Balin is Marty Balin‘s 1981 debut solo album. Two top-40 singles were released, “Hearts” (a U.S. #8 hit, and also his biggest as a solo artist) and “Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)” (U.S. #27). The album rose to #35 on the Billboard charts. Tracks 1 Hearts (Jesse Barish) 04:18 2 You Left Your Mark […]
“Hearts” is a song written by Jesse Barish and performed by Marty Balin in 1981, included in his debut solo album Balin. It was Balin’s third single in nineteen years (after his distant and unsuccessful songs “Nobody but You” and “I Specialize in Love”/”You Are the One” of 1962) and the biggest hit of his […]
“Somewhere Down the Road” is a popular song written by Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and most famously recorded in 1981 by Barry Manilow. Weil wrote the song’s lyrics and Snow wrote the melody. The song was chosen for Barry Manilow by Arista Records’ then-president, Clive Davis, and recorded by Manilow on his album If […]
“Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking” is the second single by Rick Lee Jones from her album Pirates. It reached #76 at the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Chuck Rainey Drums Steve Gadd Guitar David Kalish Keyboards Neil Larsen Keyboards Russell Ferrante Keyboards Rickie Lee Jones Sax David Sanborn Sax Tom Scott Synthesizer […]
“A Lucky Guy” is the third single by Rickie Lee Jones from her album Pirates. It was released in 1981 and was the only single from that album that hit the US Billboard Charts, it peaked at #64. Musicians Bass Chuck Rainey Drums Art Rodriguez Guitar Buzzy Feiten Guitar Dean Parks Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards […]
Larry John McNally is the debut album by singer/songwriter Larry John McNally, released in 1981 on ARC. Tracks 1 Just Like Paradise (Larry John McNally) 03:29 2 Broken Down Rock ‘n Roll (Larry John McNally) 03:48 3 Don’t Let … Do Your Talkin’ For Ya (Larry John McNally) 05:11 4 Lose Myself (Larry John McNally; […]
Word Of Mouth is the debut studio album by Toni Basil. It was first released in May 1981 in the UK and April 1982 in the U.S. It was certified Gold by RIAA. It featured the number-one worldwide hit “Mickey”. The album also contains three covers of songs by the band Devo who also performed […]
So Lucky is the seventh studio album by Australian musician Renée Geyer. The album was released in November 1981 and includes Geyer’s highest charting single “Say I Love You” which peaked at number 5 in Australia and number 1 in New Zealand. The album was released by Portrait Records in the United States of America […]
Yazawa is the seventh album by Eikichi Yazawa, released in 1981. Tracks 1 Don’t Come Too Close (Bobby LaKind; Paul Barrere) 03:13 2 Dance The Night Away (Bobby LaKind; Paul Barrere; Eikichi Yazawa) 05:21 3 Pretty Woman (Bobby LaKind; Paul Barrere; Eikichi Yazawa) 04:14 4 Love That Was Lost (Bobby LaKind; Paul Barrere; Eikichi Yazawa) […]
The Right Place is the seventh album by Gary Wright, released in 1981. Gary Wright’s last chart success in America was in 1981, when his album The Right Place, co-produced with Dean Parks, climbed to number 79. The single “Really Wanna Know You”, which Wright co-wrote with Scottish singer Ali Thomson, peaked at number 16 […]