Throwback - Sylvia - Pillow Talk (AUDIO)

Sylvia Robinson (March 6, 1936 – September 29, 2011) was an American singer, musician, record producer, and record label executive, most notably known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip hop label, Sugar Hill Records. She is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the genre. The first was "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang, which was the first rap song to be released by a hip hop act. The second was "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.





Sylvia had originally hoped the song would be recorded by Al Green, who turned it down as he thought it was too risqué and against his religion. She eventually recorded "Pillow Talk" and released it in 1973. The drums on the recorded version seem to have been influenced by the productions of Willie Mitchell for Green.

"Pillow Talk" spent two weeks at number one on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and is an early example of prototypical disco music. The vocals are replete with moaning and heavy breathing, predating Donna Summer's orgasmic moans on 1975's "Love to Love You Baby". The drumming rhythm would reappear in 1985 on Kate Bush's "Running Up that Hill", then again in 1987 on Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love".


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Throwback- Commodores - Zoom (AUDIO)

Commodores is a self-titled album released in 1977 by the Commodores. The album spent eight weeks atop the R&B/Soul Albums chart as their second album to do so, and was their first Top 5 Pop Album.

"Zoom" is one of the Commodores best known tunes despite not being released as a single in the US. It reached #38 on the UK singles chart. [2] Fergie sampled "Zoom" in her song "All That I Got (The Make-Up Song)" from the album The Dutchess.

In the UK this album was released as "Zoom" on Tamla Motown STML 12057.

Keke Palmer - Featuring KM tha Original - Make Me Love Him (AUDIO)

In addition to signing on for an edgy role in Virgin Mary, Nick star and movie star Keke Palmer has dropped a new gem called "Make Me Love Him." The sweet melody of the song brings to mind Brandy's "Sittin' Up In My Room" as the song is about a girl daydreaming about her boyfriend.

The song is catchy and sweet and will appear on her self-titled 2nd album dropping next year.

Also, Keke is to appear in Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah & Dolly Parton in theaters January 13, 2012.

Listen to KeKe's "Make Me Love Him" here:





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