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The hook from Russell's song "Piano in the Dark" was heard in the dance club hit "I Cry" by Flo Rida, who actually sampled the song "Cry (Just a Little)" by the Bingo Players, which interpolates "Piano in the Dark". [18] The British band Hot Chip said they wished they had written Russell's track "Way Back When" from the 1979 album Brenda ...
Russell, believing "that in every title there's a song somewhere," made a habit of "collecting" interesting phrases she heard and placing them in a notebook for potential song titles. It was through this process that she wrote the lyrics to "Piano in the Dark" as the title seemed to fit with the music her co-writers sent her. [2]
Brenda Russell is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell, released on 25 July 1979 by A&M Records on the Horizon label. [5] The album peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard R&B albums chart .
3.2 Music videos. 4 References. ... So Good So Right: The Best or Brenda Russell (Dome Records) 2009 In the Thick of It: The Best of Brenda Russell ... Video Director ...
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Soul Talkin' is an album by the American musician Brenda Russell, released in 1993. [2] [3] Disappointed with how the album was handled, Russell took a break from solo recording to travel and work on other projects. [4] The single "No Time for Time" peaked at No. 47 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. [5]
Brenda Russell had written the song while staying at a penthouse in Stockholm: the tune came to her as she viewed some hot air balloons floating over the city, a sight Russell recalls set her "really tripping on how many ways you can get to a person" (the eventual song's lyrics include the line: "You can make it in a big balloon but you'd better make it soon").
"Dinner with Gershwin" is a song written by Brenda Russell and recorded by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. The song was produced by Russell and Richard Perry.It was released on August 7, 1987 as the lead single from Summer's 13th studio album All Systems Go (1987) by Geffen Records (US) and Warner Bros. Records (UK).