"The Things We Do for Love (song) ""The Things We Do for Love"" is a song by British band 10cc, released as a single in 1976. It later featured on the album ""Deceptive Bends"" released in 1977 and was the group's first release after the departure of band members Godley and Creme. The song was a hit in various countries worldwide, reaching number one in Canada, as well as peaking at number 6 in the UK, number 5 in the US and Australia, number 13 in the Netherlands, and number 2 in Ireland. ""The Things We Do For Love"" was"
"also yielded three hit singles, ""The Things We Do for Love"" (UK No. 6, US No. 5), ""Good Morning Judge"" (UK No. 5, US No. 69) and ""People in Love"" (US No. 40). Stewart later said he and Gouldman felt vindicated by its success: ""I was out to prove also that we could write a hit album without Kevin and Lol ... we did!"" [18] In 1977, 10cc embarked on an international tour with guitarist Rick Fenn, keyboardist Tony O'Malley and an additional drummer Stuart Tosh (ex-Pilot) and recorded a live album, ""Live and Let Live"" (1977), which mixed the"
"""People in Love"" were performed by Stewart and Gouldman alone, with the help of a few session musicians. The ""Voodoo Boogie"" version of ""People in Love"" was included in 10cc's limited-edition box set ""Tenology"" in 2012. The first single taken from the album, ""The Things We Do for Love"", reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 in Canada. All tracks written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Deceptive Bends Deceptive Bends is the fifth studio album by rock band 10cc, released in 1977. The departure of Kevin Godley and"
"to hear it. King was excited about the song, sensing a potential hit, and signed the band to his UK Records label, naming them 10cc. The song, released weeks later in August 1972, became a UK No. 2. The first of the band's albums, ""10cc"" (1973) contained four songs co-written by Stewart with various band members. His most productive writing partnership, however, was with Gouldman: the pair wrote some of the band's biggest-selling singles – including ""Wall Street Shuffle"", ""I'm Not in Love"" and ""Art for Art's Sake"" – and after the departure of Godley & Creme in 1976, Stewart"
"we've done, ""I'm Not in Love"" would be my favourite. It's got something that none of our other tracks have at all. It's not clever in a conscious way but it says it all so simply in, what, six minutes. – ""NME"", February 1976 10cc would also do some production work for Justin Hayward during this time on his single ""Blue Guitar"" for his ""Blue Jays"" project with John Lodge. 10cc's fourth LP, ""How Dare You!"" (1976), featuring another Hipgnosis cover, furnished two more UK Top Ten hits—the witty ""Art for Art's Sake"" (No.5 in January 1976) and ""I'm Mandy,"
"with Love"" in 1967. Having finished second on three further occasions in the 1970s, with Mary Hopkin in 1970, The New Seekers in 1972 and The Shadows in 1975. The UK achieved their third victory in 1976 with Brotherhood of Man and ""Save Your Kisses for Me"", who won with 164 points, which would remain the highest points total for ten years. In 1977, the UK finished second for the tenth time represented by singer-songwriters Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran. The UK's fourth victory came in 1981, with Bucks Fizz and ""Making Your Mind Up"". The group was created"
"the top 10 in the same country. The album itself reached #6 in the UK Albums Chart. In 1976, they released the album ""A Toast of Love"" (for the Far East market), the title song of which was released internationally. This was the year that Fayette Pinkney left and was replaced by former member Helen Scott. They then released ""Standing Up for Love"", an album, in 1977. In 1978 and 1979, they released two disco-styled albums ""New Dimensions"" and ""3D"". From these albums. they had four top 20 hits in the UK with ""Givin' Up, Givin' In"", ""Woman in Love"","
"(1980), ""Gotta Pull Myself Together"" (1980), ""Who's Gonna Rock You"" (1980), ""Attention to Me"" (1981), ""Chemistry"" (1981) and ""Don't Love Me Too Hard"" (1982). The group supported Frank Sinatra on his 1975 European tour. They were particularly successful in Japan, scoring a string of hits (including a No.1) and won the 1981 Tokyo Music Festival with the song ""Sexy Music"". They also achieved success in Europe and Australia. In 1981, she scored a minor hit with her sister Coleen as part of the Young & Moody Band, with ""Don't Do That"" (UK No. 63) which also featured Lemmy from Motörhead"
