Frankie Valli -Grease
Artist: Frankie Valli (Written by Barry Gibb)
Release Date: May 1978
Genre: Rock and roll
Album: Frankie Valli ... Is the Word
Title track for the 1978 film "Grease"
One of four songs written specifically for the film that weren't in the original stage musical.Frank Sinatra -That's Life
Originally written: 1963 by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon
First recorded: 1963 by Marion Montgomery
Frank Sinatra version: Released in 1966 on his album "That's Life"
Became one of Sinatra's signature songs and a timeless anthem for overcoming adversityForeigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
Release Date: November 1984
Genre: Rock ballad, soft rock
Album: Agent Provocateur
Reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of Foreigner's most beloved and well-known songsEddie and the Cruisers -On The Darkside
Artist: Eddie and the Cruisers (Performed by John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band)
Release Date: September 1983 (film), January 1984 (single)
Genre: Rock and roll
Album: Eddie and the Cruisers (soundtrack)
Became a massive hit, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helping to revive the interest in 1950s rock musicDiana Ross - Upside Down
Release Date: June 18, 1980
Genre: Disco, funk, pop
Album: Diana (self-titled)
Reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, topping the chart for four weeks and becoming Ross's biggest solo hit at the time
6.Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Release Date: September 1983
Genre: Pop, Rock
Album: Colour by Numbers
Reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for six weeks, becoming the UK's biggest-selling single of 1983
- Chicago - Beginnings
Written for the band's debut album, Chicago Transit Authority (released in 1969)
Originally the band's second single, it initially failed to chart
After their subsequent singles found success, "Beginnings" was re-released in 1971 and became a major hit, climbing to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Easy Listening chart
Captain & Tenille - Love Will Keep Us Together
Released: 1975
Genre: Soft rock, pop
Quickly became a worldwide hit, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and earning the duo their first Grammy Award nomination.Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Released in 1983
Genre: Pop rock, with operatic influences
Became an instant success, topping the charts worldwide establishing Tyler as a global music icon
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Released in 1973 on Joel's album of the same name
Genre: Piano ballad, rock
Considered one of the greatest songs ever written, inducted into the Grammy Hall of FameWings - Silly Love Songs
Released: 1976
Genre: Pop rock, with a catchy singalong melody and driving beat
Became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in several countries
- The Zombies - She's Not There
Released: 1964
Genre: Pop rock, with strong folk and jazz influences
Considered one of the greatest debut singles of all time, reaching international chart success
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