Tokyo Rose is a 1989 album by American musician Van Dyke Parks. The album concerns the intersection between Japanese and American cultures, particularly as reflected in the competitive “Trade War” of the 1980s. The intersection between the two cultures is nowhere more obvious than in the album’s first song, “America”, an adaptation of “America the […]
Lovescape is the nineteenth studio album by the American singer Neil Diamond. Released in 1991, it peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200. “Hooked on the Memory of You” was a duet with Kim Carnes, while “Don’t Turn Around” was co-written by Diane Warren. It is the last album, till 12 Songs, to credit […]
Joshua Judges Ruth is the title of Lyle Lovett‘s fourth album, released in 1992. While the album does not have one theme that binds all the songs, several tracks deal with “high concepts” such as religion (“Church”) and death (“Family Reserve” & “Since The Last Time”). Lovett’s renowned sense of humor and whimsy are temporarily […]
Echoes & Images is an album by singer Sylvia St James, released in 1981. Tracks 1 Behind My Back (Dawn Alexander) 03:13 2 Grace (Ronnie Laws; Roxanne Seeman) 05:51 3 Prime Time (Clarence Bell; Theresa Hunter) 04:24 4 Evening Rainbow (Eduardo Del Barrio; Sylvia St James) 05:27 5 If You Let Me Love (Marilyn Scott; […]
Louise Goffin is the second solo album by Louise Goffin, released in 1981. Louise Goffin (born March 23, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and producer of the Grammy-nominated album A Holiday Carole. Signed by record executive Lenny Waronker to DreamWorks in 1999, Goffin released Sometimes a Circle in 2002. She went on to […]
Back to Front is the fourth album by singer/songwriter Arnold McCuller, released in 2002. From his website: The idea for this project came from radio. I was listening to “Hold On My Heart” on the “wave”, and thought I’d love to sing that song. I found the melody truly haunting and simple. I then realized […]
Warm Your Heart is a 1991 album released by American R&B/soul singer Aaron Neville, (his second album). The album features the singles “Everybody Plays the Fool”, “Somewhere, Somebody” and “Close Your Eyes”. The “Close Your Eyes” single also featured album producer Linda Ronstadt on guest vocals. The pair had previously collaborated on the songs “Don’t […]
Evolution is the fourth album (second published worldwide) by the American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1993. The album is the follow up to Adams’ worldwide hit album Circle of One and is fully produced by Stewart Levine. Like its predecessor, Evolution consists of songs with a mix of jazz, […]
“Window of Hope” is a single by Oleta Adams from her album Evolution, released in 1993. It reached #76 in the UK charts. Musicians Bass Larry Kimpel Drums Richie Stevens Drums (programming) Richie Stevens Guitar Ray Fuller Piano Oleta Adams Synthesizer Oleta Adams Programming Aaron Zigman Background Vocals Paulette Brown Background Vocals Bunny Hull Background […]
Imagination is the fourteenth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1983 by MCA Records. As with the first of the two, 1981’s Play Me Out, it did not reach Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart. Reddy was subsequently dropped from the record label after the release; in her […]