Dog Eat Dog is the 12th album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1985. It was her second album for Geffen Records. The album was a departure for Mitchell due to its synthetic sound (featuring production work by British synthesiser musician Thomas Dolby). Lyrically, the album dealt with prominent issues in mid 1980s society, such as […]
Mathematics is the twelfth studio album by singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester, issued in April 1985. The album was Manchester’s first studio album since leaving Arista Records, her label for eight years, after her 1983 album Emergency. Signed to MCA Records, the album was a progression of that last album, in that it relied more on a […]
Read My Lips is the first solo by The Tube’s frontman Fee Waybill. It was released in 1984 John Waldo “Fee” Waybill (b. September 17, 1950, Omaha, Nebraska), is the lead singer and songwriter of the band The Tubes. Waybill has also worked with other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx, and projects headed by Billy […]
A Private Heaven, released in 1984, was the seventh album release by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. Released by EMI America, the album featured two US Top 10 hit singles: the sassy lead single “Strut” and the controversial “Sugar Walls.” A third single, “Swear”, reached #80. The album itself reached US #15 and sold over one […]
The Emotions are an American female Soul/R&B singing group from Chicago, Illinois. Originally consisting of three sisters; Wanda Hutchinson, Shelia Hutchinson and Jeanette Hutchinson. The sisters are all children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson. “There’ll Never Be Another Moment” was written by Allee Willis, David Paich and Maurice White. Tracks 1 All Night, […]
20/20 is a studio album by George Benson, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1985. The lead single by the same name reached #48 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. “You Are the Love of My Life” was a duet with Roberta Flack. Also included on […]
Outside Inside is a 1983 release on Capitol Records by The Tubes. The album was produced by David Foster. The Tubes had their biggest radio hit with the single “She’s a Beauty” (flipside of single was non-album track “When You’re Ready to Come”). Martha Davis from The Motels appears as a guest vocalist on “The […]
Two of a Kind is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, released on 1983, on MCA Records and features songs by film’s star Olivia Newton-John, as well as songs from various other artists. Although the film was a critical and commercial disappointment, the soundtrack was successful, especially in the United States, where […]
Chicago vocalist Finis Henderson was the lead singer for Weapons of Peace before going solo after moving to Los Angeles in the early ’80s. His father was a dancer and also vice-president of Sammy Davis Enterprises, as well as manager for such artists as Jerry Butler and Brook Benton. Henderson sang with The Dynamic 4 […]
Toto IV is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto released on April 8, 1982 by Columbia Records. The album marks the band’s career breakthrough. The lead single, “Rosanna”, peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while the album’s third single, “Africa”, topping the Hot 100 charts […]