Evelyn Champagne King – Love Come Down 1982
A Dance Classic, Evelyn Champagne King's Love Come Down was a UK hit in 1982.
PLAY
Dance
Irene Cara – Fame 1982
One of the most famous USA songs (and films) from the 80s, Fame by Irene Cara was also a big UK hit in 1982.
PLAY
Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots 1982
Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen is an all time dance classic.
A UK top 10 hit back in 1982, Forget Me Nots has been sampled by George Michael in Fast Love and Will Smith in Men In Black
PLAY
Junior – Mama Used To Say
Junior's biggest hit Mama Used To Say was a big global hit in 1982, including here in the UK where it reached number 4.
PLAY
Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good
Shalamar was one of the great early 80s UK Dance bands and I Can Make You Feel Good was their biggest hit back in 1982.
PLAY
Imagination – Just an Illusion
Just an Illusion was Imagination's biggest hit and one of many for them in the early 80s.
PLAY
Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire is yet another legendary dance hit from early 80s USA and also went on to be a UK hit (even though the UK was at the time all consumed with New Romantic and Electronic music).
PLAY
Rick James – Super Freak 1981
The utterly brilliant Rick James. Just watch the video and remember this is 1981.
Super Freak went on to even greater fame in the 1990s with MC Hammer and You Can't Touch This, but it is right up there as a dance classic all by itself!
PLAY
Odyssey – Going Back To My Roots 1981
Odyssey's Going Back to My Roots is an absolute disco and dance classic and legend and was also a UK hit back in 1981.
Perhaps signalling the last days of disco..
PLAY
Quincy Jones – Ai No Corrida 1981
The man behind the genius that was Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones had a UK hit with Ai No Corrida in 1981.
A very memorable melody and a great dance beat.
PLAY