The Brief: OK, to close out the week, here’s an S.O.S. Band song that I got numerous requests for, “The Finest”. It’s kind of neat to look at the chart data and see how R&B radio and the dance clubs got on this song early and helped push it into the pop charts. Not quite [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV, The SOS Band 
Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 
18 Comments »
The Brief: I posted the promo 12″ of this duet between Alexander and Cherrelle back in November of 2011. This is the commercial release with the extended version that was also included on the ‘All Mixed Up’ remixes album. I still have other Alexander O’Neal 12 inchers to ready for posting here but, this one [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: Artificial Heart (Dance Remix) 8:30 The B Side: Oh No It’s U Again (Extended Version) 6:40 The Brief: Cherrelle got together with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis again in 1985 and the result was the album ‘High Priority‘. ‘High Priority” multiplied the success of ‘Fragile” by going to #36 on the Billboard [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 23 Comments »
The A Side: You Look Good To Me 5:30 The B Side: You Look Good To Me (Extended Version) 9:30 The Brief: Cherrelle enjoyed her greatest commercial success with the release of her second LP ‘High Priority’ which was certified Gold and peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The single that lead [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 11 Comments »
The A Side: Like I Will (Tokyo Mix) 6:48 The B Side: Like I Will 7:00 The Brief: A third Jam & Lewis produced single from Cherrelle’s ‘Fragile’ LP is “Like I Will”. The 12” features the “Tokyo Mix”. I apologize for the condition of the labels in the scans, the previous owner obviously did [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 12 Comments »
The A Side: Fragile…Handle With Care (Special Version) 12:12 The B Side: Fragile…Handle With Care (LP Version) 5:58 The Brief: Cheryl Anne Norton began her career working with jazz/R&B artists Norman Connors and Michael Henderson, as well as touring with Luther Vandross. She signed with Tabu records in 1983 to record under the name Cherrelle. [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 4 Comments »
The A Side: I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On 3:58 The B Side: I Need You Now 4:35 The Brief: Early in her music career, Cherrelle (nee Cheryl Anne Norton) toured with Luther Vandross as a backup singer. I saw Luther on his “Busy Body Tour” in late 83/early 84, wonder if she was [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 1984, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, Promo, R&B, Tabu Records 10 Comments »
The A Side: I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On 6:21 The B Side: Take Your Time (Do It Right) 7:47 The Brief: Mixed Masters is a series of 12” re-issues featuring extended/remixed versions of hit songs from previous years. This 12” was released in 1987 and features songs from Cherrelle and The S.O.S. Band. The Billboard [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV, The SOS Band Tags: 12 Inch, 1980, 1984, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Saturday Love (Extended Version) 8:45 The B Side: Saturday Love (Acappella) 3:30 Saturday Love (Instrumental) 4:55 The Brief: OK, maybe I had 1.5 Alexander O’Neal 12″ singles left in the collection… “Saturday Love” was the highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 for Cherrelle in her career. The smash hit song [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 8 Comments »
The A Side: Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Mix) 6:53 Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Instrumental) 6:53 The B Side: Never Knew Love Like This (Street Mix) 4:57 Never Knew Love Like This (Dubstramental) 8:09 The Brief: The third single from ‘Hearsay’ is “Never Knew Love Like This”. The song is a duet [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Flyte Tyme Productions, Promo, R&B, Tabu Records 7 Comments »
The A Side: Never Knew Love Like This 3:22 The B Side: What’s Missing 4:02 The Brief: The third single from ‘Hearsay’ is “Never Knew Love Like This”. The song is a duet that, again, pairs Alexander O’Neal with Cherrelle. “Never Knew Love Like This” almost exactly mirrored the success of their previous hit duet [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 1987, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Saturday Love 4:15 The B Side: Will You Satisfy 4:12 The Brief: This song was actually released on Cherrelle’s LP ‘High Priority’ in 1985. The single peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and was, at that point in their careers, their most successful charting single. Both singers would go on to attain [...]
Posted in Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 1985, 7 Inch, Flyte Tyme Productions, R&B, Tabu Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: Affair (Steamy Affair Mix) 6:09 Affair (Street Dub) Hip Hop Mix 5:18 The B Side: Affair (Club Dub) House Mix 8:15 The Brief: 1988′s ‘Affair’ album was the third LP in Cherrelle‘s career and was again produced by the duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. ‘Affair’ didn’t quite have the chart [...]
Posted in Cherrelle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Flyte Tyme Productions, Keith Cohen, R&B, Tabu Records Comments Off