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Oct 27, 20231 min read
1988 - Till I Loved You - Barbra Streisand
35 Years Ago - 1988 Barbra Streisand released her twenty-fifty album Till I Loved You. The title track was the first single and a duet...
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Oct 26, 20231 min read
1983 - Midnight Madness - Night Ranger
40 Years Ago - 1983 Night Ranger released their second album Midnight Madness. Three singles were released "(You Can Still) Rock in...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
1983 - Uh-Huh - John Cougar Mellencamp
40 Years Ago - 1983 John Cougar Mellencamp released his seventh album Uh-Huh. It was also a transition from John Cougar to John...
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bribriny
Oct 24, 20231 min read
1993 - Plantation Lullabies - Me'shell NdegeOcello
30 Years Ago - 1993 Me'shell NdegeOcello released her debut album Plantation Lullabies "Dred Loc" made #86 on the R&B chart. "If That's...
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bribriny
Oct 23, 20231 min read
1988 - Look Sharp! - Roxette
35 Years Ago - 1988 Roxette released their second album Look Sharp! The singles in America were "The Look" was a Hot 100 #1 and #47 Club...
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bribriny
Oct 22, 20231 min read
1973 - Two duos and a Reggae Legend
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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bribriny
Oct 22, 20231 min read
1988 - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 - Traveling Wilburys
35 Years Ago - 1988 The Traveling Wilburys released their debut album Traveling Wilburys Vol.1 This was a supergroup consisting of Geroge...
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bribriny
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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bribriny
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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