MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (6-20)

All titles issued in the US unless where noted.

1.  Heroes Are Hard To Find - FLEETWOOD MAC **1 week #1**
     (Reprise - 1974)

2.  Penguin - FLEETWOOD MAC
     (Reprise - 1973)

3.  How Do You Do - MOUTH & MacNEAL
     (Rotation - 1999) Holland

4.  Love To Love You Baby - DONNA SUMMER
     (Casablanca - 1975)

5.  'Round Midnight - LINDA RONSTADT with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
     (Asylum - 1986)

6.  The Collection - RITA COOLIDGE
     (Spectrum - 1995) UK

7.  The Best Of FREE DESIGN
     (Cherry Red - 2001) UK

8.  The DONNA SUMMER Anthology
     (Casablanca/Chronicles - 1993)

9.  Future Games - FLEETWOOD MAC
     (Reprise - 1971)

10.  Panic Of Girls - BLONDIE
       (EMI - 2011) UK

11.  THE GROOP
       (Sundazed - 2007) Expanded edition of 1969 album

12.  Octopus - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
       (EastWest - 1995)

Notes:

#1 by Fleetwood Mac was the first US Top 40 album for the group reaching #34 (Billboard).  #2 came close reaching #49 (Billboard).  #9 was the very first with members Christine McVie and Bob Welch.

#3 by Mouth & MacNeal is a compilation, not to be confused with their 1972 US studio album.

#5 by Linda Ronstadt is comprised of her three albums What's New (1983), Lush Life (1984), and For Sentimental Reasons (1986).

MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (6-13)

All titles issued in the US excpet where noted.


1.  Mystery To Me - FLEETWOOD MAC **1 week #1**
     (Reprise - 1973)

2.  Love To Love You Baby - DONNA SUMMER
     (Casablanca - 1975)
     * NEW *

3.  Little Queen - HEART
     (Epic/Legacy - 2004) Expanded edition of 1977 album

4.  Bare Trees - FLEETWOOD MAC
     (Reprise - 1972)

5.  Best Of BERLIN 1979-1988
     (Geffen - 1988)

6.  Heroes Are Hard To Find - FLEETWOOD MAC
     (Reprise - 1974)

7.  48 Original Tracks 1971-1975 - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
     (EMI - 1994) UK

8.  Panic Of Girls - BLONDIE
     (EMI - 2011) UK

9.  Remind - BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
     (Arcade Music - 1997) Holland

10.  The DONNA SUMMER Anthology
       (Casablanca/Chronicles - 1993)


Notes:

The presence of three Fleetwood Mac albums on my list this week is, of course, in light of the death of Bob Welch.  After Donna Summer's passing, I didn't think I could be any more sad as far as musical favorites, but this one cuts deeper for me.

Fleetwood Mac are my favorite music group after ABBA.  Whenever I listen to a studio album of theirs, it's usually from Bob's era.  His and Christine McVie's vocals complimented each other amazingly with their cool, smooth styles.  Bob will be greatly missed.

MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (6-6)

All titles issued in the US except where noted.


1.  The DONNA SUMMER Anthology **2 weeks #1**
     (Casablanca/Chronicles - 1993)

2.  Olivia - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
     (Festival - 1998) Australia.  Recorded in 1972

3.  The Divine Anthology 1972-2006 - BETTE MIDLER
     (Home compilation)

4.  Thru The Flowers: The Anthology - THE PRIMITIVES
     (Castle - 2004) UK

5.  Drive On - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
     (Home compilation)

6.  THE GROOP
     (Sundazed - 2007) Expanded edition of 1969 album

7.  Most Of All: The Best Of DEBORAH HARRY
     (Chrysalis/EMI - 1999) Europe

8.  Talk Normal: The LAURIE ANDERSON Anthology
     (Warner Archives/Rhino - 2000)

9.  Eyes Of A Woman - AGNETHA FALTSKOG
     (Polar/Polydor - 1985)

10.  Harden My Heart: The Best Of QUARTERFLASH
       (Geffen - 1997)


Notes:

#5 by Middle Of The Road was derived from the group's 2-CD UK collection entitled The RCA Years (2010).  The original album was recorded in 1973.

#9 by Agnetha Faltskog is an import disc, though the country of manufacture is unlisted.

MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (5-30)

All titles issued in the US excpet where noted.


1.  The DONNA SUMMER Anthology **1 week #1**
     (Casablanca/Chronicles - 1993)

2.  The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996
     (Home compilation)

3.  Greatest Hits - EURYTHMICS
     (RCA - 1991) Australia

4.  Spy - CARLY SIMON
     (Elektra - 1979)

5.  Reality Effect (US issue) - THE TOURISTS
     (American Beat - 2007) Recorded in 1979

6.  Crystal Visions...The Very Best Of STEVIE NICKS
     (Reprise - 2007)

7.  Their Greatest Hits And Finest Performances - CARPENTERS
     (Readers' Digest Music - 1997)

8.  Winter Light - LINDA RONSTADT
     (Elektra - 1993)

9.  Bad Animals - HEART
     (Capitol - 1987)

10.  THE GROOP
       (Sundazed - 2007) Expanded edition of 1969 album


Notes:

#2 by Frida is a disc I put together made up of her solo work (before, during, and after ABBA) as well as all six international singles she sang lead with the group on.

#3 by Eurythmics contains an alternate tracklisting from the US edition of the disc.

#5 by The Tourists contains an alternate tracklisting from the UK edition of the original album.