1988 - Giving You The Best That I Got - Anita Baker
35 Years Ago - 1988 Anita Baker released her third album Giving You the Best That I Got. This was her first #1 album, earned her three...
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Oct 20, 20231 min read
1993 - Very Necessary - Salt-N-Pepa
30 Years Ago - 1993 Salt-N-Pepa released their fourth album Very Necessary. Four singles were released. "Shoop" peaked at #4, #3 R&B/Hip...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read
1988 - Everything - Bangles
35 Years Ago - 1988 The Bangles released their third album Everything. After this album, they would take a nine-year hiatus. "In Your...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read
1983 - Rock 'n Soul Part 1 - Hall & Oates
40 Years Ago - 1983 Daryl Hall & John Oates released a greatest hits collection Rock 'n Soul Part 1. The two new songs became hits as...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
1988 - Big Thing - Duran Duran
35 Years Ago - 1988 Duran Duran released their fifth album Big Thing. This album was seen by many as the band's "house music" album....
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Oct 16, 20231 min read
1978 - A Single Man - Elton John
45 Years Ago - 1978 Elton John released his twelfth album A Single Man. It was the first album where he didn't work with Bernie Taupin....
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Oct 15, 20231 min read
1973 - Classic Rock Groups
There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...
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Oct 15, 20231 min read
1983 - Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
40 Years Ago - 1983 Lionel Richie released his second album Can't Slow Down. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Every single released...
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Oct 14, 20231 min read
1983 - She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
40 Years Ago - 1983 Cyndi Lauper released her debut album She's So Unusual. Six singles were released and Lauper was the first female...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
1978 - 52nd Street - Billy Joel
45 Years Ago - 1978 Billy Joel released his sixth album 52nd Street. I wore this one out. The album won Grammy's for Album of the Year...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
1978 - Chaka - Chaka Kahn
45 Years Ago - 1978 Chaka Kahn released her debut album Chaka. Her first single was the iconic "I'm Every Woman." Written by Ashford and...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
1983 - Colour by Numbers - Culture Club
40 Years Ago - 1983 Culture Club released their second album Colour by Numbers Helen Terry provided great backing vocals. The album...
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Oct 10, 20231 min read
1988 - Rattle and Hum - U2
35 Years Ago - 1988 U2 released their sixth album Rattle and Hum. It was a companion to their rockumentary film of the same name. Four...
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Oct 9, 20231 min read
1988 - Introspective - Pet Shop Boys
35 Years Ago - 1988 Pet Shop Boys released their third album Introspective. It was unusual as the songs were lengthy tracks. Singles...
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Oct 8, 20231 min read
1973 - Titans of Classic Rock
There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...
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Oct 8, 20231 min read
1993 - Code Red - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
30 Years Ago - 1993 D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their fifth and final album Code Red. Charting singles were, "Boom! Shake...
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bribriny
Oct 7, 20231 min read
1993 - Everything Changes - Take That
30 Years Ago - 1993 Take That released their second album Everything Changes. Let's just say America ignored this album and there were no...
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Oct 6, 20231 min read
1978 - Pleasure and Pain - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
45 Years Ago - 1978 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show released their seventh album Pleasure and Pain. Two top 10 hits were released. "Sharing...
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Oct 5, 20231 min read
1993 - Alapalooza - Weird Al
30 Years Ago - 1993 Weird Al released his eighth album Alapalooza. The album included seven original songs and three parody ones. Some of...
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
1993 - Elegant Slumming - M People
30 Years Ago - 1993 M People released their second album Elegant Slumming. In America, it wouldn't be till 1994 that we would get an...
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