Welcome to my bonus post on awesome albums of the 80s. In the series i decided that only one album from an artist could appear. The list wasn't truly exhaustive (despite how many posts there actually were). This post is to give a few additional 80s albums that didn't fit the criteria.
i would like to also note that there are some albums that i never have acutally owned - like Def Leppard, Air Supply, Duran Duran, Foreigner, Journey, Poision, etc - so i excluded them. i consider 1990 the last year of the 80s (and 1980 the last year of the 70s). That is where the internet comes in - if you want to, you can nominate 1980s albums that i excluded (for whatever reason)
Honorable Mentions (in no order whatsoever)
* Icehouse - Man of Colors (1987)
* Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl (1988)
* Bon Jovi - New Jersey (1988)
* Breathe - Peace of Mind (1990)
* Chicago - Chicago 16 (1982)
* Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (1983)
* Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue (1987)
* Donny Osmond - Eyes Don't Lie (1990)
* Erasure - The Innocents (1988)
* Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
* Howard Jones - Dream Into Action (1985)
* Huey Lewis and the News - Fore! (1986)
* INXS - Kick (1988)
* Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
* Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
* Lou Gramm - Ready or Not (1987)
* Michael Damian - Where Do We Go From Here (1989)
* Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
* Mike + the Mechanics - The Living Years (1988)
* Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (1989)
* Various - Top Gun Soundtrack (1986)
* Various - Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack (1987)
* Various - Footloose Soundtrack (1984)
* Peter Cetera - Solitude/Solitarie (1986)
* Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
* REO Speedwagon - Wheels are Turnin' (1984)
* Richard Marx - Richard Marx (1987)
* Rick Astely - Hold Me In Your Arms (1988)
* Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1988)
* Survivor - Vital Signs (1984)
* Wang Chung - Mosaic (1986)
* Wham! - Music From the Edge of Heaven (1986)
* Whitney Houston - Whitney (1987)
* Weird Al Yankovic - Even Worse (1988)
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Awesome 80s Albums: Alias - Alias
Welcome to part 32 of my 32 parts series on awesome albums of the 80s.
This album is the self-titled debut from Alias. i think i got this album (used) for the song "More Than Words Can Say". This is another low expectation album that actually turned out decently. Alias apparently was the vocalist and guitarist from Sheriff ("When I'm With You") and some ex-Heart band members. This album was released in 1990. i consider 1990 the last year of the 80s.
Notable Singles:
* "More Than Words Can Say"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "Waiting for Love"
* "Haunted Heart"
Other Songs on the Album (some are kind of good)
* "After All the Love is Gone"
* "Heroes"
* "One More Chance"
* "Say What I Wanna Say"
* "Standing in the Darkness"
* "The Power"
* "True Emotion"
* "What to Do"
This album is the self-titled debut from Alias. i think i got this album (used) for the song "More Than Words Can Say". This is another low expectation album that actually turned out decently. Alias apparently was the vocalist and guitarist from Sheriff ("When I'm With You") and some ex-Heart band members. This album was released in 1990. i consider 1990 the last year of the 80s.
Notable Singles:
* "More Than Words Can Say"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "Waiting for Love"
* "Haunted Heart"
Other Songs on the Album (some are kind of good)
* "After All the Love is Gone"
* "Heroes"
* "One More Chance"
* "Say What I Wanna Say"
* "Standing in the Darkness"
* "The Power"
* "True Emotion"
* "What to Do"
Awesome 80s Albums: Jude Cole - A View from 3rd Street
Welcome to part 31 of my 32 (plus bonus) part series on awesome albums from the 80s.
You may ask why this (and the next one) are on my list of awesome 1980s albums when they were released in 1990. Well, i don't consider 1980 to be the first year of the 80s - therefore, i regard 1990 as the last year of the 80s. 1980 had more in common musically with the 70s, 1990 still had a kind of late 80s feel (especially pop music).
Anyway, this album A View from 3rd Street was Jude Cole's second album. i got this mostly for the song "Baby It's Tonight". i found this album (used) and found several other decent songs.
