Neil Sedaka – Oh! Carol
About The Song “Oh! Carol” was co-written with Howard Greenfield, a longtime collaborator of Sedaka. In the aforementioned book, the story is that Sedaka and Greenfield were neighbors as kids;…
Conway Twitty & Joni Lee – Don’t Cry Joni
About The Song “Don’t Cry Joni” is probably the best collaboration Conway Twitty ever did. He recorded it with no other than his then sixteen-year-old daughter Joni Lee. The song…
The Cascades – Rhythm Of the Rain
About The Song The year was 1963 and one of the biggest hit records across America, was the Cascades “Rhythm Of The Rain.” There was not a bigger record in…
B. J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
About The Song Released in 1969, BJ Thomas’ “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” became an award-winning soundtrack of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – one of the biggest…
Jim Reeves – This World Is Not My Home
About The Song We define home depending on what we feel or where we want it to be. Sometimes home can be a physical place where you stay, and feel…
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
About The Song Singer-songwriter June Carter was married when she co-wrote “Ring of Fire” in 1962. So was Johnny Cash — though not to each other. But this paean to…
Queen – We Will Rock You
– “We Will Rock You” is a song written by Brian May and recorded by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. About The Song…
Air Supply – All Out Of Love
About The Song Air Supply steadily succeeded with a stream of soft rock hits that played off their strengths: Graham Russell’s songwriting and Russell Hitchcock’s vocals. They dented the charts…
Elvis Presley’s Greatest Performance – Unchained Melody
In July 1977, Elvis Presley took the stage for what would be one of his final concert performances, drawing thousands of fans to an arena in Rapid City, South Dakota.…
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
About The Song “The Gambler” was written by the Nashville songwriter Don Schlitz. With the classic chorus lines, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold…
Kenny Rogers – She Believes In Me
About The Song Ever since Kenny Rogers went solo in 1976, he has had countless hits on his hands – and one of the most memorable ones is the song…
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
About The Song The story goes that in November 1971, 20-year-old musician Lori Lieberman saw folk singer Don McLean in concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. McLean had released…
Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love
About The Song The Bee Gees’ best song might be one they didn’t record for themselves. And Barbra Streisand’s “Woman in Love” may be the musical highlight of Barry Gibb’s…
ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
About The Song – This track is one of the most-popular ABBA songs, It was recorded in August 1979 in order to help promote their North American and European tour…
Roxette – It Must Have Been Love
About The Song Ironically, for a song which has been ubiquitous on the radio and in clubs for over 30 years, It Must Have Been Love started life in 1987…
The Police – Every Breath You Take
About The Song This is one of the most misinterpreted songs ever. It is about an obsessive stalker, but it sounds like a love song. Some people even used it…
Don Williams – You’re My Best Friend
About The Song After Don Williams’ breakthrough in 1974, he came back the following year with the release of “You’re My Best Friend,” which was released as the first single…
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
About The Song Dolly Parton wrote this song and did the original version in 1974, which went to #1 on the Country chart that year. She recorded another version for…
Dean Martin – Sway
About The Song – This song is about dancing, and being infatuated with your dance partner – Martin sings that when they sway together on the dance floor she is…
Randy Travis – Forever and Ever, Amen
About The Song Randy Travis’ “Forever and Ever, Amen” will always have a special place in every country music fans’ heart. Well, there’s no doubt to that as it’s almost…