"Goin' to Praiseland"" (both times performed by fictional group 'Hooray for Everything'). ""Get Dancin'"" is ranked as the 82nd biggest Canadian hit of 1975, and ranks as the 100th biggest American hit of the year. The group was name-checked by Elvis Costello in the song ""Invasion Hit Parade"" from his 1991 release ""Mighty Like a Rose"" with the ""King of the Road""-alike lyric ""No pool, no pets, no cigarettes - Just non-stop Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes"". The group Pet Shop Boys included the lyric ""It's the greatest show with the best effects, since Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes"" on"
"the Act"", ""Movin' On"", and ""Hot On the Tracks"") are considered the peak of their harder funk period. After those recordings the group started to move towards a softer sound. That move was hinted at in their 1976 Top Ten hits ""Sweet Love"" and ""Just to Be Close to You"". In 1977 the Commodores released ""Easy"", which became the group's biggest hit yet, reaching No. 4 in the U.S., followed by ""Brick House"", also top 5, both from their album ""The Commodores"", as was ""Zoom"". The group reached No. 1 in 1978 with ""Three Times a Lady"". In 1979 the"
"Gouldman co-writing some of their biggest hits, including ""The Wall Street Shuffle"" (1974), ""I'm Not in Love"" (1975), ""I'm Mandy, Fly Me"" (1976), ""Art For Art's Sake"" (1976), ""The Things We Do for Love"" (1977) and ""Dreadlock Holiday"" (1978). Gouldman largely wrote with Stewart, himself playing guitar, Stewart writing on keyboard. When Kevin Godley and Lol Creme departed in 1976 to explore new musical territories, Gouldman remained with Stewart, continuing the band essentially as a two-piece, although with regular collaborators including Rick Fenn, Paul Burgess and Stuart Tosh. 1980's ""Look Hear?"" album marked the end of the band's run of"
"1976 (US); ""Love So Right"" in September 1976; ""Boogie Child"" in January 1977; and ""Children of the World"" in February 1977. ""You Should Be Dancing"" went to No. 1 in the US. ""Love So Right"" and ""Boogie Child"" reached No. 3 and No. 12 respectively in the US. ""Love Me"" was a hit for Yvonne Elliman and ""You Stepped into My Life"" was recorded by Wayne Newton in 1979. Barry Gibb felt that other tracks could also be hits. Bruce Eder in a retrospective review for Allmusic describes this album as the group's second R&B album and described ""Love So"
"Do It for Love (Hall & Oates album) Do It for Love is the sixteenth studio album by pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on February 11, 2003, by U-Watch Records and Sanctuary Records. The title track peaked at #1 on Adult Contemporary charts making it the 8th #1 hit of their career, and ""Forever For You"", ""Man on a Mission"", and ""Getaway Car"" all charted as well. It was their first album of all-new material in six years. ""Getaway Car"" was also recorded by country acts Susan Ashton, 4 Runner, and The Jenkins, as well"
"had six #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1977 and 1984, all six of which were written or co-written by Hall: ""Rich Girl"", ""Kiss On My List"" (which Hall wrote with Janna Allen), ""Private Eyes"" (with Sara Allen, Janna Allen & Warren Pash), ""I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"" (with John Oates & Sara Allen), ""Maneater"" (with John Oates & Sara Allen) and ""Out of Touch"" (with John Oates). In addition, ""Do It For Love"" (written with John Oates) and ""It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"" (by Edmund Hamilton Sears & Richard Storrs Willis) topped"
"the classic single ""All the Gold in California"", which became their biggest hit together, reaching number one on the Hot Country Songs list. This was Gatlin's second number-one hit and led to his being awarded ""Top Male Vocalist of the Year"" by the Academy of Country Music that year. On June 6, 1980, ""Straight Ahead"" was certified gold. The group's next big hit came in early 1980, with ""Take Me To Your Lovin' Place"", which peaked at number five in 1981; they followed up with ""What Are We Doin' Lonesome"", which peaked at number four later in the year. They"
"as R&B group Dakota Moon. The Jenkins' version was a number 38 Hot Country Songs hit in 2004. Do It for Love (Hall & Oates album) Do It for Love is the sixteenth studio album by pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on February 11, 2003, by U-Watch Records and Sanctuary Records. The title track peaked at #1 on Adult Contemporary charts making it the 8th #1 hit of their career, and ""Forever For You"", ""Man on a Mission"", and ""Getaway Car"" all charted as well. It was their first album of all-new material in six"
