Precious Time is the third album from Pat Benatar, released in 1981. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 and produced the top 20 hit “Fire and Ice”, the single would win Benatar her second Grammy Award, this time for “Best Female Rock Vocal Performance” of 1981 which reached #17 on the U.S. Pop … Read more
The Fox is the fifteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1981. The track “Elton’s Song” was banned from radio play in some countries due to its content, which included references to homosexuality. The album was produced by John, Clive Franks and for the first time, Chris Thomas, who would produce many … Read more
Word of Mouth is Toni Basil’s debut album. It was released in 1982. It was certified Gold by RIAA. It featured the #1 worldwide hit “Mickey”. The album also contains three covers of songs by the band Devo who also performed on the songs. The UK version of the album reordered the songs, added “Hangin’ … Read more
Present Arms is the second album by UB40 and was released in 1981. It spent 38 weeks on the UK album charts, reaching number 2. An album of original songs, it spawned two top 20 hits in ‘One in Ten’ (number 7) and ‘Don’t Let It Pass You By/Don’t Slow Down’ (16). Like their first … Read more
Heaven Up Here is the second album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen, released in 30 May 1981. In June 1981, Heaven Up Here became Echo & the Bunnymen’s first Top 10 release when it reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.It was also the band’s first entry into the United … Read more