Chicago - Aloha Mama

From Chicago's best album (unless you're a fan of Chicago).

Aloha Mama

Chicago

from Chicago 13 (1979)

Chet Baker - My Future Just Passed

Insulation for the soul.

My Future Just Passed

Chet Baker

from She Was Too Good To Me (1974)

Todd Rundgren - Healing Part I

Listen.

Healing Part I

Todd Rundgren

from Healing (1981)

Patti Labelle - Get Ready (Lookin' For Love)

Gumbo disco. Production from N'Orleans legend, Allen Toussaint.

Get Ready (Lookin' For Love)

Patti Labelle

from Released (1980)

Jobriath - Ooh La La

Unhelpfully hyped and mismanaged, Jobriath was almost forgotten by the time of his 1974 LP, Creatures of the Street - an album I'd implore you to check out. The standout track for me is this soulful glam number with a cheeky southern twang (that caricature accent a little reminiscent of Mick Jagger's...)

Ooh La La

Jobriath

from Creatures of the Street (1974)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everytime I Look At You

From the near-flawless - and my personal favourite H&O Record - Abandoned Luncheonette.

Everytime I Look At You

Daryl Hall & John Oates

from Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)

Bob James - Caribbean Nights

Just love this track - from Hubert Laws' effortless flute improv to Bob James' signature smooth keys, and that Beach Boys-esque bridge is the icing...

Caribbean Nights

Bob James

from Touchdown (1978)

Chic - City Lights

Am gonna let the LP cover do the talking for this one, which says more than words ever could...

City Lights

Chic

from Tongue In Chic (1982)

The Deele - Working (9 to 5)

Le grind.

Working (9 to 5)

The Deele

from Street Beat (1983)