Billboard Hot R&B Hits 1981

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Groove
recording of:
Let’s Groove
writer:
Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
Earth, Wind & Fire54:06
2Just the Two of Us
producer:
Ralph MacDonald and Grover Washington, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
electric bass guitar:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
Rhodes piano:
Richard Tee (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
saxophone:
Grover Washington, Jr. (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications, Inc. for the United States, and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States) (in 1980), Elektra Records (not for release label use! please use its imprint “Elektra” instead) (in 1980) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1980)
edit of:
Just the Two of Us (original studio mix) by Bill Withers & Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers song) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald, William Salter (songwriter, bassist, producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Antisia Music Inc. and Bleunig Music
Grover Washington, Jr.2.654:00
3A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Ray Parker Jr.
vocals:
Arnell Carmichael and Ray Parker Jr.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1981)
recording of:
A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
Raydiola Music
sub-publisher:
渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
Ray Parker Jr.54:06
4When She Was My Girl
recording of:
When She Was My Girl
writer:
Marc Blatte (songwriter, composer, producer, record music executive and author.) and Larry Gottlieb (soul, funk and pop songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Jump Star Music Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Four Tops3:26
5Love on a Two Way Street
Stacy Lattisaw4:11
6Don’t Stop the Music
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples and Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation)
Yarbrough & Peoples4:11
7Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
recording of:
Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
writer:
Lonnie Simmons (producer, songwriter), Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
The Gap Band4:12
8I’m in Love
recording of:
I’m in Love
writer:
Michael Jones (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Evelyn “Champagne” King3:53
9What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
brass [horns] arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
writer:
Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Chaka Khan3:55
10I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Part 1
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Roger3:59

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part of:Billboard Hot R&B Hits (number: 1981) (order: 2)
Wikidata:Q4911663 [info]