Notable Singles:
* "Baby It's Tonight"
* "Time For Letting Go"
Other Songs i Kind of Liked (the only 4 i have on my Zune)
* "House Full of Reasons"
* "Compared to Nothing"
Other Songs on the Album (i probably liked at least 50% of these too):
* "Hallowed Ground"
* "Get Me Through the Night"
* "Stranger to Myself"
* "This Time It's Us"
* "Heart of Blues"
* "Prove Me Wrong"
You may ask why this (and the next one) are on my list of awesome 1980s albums when they were released in 1990. Well, i don't consider 1980 to be the first year of the 80s - therefore, i regard 1990 as the last year of the 80s. 1980 had more in common musically with the 70s, 1990 still had a kind of late 80s feel (especially pop music).
Anyway, this album A View from 3rd Street was Jude Cole's second album. i got this mostly for the song "Baby It's Tonight". i found this album (used) and found several other decent songs.
Notable Singles:
* "Baby It's Tonight"
* "Time For Letting Go"
Other Songs i Kind of Liked (the only 4 i have on my Zune)
* "House Full of Reasons"
* "Compared to Nothing"
Other Songs on the Album (i probably liked at least 50% of these too):
* "Hallowed Ground"
* "Get Me Through the Night"
* "Stranger to Myself"
* "This Time It's Us"
* "Heart of Blues"
* "Prove Me Wrong"
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Awesome 80s Albums: Waterfront - Waterfront
Welcome to part 30 of my >0 part series on awesome albums of the 80s
The album today is the 1989 self-titled debut album by the group Waterfront. This is kind of an obscure album (only selling 600,000 or so copies worldwide). Apparently, the group broke up after this album and took some time off - apparently they got back together in 1989. US listeners may know the song "Cry" (as it is supposedly nearing 1 million air plays) about a 16 year old girl who was looking all of 21. This is another used/blind buy album - i got it for the song "Cry". At first, a couple of songs stood out - but this album really grew on me.
Notable Singles:
* "Cry"
Other Singles:
* "Nature of Love" - i like this song
* "Broken Arrow"
* "Move On"
Other Songs on the CD:
* "Tightrope"
* "Platinum Halo"
* "Dancing With Strangers"
* "Set You Free"
* "Soul Survivor"
* "Waterfront"
* "Saved"
This (experiment) goes out to someone who thinks he hasn't done anything fun today.
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Ok, so that didn't exactly work. The "joke" was that my alleged brother was criticizing me for my abnormal amount of 80s related posts lately. He said "i'm not reading 7 posts in one day". So i kind of recorded some rough audio using Sound Recorder - kind of the audio book version of my post. i will leave this up as a sign of a bad idea. i thought that SkyDrive might give me a link location, not an embed code. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
The album today is the 1989 self-titled debut album by the group Waterfront. This is kind of an obscure album (only selling 600,000 or so copies worldwide). Apparently, the group broke up after this album and took some time off - apparently they got back together in 1989. US listeners may know the song "Cry" (as it is supposedly nearing 1 million air plays) about a 16 year old girl who was looking all of 21. This is another used/blind buy album - i got it for the song "Cry". At first, a couple of songs stood out - but this album really grew on me.
Notable Singles:
* "Cry"
Other Singles:
* "Nature of Love" - i like this song
* "Broken Arrow"
* "Move On"
Other Songs on the CD:
* "Tightrope"
* "Platinum Halo"
* "Dancing With Strangers"
* "Set You Free"
* "Soul Survivor"
* "Waterfront"
* "Saved"
This (experiment) goes out to someone who thinks he hasn't done anything fun today.
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Ok, so that didn't exactly work. The "joke" was that my alleged brother was criticizing me for my abnormal amount of 80s related posts lately. He said "i'm not reading 7 posts in one day". So i kind of recorded some rough audio using Sound Recorder - kind of the audio book version of my post. i will leave this up as a sign of a bad idea. i thought that SkyDrive might give me a link location, not an embed code. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
Awesome 80s Albums: Wham! - Make it Big
Welcome to part 29 of my 32 part-ish series of awesome albums of the 80s. i don't go in depth, because that would be too deep.
Now for one of my most listened to albums growing up, the little known album Make It Big by Wham! You know they were awesome when they used an exclamation point in their group name. If you haven't heard a Wham! song and are an 80s fan, i would doubt your claim. Wham! was comprised of George Michael and his friend Andrew Ridgeley (now known as the other guy from Wham!). Wham! released 3 albums: the more disco like Fantastic (which had some decent songs on it), this one, and Music From the Edge of Heaven. This album was released in the awesome mid-80s (1984 to be exact). There are different versions/mixes of "Everything She Wants" and "Freedom" that were released as the singles. These versions are available on The Final - greatest hits album. Some of the better songs off of Fantastic, Wham!'s first album are not on their greatest hits album.
