All Shook Up is a 1980 album by Cheap Trick. It was their fifth studio album and sixth release overall. It was produced by former Beatles producer George Martin. As such, this was the first album since their debut to be produced by someone other than Tom Werman. All Shook Up was even quirkier than … Read more
Huey Lewis and the News is the debut album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1980.
Mistaken Identity is the sixth studio album by American singer Kim Carnes, released in April 1981 by EMI America Records. The album spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, and was subsequently certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of … Read more
Forget that Rick Springfield was a soap star for a moment and listen to his music, because he made some of the finest guitar-driven mainstream pop/rock of the early ’80s. Working Class Dog is his finest moment, filled with expertly crafted pop songs, highlighted by the massive hit “Jessie’s Girl.”
INXS is Australian rock group INXS’s first album. It was released on Deluxe Records in Australia on 13 October 1980. INXS recorded the album in midnight to dawn sessions during 1979 to 1980 after performing, on average, two gigs a day at local pubs around Sydney. All tracks were credited to band members, Garry Gary … Read more
Lawyers in Love is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1983. It reached number 8 on the Billboard Pop album chart and number 30 on the Billboard 200. It was Browne’s fourth straight Top 10 album and stayed on the charts for 33 weeks. Out of eight tracks, five were released … Read more
Desperate is the debut studio album and second overall album by Australian rock band Divinyls, released in 1983 by Chrysalis Records. The album contains the hits “Boys in Town”, “Science Fiction” and “Siren (Never Let You Go)”. The track listing of Desperate differed between the Australian release and the international version. Because Divinyls had already … Read more
Agent Provocateur is the fifth studio album by American/British rock band Foreigner, released on November 5, 1984. A concept album, the songs tell the story of a spy who sees life through both the inside and the outside. The album was the band’s first and only number one album in the UK, and it reached … Read more