Blue Lights in the Basement is the sixth studio album by American singer Ro… Read Full Bio ↴Blue Lights in the Basement is the sixth studio album by American singer Roberta Flack released by Atlantic on December 13, 1977. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard 200, becoming her third top-ten album on the chart and reaching number five on the R&B albums chart. On February 27, 1978, the album received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over 500,000 copies.
The album features the single "The Closer I Get to You", a duet with best friend and fellow soul musician Donny Hathaway, which became the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reaching #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The collaboration with Hathaway would be one of his final singles released in his lifetime before his death in 1979.
The Blue Lights in the Basement track "After You" (a song released originally by Diana Ross in 1976) would be the first of several Michael Masser compositions Flack would record (with the 1983 Peabo Bryson duet "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" becoming a million-seller): in 2008 Flack would cite "After You" as one of her favorite recordings.
The album features the single "The Closer I Get to You", a duet with best friend and fellow soul musician Donny Hathaway, which became the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reaching #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The collaboration with Hathaway would be one of his final singles released in his lifetime before his death in 1979.
The Blue Lights in the Basement track "After You" (a song released originally by Diana Ross in 1976) would be the first of several Michael Masser compositions Flack would record (with the 1983 Peabo Bryson duet "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" becoming a million-seller): in 2008 Flack would cite "After You" as one of her favorite recordings.
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Blue Lights in the Basement
Roberta Flack Lyrics
25th of Last December Many reason to remember 25th of last December How it felt Wh…
After You Raining again I ought to get out from under Sometimes I wond…
Love Is the Healing Starlight shining Bathing in the glow of moonlit lovers Love…
Soul Deep Darling, I don't know much I know I love you so…
The Closer I Get To You The closer I get to you The more you make me…
This Time I'll Be Sweeter Darlin', can't you see What losin' you has done to me? I'm…
Where I'll Find You like a light on the sheen on a storm you…
Why Don't You Move in With Me Why don't you move in with me? We could be so…
Jesse Coggins
on I Can See Clearly Now
NOW AND THEN.
Barbara Petula Cottoy Williams
on Don't Make Me Wait to Long
My child hood real music. DISCO!!!!!