Wish is the second solo album of former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey. Released in 1988, three years after his successful self-titled solo debut, the album was found to be somewhat disappointing and therefore became not as successful as its predecessor. Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely […]
Nightline is a single from the Randy Crawford album Nightline, released in 1983 Musicians Bass Nathan East Drums JR Robinson Guitar Steve Lukather Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Percussion Lenny Castro Background Vocals Brenda Russell Background Vocals David Lasley Background Vocals Arnold McCuller Vocals Randy Crawford Produced By Tommy Lipuma Songwriters Glen BallardDavey FaragherBrie Howard Charts […]
“Jojo” is a song by Boz Scaggs. It was released in 1980 as the second single from his album Middle Man. The song talks about a pimp working in Broadway. Like the album’s other single “Breakdown Dead Ahead”, the song is a Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Musicians […]
For the Boys is a 1991 film which traces the life of Dixie Leonard, a 1940s actress/singer who teams up with Eddie Sparks, a famous performer, to entertain American troops. As in The Rose, Bette Midler‘s first starring role and also a blockbuster quasi-biopic, the film is fiction. However, actress/singer Martha Raye believed that Midler’s […]
Other Roads is an album by Boz Scaggs, released in 1988. After an eight-year hiatus from recording, Boz Scaggs returned in 1988 with the album Other Roads, a record aimed primarily at the adult contemporary market. The album reached #47 on the Billboard pop album chart, while the lead single “Heart of Mine” was a […]
Headed for the Future is the seventeenth studio album released by Neil Diamond in 1986. The album went to number 20 on the Billboard 200 and also heralded a return to the pop charts, when the uptempo, keyboard-heavy title track, “Headed for the Future” reached #53 (also cracking the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary […]
Playin’ It Cool is the debut studio solo album by Timothy B Schmit, the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. The album was released in 1984 on Asylum in the United States and Europe. The album features guest appearances from Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Steve Lukather, Carl Wilson, J.D. Souther and Rita Coolidge. […]
Nightline is an album by the American soul singer Randy Crawford. It was released in 1983 via Warner Brothers Records. The album peaked at No. 164 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at No. 37 on the UK Albums Chart. The title track peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Tracks 1 Nightline […]
Love Life is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1981 by A&M Records. Tracks 1 Love Life (Brenda Russell) 3:33 2 Rainbow (Brenda Russell) 4:28 3 Something I Like To Do (Brenda Russell) 4:25 4 Lucky (Brenda Russell) 2:49 5 Sensitive Man (Brenda Russell) 3:32 6 Deep Dark And Mysterious […]
Love All The Hurt Away is an Aretha Franklin album, the singer’s sophomore release for Arista Records. Despite strong reviews, it was a sales disappointment, topping off at approximately 250,000 copies. Aretha’s cover version of Sam & Dave’s classic hit “Hold On! I’m Coming” won Franklin her 11th Grammy Award in the Best R&B Vocal […]