Streetlights is the fourth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1974. Bonnie Raitt was allotted $10,000 by Warner Bros. Records to record Streetlights, which was the least amount of money she had received to record an album. Warner Bros. was unhappy with the lengthy production surrounding her previous album, Takin’ My Time, and the company […]
Continental American is the third studio album by Peter Allen, released in 1974. The album was his first for A&M Records, and is notable for the inclusion of Allen’s version of his co-authored hit for Olivia Newton-John, among others, “I Honestly Love You”. Tracks 1 Just A Gigolo (Schoner Gigolo) (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci, Julius […]
Howard Tate is an album by Howard Tate, released in 1972. Howard Tate (August 13, 1939 – December 2, 2011) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His greatest success came with a string of hit singles in the late 1960s, including “Ain’t Nobody Home” and “Get It While You Can,” the latter of which […]
Flag is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in May 1979, it included songs from Taylor’s music score to Studs Terkel and Stephen Schwartz’s Broadway musical, Working (“Millworker”, “Brother Trucker”). The album was not particularly well received, but it did provide a hit in Taylor’s cover version of the Gerry Goffin–Carole […]
Gately: Still ‘Round is an album by Michael Gately, released in 1972 Michael Gately was born on October 28, 1942 in New Jersey and died on April 12, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. He wrote for Gene Pitney and Blood Sweat & Tears. Tracks 1 With You Today (Michael Gately) 2:41 2 No Dry Change […]
What’s In This Life is an album by the psychedelic funk/rock band Giant (not to confuse with Giant from the 80s). Tracks 1 In My World (Christie Thompson) 1:45 2 Think! What’s In This Life For You (Jack LeGrazie) 4:31 3 You Ain’t Gonna Find Me (Tom Arlotta) 3:29 4 That’s The Way It Goes […]
Singin’… is a 1977 album release by Melissa Manchester on Arista Records. This was Manchester’s sixth album and fourth and final collaboration with producer Vini Poncia who had produced her 1975 commercial breakthrough Melissa. After the first of Manchester’s two 1976 album releases’: Better Days and Happy Endings failed to consolidate her stardom Arista had […]
Hurtwood Edge is Tim Weisberg‘s second solo album, released in 1972. Tracks 1 Tibetan Silver (Lynn Blessing; Tim Weisberg) 04:10 2 Burlington Skyway (Lynn Blessing) 03:18 3 Hurtwood Edge (Jim Gordon) 04:56 4 Another Time (Lynn Blessing) 02:49 5 Tyme Cube (Fred Selden) 03:38 6 Cement City (Art Johnson) 04:09 7 Summers Past (Lynn Blessing; […]
I Could Have Been a Sailor is a 1979 album by singer-songwriter Peter Allen, released on A&M Records. It is notable as containing Allen’s versions of his songs “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “I’d Rather Leave While I’m in Love”, which were major successes, as covered by others. I Could Have Been a Sailor was […]
Red Cab To Manhattan is the third album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop and his first for Warner Bros. Unlike his previous two albums, Careless and Bish, none of its tracks nor the album itself cracked the top 100 on the Billboard singles or albums charts. Like his previous albums, Bishop had some big name help […]