"Shining Star" is a popular song written by the American songwriters and #musicProducers #LeoGraham and Paul Richmond. The song was recorded in 1980 by popular American #RAndB #vocalGroup #TheManhattans and released the same year on the album #AfterMidnight. "Shining Star" was released as a single in 1980 and peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and number 5 on the U.S. #BillboardHot100. The song was most successful in #NewZealand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uz6JzYAPi4
Shining Star

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"You Gotta Be" is an #RAndB/#soul song by British singer and songwriter #Desree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, #IAintMovin (1994), and the opening track on the US release of that album. The song was released as a single in March 1994 by #SonySohoSquare, becoming a top-40 hit in several countries, and a top-10 hit in the United States and Australia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-1J4_NzyqY
You Gotta Be

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Listening to the album Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin’ by The Butterfield Blues Band, released August 1971

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-butterfield-blues-band/sometimes-i-just-feel-like-smilin/

#bluesrock #RandB #music

"Going in Circles" is a song written by #JerryPeters and Anita Poree, and originally performed by #TheFriendsOfDistinction on their 1969 album #Grazin, reaching number 15 on the U.S. #Hot100, and number three on the #RAndB chart. The song has since been covered numerous times by other artists, including #IsaacHayes and #LutherVandross. In addition, the song's co-composer, Jerry Peters released his own version of the tune on his 1972 solo album #BlueprintForDiscovery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkYN7wYQFk
The Friends Of Distinction - Going In Circles

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