Richard ChallenJul 27, 20209 min readBonnie Pointer – “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)”Bonnie made four albums with her siblings, and then, in 1977, she went solo—just as the remaining Sisters went nuclear.
Richard ChallenJun 12, 20207 min readShalamar – “The Second Time Around”This is discofied pop at its buoyant best, fizzy and funky in a way that epitomizes the whole of its parent album’s title, Big Fun.
Richard ChallenApr 6, 20208 min readHerb Alpert – “Rotation”As one of the earliest "chillout" tunes, you could expand this track to a full half-hour and lose none of its hypnotic pull.
Richard ChallenMar 18, 20205 min readIsaac Hayes – “Don’t Let Go”A chewy morsel of glitter-ball silliness that returned the soul legend to the Top 40 for the first time since 1973.
Richard ChallenMar 11, 20204 min readPablo Cruise – “I Want You Tonight”“I Want You Tonight” sounds like Pablo Cruise decided to glom onto every trend that was happening in late ’79. At the exact same time.
Richard ChallenJan 30, 20205 min readKC and the Sunshine Band – “Please Don’t Go” No one thought “Please Don’t Go” was the end. Not Harry Wayne Casey, the "KC" in the Sunshine Band, and certainly not TK Records.