Queen Millennia is a manga series by Leiji Matsumoto which was serialized from 28 January 1980 through 11 May 1983 The 1982 film serves as a retelling of the anime series. The 1999 setting is designed as more futuristic in appearance than in the TV series. in addition, the film provides an alternate ending to […]
Take It Easy is the fourth solo album by Chuck Girard, released in 1979 on Good News Records. Chuck Girard is a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music. He was born on August 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in his young teens and was a member of the Castells and […]
Slingshot is the sixth album by American bass guitarist Michael Henderson. Released in 1981 on Buddah Records. Michael Henderson (born 7 July 1951) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his bass playing with Miles Davis in the early 1970s and on early fusion albums such as Jack Johnson, Live-Evil, and Agharta, […]
Made In America is the tenth studio album by the American popular music duo Carpenters, released in June 1981. The final album by the duo to be released during Karen Carpenter’s lifetime, it reached number 52 in the US and number 12 in the UK. In 1985, Richard said “that was Karen’s favorite album and […]
“(Want You) Back in My Life Again” is a song by the popular group the Carpenters, the second single off their album Made in America, released in 1981. The song reached #72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Its B-side was “Somebody’s Been Lyin’”, another song from the album. This song also has the “synthesizer […]
“Those Good Old Dreams” is a song by The Carpenters. Its B-side is “When It’s Gone (It’s Just Gone)”, a song released on the Made in America album in 1981. The song talks of reliving dreams and feelings of romantic love held long ago (“It’s a new day for those good old dreams / One […]
“Touch Me When We’re Dancing” is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the Muscle Shoals, Alabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching number 42 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart and number 86 on […]
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman. It was adapted from Tom Wolfe’s best-selling 1979 book of the same name about the Navy, Marine and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as well as the […]
Beyond is an album by trumpeter Herb Alpert, released in 1980 on A&M. Tracks 1 Kamali (Dana Barry) 05:14 2 The Continental (Andy Armer; Randy Badazz) 03:00 3 Reach For The Stars (Andy Armer; Ruben Rada) 04:49 4 Interlude (For Erica) (Andy Armer) 03:27 5 Red Hot (Howard Massey) 03:38 6 Beyond (Richard Hewson) 06:01 […]
City Of Angels is the fourth album by Akiko Kobayashi, released in 1988. Akiko Kobayashi (小林明子, Kobayashi Akiko, born November 5, 1958), also known by her alias Holi, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, composer and arranger. Tracks 1 Rainbow, Rainbow (Akiko Kobayashi) 04:43 2 Put Another Memory On The Fire (Barbara Rothstein; Jack Keller; Jill […]