Manilow is the self-titled album released in 1985 by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. The album had little impact on the charts. The album features 1980s style rock n’ roll/ synthesizers. He was lured away from Arista Records, but as cited by Manilow in an interview, the executives who brought him over were no longer there when […]
Emotional is the fourth album by R&B musician Jeffrey Osborne. Produced by Osborne, Rod Temperton, Richard Perry, T. C. Campbell, Michael Masser, and George Duke, Emotional contains Osborne’s biggest pop hit, “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song).” The track peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on both the R&B […]
The second selftitled album by Seawind was released in 1980 on A&M Records. Tracks 1 What Cha Doin\’ (Bob Wilson; Mark Vieha) 04:35 2 The Two Of Us (Bob Wilson; Mark Vieha) 03:49 3 Love Him, Love Her (Bob Wilson) 03:26 4 Everything Needs Love (Bob Wilson; Larry Williams) 05:47 5 Shout (Bob Wilson; Larry […]
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on August 10, 1979 by Epic Records following Jackson’s critically well-received film performance in the The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his […]
Mathematics is the twelfth studio album by singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester, issued in April 1985. The album was Manchester’s first studio album since leaving Arista Records, her label for eight years, after her 1983 album Emergency. Signed to MCA Records, the album was a progression of that last album, in that it relied more on a […]
Footloose is the original soundtrack of the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 30, 1984. When it was re-released in 1998, four bonus tracks were added […]
Breakin’ Away is an album by Al Jarreau, released on June 30, 1981, through the Warner Bros. Records label. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Breakin’ Away was the best performance Al Jarreau had on the charts. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for 103 weeks and peaked at #9.The album also hit […]