DEF: Brenda Russell featuring Joe Esposito “Piano in the Dark”

New York City-born musician Brenda Russell made two appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. After her first hit, “So Good, So Right,” reached number 30 in 1979, nearly nine years later, Russell’s second Top 40 hit, “Piano in the Dark” became her first and only Top 10 hit. Exactly 30 years ago, “Piano in the Dark” climbed to a peak position of number 6. To commemorate that anniversary, Brenda Russell’s biggest hit, which also features backing vocals from Joe Esposito, is today’s Daily Eighties Flashback.