Killing Me Softly With His Song
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The song was written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman, who recorded the song in late 1971....
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Ain’t No Sunshine
Ain’t No Sunshine is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. The record featured musicians Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass guitar, Al Jackson,...
Stand By Me
Stand by Me” is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. It was written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, inspired by the spiritual “Lord Stand by Me”, plus two...
Sea of Love
Sea of Love” is a song written by John Phillip Baptiste (aka Phil Phillips) and George Khoury. Phillips’ 1959 recording of the song peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and...
Up on the Roof
Up on the Roof” is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters Released late that year, the disc became a major hit in early 1963,...
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” is a 1964 song written by the Motown songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland and first recorded by American soul singer, Marvin Gaye. Produced by Brian Holland...
Under the Boardwalk
Under the Boardwalk” is a hit song written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters in 1964. The lyric describes a tryst between a man and his beloved in a seaside town,...
