Christmas Portrait is the first Christmas album and ninth studio album by the American popular music duo The Carpenters, released on October 13, 1978. The album includes a revised version of the duo’s signature Christmas song, “Merry Christmas Darling”, featuring re-recorded vocals by Karen Carpenter (done at her request). It also includes one of two […]
The Deep is a 1977 adventure film based on Peter Benchley’s 1976 novel of the same name. It was directed by Peter Yates, and stars Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte. The film’s score was composed by John Barry, who at the time was most famous for his work on the James Bond film […]
A Gift Of Song was an LP album by The Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in March 1971 in the U.S. The album was reissued on CD in Japan in 2002 and again in 2014 Tracks 1 A Gift Of Song (Patti Ingalls) 03:13 2 It’s Too Late (Carole King; Toni Stern) 03:22 3 Never […]
Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica is the only album by American girl group The Ronettes, released in November 1964 by Philles Records. Produced by Phil Spector, it collects the group’s singles from 1964. It peaked at number 96 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2004, the album was ranked number 422 on Rolling Stones […]
Eve of Destruction is the debut studio album released by American folk music singer-songwriter Barry McGuire, released in 1965. The album features McGuire’s signature song “Eve of Destruction”. It also features McGuire’s cover versions of songs by several artists, including Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, as well as Sylvia Fricker. Eve of Destruction peaked at No. […]
“Eve of Destruction” is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1964. Several artists have recorded it, but the best-known recording was by Barry McGuire. The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East, […]
Clue is a 1985 American black comedy mystery film based on the popular board game of the same name. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, who collaborated on the script with John Landis, and produced by Debra Hill, it stars the ensemble cast of Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, and […]
Song Cycle is the debut album by American recording artist Van Dyke Parks, released in November 1967 by Warner Bros. Records. With the exception of three cover songs, Song Cycle was written and composed by Parks, while its production was credited to Warner Bros. staff producer Lenny Waronker. The album draws from a number of […]
Cocoon is a 1985 American science-fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The film stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison. The screenplay was written by Tom […]
Batteries Not Included (stylized as *batteries not included) is a 1987 American comic science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living spaceships that save an apartment block under threat from property development. The story was originally intended to be featured in the television series Amazing Stories, but executive producer Steven Spielberg liked […]