“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You“ is a 1987 ballad by Michael Jackson featuring a duet with Siedah Garrett, and was the first single released from his seventh album, Bad. The song was written by Jackson, and co-produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B and adult contemporary […]
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?“ is a song composed by Michel Legrand, with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman for the 1982 film Best Friends, where it was introduced by Patti Austin and James Ingram. The Austin/Ingram version became a single in 1983 and reached #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 […]
“State of Independence“ is a song written by Jon Anderson and Vangelis. Cover versions have been recorded by several artists and it has been a hit single on three occasions. The song is written in a reggae/calypso style and features an abstract spiritual lyric. Originally recorded by Jon and Vangelis for their 1981 album The […]
Start Over is an album released by R&B artist Cheryl Lynn in 1987. This album also marks Lynn’s recording debut on Manhattan Records, though it would be her only album for this label. The album charted higher than her previous release, but still stalled at #55 on the US R&B chart. Two singles, “New Dress” […]
The Heart Of The Matter is the thirteenth studio album by Kenny Rogers, released by RCA Nashville. This album is to date Rogers’ final to reach #1 on the country charts, and peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200. It was produced by George Martin. Tracks 1 I Don’t Want to Have to Worry (Micheal […]
We’ve Got Tonight is the tenth solo studio album by Kenny Rogers, released in 1983. It is also his last with Liberty Records before moving to RCA Nashville. The title cut, a duet with Sheena Easton, was the debut single and became one of Rogers’ signature hits, soaring to #1 on the country charts and […]
Take Me to Your Heaven is the debut album by Stevie Woods, released in 1981 on Cotillion Records. The album was reissued in 2010 by Wounded Bird Records. The album is Woods’ only album to chart on the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. “Steal the Night” and “Just Can’t Win ‘Em All” are […]
Donna Summer is the tenth studio album of American singer Donna Summer, released in 1982, and is currently out of print. It featured the Top 10, Grammy-nominated “Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)” single. Since the disco era, Summer’s work had covered a variety of musical genres and this album was no exception. […]
Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records, as the follow-up to Jackson’s critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. Thriller explores similar genres to those of Off the Wall, including pop, R&B, rock, post-disco, funk, and adult […]
Show Case is the fourth album from Japanese singer Anli Sugano, released in 1981 on EMI. Tracks 1 Anli’s Theme (Hiromasa Suzuki) 00:43 2 I Never Knew (Roland Bautista; George Cables) 03:50 3 La Vie En Rose (Mack David; Marcel Louiguy; Edith Piaf) 04:39 4 Woman In Love (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb) 05:30 5 Blue […]