Posts tagged "Jam & Lewis"
Flyte Brothers 9: El DeBarge's "Sad Songs"

Flyte Brothers 9: El DeBarge’s “Sad Songs”

Smooth it out with El DeBarge in this week’s Flyte Brothers column.

Flyte Brothers 8: Johnny Gill's "Rub You The Right Way"

Flyte Brothers 8: Johnny Gill’s “Rub You The Right Way”

This is a massage you probably shouldn’t say no to.

Flyte Brothers #7: Ice-T's "The Coldest Rap"

Flyte Brothers #7: Ice-T’s “The Coldest Rap”

How did Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis find their way onto an Ice-T record? And it wasn’t via sample, either.

Flyte Brothers #6: Rod Stewart's "If We Fall In Love Tonight"

Flyte Brothers #6: Rod Stewart’s “If We Fall In Love Tonight”

Rod at his least mod.

Flyte Brothers #5: The Force MD's "Tender Love"

Flyte Brothers #5: The Force MD’s “Tender Love”

Time to get real close and slow dance with the Force M.D.’s in our latest Flyte Brothers column.

Flyte Brothers #3: Alexander O' Neal-"Fake"

Flyte Brothers #3: Alexander O’ Neal-“Fake”

Put some funk in your Tuesday with the latest installment of Flyte Brothers.

Flyte Brothers #2: The S.O.S. Band- "Just Be Good To Me"

Flyte Brothers #2: The S.O.S. Band- “Just Be Good To Me”

“Just Be Good To Me” was Jam & Lewis’s first real hit. We give it a spin in the latest installment of Flyte Brothers.

Award Show Sundays: Jam & Lewis Are In Control

So, several of us on the site have been talking about doing an article on the best work of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. I think the reason we haven’t gotten it started yet is because it’s such a daunting task. Since their days in the Time, this Minneapolis twosome has been racking up the writing and producing credits for…well, everybody. A quick sampling of the artists that have benefited from their golden ears: Alexander O’ Neal, Mariah Carey, Karyn […]

The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”

Hey y’all, and welcome to our latest column! For this column, my buddy Gonzo and I have decided to take a look at songs that have become more popular as covers than they did in their initial incarnations. For our inaugural post, we’ve decided to look at one of the biggest hits of the Eighties-“I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”. Originally released in 1984 by Cherrelle, the song was a huge hit on the dance and R&B charts. However, the […]

Does El DeBarge Deserve a “Second Chance”?

The best thing about Sunday night’s BET Awards? The return of El DeBarge. Looking typically crisp and clean despite his recent incarceration, the singer/songwriter led the crowd through a medley of the hits made famous by his family group DeBarge-“I Like It”, “All This Love”, “Time Will Reveal” and “Rhythm of the Night”. Not only was he hitting impossible falsetto notes without breaking a sweat, but he turned the auditorium into a party with “Rhythm of the Night”, dancing through […]