High Adventure is the fourth solo album by soft rock singer, Kenny Loggins. Released in 1982, it is perhaps best known for its top 40 pop singles “Heart to Heart”, “Welcome To Heartlight” and “Don’t Fight It”, which was co-written by Journey frontman Steve Perry, who also performs on the track, and Neil Giraldo, Pat […]
Stand By The Power is the 28th studio album by Christian music vocal group The Imperials, released in 1982 on DaySpring Records. This is the first album to feature new lead singer Paul Smith, who replaced Russ Taff after being with the group since 1976. While promoting an Imperials concert at Baylor University where he […]
Let Me Rock You is the third album released by former Kiss drummer Peter Criss. Due to poor sales for his previous album, Out of Control, Let Me Rock You was not released in the United States until 1998, when it was reissued on CD. The album was produced by Vini Poncia, who previously produced […]
The Fox is the fifteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1981. The track “Elton’s Song” was banned from radio play in some countries due to its content, which included references to homosexuality. The album was produced by John, Clive Franks and for the first time, Chris Thomas, who would produce many […]
Runaway is an album by Bill Champlin, released on Elektra Records in 1981. It is notable as containing “Tonight Tonight”, Champlin’s major hit as a solo artist, as well as “Sara”, which also achieved a degree of chart success. The album was primarily produced by David Foster, who had also produced Champlin’s previous solo album, […]
Bill Schnee’s production on Kiki Dee‘s final album for Rocket records is the problem with Stay With Me. None of the passion that Clive Franks and Elton John poured over Loving & Free can be found here, nor the directness and authority Pip Williams gave to 1981’s Perfect Timing disc on RCA. Kiki Dee is […]
Middle Man is the ninth album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in 1980. Scaggs re-hired the members of the band Toto as session musicians, and shared song-writing credits with them. He re-embraced the commercial rock appeal of Silk Degrees. The album reached #8 in the Billboard 200 album chart, and two singles reached […]
21 at 33 is the fourteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released on 13 May 1980. It was recorded at Super Bear Studios, Nice, France, in August 1979, and Rumbo Recorders and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California between January to March 1980. Two of John’s “classic” bandmates, drummer Nigel Olsson and bass […]
Faces is the tenth studio album, a double-LP by R&B artists Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1980 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached number 2 and number 10 on the Billboard Black and Pop albums charts. It has been certified gold in the US by the RIAA. In a 2007 interview when asked which […]
Alibi is the ninth original studio album by American folk rock duo America, released by Capitol Records in 1980. Prior to their second album on Capitol, Bunnell and Beckley amicably parted ways with George Martin in an effort to try a new musical direction. For the new album, the group utilized two producers — Matthew […]