Notable Singles:
* "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
* "Everything She Wants" - i like the single/video version is better
* "Freedom"
* "Careless Whisper"
Other Songs on the Album (some awesome):
* "Heartbeat"
* "Like a Baby"
* "If You Were There"
* "Credit Card Baby" - should have been a single
Now for one of my most listened to albums growing up, the little known album Make It Big by Wham! You know they were awesome when they used an exclamation point in their group name. If you haven't heard a Wham! song and are an 80s fan, i would doubt your claim. Wham! was comprised of George Michael and his friend Andrew Ridgeley (now known as the other guy from Wham!). Wham! released 3 albums: the more disco like Fantastic (which had some decent songs on it), this one, and Music From the Edge of Heaven. This album was released in the awesome mid-80s (1984 to be exact). There are different versions/mixes of "Everything She Wants" and "Freedom" that were released as the singles. These versions are available on The Final - greatest hits album. Some of the better songs off of Fantastic, Wham!'s first album are not on their greatest hits album.
Notable Singles:
* "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
* "Everything She Wants" - i like the single/video version is better
* "Freedom"
* "Careless Whisper"
Other Songs on the Album (some awesome):
* "Heartbeat"
* "Like a Baby"
* "If You Were There"
* "Credit Card Baby" - should have been a single
Awesome 80s Albums: Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Welcome to part, we'll call it 28 of my 32-450 part series on awesome albums of the 80s.
The album was the 1985 (good year, eh?) hit second album from British group Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair. No, this was not Roland Orzabel performing with Michael Jackson or Billy Ocean, this was Roland Orzabel performing with Curt Smith (and others). There are no Psych references at all in this post, though YouTube their version of "Everybody Want to Rule the World" with Curt Smith.
Notable Singles:
* "Everybody Want to Rule the World"
* "Shout"
* "Head Over Heels" - video is odd, single version is better
Lesser Known Singles:
* "Mother's Talk"
* "I Believe"
Other Songs on the CD:
* "The Working Hour"
* "Broken"
* "Listen"
The album was the 1985 (good year, eh?) hit second album from British group Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair. No, this was not Roland Orzabel performing with Michael Jackson or Billy Ocean, this was Roland Orzabel performing with Curt Smith (and others). There are no Psych references at all in this post, though YouTube their version of "Everybody Want to Rule the World" with Curt Smith.
Notable Singles:
* "Everybody Want to Rule the World"
* "Shout"
* "Head Over Heels" - video is odd, single version is better
Lesser Known Singles:
* "Mother's Talk"
* "I Believe"
Other Songs on the CD:
* "The Working Hour"
* "Broken"
* "Listen"
Awesome 80s Albums: Survivor - When Seconds Count
Welcome to part 27 of my 30 - 30 something part series on awesome albums of the 1980s.
This album is from Survivor (famous for "Eye of the Tiger"). This album supposedly is now out of print. Oh yeah, the album was released in 1986 and called "When Seconds Count". Some critics apparently really didn't like this album, but there is some vocal quality in the lead singer that i like. The preceding album Vital Signs (released in 1984) was pretty good too and more successful - apparently.
Notable Singles:
* "Is This Love"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "How Much Love"
* "Man Against the World"
Non-Single Songs on this Album i Kind of Like:
* "Keep It Right Here"
* "Rebel Son"
* "Oceans"
* "When Seconds Count" - probably should have been a single
* "Backstreet Love Affair"
* "In Good Faith" - a bittersweet song for me to hear for some odd reason
* "Can't Let You Go"
This album is from Survivor (famous for "Eye of the Tiger"). This album supposedly is now out of print. Oh yeah, the album was released in 1986 and called "When Seconds Count". Some critics apparently really didn't like this album, but there is some vocal quality in the lead singer that i like. The preceding album Vital Signs (released in 1984) was pretty good too and more successful - apparently.
Notable Singles:
* "Is This Love"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "How Much Love"
* "Man Against the World"
Non-Single Songs on this Album i Kind of Like:
* "Keep It Right Here"
* "Rebel Son"
* "Oceans"
* "When Seconds Count" - probably should have been a single
* "Backstreet Love Affair"
* "In Good Faith" - a bittersweet song for me to hear for some odd reason
* "Can't Let You Go"
Awesome 80s Albums: Donny Osmond - Donny Osmond
Welcome to part 26 of my 32ish series of posts on awesome 1980s albums. Is it so wrong to be pre-occupied with 1985? The mid 80s were a really good time for pop music.
