Wednesday, April 7, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 4/7

1. Singing A Song/Good Fortune - Brotherhood Of Man (NEW; 2019)

2-CD set comprised of the group's 1979 and 1980 albums. Includes the singles Honey Don't Throw Our Love Away, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, and Lightning Flash (1982 bonus track). Other bonus tracks include remakes of United We Stand and Where Are You Going To My Love (first recorded by the original Brotherhood of Man) as well as the gospel classic One Day At A Time.

2. Anthology - Dave & Sugar (1998)

US compilation. Includes the #1 country hits The Door Is Always Open, Tear Time, and Golden Tears.

3. The Best Of Jane Olivor (2004)

Jane's biggest hit was the adult contemporary single The Last Time I Felt Like This with Johnny Mathis.

4.  Undeleted - ABBA (Bootleg disc)

The title comes from the medley ABBA Undeleted from the box set Thank You For The Music. This disc contains expanded versions of demo fragments and edited versions of complete songs. Also known as When The Waves Roll Out To Sea.

5. The Albums 1970-73 - The New Seekers (2019)

5-CD set. I played the last disc with the album Now and a collection called Loose Ends featuring tracks not included on studio albums.

6. Mirage - Fleetwood Mac (1982)

Includes the singles Hold Me, Gypsy, Love In Store, and Oh Diane.

7. The Farewell Album - Peters & Lee (1980)

The duo released two albums after this one, making it not much of a farewell. Its only single was Ocean And Blue Sky.

8. The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection - Helen Reddy (2006)

Career-spanning disc with a few alternate versions.

9. Clouds In My Coffee 1965-1995 - Carly Simon (1995)

3-CD career-spanning set including the #1 hit You're So Vain.

10. The Very Best Of Frida 1971-2018 (Home playlist)

I put this together using a combination of solo work and hits with ABBA.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5flA2ef0Co-aW_a6BBaAmo


Saturday, March 27, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/27


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. The Best Of Peters & Lee (1999) Reissue of Through All The Years from 1991

2. Gold - Brotherhood Of Man (2019)

Save Your Kisses For Me #1 in the UK, Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway

3. Blonde And Beyond - Blondie (1993) US compilation

Heart Of Glass #1 in the US, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand. Switzerland, and the UK

4. The Albums 1970-73 - The New Seekers (2019)  Disc 2: Beautiful People/New Colours

Beautiful People #11 Adult Contemporary in the US

5. Voyeur - Berlin (2002)

6. Ten Thousand Lightyears - Boney M. (2007 issue of 1984 album)

Somewhere In The World #49 in Germany

7. My Romance - Carly Simon (1990)

8. We Can Make It - Peters & Lee (1973)

Welcome Home #1 in the UK

9. Greatest Hits 1985-1995 - Heart (2000)

Alone #1 in the US

10. The Ultimate 5th Dimension (2003)

Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) #1 in the US and Canada; Wedding Bell Blues #1 in the US and New Zealand



Saturday, March 20, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/20


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. The Best Of Peters & Lee (1999) NEW

Reissue of the duo's final album, Through All The Years, from 1991

2. Totally Hot - Olivia Newton-John (1978)

A Little More Love #2 in Canada

3. Arrival: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2006)

Expanded edition of 1976 album with bonus tracks

Dancing Queen #1 in Sweden, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, UK, and US

4. Alf/Raindancing - Alison Moyet (1999)

Reissue of 1984 and 1987 albums

Invisible #4 in New Zealand

5. By Your Side - Peters & Lee (1973)

Title track #39 in the UK

6. Reality Effect (US issue) - The Tourists (1979)

Alternate track listing from the original UK issue with the three songs from the group's self-titled first album

I Only Want To Be With You #4 in the UK

7. Amarantine - Enya (2005)

It's In The Rain #7 in Italy

8. Greatest Hits (Australian issue) - Eurythmics (1991)

18 tracks as opposed to the 14 in the US

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) #1 in Canada and US; There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) #1 in Ireland and the UK

9. A Kind Of Hush 2.0 - Carpenters (Home playlist)

My expanded version of 1976 album

There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) #1 AC in Canada and the US; I Need To Be In Love #1 AC in Canada and the US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uTYmOW7eSoZckORkua15o

10. Stand Back 1981-2017 - Stevie Nicks (2019)

Talk To Me #1 Rock in the US, Rooms On Fire #1 Rock in the US, Planets Of The Universe #1 Dance in the US

11. Desire Walks On - Heart (1993)

Will You Be There (In The Morning) #8 in Canada

12. Whammy! - The B-52's (1983)

Song For A Future Generation #63 in the UK


Saturday, March 13, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/13

Top singles indicated.

1. Invitation - Peters & Lee (1976)

Hey Mr. Music Man #16 UK

2. B For Brotherhood/Higher And Higher - Brotherhood Of Man (2019)

1978 and 1979 albums with bonus tracks

Figaro #1 UK

3. Galore - The Primitives (1992)

You Are The Way #58 UK

4. The Very Best Of Enya (Deluxe Edition) (2009)

Only Time #1 Germany and Switzerland

5. Clouds In My Coffee 1965-1995 - Carly Simon (1995)

You're So Vain #1 US, Australia, and Canada

6. Ten Thousand Lightyears - Boney M. (2007)

1984 album with bonus tracks

Somewhere In The World #49 Germany

7. The Very Best Of Frida 1971-2018 (Home playlist)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5flA2ef0Co-aW_a6BBaAmo

Money, Money, Money (ABBA) #1 Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and New Zealand; Super Trouper (ABBA) #1 Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and UK

