Not the Boy Next Door is the seventh and penultimate studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Peter Allen released in March 1983. This was his first release for Arista Records. The album peaked at number 36 on the Australian Kent Music Report and number 170 on the American Billboard 200. Its four singles—”Not the […]
The selftitled album by John Farrar is his debut solo album, released in 1980 on CBS. John Clifford Farrar (born 8 November 1946) is an Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer and guitarist. As a musician, Farrar is a former member of several rock and roll groups including The Mustangs (1963–64), The Strangers (1964–70), Marvin, […]
Straight From The Heart is the tenth full-length album by R&B/soul singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson. It was released in 1984 on Elektra Records, his first of four discs for the label. The album peaked at #44 on the US Billboard 200, and featured three singles: his first top ten pop hit “If Ever You’re in My […]
Barry Mann is the fifth solo album by Barry Mann, released in 1980. Tracks 1 Up From The Streets (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill) 04:16 2 Brown-Eyed Woman (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill) 03:26 3 So Hot (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill) 04:26 4 In My Own Way (Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill) 03:50 5 We’re Over (Barry […]
Sing is a 1989 American drama film directed by Richard J. Baskin, written by Dean Pitchford (who also co-wrote the songs) and produced by Craig Zadan (both previously collaborated on Footloose), and starring Lorraine Bracco, Peter Dobson, and Jessica Steen. The film follows a fictional New York City SING! production. The supporting cast includes Louise […]
No Frills is the sixth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. No Frills was Midler’s first studio album in four years, following the movies The Rose, Divine Madness! and the ill-fated Jinxed!. The rock and new wave influenced album was produced by Chuck Plotkin, best known for his […]
Shot Through The Heart is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Jennifer Warnes, released on Arista Records in 1979. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Country albums chart and #94 on the main Billboard albums chart. The premier single from the album: “I Know a Heartache When I See One”, peaked at #19 on […]
Nine Lives is the ninth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1986. It was Raitt’s most difficult release, due to the poor sales, negative reviews, and general circumstances surrounding its release. “In 1983 there was a corporate sweep at Warner’s, coming from upstairs, and they needed to trim the fat,” Raitt recalled in 1990. “I […]
Hungry Nights is the third solo album by Tom Snow. It was released in 1982 on Arista. Tracks 1 Hungry Nights (Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil) 3:36 2 Straight For The Heart (Tom Snow, Cynthia Weil) 3:55 3 Love Hangs By A Thread (Tom Snow, Eric Kaz) 4:01 4 Our Song (Tom Snow, Eric Kaz) 3:52 […]
Down on the Farm is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1979. It was also their last original work for nine years. The band announced their break-up in June 1979 during the making of the album, and a fortnight later the band’s founder and guiding light Lowell George […]