Back in November of 1979, deeply respected saxophonist and arranger Tom Saviano assembled a group of outstanding musicians a…nd vocalists to create an incredible jazz infused R&B/Pop debut album under the band name HEAT. At the time, Saviano had just come off of working extensively with Melissa Manchester as musical director on her tours as […]
Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. Released four years after his last commercial album, 1979’s Born Again, and two years after he composed the original score for the 1981 film Ragtime, it was well-received as a return to form. It spawned the smash hit “I Love L.A.” in addition […]
Sweet Vendetta is the debut album by Adrian Gurvitz, released in 1979. Tracks 1 Untouchable And Free (Adrian Gurvitz) 5:012 The Wonder Of It All (Adrian Gurvitz) 4:143 Put A Little Love (In Life’s Heart) (Adrian Gurvitz) 6:164 Love Space (Adrian Gurvitz) 4:505 The Way I Feel (Adrian Gurvitz) 5:176 Time Is Endless (Adrian Gurvitz) […]
PM 9 is an album from Japanese singer/songwriter Eikichi Yazawa, released in 1982. Tracks 1 Without You (Eikichi Yazawa, Chiaki Tetsuya) 4:42 2 Rock Me Tonight (Eikichi Yazawa, Chiaki Tetsuya) 3:40 3 Ebb Tide (Eikichi Yazawa, Chiaki Tetsuya) 5:00 4 No No No (Eikichi Yazawa, Chiaki Tetsuya) 3:43 5 Lahaina (Eikichi Yazawa, Chiaki Tetsuya) 3:40 […]
It’s Just Rock n Roll is the one of the two album by Eikichi Yazawa released in 1982. Tracks 1 Rockin’ My Heart (John McFee) 3:36 2 Hard To Take (Mark Jordan, Susan Sheridan) 3:52 3 Tryin’ To Find My Way Home (Bobby LaKind, Mark Jordan) 4:25 4 Why Do You Lie (Bobby LaKind, Mark […]
Three Way Mirror is singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor’s fourth album, released in 1978. Its ten tracks produced the song that was perhaps Taylor’s biggest hit, “I Will Be In Love With You”, as well as “Going Round One More Time”, later covered by Taylor’s brother James on his album That’s Why I’m Here. Taylor promoted the […]
Love Life is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1981 by A&M Records. Tracks 1 Love Life (Brenda Russell) 3:33 2 Rainbow (Brenda Russell) 4:28 3 Something I Like To Do (Brenda Russell) 4:25 4 Lucky (Brenda Russell) 2:49 5 Sensitive Man (Brenda Russell) 3:32 6 Deep Dark And Mysterious […]
Jimmy Thudpucker is a fictional character in the comic strip Doonesbury, created by Garry Trudeau. He first appeared in the strip in 1978. He is generally seen as a combination of Bob Dylan and John Denver (and to some extent, Loudon Wainwright III), and became a rock star in the seventies, when he was only […]
Bill Schnee’s production on Kiki Dee‘s final album for Rocket records is the problem with Stay With Me. None of the passion that Clive Franks and Elton John poured over Loving & Free can be found here, nor the directness and authority Pip Williams gave to 1981’s Perfect Timing disc on RCA. Kiki Dee is […]
All Alone In the Night is the only album released by singer/songwriter Sandy Farina, released in 1980. She is best known for her role in the film Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. She also wrote the song “Kiss Me In The Rain” for Barbra Streisand (which appeared on Streisand’s album Wet). She is currently […]