"1970s the O'Jays continued releasing hit singles, including ""Put Your Hands Together"" (Pop #10), ""For the Love of Money"" (Pop #9), ""Give the People What They Want"", ""Let Me Make Love To You"", ""I Love Music"" (Pop #5), ""Livin' for the Weekend"", ""Message in Our Music"" and ""Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet Tender Love)"". Original member William Powell died of cancer in 1977 at age 35. After adding Sammy Strain (born December 9, 1939) (of Little Anthony and the Imperials), the O'Jays continued recording, though with limited success. 1978's ""Use ta Be My Girl"" was their final Top Five hit, though"
"the song's highest profile, peaking at number four on the Hot 100 chart. It also reached number two on the ""Cash Box"" chart, which ranked it as the 30th biggest hit of 1976. America recorded ""Muskrat Love"" for their 1973 album ""Hat Trick"", marking the second time the band had recorded a song not written by a member of America. In putting together ten songs to comprise the eventual ""Hat Trick"" album, America's members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek had agreed to each contribute three compositions with a mutually agreeable cover song being recorded as the tenth track."
"56 on the Billboard Hot 100. Album Singles Something to Love Something to Love is the fourth studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1977 on the A&M label. The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 21 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The album features the singles ""(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again"", which peaked at No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 4 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, and ""Never Get Enough of Your Love"", which charted at No. 8"
"Carousel"", and ""Carrie Anne""). The move to Epic followed by Graham Nash's departure ended this streak; after that, the Hollies had a few more huge hits: ""He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"" (No.7, 1969), ""Long Cool Woman"" (No.2, 1972), and ""The Air That I Breathe"" (No.6, 1974). They did have additional US chart hits with the non-UK singles ""Pay You Back With Interest"" (No.28 in 1966), ""Dear Eloise"" (No.50 in 1967), ""Long Dark Road"" (No.26 in 1972), and the ""reunion"" single ""Stop! In the Name of Love"" (No.29 in 1983). In 2010, the Hollies were included in the Rock and"
"For the Love of Money ""For the Love of Money"" is a soul/funk song that was written and composed by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; it was recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album ""Ship Ahoy."" Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, ""For the Love of Money"" was issued as a single in late 1973 (see 1973 in music), with ""People Keep Tellin' Me"" as its b-side. The single peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and at No. 9 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in spring 1974. Though"
"at number 46 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The Things We Did Last Summer ""The Things We Did Last Summer"" is a popular song from 1946. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. The most well known version is the 1946 Top ten hit by Jo Stafford. Versions by Frank Sinatra and by Vaughn Monroe also charted that year. Shelley Fabares had a hit cover in 1962 on the pop chart. Several recordings have been made, including versions by Frank Sinatra, Vaughn Monroe, and Dean Martin who recorded different versions for his 1959"
"also went to the Top 10, reaching No. 7 in October 1976. Hall and Oates followed those hits with the more pop-oriented album ""Bigger Than Both of Us"" later that year. Though the album's first single—the Philadelphia soul-oriented ballad ""Do What You Want, Be What You Are""—barely made the Top 40, their second single, ""Rich Girl,"" was a smash. The song was Hall and Oates' first No. 1 hit, reaching the top spot for the week ending March 26, 1977. After this small run of hits, Hall and Oates still encountered difficulty getting radio play. Despite touring constantly and recording"
"of commercial success, threatened to drop them if they did not have a hit. So after the failure of another self-penned single later that year, ""Man in a Shop"", they were urged to record more chart-orientated material. They rejected ""Everlasting Love"", which became a No. 1 for Love Affair, but later gave in to pressure and recorded ""Lovin' Things"" written by Artie Schroeck and Jet Loring in 1967 and arranged by Keith Mansfield for Marmalade. It reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart in the summer of 1968. This was covered by the Grass Roots in the US in"