Back in the 80s few people thought that Donny Osmond would return to the mainstream. However, in 1989 he returned to the pop world, albeit anonymously at first. The story goes that the first single, "Soldier of Love" was released to radio as a song by a mystery singer. However, the song climbed the charts - even appearing in the awesome 90s show Parker Lewis Can't Lose. This was another album that i may have purcased used, to be pleasantly surprised. His 1990 follow up album Eyes Don't Lie was not as good as this album, but decent.
Notable Singles:
* "Soldier of Love"
* "Sacred Emotion"
Lesser Known Singles (some of them international):
* "Hold On"
* "I'm In It For Love" - awesome song
* "Groove"
* "If It's Love That You Want"
* "I'll Be Good to You"
Other Songs on the CD:
* " Inner Rhythm"
* "Faces in the Mirror"
* "My Secret Touch"
* "Only Heaven Knows"
Back in the 80s few people thought that Donny Osmond would return to the mainstream. However, in 1989 he returned to the pop world, albeit anonymously at first. The story goes that the first single, "Soldier of Love" was released to radio as a song by a mystery singer. However, the song climbed the charts - even appearing in the awesome 90s show Parker Lewis Can't Lose. This was another album that i may have purcased used, to be pleasantly surprised. His 1990 follow up album Eyes Don't Lie was not as good as this album, but decent.
Notable Singles:
* "Soldier of Love"
* "Sacred Emotion"
Lesser Known Singles (some of them international):
* "Hold On"
* "I'm In It For Love" - awesome song
* "Groove"
* "If It's Love That You Want"
* "I'll Be Good to You"
Other Songs on the CD:
* " Inner Rhythm"
* "Faces in the Mirror"
* "My Secret Touch"
* "Only Heaven Knows"
Awesome 80s Albums: Kylie Minogue - Kylie
This is part 25 of my post on awesome albums of the 80s.
For this post i have chosen an somewhat obscure 80s album (in the US), Kylie by Kylie Minogue - it is kind of self titled, without the last name. i found this is a discount bin at some retail store in the early 90s - i only really knew her version of "The Loco-Motion". This album has kind of a dance-pop sound. It is a Stock Aitken Waterman production (they also worked on the first two Rick Astley albums and numerous singles in the 80s).
Notable Singles (in US)
* "The Loco-Motion"
Other Singles:
* "I Should Be So Lucky"
* "Got to Be Certain"
* "Ja Nes Sais Pas Porquoi"
* "It's No Secret"
* "Turn It Into Love"
Other Songs on the CD:
* "I Miss You"
* "I'll Still Be Loving You"
* "Look My Way"
* "Love at First Sight"
For this post i have chosen an somewhat obscure 80s album (in the US), Kylie by Kylie Minogue - it is kind of self titled, without the last name. i found this is a discount bin at some retail store in the early 90s - i only really knew her version of "The Loco-Motion". This album has kind of a dance-pop sound. It is a Stock Aitken Waterman production (they also worked on the first two Rick Astley albums and numerous singles in the 80s).
Notable Singles (in US)
* "The Loco-Motion"
Other Singles:
* "I Should Be So Lucky"
* "Got to Be Certain"
* "Ja Nes Sais Pas Porquoi"
* "It's No Secret"
* "Turn It Into Love"
Other Songs on the CD:
* "I Miss You"
* "I'll Still Be Loving You"
* "Look My Way"
* "Love at First Sight"
Awesome 80s Albums: Mr. Mister - Welcome to the Real World
Welcome to part 24 of my 32 part series on awesome 1980s albums. Because you know they are like totally awesome.
The post today concerns another one of my favorite albums, Welcome to the Real World by studio group Mr. Mister. This album was released in the awesome year of Reagan, 1985 (the mid 80s were pretty good for pop music). As far as i can tell, there were only 3 successful singles released from the album - but some of the non-single tracks are pretty good (and single worthy).
