Summer Breeze is the fourth album by the American soft rock band Seals and Crofts, released in 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. It was a major commercial breakthrough for the group, and peaked at #7 on the Billboard album chart. The title cut was released as a single on September 9, 1972, peaking at #4 […]
Mr. Roberts Plays Guitar is an album by Howard Roberts, released in 1957. Howard Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician. Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began playing guitar at the age of 8. By the time he was 15 he was playing […]
Photograph is an album released by Melanie in 1976; her only release on Atlantic Records. The album contains “Cyclone” which was released as a single; despite making a publicity tour on American Bandstand and The Brady Bunch Hour to promote the single, it failed to chart. Ahmet Ertegün, who had personally signed Melanie to his […]
Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter. Known professionally as Melanie, she is best known for her hits “Brand New Key”, “Ruby Tuesday”, “What Have They Done to My Song, Ma”, and her song about performing at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”. In 1976, Melanie […]
This self titled album off Deardorff & Joseph (Daniel Deardorff and Marcus Joseph) was their debut album featuring great musicians from LA, released in 1976. For more information about Danield Deardorff, click here. Tracks 1 One More Story to Tell (Danny Deardorff) 3:242 We’ll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again (Jeffrey Commanor) 3:203 Chicago Blue […]
The Astrud Gilberto Album is the debut studio album by Astrud Gilberto. It was released via Verve Records in 1965. It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2017, NPR placed it at number 73 on the “150 Greatest Albums Made by Women” list. Tracks 1 Once I Loved (Ray Gilbert; Antonio […]
The Songs Of West Side Story is an album/project by various musicians released in 1996 and produced by David Pack. The music is written by Leonard Bernsteid, lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim. Tracks 1 Something’s Coming 4:422 A Boy Like That 5:523 Maria 4:404 Prologue / Jet Song 4:025 Tonight 4:236 Cool 5:367 Somewhere 5:088 […]
The West Coast Sound (subtitled Volume 1) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne’s group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at sessions in 1953 and 1955 and released on the Contemporary label. The album features Manne’s first recordings for Contemporary from 1953—eight tracks originally released on a 10-inch album—along with an additional four tracks […]
What the World Needs Now Is Love is a compilation album (partialy with credits) by Jackie DeShannon, released in 1970. Jackie DeShannon (born August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of […]
Trumpet and Strings is an album by Al Hirt released on RCA Victor. The album was arranged by Marty Paich. The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart in 1962, reaching #96. Tracks 1 Stranger In Paradise (George Forrest, Robert Craig Wright) 2:442 Poor Butterfly (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) 2:273 Fools Rush In (Johnny Mercer, […]