Laura Branigan is the sixth album by singer Laura Branigan, released in 1990. The album’s second single, “Never in a Million Years”, was an AC hit for Branigan. The album also brought the singer back to the tops of the Hi-NRG charts and dancefloors with its first single, “Moonlight on Water”, and a trendy update […]
Brasil ’86 is an album by Sergio Mendes. The album is best known for four songs by four different vocalists: “Daylight” sung by Siedah Garrett, “Your Smile” by Gracinha Leporace and “No Place to Hide” sung by Lani Hall. “What Do We Mean To Each Other”- duet with Lisa Bevill and Joe Pizzulo, which charted […]
Indian Summer is the third album by the band Go West, released in 1992. It is their most successful album to date, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. Go West are an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox and rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Richard Drummie. At the 1986 Brit […]
This album is an instrumental tribute to the great band Steely Dan, recorded in 2006. Guitarist Jeff Richman came up with this idea: get a house band together made up of A-list session guys and then invite an all-star cast of guitar gods to come in and take turns interpreting the songs of Steely Dan […]
Friends is a Gold-plus album recorded by Dionne Warwick, her seventh for the Arista label. It was recorded during the fall of 1985 and was released that December. The LP was originally issued as number AL 8-8398 in the Arista Catalog. It stands as one of Warwick’s most successful albums. The album was executive produced […]
Winner in You is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Patti LaBelle, released April 28, 1986, on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place during 1985–1986. Production was handled by several record producers, including Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Nickolas Ashford, among others. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard […]
The Works the fourth studio solo album by the English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nik Kershaw. It is the last album that he created for MCA Records, in 1989. It introduces slight jazz influences in some tracks. The title could be interpreted as “the end”, a possibility supported by the lyrics of the track “Take My […]
Progression is an album from Peter Wolf, released in 1999. Peter F. Wolf (born August 26, 1952, Vienna, Austria) is a composer, producer, songwriter and arranger. In 2002, he was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (Österreichische Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst). Peter Wolf is married to fashion model […]
Other Roads is an album by Boz Scaggs, released in 1988. After an eight-year hiatus from recording, Boz Scaggs returned in 1988 with the album Other Roads, a record aimed primarily at the adult contemporary market. The album reached #47 on the Billboard pop album chart, while the lead single “Heart of Mine” was a […]
Karen Blake began her singing career while studying at the Athenian School in Northern California. Launched by the sudden and unexpected applause of her classmates while she was absent-mindedly singing along with a Joni Mitchell song on the radio, Karen progressed quickly to weekend gigs in Berkley CA playing guitar and singing with one of […]