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Brenda Russell (née Gordon; born April 8, 1949) [1] is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. Russell has a diverse musical range which encompasses R&B , pop , soul , dance , and jazz .
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 .
Year Album Peak chart positions US Pop [1]US R&B [2]UK CAN; 1979 Brenda Russell (A&M Records) 65 26 — — 1981 Love Life (A&M Records) 107 42 — — 1983
Get Here is the fourth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell.Released in 1988, it is Russell's most successful album to date and includes her hit single "Piano in the Dark" as well as the minor hit title track, "Get Here," which became an international success for Oleta Adams three years later.
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").
"Piano in the Dark" was released in early 1988, nine years after Russell's previous charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 (1979's "So Good, So Right"). The ballad [1] [4] gained heavy airplay and became Russell's biggest hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 8 on the R&B chart [5] and number 3 on the Adult Contemporary ...
"If Only for One Night" is a song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell on her self-titled debut studio album in 1979. In 1988, in Europe, it was issued as the B-side of her single "Gravity".