Art Laboe's Dedicated to You, Vol. 8 (1996)

About this title: Art Laboe is a legendary DJ who came to prominence in the '50s in Los Angeles playing doo wop and R&B. He became a promoter, club owner, and syndicated radio star, and his Killer Oldies show is still going strong. He is also a label proprietor with Original Sounds. The label's Dedicated to You series is made up of ballads, dance tracks, and classic sides from the '50s to the '90s. The wide range of songs makes for a sometimes disjointed listening experience, as not all the segues between eras make sense. Still, there is a lot of fine R&B, soul, girl group sounds, and funk that will ... read more

Tracks:

1. Good Times [Edwards/Rodgers]
2. What a Fool Believes [Loggins/McDonald]
3. Electric Boogie [Livingston]
4. La Bamba 2000 [Valens]
5. Rhythm Is a Dancer [Austin/Benites/Garr]
6. Shake You Down [Abbott]
7. Girls It Ain't Easy [Dunbar/Wayne]
8. You're a Big Girl Now [Bryant/Douglas]
9. Cherish [Bell/Kool & the Gan]
10. Tonight Is the Night [Live] [Wright/Clarke]
11. Would I Lie to You? [Leeson/Vale]
12. I Wanna Get Next to You [Whitfield]
13. Emotion [Gibb/Gibb]
14. A Penny for Your Thoughts [Nolan]
15. I Will Always Be There for You [Allen/Sterling]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.