57th & 9th is the twelfth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Sting, his first rock album in 13 years, released on 11 November 2016. The album sold over 600,000 copies worldwide in 2016 and contains “The Empty Chair” which earned Sting his 4th nomination for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards (but […]
Rob Mathes, who attained prominence as composer and arranger on Vanessa Williams’s popular holiday album, Star Bright, is both performer and pop maestro in this Christmas concert filmed before an audience in upstate New York. Guests include Williams, who takes center stage to sing “I Wonder as I Wander” as Mathes conducts the string section; […]
Indigo: Women of Song is the nineteenth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was first released by Festival Mushroom Records on 17 October 2004 in Australia. An album of cover versions of songs previously recorded by female singers, it was entirely produced by Phil Ramone. Indigo: Women of Song peaked at number 15 […]
Genius Loves Company is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004, on Concord Records. Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004. The album consists of rhythm and blues, soul, country, blues, jazz and pop standards performed by Charles […]
Elton John and Tim Rice‘s Aida is a 1999 concept album that contains songs with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice from (but predates the main production of) the 2000 musical Aida. The album features Elton John performing the songs along with pop, country and R&B stars Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Sting, […]
Friends For Schuur is a 2000 album by Diane Schuur, featuring duets with Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. It was Schuur’s debut album for Concord Records. Tracks 1 Easy Living (Leo Robin; Ralph Rainger) 04:26 2 I’d Fly (Jean Paul Dreau; Riccardo Cocciante; Roxanne Seeman) 05:07 3 For The First Time (Gerry Goffin; Ken Hirsch) […]
Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2 is an album of covers by Michael Bolton, released in 1999. The album is a follow-up to Bolton’s 1992 covers album Timeless: The Classics. Unlike that album, however, which reached #1 and ultimately sold over 9 million copies, Vol. 2 failed to chart altogether on the Top 200, becoming Bolton’s […]