“The Pretender” is a song written and performed by American rock performer Jackson Browne and featured on his 1976 album The Pretender. “The Pretender” was composed, according to Browne, in a number of locations; in Los Angeles, within a rented store-front in North Hollywood, and in a “tacky” hotel in Hawaii. Browne is quoted to […]
“Here Come Those Tears Again” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne and included on his 1976 album The Pretender. Released as a single, it reached #23 one year to the week after the death of Browne’s wife, Phyllis Major, spending nine weeks on the chart, after entering the Billboard Hot […]
Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park and is a reference to a line from the LP’s third song, “Roll Um Easy”. The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Home Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975. Tracks 1 What Do You Want The Boy To Do (Allen Toussaint) 3:20 2 Good Enough (John Hall, Johanne Hall) 2:56 3 Run Like A Thief (John David Souther) 3:02 4 Fool Yourself (Fred Tackett) 3:05 5 My First Night Alone Without You […]
…In Black and White is the 12th studio album by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in April 1982 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was Barbara Mandrell’s first studio album in two years since the release of Love Is Fair. …In Black and White was recorded in […]
Satisfied is a 1979 album by Rita Coolidge, released on A&M Records. The album is notable for containing Coolidge’s comeback single, “I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love”, as well as for its perceived unique musical direction at the time of its release. The album contains Coolidge’s comeback single, “I’d Rather Leave While I’m In […]
Nicolette by Nicolette Larson was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1978. It reached #15 on the US pop charts and #1 in Canada and was certified Gold in both markets. Larson came to public attention singing backup for Neil Young on American Stars ‘n Bars and Comes a Time. Her first charting single was […]