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 […]
In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record and In Harmony 2 are two Grammy Award-winning compilation albums of children’s music performed by various artists, released in 1980 and 1982, respectively. Of the two albums, only the first album charted, reaching #156 on the Billboard 200. The Doobie Brothers’ cover of “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” was the […]
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 […]
Physical is the ninth full length studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released on 13 October 1981 by MCA Records. The album was produced and partly written by her long-time producer John Farrar. Recorded and mixed at David J. Holman’s studio in Hollywood, California. Physical continues the pop style in which Newton-John moved towards […]
Pirates is the second album by Chicago-born singer, songwriter, and musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in July 1981, two years after her eponymous debut Rickie Lee Jones. The album is partially an account of her break-up with fellow musician Tom Waits after the success of her debut album. Initial recording for Pirates began in January […]
Listen (1981, Chrysalis) is the second solo album fron English singer Charlie Dore. This album featured most of Toto as the studio band. She toured with her UK band throughout 1981 and 1982, representing the UK in Tokyo at the Yamaha Song Festival and won the Silver prize at the Seoul Song Festival with her […]
Close Enough is the third solo album from singer Sarah Dash, released in 1981 on CBS. Tracks 1 Only You Can Fill The Need (Patrick Henderson) 3:33 2 Close Enough (David Lasley, Willie Wilcox) 4:39 3 Leaving Again (Barry Fasman, Steve Sperry) 3:30 4 P.S. I Love You (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) 3:16 5 Paradise […]
Sweet Sweet is the fifth solo album by Burton Cummings, released in 1981. Tracks 1 You Saved My Soul (Burton Cummings) 4:192 Real Good (Burton Cummings) 3:413 Mother Keep Your Daughters In (Burton Cummings) 3:534 Something Old, Something New (Burton Cummings) 4:355 Nothin’ Wrong with the Road (Burton Cummings) 3:356 Gettin’ My Daddy’s Car (Burton […]
Secret Combination is an album by the American R&B singer Randy Crawford, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 12 in the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart in July 1981, and No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in January 1982. The singles “You Might Need Somebody” and “Rainy Night […]
Shōgo Hamada (浜田 省吾 Hamada Shōg, born December 29, 1952) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan’s SME Records division. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School (where he was a member of the baseball […]