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The House of Blue Light

“The house of blue light” is the twelfth sutdio album of Deep Purple released in January 1987. The album is recorded at “The Playhouse” in Stowe, Vermont (USA) in 1986. Producer is Roger Glover.

Inside Information is the sixth studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1987. The album hit #15 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the U.S. for sales exceeding one million copies. “Say You Will” was released as the album’s first single. Allmusic later noted that the single was … Read more

N.W.A. and the Posse

N.W.A. and the Posse is a compilation album, re-releasing N.W.A and associated groups’ underground rap songs from the Los Angeles area’s rap scene on November 6, 1987. It is regarded as American rap group N.W.A’s first but neglected album; N.W.A’s authorized debut studio album, rather, is Straight Outta Compton, released in August 1988. Whereas the … Read more

Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by Belinda Carlisle and her most successful to date. Released in 1987 it featured three singles that made the Top 10 charts in the United States, including the #1 hit “Heaven Is a Place on Earth”.

Tunnel of Love

Tunnel of Love is the eighth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1987. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Tunnel of Love the 91st greatest album of all time. In 1989, the album was ranked #25 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 greatest albums of the 1980s”. In 2003, the same magazine … Read more

Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I

Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I is the second studio album from German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween, released in 1987. It marks the first appearance of vocalist Michael Kiske, and is considered the album that launched Helloween to fame. Part I was also one of the keystones of the Power Metal movement and … Read more

Bad

Bad is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after Jackson’s previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world’s best-selling album. Bad itself has sold between 30 to 45 million copies worldwide, shipped 8 million … Read more

Wow!

WOW! is the fourth album released in September 1987 by Bananarama. It is entirely produced and co-written with the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio and is the last album by the girl group to generate significant chart hits in the U.S. Tensions between group member Siobhan Fahey and Stock, Aitken and Waterman regarding songwriting input … Read more

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson, then known as Debbie Gibson. Gibson personally wrote all ten songs on this album. As executive producer, Douglas Breitbart of Broadbeard Productions, Inc. (whom Gibson’s mother had hired as manager five years before), assembled a team of producers from both New York … Read more

Whenever You Need Somebody

Whenever You Need Somebody is Rick Astley’s first album released in 1987 on RCA Records. It is his best selling album and, according to his own official website, sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. The album is listed in the #136 of the best-selling albums in Spain, and was #7 in the best-selling albums in the … Read more