Notable Singles:
* "Kyrie"
* "Broken Wings"
* "Is It Love"
Other Singles (Apparently)
* "Black/White"
Other Songs On the Album (of ascertainable awesomeness):
* "Uniform of Youth"
* "Don't Slow Down"
* "Run to Her"
* "Into My Own Hands"
* "Tangent Tears"
* "Welcome to the Real World"
The post today concerns another one of my favorite albums, Welcome to the Real World by studio group Mr. Mister. This album was released in the awesome year of Reagan, 1985 (the mid 80s were pretty good for pop music). As far as i can tell, there were only 3 successful singles released from the album - but some of the non-single tracks are pretty good (and single worthy).
Notable Singles:
* "Kyrie"
* "Broken Wings"
* "Is It Love"
Other Singles (Apparently)
* "Black/White"
Other Songs On the Album (of ascertainable awesomeness):
* "Uniform of Youth"
* "Don't Slow Down"
* "Run to Her"
* "Into My Own Hands"
* "Tangent Tears"
* "Welcome to the Real World"
Awesome 80s Albums: Mike + The Mechanics - Mike + The Mechanics
Welcome to part 23 of my 32 part series of the awesomeness that was 1980 album releases. Compared to today, there is no comparison. 1980s = good, today <> good.
Anyway, this post deals with the 1985 debut album for Mike and the Mechanics. Mike and the Mechanics was a side project for Mike Rutherford from Genesis. The vocals were handled by Paul Young (not that one) and Paul Carrack. "All I Need a Miracle" was awesome enough to push this album onto my list, but as a whole - this album is not bad. They also had a pretty solid second album (which contained "The Living Years").
Notable Singles:
* "All I Need is a Miracle" - so true
* "Silent Running"
Other Singles:
* "Taken In"
Other Songs from the Album (some are kind of awesome):
* "Par Avian"
* "Hanging by a Thread"
* "I Get the Feeling"
* "Take the Reins"
* "You Are the One"
* "A Call to Arms"
Anyway, this post deals with the 1985 debut album for Mike and the Mechanics. Mike and the Mechanics was a side project for Mike Rutherford from Genesis. The vocals were handled by Paul Young (not that one) and Paul Carrack. "All I Need a Miracle" was awesome enough to push this album onto my list, but as a whole - this album is not bad. They also had a pretty solid second album (which contained "The Living Years").
Notable Singles:
* "All I Need is a Miracle" - so true
* "Silent Running"
Other Singles:
* "Taken In"
Other Songs from the Album (some are kind of awesome):
* "Par Avian"
* "Hanging by a Thread"
* "I Get the Feeling"
* "Take the Reins"
* "You Are the One"
* "A Call to Arms"
Awesome 80s Albums: George Michael - Faith
Welcome to the 22nd post in my 32 post series of awesome 80s albums.
i don't think the list of awesome 80s albums would be complete without this gem from George Michael. The album in question is George Michael's colossal 1987 solo debut (after Wham!), Faith. Apparently, the album had a strong debut and to date has sold over 25 million albums. There were 7 singles released from this album - however, some of the single versions are better (in my opinion) than the album versions. Those were the days, before George Michael started acting strange and passing out behind the wheel of his car. This album pretty much dominated my listening time in 1988 - this is a fun album to sing along to. This album was indeed fun to sing along to. i had a "friend" in elementary school who wasn't allowed to listen to the second side of the album.
Notable Singles:
* "Faith"
* "I Want Your Sex" - the album version is a two parter, i prefer the first version alone
* "Father Figure"
* "One More Try"
* "Monkey" - i like the remixed single version better
* "Kissing a Fool" - awesome song
Other Singles:
* "Hard Day"
Other Songs on the Album (in a variety of awesomeness):
* "Hand to Mouth"
* "Look at Your Hands"
* "A Last Request"
* "Hard Day (Remix)"
i don't think the list of awesome 80s albums would be complete without this gem from George Michael. The album in question is George Michael's colossal 1987 solo debut (after Wham!), Faith. Apparently, the album had a strong debut and to date has sold over 25 million albums. There were 7 singles released from this album - however, some of the single versions are better (in my opinion) than the album versions. Those were the days, before George Michael started acting strange and passing out behind the wheel of his car. This album pretty much dominated my listening time in 1988 - this is a fun album to sing along to. This album was indeed fun to sing along to. i had a "friend" in elementary school who wasn't allowed to listen to the second side of the album.
