The Magazine is an album by Rickie Lee Jones, released in September 1984. It is her third full-length studio album, and was released as the follow-up to Pirates (1981). The album was partly composed in France and was co-produced by Jones and James Newton Howard. After the release of Pirates in July 1981, Jones spent […]
Another Page is Christopher Cross’ second studio album, recorded in 1982 and released in early 1983. Although not as commercially successful as its predecessor as it was only certified Gold by the RIAA while his self-titled debut album had already been certified Platinum by the time of the release of Another Page, the third single, […]
Blow Your Own Horn is an album by Herb Alpert, released in 1983. Tracks 1 Red Hot (Howard Massey) 4:442 True Confessions (Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Harold Beatty) 4:033 Blow Your Own Horn (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) 3:464 Gently (Suavemente) (Sergio Gustavo Andrade Sanchez) 4:125 The Midnight Tango (Andy Armer, Randy Badazz) 4:086 Garden Party […]
Friends in Love, Dionne Warwick‘s third studio album for the Arista label, was released in 1982. It was recorded during the winter of 1981-82 and was released that spring. The LP was originally issued as number AL 9585 in the Arista Catalog. The disc stalled at a disappointing #87 on the Billboard album chart, selling […]
Intimate Strangers is the eighth album by Tom Scott, released in 1978 Tracks 1 Hi Steppers (Tom Scott) 3:532 Lost Inside The Love Of You (Tom Scott) 5:043 Getaway Day (Tom Scott) 4:064 Nite Creatures (Tom Scott) 3:595 Lost In The Love Of You (Reprise) (Tom Scott) 2:546 Do Your Feel Me Now (Tom Scott) […]
If That’s What It Takes is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. The album was released in August 1982 and peaked at #6 on Billboard 200, while singles “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)” and “I Gotta Try” went to #4 and #44 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Tracks 1 […]
Bill LaBounty is the fourth solo album by singer/songwriter Bill LaBounty. It was released in 1982 (Warner Bros) Tracks 1 Livin’ It Up (Bill LaBounty, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 4:21 2 Didn’t Want To Say Goodbye (Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland) 3:50 3 Dream On (Bill LaBounty, Stephen Geyer) 4:20 4 Slow Fade (Bill LaBounty, Roy […]
Mecca For Moderns is the sixth album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 on the Atlantic records label. This album was the highest charting album to date for the group, peaking on Billboard Magazine’s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart at #22. Additionally, the album helped the Manhattan Transfer make music history: they […]
Pirates is the second album by Chicago-born singer, songwriter, and musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in July 1981, two years after her eponymous debut Rickie Lee Jones. The album is partially an account of her break-up with fellow musician Tom Waits after the success of her debut album. Initial recording for Pirates began in January […]
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 […]