Catch as Catch Can is the third studio album by Kim Wilde, released in autumn 1983. Having toured the UK and Europe in November and December 1982, there was a silence of six months. Kim Wilde returned with the single “Love Blonde”, a jazz/swing-inspired track that lyrically mocked the blonde bombshell image that some media … Read more
Cool Kids is the second studio album by the glam metal band Kix. Released in 1983 on Atlantic Records, it is the only Kix album to feature Brad Divens of Wrathchild America and Souls at Zero on guitar. Cool Kids reached position #177 on the Billboard charts. It showcased a slightly more commercial side of … Read more
Everybody’s Rockin’ is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released in 1983. The album was recorded with the Shocking Pinks (a band made up just for the occasion), and features a selection of rockabilly songs (both covers and original material). Running 25 minutes, it is Young’s shortest album. Everybody’s Rockin’ is typical … Read more
Keep it Up was the third album released by the rock band Loverboy in 1983. With new hit tracks like “Hot Girls in Love”, the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the charts, as did the previous album released by the band.
“The Waterboys” This eponymously named debut album from The Waterboys was recorded in several studio sessions between December 1981 and November 1982. Allmusic describes the sound of the album as “part Van Morrison, part U2”. The album cover is a photograph of lead singer Mike Scott by Panny Charrington and designed by Stephanie Nash. The … Read more
Alpha is the second studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1983. It was the final studio album featuring the original lineup until 2008’s Phoenix. Alpha is dominated by the songwriting tandem of John Wetton and Geoff Downes. All the tracks on the album are written by Wetton/Downes, except for “The Smile Has … Read more
An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel’s teenage years with Joel paying homage to a number of different popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most notably doo-wop … Read more
Passionworks is the seventh studio album, but eighth album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, in 1983. The album marks a shift in musical direction from hard rock and folk to mainstream rock. This album spent 21 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached #39. The single, “How Can I Refuse?” hit … Read more