Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

Chart Position: 5

Released Aug 1983

• Written by Matthew Wilder and Greg Prestopino
• Keyboards: Matthew Wilder, Bill Elliott, Peter Bunetta
• Guitar: Dennis Herring
• Backing vocals: Joe Turano, Greg Prestopino
• Produced by Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff and Bill Elliott
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• This is Mathew Wilder’s biggest hit single
• Matthew Wilder is from New York City NY
• Later recorded by Unique II (1996), Brown Derbies (1997), Max-A-Million (1997), et cetera (1997), Eight Beat Measure (2002), Blue Lagoon (2004), Dexx (2004), Robertson Brothers (2005), L.A. Guns (2010), Love Canon (2012), Bodybangers (2013), Lost Fingers (2014), Jessica Mauboy (2017), Alison Newman (2020), 8 Bit Arcade (2020), Cat and Owl (2020) and Bailey Pelkman (2022)

Tell Me if You Still Care – S.O.S. Band

Chart Position: NR

• Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Lead vocals: Mary Davis
• Keyboards: Jason Bryant
• Guitar: Bruno Speight
• Saxophone: Billy Ellis
• Backing vocals: Jason Bryant, Abdul Ra’oof
• Recorded in Atlanta GA and Los Angeles CA
• Later recorded by Maureen Mason (1994), Monica (1995) and Andy Sitzer (1996)

Take Me Back – Bonnie Tyler

Chart Position: NR

Released Nov 1983

• Written by Billy Cross
• Guitar: Rick Derringer
• Keyboards: Roy Bittan, Larry Fast
• Backing vocals: Eric Troyer, Rory Dodd
• Produced by Jim Steinman and John Jansen
• Recorded in New York City NY

Memphis – Joe Jackson

Chart Position: NR

Released Nov 1983

• Written by Joe Jackson
• Keyboards: Joe Jackson, Joy Askew
• Produced by Joe Jackson and David Kershenbaum
• Recorded in New York City NY
• The organ riff is lifted from Spencer Davis Groups’ “Gimme Some Loving” (1967)

(You Can Still) Rock in America – Night Ranger

Chart Position: NR

Released Nov 1983

• Written by Jack Blades and Brad Gillis
• Lead vocals: Jack Blades
• Guitar: Brad Gillis, Jeff Watson
• Keyboards: Alan Fitzgerald
• Backing vocals: Glenn Hughes, Jeff Watson, Kelly Keagy
• Produced by Pat Glasser
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA

If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman

Chart Position: 1

Released Jan 1978

• #19 bestseller for 1978
• From the film Saturday Night Fever
• Originally recorded by Bee Gees (1977)
• Written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb
• Guitar: Bob Bowles
• Keyboards: Freddie Perren, Sonny Burke
• Backing vocals: Julia Tillman Waters, Marti McCall, Maxine Willard Waters
• Produced by Freddie Perren
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• This is Yvonne Elliman’s only #1 single
• Also recorded by Springbok (1978), Top of the Pops (1978), Richard Ace (1978), Tracy (1978), Christopher John (1979), Startrax (1981), This Way Up (1987), Obsession (Almighty) (1991), Kim Wilde (1993), Eve’s Plum (1995), Tara Wilkinson (1998), Sweetbox (1998), Ricardo Caliente (1999), LFO (1999), Jamelia (2004), Ron Dante (2004), Larry Hall (2005), Gina Villalobos (2006), Young Divas (2007), Dave Cloud & Gospel of Power (2008), Linda Eder (2009), Sharleen Spiteri (2010), Tragedy (2011), Samantha Gibb (2013), Rob Arthur (2017), Sanna Nielsen (2019), Sixth Finger (2019), Jack Savoretti (2021) and many others

Flash Light – Parliament

Chart Position: 16

Released Jan 1978

• Written by George Cinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell
• Vocals: George Clinton, Ray Davis, Glenn Goins, Garry Shider, Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington, Lynn Mabry, Dawn Silva, Cordell Mosson and Mallia Franklin
• Keyboards: Bernie Worrell
• Guitar: Catfish Collins
• Produced by George Clinton
• Recorded in Detroit MI and Los Angeles CA

Honey Don’t Leave L.A. – James Taylor

Chart Position: NR

Released Feb 1978

• Originally recorded by Attitudes (1976)
• Written by Danny Kortchmar
• Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
• Saxophone: David Sanborn
• Keyboards: Clarence McDonald
• Produced by Peter Asher
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• Also recorded by Danny Kortchmar (2015)

Ebony Eyes – Bob Welch

Chart Position: 14

Released Jan 1978

• Written by Bob Welch
• Guitar: Bob Welch
• Backing vocals: Juice Newton
• Produced by Carter
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• Later recorded by ApologetiX (2009)

I Can’t Hold On – Karla Bonoff

Chart Position: NR

• Written by Carla Bonoff
• Guitar: Waddy Wachtel, Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards
• Backing vocals: Andrew Gold
• Produced by Kenny Edwards
• Recorded in Los Angeles CA
• Karla Bonoff is from Santa Monica CA
• Later recorded by Mary MacGregor (1980)