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Wednesday 30 May 2018

Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me - 1984



Somebody's Watching Me is the debut album from Rockwell, released in January 1984 on Motown Records. It was produced by Curtis Anthony Nolen.  The album reached No. 52 on the British charts. 

Listen to the Full album:


Track Listing:

  1. "Somebody's Watching Me" featuring Michael Jackson
  2. "Obscene Phone Caller"
  3. "Taxman"
  4. "Change Your Ways" 
  5. "Runaway" 
  6. "Wasting Away" 
  7. "Knife" 
  8. "Foreign Country" 




Saturday 26 May 2018

David Bowie - Let's Dance - 1983


 David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
The 61st Single from David Bowie was released in March 1983 and reached Number 1 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by David Bowie it was released on EMI records on  7 inch  & 12 inch and spent 16 weeks on the chart. It also reached Number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts.
  

 
Record Mirror Review

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Wednesday 23 May 2018

The Christians- The Christians - 1987


 

The Christians is the debut album from The Christians, released in October 1987 on Island Records. It was produced by Laurie Latham.  The album reached No. 2 on the British charts and peaked at No. 158 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. 

Listen to the Full album:

 
Track Listing:
  1. "Forgotten Town"
  2. "When the Fingers Point"
  3. "Born Again" 
  4. "Ideal World" 
  5. "Save a Soul in Every Town" 
  6. "...And That's Why" 
  7. "Hooverville"
  8. "One in a Million" 
  9. "Sad Songs"
  10. Forgotten Town" (12" Dub Version)
  11. "When the Fingers Point" (12" Remix)
  12. "Why Waltz"  
 
 
 
Smash Hits review
 
Number One Magazine Review

Saturday 19 May 2018

Tina Turner - Lets Stay Together - 1983

 

Tina Turner - "Let's Stay Together"
The 12th Single from Tina Turner was released in November 1983 and reached Number 6 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell and Al Jackson Jr, it was released on Capital records on  7 inch & 12 inch and spent 13 weeks on the chart. It reached number 26 on the U.S. Billboard Chart.
 
 
 
 Smash Hits Review








 

Wednesday 16 May 2018

Prince - Lovesexy - 1988

 
Lovesexy  is the 10th album from Prince, released in May 1988 on Paisley Park/Warner Brothers Records. It was produced by Prince. The album reached No.1 on the British charts and peaked at No. 11 in the US charts.

Listen to the Full album:


Track listing:

Eye No
Alphabet Street
Gram Slam
Anna Stesia
Dance On
Lovesexy
When 2 R In Love
I Wish U Heaven
Positivity