#randbsingles — Public Fediverse posts
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"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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"Love Train" is a hit single by #theOJays, written by #KennyGambleAndLeonHuff. Released in 1972, it reached No. 1 on both the #RAndBSingles and the #Billboard #Hot100 in February and March 1973 respectively, and No. 9 on the #UKSinglesChart and was certified gold by the #RIAA. It was the O'Jays' first and only number one record on the US pop chart. The song has been considered one of the first songs of #discoMusic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vTKmVvyNRc