8. Love Life - Berlin (1984)

No More Words #5 New Zealand

9. Rainbow - Peters & Lee (1974)

Don't Stay Away Too Long #3 UK

10. Private Audition - Heart (1982)

This Man Is Mine #33 US

11. The Greatest Hits Of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1969)

The Look Of Love #4 US

12. Greatest Hits - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (2010) NEW

I Love Rock 'N' Roll #1 US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Sweden



Saturday, March 6, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 3/6


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Invitation - Peters & Lee (1976) NEW

Hey Mr. Music Man #16 UK

2. Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow (1969)

Title track #32 US

3. B For Brotherhood/Higher And Higher - Brotherhood Of Man (2019) NEW

Expanded editions of 1978 and 1979 albums

Figaro #1 UK

4. The Very Best Of Kiki Dee (1994)

Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w. Elton John) #1 US

5. Only Time: The Collection - Enya (2002)

Title track #10 US

6. Together/Farewell Album - The New Seekers (2019)

Expanded editions of 1974 albums

You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me #1 UK

7. Big Hits - Big Mouth (Home CD's)

Songs derived from the 2-CD import The Singles + by Mouth & MacNeal with an emphasis on Willem Duyn under his original moniker

How Do You Do #8 US

8. The Best Of Linda Ronstadt 1976-1978 (Home CD)

Consists of all of Linda's singles from Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, and Living In The USA

Blue Bayou #3 US

9. Dare! - The Human League (1981)

Don't You Want Me #1 US

10. The Magic Of ABBA (Home CD)

Home edit of 1980 K-Tel album

Dancing Queen #1 US

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

(They Long To Be) Close To You #1 US

12. Welcome Home: The Collection - Peters & Lee (2014)

Title track #1 UK

13. Greatest Hits - The Tourists (1997)

I Only Want To Be With You #4 UK

14. Savage - Eurythmics (1987)

You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart #16 UK

15. Lionheart - Kate Bush (1978)

Wow #14 UK

16. Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits - Captain & Tennille (2001)

Love Will Keep Us Together #1 US

17. Serenade - Peters & Lee (1976)

18. Greatest Hits - Divinyls (2006)

I Touch Myself #1 Australia

19. We Ran - Linda Ronstadt (1998)

20. Karen Carpenter (1996)

Recorded in 1980

If I Had You #18 AC in the US in 1989



Sunday, February 21, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 2/21


Top singles indicated where applicable.

1. Will You Be Staying After Sunday - The Peppermint Rainbow (2008 issue of 1969 album) 

Title track #32 US

2. There Is A Song - The Free Design (1972)

3. Mouth & MacNeal (Home playlist) 

How Do You Do? #8 US

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO5kFghxClT6Wdgj0etuqJAi

4. No Way To Treat A Lady/Music, Music - Helen Reddy (Home playlist of 1975 and 1976 albums) 

Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady #8 US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ewjItyAiahRNrox7HBw7t

5. Panic Of Girls - Blondie (2011)

6. Smile - Peters & Lee (1977)

7. Ultimate Duets - Olivia Newton-John (Home playlist)

You're The One That I Want (w. John Travolta) #1 US

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO73JwwxsInRU7sHlEzbslZG

8. 10 Best - Juice Newton (Home CD; Songs derived from Juice's 1998 Anthology)

Queen Of Hearts #2 US

9. The Ultimate Collection - Carpenters (2006) 

(They Long To Be) Close To You #1 US

10. Never For Ever - Kate Bush (1980)

11. Together/Farewell Album - The New Seekers (2017 issue of 1974 albums) 

The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard #16 AC US

12. Early Works 1967-1974 - Fleetwood Mac (Home CD; Variation of Disc 4 of the group's 1992 box set 25 Years: The Chain) 

Albatross #104 US

13. Credo - The Human League (2011)

14. The Groop 2.0 (Home playlist) 

The Jet Song (When The Weekend's Over) #35 AC US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oBxwM1BCETjJWyp5OFEti

15. Retrospective: The Best Of Suzanne Vega (2003) 

Luka #3 US

16. We Love ABBA: The Mamma Mia Dance Collection, Volume 1 - Abbacadabra (2008)

Thursday, February 11, 2021

My Top Music Of The Week 2/11

Top singles indicated where applicable.


1. Will You Be Staying After Sunday (Home edit of 1969 album) - The Peppermint Rainbow; Title track #32 US

2. Solitude Standing Live 2012 - Suzanne Vega (NEW; 2012) Live version of Suzanne's 1987 album with 10 additional songs

3. The Groop 2.0 (Home playlist version of 1969 album); The Jet Song (When The Weekend's Over) #35 Adult Contmporary US

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oBxwM1BCETjJWyp5OFEti

4. Divinyls (1990); I Touch Myself #4 US

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

6. Never For Ever - Kate Bush (1980); Babooshka #5 UK

7. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics (2005 issue of 1982 album); Title track #1 US

8. Fleetwood Mac (1975); Say You Love Me #11 US

9. The Age Of Aquarius - The 5th Dimension (2000 issue of 1969 album); Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) #1 US

10. Bebe Le Strange - Heart (2004 issue of 1980 album); Even It Up #33 US

11. Waterloo: Deluxe Edition - ABBA (2014 issue of 1974 album); Title track #6 US

12. More Than You Know - Toni Tennille (2006 issue of 1984 album)

13. Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - Christine McVie (Home CD) Comprised of all of Christine's songs from her first five albums with Fleetwood Mac

14. Into White - Carly Simon (2007)

15. 60's Mix - Various Artists (Home playlist)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnQBnNTT2mO7LbUKZrVQgfJuvkPAEqWim

16. 'Round Midnight - Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (1986) Comprised of Linda's three albums What's New, Lush Life, and For Sentimental Reasons

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