Marine Fantasia (1986, Japan Record) is an album by The Kazu Matsui Project. Kazu Matsui (Tokyo 5th of June, 1954) graduated from the Department of Philosophy at Keio University to the Department of Folk Art at California State University (UCLA). As a shakuhachi player, he has participated in numerous American films, including “Willow” produced by […]
What Up, Dog? is a 1988 album by Was (Not Was). It became the US group’s breakthrough album worldwide and was ranked #99 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. The cover illustration was credited to Christoph Simon and Karen Kelly. Success of What Up, Dog? was propelled by […]
U-miz is an album by Yumi Matsutoya, released in 1993. Yumi Matsutoya (born January 19, 1954), nicknamed Yuming, is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most […]
Cocoon is a 1985 American science-fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The film stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison. The screenplay was written by Tom […]
Just My Tone is the fourth album by Mariko Tone, released in 1987. Mariko Tone (刀根 麻理子, Tone Mariko, born March 3, 1962 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese singer, actor and essayist. Tone also covers children’s songs under the pseudonym Hanako Nohara. Tone sings in Japanese and, to a limited extent, in English. […]
Palette is the second solo album by drummer Akira Jimbo, released in 1989 on Japan Record. It was also released later on Optimism Incorporated. Tracks 1 Burning Sand (Akira Jimbo) 04:21 2 Driftin’ (Akira Jimbo) 04:27 3 Olivia (Akira Jimbo; Jeff Day) 05:38 4 Carneval De Rio Grande (Akira Jimbo; Maxine Anderson) 03:20 5 Caramel […]
The Shores Of This Great Ocean is an album by Parrish & Toppano, released in 1988 on White Records. Paul Parrish is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His songs have been recorded by Helen Reddy, Kenny Rogers, The Dillards, Robin Dransfield, and others. With Lorenzo Toppano, Parrish was half of the duo Parrish & […]
Crazy is an album by Julio Iglesias, released in 1994 on Columbia Records. Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful continental European singer in the world and one of the top record sellers in music […]
Standing On The Outside is the second album by The Kazu Matsui Project, released in 1983 on Lakeside Records. Tracks 1 Standing On The Outside (Jeff Day; Robben Ford) 04:03 2 Time Flies (Dan Kuramoto) 04:26 3 Save Your Time For Me (Ken Hirsch; Mark Muller) 03:50 4 Me On The One Side (Glen […]
“A Penny For Your Thoughts” is a song by R&B/disco group Tavares in 1982, originally recorded by Marion Jarvis in 1975. It was written by Kenny Nolan. Released from their 1982 album New Directions, the song became Tavares’s eighth and final US Top 40 hit, peaking at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 […]