AOR Radio: Hot Summer Madness

Aurélien Buttin (C-Heads Magazine)

A few years back I shared a car with two ladies who were in the middle of a conversation, when I heard the intro of Sweet Lui-Louise by Ironhorse softly coming through on the radio. I immediately asked them to stop talking and turned up the volume. The only way to listen to that song by Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman (of Bachman-Turner Overdrive fame) is to play it as loud as possible on the car speakers! :-)

A little bit out of the AOR box is Under The Sun, the new single by German singer/producer Roosevelt. For Young Romance (out on September 28) Roosevelt aka Marius Lauber travelled to Los Angeles where he worked on completing his demos. Where the first album was deeply rooted in club culture, and neon lit Nightmoves, his new album shows his newfound love for bigger, bolder pop songs.

Sky High by British band Jigsaw was the main title theme to the film The Man from Hong Kong and a worldwide hit in the latter part of 1975. The song was composed by keyboard player Clive Scott and singer/drummer Des Dyer. The orchestral arrangement was by Richard Hewson (Rah Band). It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States. It was also a top 10 single in the UK Singles Chart and a Top 40 hit in the Netherlands.

Enjoy this new part of AOR Radio!

Tracklist:

Placa Luminosa – Neon (1982)
Melissa Manchester – Bad Weather (1978)
Karen Blake – Anything At All (1986)
Ironhorse – Sweet Lui-Louise (1979)
Patrick Simmons – If You Want A Little Love (1982)
Roosevelt – Under The Sun (2018)
Full Moon Featuring Neil Larsen & Buzz Feiten – Phantom Of The Footlights (1982)
Breakwater – Unnecessary Business (1978)
Kidburn – When The Summer’s Gone (2018)
Bell & James – You Never Know What You've Got (1978)
Paul McCartney & Wings – Mrs. Vandebilt (1973)
Marvin Gaye – What's Going On (1971)
Idris Muhammad – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This [Eddy's Edit] (1977)
Chicago – Beginnings (1968)
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman – Long Long Time (1979)
Candlewick Green – Who Do You Think You Are? (1973)
Jigsaw – Sky High (1975)
Dave Mason – We Just Disagree (1977)
Steely Dan ‎– Rikki Don't Lose That Number (1974)
Michael Jackson – Rock With You (1979)
Fotomaker – All There In Her Eyes (1978)
Michael Johnson – Right Through The Heart (1980)
Marilyn Scott – Let’s Not Talk About Love (1979)
Dionne Warwicke – Move Me No Mountain [Soulpersona Re-Edit] (1975)
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia – S.C.P.D. (2018)
The Four Seasons ‎– Silver Star (1975)
Spats – Hot Summer Madness (1979)
Jackie Moore – Personally (1978)
George Benson ‎– Breezin' (1976)