Eddy's 80s Grooves Part 10 (Best Of 1986)

Picture: Joanne Catherall (Human League)

In 1986 traditional disco and soul had turned into mainstream pop music. For instance, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson sang pop songs rather than R&B songs. Old school soul and disco did not exist anymore. House and hip hop took over in clubs, but not in the charts yet. The most successful R&B/pop producers were Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. They wrote and produced not only hit songs for Janet Jackson, but for The SOS Band and The Human League as well. They were the forerunners of what later would become swingbeat (or new jack swing) and modern R&B.

"First Circle were among the one-album wonders of '80s R&B; 1987's Boys' Night Out was their first album as well as their last. But had it not been for an unavoidable name change, it's quite possible that First Circle would have become much better known."  (Quote: Allmusic.com)

Enjoy this new episode of Eddy's 80s Grooves!

Tracklist:

The Controllers – My Secret Fantasy
Hipsway – The Honeythief
Debarge – Who’s Johnny
The Human League – Human
The S.O.S. Band – The Finest
Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom
Phil Fearon – I Can Prove It
Lillie & Sussie – Candy Love
Oran ‘Juice’ Jones – The Rain
Buckeye Politicians ‎– Ride On The Rhythm
Luther Vandross – Give Me The Reason
E.G. Daily – Say It, Say It
The Conway Brothers – Set It Out
Bobbi Humphrey – No Way
First Circle – Workin’ On A Sweat
52nd Street – I Can’t Let You Go
Alpha Boy – The Wrath 1986