The Valentine Brothers

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The Valentine Brothers were an American recording act in the late 1970s and 1980s, comprising brothers John and William 'Billy' Valentine. One of their biggest hits, as singers and songwriters, was 'Money's Too Tight (to Mention)', which reached #41 in the U.S. R&B chart in 1982 and was later recorded with greater worldwide success by Simply Red. The brothers were born in Columbus, OH, United States. Billy Valentine performed as a singer with Young-Holt Unlimited in the mid-1970s, before joining with his brother John to begin performing as The Valentine Brothers in 1975. Starting in 1977, they began a three-year stint as part of the touring company of The Wiz musical. Their first self-titled album. The Valentine Brothers, was issued by Source Records in 1979, and their second album, First Take in 1982, featured the single 'Money's Too Tight (to Mention)', written by the duo and produced by Bobby Lyle. The record spent 14 weeks on the Billboard R&B chart, reaching no. 41. The following year, another track from the album, Let Me Be Close To You, also reached the R&B chart. In 1984, their third album, Have a Good Time, issued by A&M Records, produced their biggest chart hit, 'Lonely Nights', which reached no. 28 on the R&B chart. Their final album, Picture This, was released in 1987. Billy Valentine also performed in the 1980s on the soundtracks of the films Champions Forever and The Five Heartbeats, before joining the show It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues in Los Angeles in th

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Money's Too Tight To Mention

The Valentine Brothers: First Take

Money's Too Tight

Just Let Me Be Close to You 64 Bit Master - Single

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This Kind of Love (Is So Special) 64 Bit Master - Single

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Ministry_Of_Sound__Funk_Soul_Classics

First Take

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Ministry Of Sound: Funk Soul Classics

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Luxury Soul 2012

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Luxury Soul 2013

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MoS Funk Soul Classics (2011) cd3 By BSBT RG

The Valentine Brothers

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