"6 Pop Singles for 1976 and No. 3 Soul Singles for 1976. Besides being the first and only No. 1 pop hit for The Manhattans, ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" marked 11 years since the group made their first appearance on the ""Billboard"" in 1965, with the song ""I Wanna Be (Your Everything)"" (No. 68 on the Hot 100). ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" ended the decade at No. 83 on the ""Billboard"" Top 100 Songs of the 1970s. Credits Companies Notes Kiss and Say Goodbye ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" is a 1976 hit song worldwide, by popular American R&B vocal group"
"in 1980, she would have two number one singles, and eight top ten hits in the decade. Tina Turner would top the charts with ""What's Love Got to Do With It"", she scored a total of six top ten singles. Donna Summer's She Works Hard for the Money was a continuation of the feminist movement started in the 70s, and a rally cry for those who worked hard and wanted to be treated fairly. She would have five top ten singles in the decade. Bruce Springsteen's ""Born In the USA"", AC/DC's ""Back in Black"", Def Leppard's ""Hysteria"", and Bon Jovi's"
"Paris Collection"" for the first time on CD. Dollar (band) Dollar were a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Canadian-born Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s, achieving ten UK top 40 singles, including the top ten hits ""Love's Gotta Hold on Me"" (1979), ""I Wanna Hold Your Hand"" (1979), ""Mirror Mirror"" (1981), ""Give Me Back My Heart"" (1982) and ""O L'amour"" (1987). Thereza Bazar and David Van Day met at 17 when they successfully auditioned for the cabaret act Guys 'n' Dolls. The group enjoyed a number of"
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"called ""Love is Alive"". Song number eight, ""Everything's Alright"", was written and sung by Roy Winston from Oxford. The performance featured five backing singers who were all visible on stage. Song number nine, ""Love Comes, Love Grows"", was performed by a duo called Midnite, aka Eddie Howell and Lynne Hillier. Song number ten was by the Main Event, a band made up of members from Co-Co, who had entered A Song for Europe in 1976 and 1978, winning on that second occasion. It featured Cheryl Baker, who found success with Bucks Fizz a year later. The song was called ""Gonna"
"This Time I'm in It for Love ""This Time I'm in It for Love"" is a song recorded by the American rock band Player. It was the second single from their self-titled first studio album. The song was released in early 1978 as the immediate follow-up to their biggest hit and debut single, ""Baby Come Back"". ""This Time I'm in It for Love"" spent four months on the US charts, hitting number 10 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and it is ranked as the 58th biggest hit of 1978. The song also reached number 12 in Canada. The song"
"backed him up. The song became a top ten R&B hit, peaking at #9, and peaking at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a bigger pop hit in the UK, reaching #10 on the UK Singles Chart. The Christians released a hit cover of the song that reached #8 in the UK. British/American supergroup The Power Station recorded a cover of it for their 1985 album and was rumored to have been a potential 4th single. Harvest for the World (song) ""Harvest for the World"" is a 1976 single released by American musical group The Isley Brothers on"
"Jump (For My Love) ""Jump (For My Love)"" is a Synthwave-like and Vaporwave-like song by American vocal group The Pointer Sisters, released by the Planet label on April 11, 1984 as the third single from their tenth studio album ""Break Out"" (1983). Remade as ""Jump"" (with no subtitle) the song would afford Girls Aloud a 2003-04 international hit. ""Jump (For My Love)"" was co-written by regular collaborators Marti Sharron, Gary Skardina and Stephen Mitchell. Skardina and Mitchell were responsible for the chord progressions and arrangement while Sharron's focus was on the lyrics and melody. According to Sharron the instrumental track"
"in Paris and for Queensland Flood Relief in 2013. In November 2014, Arena released a cover version of the 10cc's 1976 song, ""The Things We Do For Love"", with funds raised going towards the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Arena, reflecting on nearly 40 years in the music industry, relates all of her achievements back to her Australian beginnings: ""If it wasn't for Australia, I would never have been able to have been catapulted internationally and to have done the things that I've been able to do. It was because of Australia that I've done that"". she told AAP, in 2013."