Cuts Both Ways is a 1989 album by Gloria Estefan. It was the first studio album credited to Estefan as a solo artist, but is her 11th album overall including her work with the band the Miami Sound Machine. Although Estefan’s name is on the front cover, on the spine of the album’s vinyl LP … Read more
On September Morn, Neil Diamond began to push the borders of easy listening, concentrating more on immaculately polished studio craft than songcraft. Even though the songs are a little inconsistent, they have their moments — “Dancing in the Street,” “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore,” “Stagger Lee,” and especially the title track — where it … Read more
7 is the third album from the British ska/pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it reached #5 in the UK album chart. All but one track was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas in the summer of 1981, the exception being Grey Day which was recorded in London earlier in the year. … Read more
Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing. The album became a huge commercial success. It went on to sell 32 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. In the United States the album spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales … Read more
Luxury of Life is the debut album by the British pop group Five Star. Though not a great success when it was first released in the summer of 1985, the album eventually peaked at number 12 in early 1986, and spent a total of 70 weeks in the UK Albums Chart. It was certified Platinum … Read more
The Visitors is the eighth and final studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on 30 November 1981. With The Visitors, ABBA took several steps away from the “lighter” pop music they had recorded previously and the album is often regarded as a more complex and mature effort. The opening track, “The Visitors”, with … Read more
Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released June 10, 1988. It was their first studio release in four years and their first with Arista Records. Though it went platinum and produced a hit with “Everything Your Heart Desires”, it charted lower and sold fewer … Read more
Xanadu is the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name, featuring the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The original LP release featured on side one the songs of Newton-John, and on side two the songs of ELO. Although the film was a critical and commercial … Read more