Notable Singles:
* "Faith"
* "I Want Your Sex" - the album version is a two parter, i prefer the first version alone
* "Father Figure"
* "One More Try"
* "Monkey" - i like the remixed single version better
* "Kissing a Fool" - awesome song
Other Singles:
* "Hard Day"
Other Songs on the Album (in a variety of awesomeness):
* "Hand to Mouth"
* "Look at Your Hands"
* "A Last Request"
* "Hard Day (Remix)"
Awesome 80s Albums: Miami Sound Machine - Primitive Love
Welcome to part 21 (is it?) of my 32 part series on awesome albums of the 1980s. There actually were 1980s albums that did not rock - probably.
This post is about the 1985 release from Miami Sound Machine (Gloria Estefan) - Primitive Love. This was Miami Sound Machine's breakout album (at least among the English speaking audience). There were four top 10 singles off of this album. Songs from this album still occasionally pop up in pop culture - right Bender Bending Rodriguez?
Notable Singles:
* "Conga"
* "Bad Boy"
* "Words Get In the Way"
* "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"
Other Songs on the Album (of varying awesomeness):
* "Body to Body"
* "Primitive Love"
* "Mucho Money"
* "You Made A Fool Out of Me"
* "Movies"
* "Surrender Paradise"
This post is about the 1985 release from Miami Sound Machine (Gloria Estefan) - Primitive Love. This was Miami Sound Machine's breakout album (at least among the English speaking audience). There were four top 10 singles off of this album. Songs from this album still occasionally pop up in pop culture - right Bender Bending Rodriguez?
Notable Singles:
* "Conga"
* "Bad Boy"
* "Words Get In the Way"
* "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"
Other Songs on the Album (of varying awesomeness):
* "Body to Body"
* "Primitive Love"
* "Mucho Money"
* "You Made A Fool Out of Me"
* "Movies"
* "Surrender Paradise"
Awesome 80s Albums: Martika - Martika
Welcome to part 20 of my 32 (plus bonus post) part series on awesome albums from the most awesome of decades, the awesome 80s.
This is yet another album that i no longer own in physical form, Martika's 1989 self-titled debut album. There is something about female vocalists that is a little off putting for me (maybe it is their insistence to opera things up and overkill the vibrato, or hit insanely high notes) - at least that is limited in the pop world. Well, anyway, Martika's debut is actually a decent solo effort. Maybe that is because this is an 80s pop sound. This album was somewhat successful behind the big single "Toy Soldiers".
Notable Singles:
* "Toy Soldiers"
* "More than You Know"
* "I Feel the Earth Move"
Other Singles:
* "Water" (Remixed version)
Other Songs on the Album i Kind of Like:
* "Alibis"
* "Cross My Heart"
* "If You're Tarzan, I'm Jane"
* "It's Not What You're Doing"
* "See If I Care"
* "You Got Me Into This"
This is yet another album that i no longer own in physical form, Martika's 1989 self-titled debut album. There is something about female vocalists that is a little off putting for me (maybe it is their insistence to opera things up and overkill the vibrato, or hit insanely high notes) - at least that is limited in the pop world. Well, anyway, Martika's debut is actually a decent solo effort. Maybe that is because this is an 80s pop sound. This album was somewhat successful behind the big single "Toy Soldiers".
Notable Singles:
* "Toy Soldiers"
* "More than You Know"
* "I Feel the Earth Move"
Other Singles:
* "Water" (Remixed version)
Other Songs on the Album i Kind of Like:
* "Alibis"
* "Cross My Heart"
* "If You're Tarzan, I'm Jane"
* "It's Not What You're Doing"
* "See If I Care"
* "You Got Me Into This"
Friday, April 15, 2011
Awesome 80s Albums: Glenn Merieros - Glenn Medieros
This is part 19 in my 31(?) part series of awesome 1980s albums.
This post will mention the 1987 self-titled album by Glenn Medeiros, which was released on Amherst Records. Appaently, he released this album when he was 17 years old. There isn't a whole lot of information here, other than apparently Glenn Medieros is now a teacher living in Hawaii.
Notable Singles:
* "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"
Other Singles:
* "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" - awesome song
* "Watching Over You"
Other Songs on the Album:
* "The Wings of My Heart"
* "A Stranger Tonight"
* "What's It Gonna Take"
* "A Fool's Affair"
* "You Left the Loneliest Heart" - The Boys Club version is much better
* "Knocking at Your Door"
This post will mention the 1987 self-titled album by Glenn Medeiros, which was released on Amherst Records. Appaently, he released this album when he was 17 years old. There isn't a whole lot of information here, other than apparently Glenn Medieros is now a teacher living in Hawaii.
