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Carley Simon - We Have No Secrets
Her solo career began in 1971 with the self-titled "Carly Simon". The album contained her breakthrough top 10 hit "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" and was followed quickly by a second album, "Anticipation".
Carley Simon - We Have No Secrets
In 1964 she with sister Lucy had a minor hit called "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod" covered by the Doobie Brothers in 1979.Simon scored the biggest success of her career with the classic 1972 global smash "You're So Vain". It hit #1 on the US Pop and Adult Contemporary charts and sold nearly two million 45s in the US alone.
Length: 03:59
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Peter Allen - Fly Away
He wrote "Don't Cry Out Loud" for Melissa Manchester, "I Go to Rio" for Olivia Newton-John. His most successful album was "Bi-Coastal" (1980) featuring the top hit "Fly Away". He co-wrote the song "Arthur's Theme" with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross.
Peter Allen - Fly Away
Allen married Liza Minnelli in 1967. They were divorced in 1974. His career in the US never progressed, he performed in Atlantic City, Carnegie Hall, and a long engagement at Radio City Music Hall. His ten albums are very hard to find. Only seven have been issued on CD. He died from AIDS-related throat cancer.
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Doobie Brothers - Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod
Under contract to release another album in 1976, the Doobies were at a crossroads. Their primary songwriter and singer remained unavailable, so they turned to McDonald and Porter for material. The resulting LP, Takin' It to the Streets, debuted a radical change in their sound.
Doobie Brothers - Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod
Blue-eyed soul and soft rock emphasizing keyboards and horns with McDonald's voice became the band's new signature sound. Takin' It to the Streets featured McDonald's title track and "It Keeps You Runnin' ". In 1996, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Best of the Doobies "Diamond" for sales in excess of ten million.
Length: 03:22
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Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald - Let Me Go, Love
Larson was mostly a session vocalist for Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Young, Christopher Cross, Little Feat, Mary Kay Place, The Dirt Band, The Beach Boys, Pure Prairie League, and The Doobie Brothers.
Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald - Let Me Go, Love
In 1979, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Larson died on December 16, 1997 in Los Angeles as a result of complications arising from cerebral edema.
Length: 03:11
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Steely Dan - Katy Lied
Michael McDonald first gained wide attention as an adjunct member of the group Steely Dan, providing back-up vocals on tracks for 1975's Katy Lied. He returned on Steely Dan recordings including "Peg" and the 1977 album Aja.
Steely Dan - Katy Lied
Steely Dan "is" Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. They released seven albums of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop with complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies . Steely Dan's "cerebral," "wry" and "eccentric" lyrics often touch on drugs and crime. Known for obsessive perfectionism they used 42 musicians, 11 engineers, and over a year to record "Gaucho" an album that contains only seven songs.
Length: 03:57
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Christopher Cross - I Really Don't Know Anymore
Best known for his Top Ten songs, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind", and "Arthur's Theme". "Sailing" earned three awards at the 1981 Grammys. "Arthur's Theme" won Oscar Best Original Song in 81 (co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen.)
Christopher Cross - I Really Don't Know Anymore
Cross released his self-titled debut album in 1979. He is the only artist to receive the "Big Four" Grammy Awards (Best Record, Song, Album, and New Artist) in the same year. Hits included "Ride Like the Wind" featuring backup vocals by Michael McDonald.
Length: 03:53
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Simon & Garfunkel - Keep the Customer Satisfied
Simon & Garfunkel formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl." As Simon and Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, backed by the hit single "The Sounds of Silence" featured in the landmark film The Graduate.
Simon & Garfunkel - Keep the Customer Satisfied
Well known for close harmonies and unstable relationship, their last album, Bridge over Troubled Water, was delayed several times due to artistic disagreements. They famously reunited in 1981 in Central Park, attracting 750,000 people.
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David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane
Michael McDonald first gained wide attention as an adjunct member of the group Steely Dan, providing back-up vocals on tracks for 1975's Katy Lied. He returned on Steely Dan recordings including "Peg" and the 1977 album Aja.
David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane
Steely Dan "is" Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. They released seven albums of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop with complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies . Steely Dan's "cerebral," "wry" and "eccentric" lyrics often touch on drugs and crime.
Length: 03:37
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Elton John - Blues for Baby and Me
Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. He has sold over 200 million records,[3][4] making him one of the most successful artists of all time.
Elton John - Blues for Baby and Me
He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, 7 consecutive #1 U.S. albums, 59 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, 4 #2 hits, and 9 #1 hits. Elton John's mother and father divorced when John was 15. Sheila was remarried to Fred Farebrother, a caring and supportive stepfather. John affectionately referred to him as "Derf", first name reversed.
Length: 05:43
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