“Billie Jean” is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983 as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones and Jackson. “Billie Jean” was one of the best-selling singles of […]
Quiet Lies is a 1982 album by American pop-country star Juice Newton. It reached #20 on the Billboard pop chart and includes three major hits, “Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me”, “Break It to Me Gently” and “Heart of the Night”. Quiet Lies sold more than 900,000 copies in the U.S. (earning Newton […]
“Break It to Me Gently” (originally a 1962 hit for Brenda Lee) was the album’s second single. Juice Newton won her first Grammy in 1983, in the category of “Best Female Vocalist – Country.” The song hit number one on the adult contemporary chart, number two on the country chart and number 11 on the Hot […]
“Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me” is a song by the American country-pop singer Juice Newton, written by Gary Burr. It appears on the album Quiet Lies. The single was released in May 1982 and reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 that summer. It also charted at #4 on the Billboard Adult […]
“Heart of the Night” is a song written by John Bettis and Michael Clark. It was the opening track from the Juice Newton album Quiet Lies. It was released as the third and final single, reaching number four on the adult contemporary chart and 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1983. Musicians Bass Neil […]
Banded Together is the twelfth solo album by Lee Ritenour, released in 1984. Tracks 1 Operator (Thief on the Line) (John Massaro, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:25 2 Other Love (Eric Tagg, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:07 3 Sunset Drivers (Eric Tagg, Greg Mathieson, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:23 4 Mandela (Gary Mallaber, John Massaro, […]
Truth Is The Power is the eighth album by the Mighty Clouds Of Joy, released in 1977. Tracks 1 There’s Love In The World (Tell The Lonely People) (Frank Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Terri McFaddin) 5:08 2 That’s What Friends Are Made Of (Frank Wilson, Judy Wieder) 4:36 3 Music Is My Way Of Life (Harry […]
Reunion is a 1982 album by The Temptations for Gordy Records. The album was released during the 1982 Temptations Reunion tour, which reunited David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with the Temptations after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current Temptations Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, and founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin. […]
Flying Cowboys is an album by Rickie Lee Jones that was released in September 1989 and produced by Walter Becker of Steely Dan. After the release of The Magazine in 1984, Jones retreated from the limelight. She married Pascal Nabet Meyer and gave birth to daughter Charlotte Rose in 1988 while working on her fourth […]
Child’s Play is the 17th album by Country Joe McDonald, released in 1983. Tracks 1 Not In A Chinese Restaurant (Joe McDonald) 5:11 2 Power Plant Blues (Joe McDonald) 5:20 3 Picks And Lasers (Joe McDonald) 9:25 4 Ice Pack (Joe McDonald) 3:56 5 One More Year Of Good Times (Joe McDonald) 3:58 6 Vietnam […]