Notable Singles:
* "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You"
Other Singles:
* "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone" - awesome song
* "Watching Over You"
Other Songs on the Album:
* "The Wings of My Heart"
* "A Stranger Tonight"
* "What's It Gonna Take"
* "A Fool's Affair"
* "You Left the Loneliest Heart" - The Boys Club version is much better
* "Knocking at Your Door"
Awesome 80s Albums: Richard Marx - Repeat Offender
Welcome to part 18 (i think) of my defined but not stated directly here part series of 1980s album awesomeness.
This post deals with the 1989 second album for singer/songwriter turned producer Richard Marx. Richard Marx's self-titled debut album was actually pretty good too, but this one gets the edge as it contains his signature song. i also like the "filler" songs better in this album - some of them were good enough to be singles (in my opinion). This is another album in my top 10 - one of these times i'm going to actually put that list together.
Notable Singles:
* "Right Here Waiting"
* "Satisfied"
* "Angelia"
* "Too Late to Say Goodbye"
* "Children of the Night"
Other Songs That i Kind of Like:
* "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
* "Heart on the Line"
* "Real World"
* "If You Don't Want My Love"
* "That Was Lulu"
* "Wait for the Sunrise"
This post deals with the 1989 second album for singer/songwriter turned producer Richard Marx. Richard Marx's self-titled debut album was actually pretty good too, but this one gets the edge as it contains his signature song. i also like the "filler" songs better in this album - some of them were good enough to be singles (in my opinion). This is another album in my top 10 - one of these times i'm going to actually put that list together.
Notable Singles:
* "Right Here Waiting"
* "Satisfied"
* "Angelia"
* "Too Late to Say Goodbye"
* "Children of the Night"
Other Songs That i Kind of Like:
* "Nothin' You Can Do About It"
* "Heart on the Line"
* "Real World"
* "If You Don't Want My Love"
* "That Was Lulu"
* "Wait for the Sunrise"
Awesome 80s Albums: Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
Welcome to part 17 of my YYY part series on awesome albums of the 80s. By my count, only 14 more left after this one. i did limit it to one album per artist.
This post deals with a group from the San Francisco area - Huey Lewis and the News. Apparently, Huey Lewis needed a year or less to create between their second album and this one. Their most successful album, Sports was released in 1983 - achieving most of its success in 1984.
Notable Singles:
* "Heart and Soul"
* "I Want a New Drug"
* "The Heart of Rock & Roll"
* "If This is It"
* "Walking on a Thin Line"
Non-Single Songs i Kind of Like:
* "Bad is Bad"
The Rest of the Album:
* "Finally Found a Home"
* "You Crack Me Up"
* "Honky Tonk Blues"
This post deals with a group from the San Francisco area - Huey Lewis and the News. Apparently, Huey Lewis needed a year or less to create between their second album and this one. Their most successful album, Sports was released in 1983 - achieving most of its success in 1984.
Notable Singles:
* "Heart and Soul"
* "I Want a New Drug"
* "The Heart of Rock & Roll"
* "If This is It"
* "Walking on a Thin Line"
Non-Single Songs i Kind of Like:
* "Bad is Bad"
The Rest of the Album:
* "Finally Found a Home"
* "You Crack Me Up"
* "Honky Tonk Blues"
Awesome 80s Albums: Lou Gramm - Long Hard Look
Welcome to part 16 of my XXX part series on awesome albums of the 80s
This post's topic is the 1989 album by Lou Gramm, Long Hard Look. In case you didn't know, Lou Gramm was the lead singer for Foreigner throughout the 80s. The critics may not have liked this album, but i do. This is another album i got used in the 90s. Some lead singers have solo projects and it sounds just like a lost song from the group they came from (Steve Perry from Journey comes to mind). The songs on this album don't really seem like they are missing Foreigner songs, but something a little different.
Notable Singles:
* "Just Between You And Me"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "True Blue Love"
Other Songs on the Album that i Kind of Like:
* "Angel With A Dirty Face"
* "Broken Dreams"
* "I'll Come Running"
* "Warmest Rising Sun"
* "Day One"
* "I'll Know When It's Over"
Other Songs on Disc:
* "Hangin' On My Hip"
* "Tin Soldier"
This post's topic is the 1989 album by Lou Gramm, Long Hard Look. In case you didn't know, Lou Gramm was the lead singer for Foreigner throughout the 80s. The critics may not have liked this album, but i do. This is another album i got used in the 90s. Some lead singers have solo projects and it sounds just like a lost song from the group they came from (Steve Perry from Journey comes to mind). The songs on this album don't really seem like they are missing Foreigner songs, but something a little different.
