Album Year: 1986
Raising Hell
Raising Hell is the third studio album by hip hop group Run–D.M.C.. The breakthrough album trumped standing perceptions of commercial viability for hip-hop groups, achieving triple-platinum status and receiving critical attention from quarters that had previously ignored hip hop, dismissing it as a fad.
Change of Address
Change of Address is the ninth studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, and is largely seen to be their least successful. It has been described as “plainly one of the worst efforts” from Krokus, and the band’s website claims that they and their musical style were put under too much pressure from … Read more
Lyle Lovett
While Lyle Lovett’s debut album is easily the closest he’s ever come to making a straight country disc, right out of the box Lovett made it clear he was an eccentric in the great Texas tradition, and rather than sounding like the new boy in Nashville, he presented himself as the odd but likable distant … Read more
Back in the High Life
Back in the High Life is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood’s biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3× Platinum in the US, and it reached the top twenty in most Western countries. … Read more
The Bridge
The Bridge is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on July 29, 1986. It marked the final Billy Joel album produced by Phil Ramone. The Bridge yielded several successful singles, including “A Matter of Trust” , “Modern Woman” and “This Is the Time”. Joel began work on the album—on which two … Read more