Nilsson Schmilsson is the seventh album by American singer Harry Nilsson, released by RCA Records in November 1971. It was Nilsson’s most commercially successful work, producing three of his best-known songs. Among these was the number 1 hit “Without You”, written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the group Badfinger. The album was the […]
“Without You” is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice. The power ballad has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson (1971) and Mariah Carey (1994) became international best-sellers. Paul McCartney once […]
Good Old Boys is the fourth studio album by Randy Newman, released in 10 September 1974 on Reprise Records, catalogue number 2193. It was Newman’s first album to obtain major commercial success, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard 200. The premiere live performance of the album took place on October 5, 1974, at the […]
Stephen Cohn is the first solo album by Stephen Cohn, released in 1973 on Motown. Stephen Cohn is an American composer of concert and film music living in Los Angeles, California. His compositional style embraces an expanded tonality with a 21st-century perspective. Tracks 1 So Many Things (Stephen Cohn) 02:55 2 He Don’t Shoot […]
Crowded House is the debut album by the band Crowded House. It was released in August 1986 and produced by Mitchell Froom. The album includes the hit singles “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, “Something So Strong”, “Mean to Me”, “World Where You Live” and “Now We’re Getting Somewhere”. At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the […]
Children’s Dreams is the third album by singer/songwriter John Hurley (April 18, 1941 – August 16, 1986). It was released in 1973 on Bell Records. Tracks 1 Wailin’ And Moanin’ (John Hurley; Ron Wilkins) 03:28 2 Cold In Memphis (John Hurley; Ron Wilkins) 04:07 3 These Are The Hands (John Hurley; Mary Unobsky) 03:57 4 […]
The Dream Weaver is a solo album by Gary Wright released in July 1975. The album was said by Wright to be the first-ever all-keyboard album (though there were many all-synthesizer LPs before this, including Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos, in 1968), but in fact it also features drums, vocals, and guitar, among other instruments. […]
“Dream Weaver” is a song by the American singer Gary Wright, released as the first single from his third studio album The Dream Weaver in December 1975. The track features Wright on vocals and keyboards and Jim Keltner on drums. According to Gary Wright, the song was inspired by Autobiography of a Yogi, which was […]
“Break Away” (also known as “Breakaway”) is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway. “Break Away”, with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the second […]
Solitaire is the thirty-first studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in the fall of 1973 by Columbia Records and was an attempt to move away from his formulaic series of recent releases that relied heavily on songs that other artists had made popular. The album made its first appearance on Billboard magazine’s […]