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  Originally a UK single from 1982, written and produced by the late Andrew Gold, Eric Stewart & Graham Gouldman. Runaway is a 10cc single . It comes from their album Ten out of 10 . The single was only released in England. It is one of the songs written by Andrew Gold, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman in the period that it looked like Gold became the producer of the album. That did not end and Runaway disappeared on the shelf, but appeared on the American version of the album. Runaway is used as Runaway (runaways) and Run Away (run away). The background choir is similar to the choir from I'm Not in Love . B-side was Action Man in Motown Suit , which featured both the European and American pressing of the album. Personnel:  Eric Stewart: Lead Vocal, Guitar, Synthesizer, Backing Vocal  Graham Gouldman: Bass, Backing Vocal, Guitar  Andrew Gold: Backing Vocal, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion  Michael Boddicker, James Newton Howard & Suzanne Ciani: Synclavier

  "Her Town Too" is a song written by James Taylor, J. D. Souther, and Waddy Wachtel, first released as a duet between Taylor and Souther on Taylor's 1981 album Dad Loves His Work. It was also released as a single in 1981, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song had entered the Hot 100 chart at #38, making it one of the few songs to enter the chart in the Top 40 but not reach the Top 10.[2] As of 2014, it is Taylor's last single to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.[3] "Her Town Too" also reached #5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #21 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[1] The subject of "Her Town Too" is the aftermath of a breakup of a long term relationship.[4][5] Taylor has called it "a tender, well-meaning song about how difficult it was to be friends" with both parties after the breakup.[4] Since Taylor's marriage to Carly Simon was breaking up at the time, there was speculation that the song was abou

Central Line’s 1981 club hit “Walking Into Sunshine” was the zenith of their popularity in the United States and had the added prestige of being remixed by Larry Levan who played it at the Paradise Garage. Steve Salvari, Camelle Hinds,Henri Defoe, Linton Beckles, Lipson Francis and Jake Le Mesurier were a jazz funk band from London and they signed to Mercury Records in 1979 as Central Line. They emerged along with other jazz funk bands including Light Of The World and Incognito. Of the three albums they recorded, it was the song “Nature Boy” that was recognized most in their native London. All six members went in different directions when the band broke-up in 1984 with Steve Salvari being the only one to continue working in the music industry as a producer, musician and bandleader. Jake Le Mesurier passed in the ’90’s and lead singer and drummer Linton Beckles died in 2015.

2nd lineup of 1981:  Lipson Francis,  Linton Beckles,  Henry Defoe  and Camelle Hinds  with new members:  Mel Gaynor Danny Cummings Roy Carter Steve Jefferies Kim LeMesurier George Chander, Diane Catherine Sealey (Dee Sealy)  and Jimmy Chambers Here is the story about this band nobody knew from the start: Central Line was an R&B and soul band from London, England. They recorded three albums with Mercury in the 1980s and had two hit singles in the United States, as well as one Top 40 hit in their native country. This famed jazz funk band was formed in March 1978 in East London with Camelle Hinds, Henri Defoe and Lipson Francis at the nucleus who were then part of an outfit; TFB that later spawned members to Light of the World and Imagination. They were then joined my Steve Salvari (keyboards), Jake Le Mesurier (drums) and Linton Beckles. By April that year they took on a manager who was intent on landing them a record contract by the end of the year. After embarking on an intense se

  This Is The Right Time: "This Is the Right Time" is a song recorded by British pop singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1989 album, Affection. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Coldcut. The song received favorable reviews from music critics. CHiPs: CHiPs is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner, that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977 to May 1, 1983. It followed the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons, plus one reunion TV movie in October 1998. Erik Estrada: Erik Estrada[1] (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor, voice actor, and police officer known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn "Ponch" Poncherello in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983. His CHP motorcycle unit was 15 7-Mary-4 until the final season in w