The Headless Children is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Capitol Records in 1989. The album demonstrates a certain maturity from the band, with lyrics of a political and social nature. Track 6 in particular “The Neutron Bomber” is about recently retired US President Ronald Reagan. “Mean Man” is … Read more
3 Feet High and Rising is the debut album from American hip hop trio De La Soul, released in 1989. The album marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. It is consistently placed on ‘greatest albums’ lists by noted music … Read more
The Stone Roses is the debut album by English rock band The Stone Roses, released on Silvertone Records in 1989. It cemented the band’s reputation among critics, and is still rated by some as one of the most influential albums. In 2004 an Observer Music Monthly poll consisting of musicians and critics voted the album … Read more
Brave and Crazy is the second album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). As of 2010, the album has sold 632,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released on 1 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The record marks a return to the introspective and gloomy gothic rock style the band had established in the early 1980s. As he neared the age of thirty, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith had … Read more
Doolittle is the second studio album from the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. The album’s offbeat and dark subject material, featuring references to surrealism, Biblical violence, torture and death, contrasts with the clean production sound achieved by the newly hired producer Gil Norton. Doolittle was the Pixies’ first international … Read more
Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by new wave band The B-52’s, released in 1989. It contains the singles “Love Shack” and “Roam,” which remain two of their most popular tunes. The success of the album served as a comeback after the death of former guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985.
Zig Zag is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Hooters and was released in 1989. With Zig Zag, The Hooters moved toward a more political and folk music direction, contrasting significantly with their previous light-hearted songs. On this album, the songs dealt with the death of a friend, the demise of vinyl … Read more
AFFECTION is a hit-packed album from one of the pioneering club divas of the early ’90s. Lisa Stansfield’s “All Around the World” was one of the biggest songs of the era, and became a chart-topper in numerous countries. With its big drum machine beats and smooth vocals from Stansfield, AFFECTION ushered in a sound that … Read more
Cuts Both Ways is a 1989 album by Gloria Estefan. It was the first studio album credited to Estefan as a solo artist, but is her 11th album overall including her work with the band the Miami Sound Machine. Although Estefan’s name is on the front cover, on the spine of the album’s vinyl LP … Read more