Notable Singles:
* "Just Between You And Me"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "True Blue Love"
Other Songs on the Album that i Kind of Like:
* "Angel With A Dirty Face"
* "Broken Dreams"
* "I'll Come Running"
* "Warmest Rising Sun"
* "Day One"
* "I'll Know When It's Over"
Other Songs on Disc:
* "Hangin' On My Hip"
* "Tin Soldier"
Awesome 80s Albums: Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock
Welcome to another addition to my awesome albums of the 1980s series. We'll call it part Y.
Unlike some of the previous posts, i still have this album even though i have the greatest hits album too. Six out of ten songs are also on the greatest hits, which also has some a couple of decent songs from their second album (i liked the four non-included songs enough to keep the album). Johnny Hates Jazz - and after taking a college humanities class, so do i. The lead singer and song writer Clark Datchler left the group after this album was released. This album is not exactly the most lyrically upbeat album. Johnny Hates Jazz is frequently misidentified as a one hit wonder.
Notable Singles:
* "Shattered Dreams"
* "Turn Back the Clock"
* "I Don't Want to Be a Hero"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "Foolish Heart"
* "Heart of Gold"
* "Don't Say It's Love"
Other Songs on Album (not Greatest Hits):
* "What Other Reason"
* "Listen"
* "Different Seasons"
* "Don't Let it End This Way"
Unlike some of the previous posts, i still have this album even though i have the greatest hits album too. Six out of ten songs are also on the greatest hits, which also has some a couple of decent songs from their second album (i liked the four non-included songs enough to keep the album). Johnny Hates Jazz - and after taking a college humanities class, so do i. The lead singer and song writer Clark Datchler left the group after this album was released. This album is not exactly the most lyrically upbeat album. Johnny Hates Jazz is frequently misidentified as a one hit wonder.
Notable Singles:
* "Shattered Dreams"
* "Turn Back the Clock"
* "I Don't Want to Be a Hero"
Lesser Known Singles:
* "Foolish Heart"
* "Heart of Gold"
* "Don't Say It's Love"
Other Songs on Album (not Greatest Hits):
* "What Other Reason"
* "Listen"
* "Different Seasons"
* "Don't Let it End This Way"
Awesome 80s Albums: Scritti Politti - Cupid and Psyche '85
Welcome to part 14 of my FFAAEE part series on awesome ablums from the 1980s.
This post continues the recent trend of albums that i used to own, but no longer do. Apparently i collect things for a while, then tend to sell/divest myself of them. This casualty came before a move probably because it was harder to sing along to and the guy's voice is a little nasally. i was on the fence about keeping this CD - but it sold at a garage sale. i originally got the album used after hearing the song "Perfect Way" on a compilation disc of 80s music (Living in Oblvion, i think). The album is Cupid and Psyche '85 by Scritti Politti.
Notable Singles (US):
* "Perfect Way"
Lesser Singles (though some did well in other countries):
* "Wood Beez"
* "Absolute"
* "Hypnotize"
* "The Word Girl"
Also Appearining on Album:
* "Small Talk"
* "A Little Knowledge"
* "Don't Work that Hard"
* "Lover to Fall"
* "Flesh & Blood"
* Other versions of: "Absolute", "Wood Beez" and "Hypnotize"
This post continues the recent trend of albums that i used to own, but no longer do. Apparently i collect things for a while, then tend to sell/divest myself of them. This casualty came before a move probably because it was harder to sing along to and the guy's voice is a little nasally. i was on the fence about keeping this CD - but it sold at a garage sale. i originally got the album used after hearing the song "Perfect Way" on a compilation disc of 80s music (Living in Oblvion, i think). The album is Cupid and Psyche '85 by Scritti Politti.
Notable Singles (US):
* "Perfect Way"
Lesser Singles (though some did well in other countries):
* "Wood Beez"
* "Absolute"
* "Hypnotize"
* "The Word Girl"
Also Appearining on Album:
* "Small Talk"
* "A Little Knowledge"
* "Don't Work that Hard"
* "Lover to Fall"
* "Flesh & Blood"
* Other versions of: "Absolute", "Wood Beez" and "Hypnotize"
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