Album Genre: Synthpop

Kershaw’s second album finally garnered some deserved attention. The rest is his unique style of well-crafted synth-pop.

Let’s Talk About Love is the second album by Modern Talking which was released on 14 October 1985 in Germany and other territories. This album saw a release of only one single Cheri, Cheri Lady which is considered one of Modern Talking’s smash hits to date. The single peaked at No.1 in many countries including … Read more

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is the debut album by English synthpop duo Soft Cell, released in the United Kingdom on 23 November 1981 by Some Bizzare Records. The album’s critical and commercial success was bolstered by the worldwide success of its single “Tainted Love”, a cover version of a soul song by Gloria Jones, which topped … Read more

Scoundrel Days is the second full-length album by the new wave pop/rock band A-ha. It was released on 6 October 1986 through Warner Bros. Records. A deluxe/expanded edition with additional tracks was released in 2010. Yamaha DX7 and Roland Juno-60/106 synths used in the recording of this album—Roland Juno used on intro of the song … Read more

Touch is the third studio album by the British new wave duo Eurythmics, released in November 1983. The album was the duo’s first UK number-one album, and also reached the top 10 in the US. It has since been certified Platinum in the US and Silver in the UK. It was rated #500 on Rolling … Read more

It’s My Life is the second studio album by Talk Talk, released in 1984. It was a Top 5 hit album in several European countries, thanks to the big international success of its singles (notably “Such a Shame”), but it only reached #35 in the UK Top 40 chart. In the United States, the album … Read more

Wonderland is the debut album by Erasure, recorded in 1985 soon after the duo’s formation. It was originally released 1 May 1986 in the United States on Sire Records and 2 June 1986 by Mute Records in the United Kingdom. Not an immediate success, the three singles released from it failed to crack the Top … Read more

Somebody’s Watching Me is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Rockwell, released in 1984 on Motown. It features the title track (with Michael Jackson on vocals in the chorus), as well as the US top 40 hit “Obscene Phone Caller”. However the next two singles, the power ballad “Knife” and a cover of the Beatles’ … Read more

“The 1st Album” is the debut album by Modern Talking, released in the middle of 1985 in Germany. The album contains two international hits “You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul” and “You Can Win If You Want”, the first one of which peaked at No. 1 in many countries including Germany (where it spent four … Read more

The Long Play is the debut studio album by a German pop singer Sandra, released on 9 December 1985. The album was a great commercial success. The lead single “(I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena” was released in March 1985 and went on to top the charts in 21 countries worldwide. It stayed in the German … Read more