Love on a Two‐Way Street
The Moments’ 1968 recording of “Love on a Two‐Way Street” is the earliest release on file. Bert Keyes and Sylvia Robinson are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Grant Green (released 1971), Judy Mowatt (released 1982) and Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul (released 1982), among 9 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. JAŸ-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” (2009) carries this song’s writers on its credit.
Under all that New York skyline sits a 1968 record by The Moments, written by Bert Keyes and Sylvia Robinson, whose names ride along in the credits of "Empire State of Mind." Play theirs first, then the anthem, and listen for where the credit came from.
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▶Love on a Two Way StreetCredited writers: Bert Keyes and Sylvia Robinson.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1968.
JAŸ-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” (2009) carries this song’s writers on its credit, the mark of a cleared sample or an interpolation.
- Grant Green1971
- Judy Mowatt1982
- Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul1982
- Gloria Estefan1994
- The Lewis Sisters2000
9 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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