A Piece of Time is the third album by Lori Lieberman, released in 1974 on Capitol Records. Lori Lieberman (born November 15, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who accompanies herself on guitar and piano. She first came to public attention in the early 1970s with a series of albums on Capitol Records, one of which […]
Clang of the Yankee Reaper is the third studio album by Van Dyke Parks, released in 1976 with only one original Parks composition. It continues his exploration of calypso music started in the previous album Discover America (1972). In particular, it contains several songs by Mighty Sparrow and Lord Kitchener, as well as a diverse […]
Rickie Lee Jones is the debut album of singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. After arriving in California in the mid-1970s, Jones started taking songwriting more seriously, and by 1977 had met singer-songwriters Chuck E. Weiss and Tom Waits (Jones consequently became romantically involved with Waits). Jones had begun playing live in the Los Angeles area at […]
Let’s Go is the fourteenth album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. This album marks the return of Nitty Gritty to the band name and Jim Ibbotson to the band. This album reached 26 on the US Country charts. Two singles from this album also charted. “Shot Full of Love” reached 19 on the US […]
Like a Rock is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1986. The title track is best known for being featured on Chevrolet truck commercials. “Fortunate Son” is a live cover of the 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival hit, recorded March 31, 1983 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. It was originally available […]
Heroes & Friends is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis, released in 1990. Except for the title track (which is reprised at the end), every song on this album is a duet with another recording artist. “A Few Ole Country Boys” (a duet with George Jones) and the title track […]
Punch is the only album by the band Punch, released in 1971. The members were Steve Adler, Charles Merriam, Kathy Ward and Dee Steele. Tracks 1 Why Don’t You Write Me (Paul Simon) 2:59 2 Mayflower (Charles Merriam) 3:31 3 I Know It’s Your Life (Charles Merriam) 3:57 4 Piece Of Mind (Charles Merriam) 2:48 […]
Should I Do It is the 12th album by Tanya Tucker. The highest ranking single, the title song, “Should I Do It,” rose to the #50 position on the Billboard Country Singles chart. (The Pointer Sisters reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song in 1982.) The other single to break into the […]
You’re Only Lonely is the third album by American singer-songwriter J. D. Souther, released in 1979. The title song charted as a single on Billboard, reaching number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. “White Rhythm & Blues” was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her album Living in the USA. Tracks 1 You’re Only Lonely (John […]
…That’s the Way It Is is the thirteenth album by Harry Nilsson. The album includes a couple of original songs, but mostly consists of cover tunes. Some of the covers include: America (“I Need You” is from their 1971 album America), George Harrison (“That Is All” is from his 1973 album Living in the Material […]