More wonderful Retro Sunday memories
Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties
Favourite tracks and a few surprises from the sixties, seventies and eighties
This week Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes, Soft Cell, Belle Stars and Curtis Mayfield all feature
We remember significant anniversaries for The Four Tops, U2, David Bowie and Alvin Stardust, plus celebrate musical birthdays for an Isley Brother, Gary Numan, Carole Bayer Sager, ABC's Martin Fry, Edie Brickell and Tina Charles
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Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- Now That's What I Call 80s.
- Now! Music.
- 01.
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Ike & Tina Turner
Nutbush City Limits
- Feel It!.
- CARLTON RECORDS.
- 02.
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U2
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
- U218 Singles.
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
- 05.
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Eagles
Lyin' Eyes
- Eagles Legacy (2018 Remaster).
- Rhino/Elektra.
- 01.
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The Isley Brothers
Behind A Painted Smile
- Motown Chartbusters Volume 3.
- SPECTRUM.
- 01.
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The Belle Stars
Sign of the Times
- 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1983.
- CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
- 17.
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David Bowie
Young Americans
- Changesbowie.
- EMI.
- 09.
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Lisa Stansfield
This Is The Right Time
- This Is The Right Time.
- SONY.
- 01.
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Commodores
Three Times A Lady
- Now That's What I Call Unforgettable.
- Now! Music.
- 05.
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The J. Geils Band
Freeze Frame
- EMI.
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Rose Royce
Is It Love You're After
- 25 Years Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol 2: 1979.
- CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
- 11.
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Fine Young Cannibals
She Drives Me Crazy
- Now That's What I Call Music 14.
- NOW.
- 01.
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Mott the Hoople
All The Young Dudes
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps 2.
- UNIVERSAL.
- 04.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
September
- Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
- Columbia/Legacy.
- 01.
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Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey
Together In Electric Dreams
- The Very Best Of The Human League (Remastered 2003).
- EMI Marketing.
- 01.
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Carole Bayer Sager
You're Moving Out Today
- Carole Bayer Sager.
- ELEKTRA.
- 17.
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Dolly Parton
9 to 5
- Very Best Of Dolly Parton.
- SONY.
- 01.
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Simon & Garfunkel
Mrs. Robinson
- Paul Simon - The Ultimate Collection.
- Sony Music UK.
- 04.
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Carpenters
Only Yesterday
- Carpenters Gold.
- A&M.
- 01.
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Living in a Box
Living In A Box
- THE NO.1 EIGHTIES ALBUM.
- POLYGRAM.
- 07.
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Electric Light Orchestra
Livin' Thing
- All Over The World - The Very Best Of ELO.
- Sony Music UK.
- 20.
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Go West
We Close Our Eyes
- Aces & Kings: The Best Of Go West.
- Chrysalis Records.
- 01.
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Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Jimmy Mack
- Ready Steady Go! 60s Sounds Of Motown.
- POLYGRAM TV.
- 06.
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Tubeway Army
Are Friends Electric?
- 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll - 1979.
- CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
- 09.
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Dionne Warwick
Heartbreaker
- Great Romantic Hits Of The 70s & 80s.
- READER'S DIGEST.
- 07.
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Soft Cell
Torch
- Electric Dreams.
- POLYGRAM TV.
- 01.
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Meat Loaf
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
- Now 100 Hits 70s.
- Now! Music.
- 05.
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
Maneater
- Best Of Hall & Oates.
- RCA.
- 01.
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ABBA
Voulez-Vous
- Abba Gold.
- Polar Music International.
- 01.
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Billy Ocean
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
- Now That's What I Call Music 11.
- NOW.
- 01.
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Alvin Stardust
Jealous Mind
- MAGNET.
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Love Affair
Everlasting Love
- The Best Of The Love Affair.
- COLUMBIA.
- 03.
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Yazoo
Don't Go
- In Your Room (2008 Remaster).
- MUTE RECORDS.
- 02.
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Supertramp
Breakfast In America
- Breakfast In America (2010 Remaster).
- A&M.
- 01.
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Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself
- Motown Greatest.
- Motown Records.
- 02.
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ABC
The Look Of Love
- Absolutely ABC.
- EMI.
- 05.
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Don't Leave Me This Way
- Trevor Nelson Soul Selection.
- UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
- 11.
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Cass Elliot
Make Your Own Kind Of Music
- Creeque Alley: The History Of The Mamas And The Papas.
- Universal-Island Records Limited.
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Jeffrey Osborne
On The Wings Of Love
- The Love Cd.
- TELSTAR.
- 01.
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Andrew Gold
Lonely Boy
- Lonely Boy - The Asylum Years (2020 Remaster).
- Esoteric.
- 01.
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Chicago
Hard To Say I'm Sorry
- Chicago - The Studio Albums 1979-2008 (2009 Remaster).
- Rhino/Warner Records.
- 01.
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Chic
Dance Dance Dance
- Warner Music UK Limited.
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Curtis Mayfield
Move On Up
- Ultimate Soul Collection.
- WEA.
- 18.
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Blondie
The Tide Is High
- Greatest Hits - Blondie.
- Capitol Records.
- 01.
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Queen
Seven Seas Of Rhye
- Queen: Greatest Hits (Remastered 2011).
- EMI.
- 15.
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Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
What I Am
- Sounds Of The 80s – I Think We’re Alone Now (1987-1989).
- UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
- 2.
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The Hollies
Bus Stop
- 20 Greatest Hits.
- EMI.
- 01.
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The Cars
My Best Friend's Girl
- DINO.
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Kim Wilde
You Keep Me Hangin' On
- SINGLES COLLECTION: 1981-1993.
- MCA.
- 10.
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Tina Charles
I Love To Love
- Collections: Hits of 1976.
- SONY.
- 01.
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The Temptations
Treat Her Like A Lady
- The Definitive Collection.
- Uni/Motown.
- 01.
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Elvis Presley
In The Ghetto
- Presley, All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
- 11.
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Amii Stewart
Knock On Wood
- Now Yearbook 1979.
- Now! Music.
- 01.
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Hue and Cry
Labour Of Love
- NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 10.
- EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
- 05.
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Wings
Silly Love Songs
- Paul Mccartney - All The Best.
- PARLOPHONE.
- 01.
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Survivor
Eye Of The Tiger
- The Album Of The Decade.
- EMI.
- 04.
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