Before succumbing to a silence she has regrettably yet to break, singer-songwriter Rita Jean Bodine produced two strikingly eclectic albums in 1974. They weren’t her first sojourn into pop. Her grandfather had purchased a piano for her even before she was born in Los Angeles on September 1, 1949 as Rita Suzanne Hertzberg. Little Rita […]
Start Over is an album released by R&B artist Cheryl Lynn in 1987. This album also marks Lynn’s recording debut on Manhattan Records, though it would be her only album for this label. The album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, “New Dress” […]
Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by Toto, released in 1986. It was their first album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. Former lead singer Fergie Frederiksen was fired due to problems with his ability in the studio. However, he sings backing vocals on the song “Could This Be Love”. It was also the […]
I’ll Play For You is Seals & Crofts’ seventh studio album. The title cut reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Adult Contemporary charts in the summer of 1975. “Castles in the Sand” also charted, peaking at #21 AC. Tracks 1 I’ll Play For You (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) 4:052 Golden […]
Far Corporation is a British band created by record producer Frank Farian, who created the bands Boney M. and Milli Vanilli. The name was shortened from “Frank Farian Corporation”, which was originally put together to record a cover of the Paul Simon piece “Mother and Child Reunion” as a charity record and reached the top […]
St. Elmo’s Fire is a 1985 American coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham, centers on a group of friends that have just graduated from Georgetown University and their adjustment to their post-university lives and the responsibilities of […]
Diamond Girl is the fifth studio album by pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. It was released in 1973 on Warner Bros. Records. The album contains a number of different musical styles and themes. “Nine Houses” is one of two intimate, religious songs, which the band would often reserve for after concert performances. Diamond Girl peaked […]
Isolation is the fifth studio album by Toto, released on October 18, 1984. This was first album the band made with Fergie Frederiksen as the primary vocalist. Isolation failed to achieve the popularity of its predecessor, Toto IV, although it achieved gold record status and gave the band their highest charting mainstream rock single “Stranger […]
Dune is an original soundtrack album for the 1984 film Dune. Most of the album was composed by the popular rock band Toto — their first and only film score — but one track was contributed by Brian Eno. The soundtrack album was first released in November, 1984. An extended version with an altered track […]
Yvonne is the sixth solo album from Yvonne Elliman, released in 1979 on RSO. It was her last album until 2004. Tracks 1 Love Pains (Dan Walsh, Michael Price, Steve Barri) 3:57 2 Savannah (Matthew Moore, Tom Kosta) 3:29 3 Cold Wind Across My Heart (Tom Snow) 4:28 4 Greenlight (Alan Tarney) 3:50 5 Everything […]