My Top Music Of The Week 2/5

 

1. Afflatus - The Polyphonic Spree (2021) **1 week #1**

After coming in and stalling at #2 for five weeks, Afflatus has become my #1 album this week. This is a great album of covers and I thought it was time.

2. Archive 1967-75 - Genesis (1998)

This is a 4-CD box set chronicling the group's career with Peter Gabriel as lead singer. It's predominantly live recordings including the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway in its entirety, though there are also demos and B-sides.

3. Best Of Berlin 1979-1988 (1988)

The group's Top 40 hits No More Words and Take My Breath Away are featured as well as the rare first single, Matter Of Time, and two bonus tracks, Blowin' Sky High and a re-recording of For All Tomorrows Lies.

4. Yes, It's True - The Polyphonic Spree (2013)

5. The Collection - Rita Coolidge (1995)

This import contains Rita's Top 10 hits (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher and We're All Alone as well as All Time High from the James Bond film Octopussy. The highlight for me is her 1971 rendition of Seven Bridges Road, later a hit for the Eagles.

6. Heart (1985)

Heart's only #1 album includes their first #1 single These Dreams as well as the Top 10 hits What About Love, Never, and Nothing At All.

7. Hello Big Man - Carly Simon (1983)

This was Carly's third (and last) album for Warner Brothers. It contains the single You Know What To Do. She explores a reggae sound with a cover of Bob Marley's Is This Love as well as the originals Such A Good Boy and Floundering.

8. Voyage - ABBA (2021)

9. Trespass - Genesis (1970)

The group's second album was their premiere foray into progressive rock. The Knife was a standard for them.

10. The Essential Collection 1965-1997 - Carpenters (2002)

11. Blondie 4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux/Ghosts Of Download (2014)

12. Keeping Our Love Warm - Captain & Tennille (1980)

This was the duo's second (and last) album for Casablanca. It includes the single This Is Not The First Time, a re-recording of Gentle Stranger, and covers of Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) and Since I Fell For You.