenceHorn. Gordy's Soul Records, a #MotownRecords subsidiary, issued it as a single in 1965. It reached number 1 on the U.S. #RAndBSingles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq6jquFrb08

"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for American singer #DionneWarwick, originally peaking at number four on the US #Billboard #Hot100 pop singles chart in December 1967. On the #RAndBSingles chart it peaked at number eight. The following year, it was a top ten hit for another American singer, #ArethaFranklin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDyiREoBw0o

"Fall in Love with Me" is a song by American band #EarthWindAndFire, released in January 1983 by #ColumbiaRecords as the first single from their twelfth album, #Powerlight (1983). It rose to No. 4 on the US #Billboard #RAndBSingles chart, No. 17 on the Billboard #Hot100 chart, and No. 14 on the Canadian #RPM Top Singles chart. "Fall In Love With Me" was #Grammy nominated for #BestRAndBPerformanceByADuoOrGroupWithVocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfLwdu8Arps

"Shotgun" is a song written and performed by American #soulMusician #JuniorWalker that the #singersongwriter recorded with his group the All Stars. Called a "dance tune", it was produced by #BerryGordyJr and #LawrenceHorn. Gordy's #SoulRecords, a #MotownRecords subsidiary, issued it as a single in 1965. It reached number 1 on the U.S. #RAndBSingles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7I9NLPt9A

"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for #DionneWarwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 pop singles chart in December 1967. On the #RAndBSingles chart it peaked at number eight. The following year, it was a top ten hit for #ArethaFranklin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERmrf48qe4

"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is an R&B song written by American #Motown husband-and-wife songwriting team #FreddiePerren and Christine Yarian for the 1975 film #CooleyHigh. In the film, the song is performed by Motown artist #GCCameron, whose rendition peaked at number 38 on the US #Billboard #RAndBSingles chart that same year. Perren also composed the instrumental score for Cooley High.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtkbfkmW808