tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89867717294840103592024-03-05T00:32:38.872-08:00BreezinWe celebrate the forgotten treasures of West Coast & AOR that are out of print and difficult to find. We appreciate you visiting and would love requests and comments.Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-61873347377755802402010-10-23T12:58:00.000-07:002010-10-25T18:06:31.250-07:00BYRNE & BARNES-AN EYE FOR AN EYE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl0s4YJudsnN6ybFFl6dYSSo6l2D5PFMttL5iKTindz5SOluFPnDiQ0XUw75tjFQm6y1DyP1pgbI690SAEa4t8XNe7lnlNE33AYtg1IiT6b-0tZqCLRm6fGRkwr3SPkmfQF7rLQ3gKByc/s1600/byrne81b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl0s4YJudsnN6ybFFl6dYSSo6l2D5PFMttL5iKTindz5SOluFPnDiQ0XUw75tjFQm6y1DyP1pgbI690SAEa4t8XNe7lnlNE33AYtg1IiT6b-0tZqCLRm6fGRkwr3SPkmfQF7rLQ3gKByc/s400/byrne81b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531347489134757394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Byrne & Barnes-An Eye For An Eye [1981]</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. An Eye For An Eye<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Standby Lover<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. Crack The Whip<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. Keep On Running<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. One More Try For Love<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Never Gonna Stop Lovin' You<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. Love You Out Of Your Mind<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. I'll Try A Little Everyday For You<br /></span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">9. Making Love For The First Time<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">10. Be My Baby<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">11. Right Through The Heart<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">12. That's The Way She Goes<br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">13. Who's That Look In Your Eye</span>?<br /><br />In 1981, Robert Byrne followed up his 1979 album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Blame It On The Night</span>, by hooking up with multi-instrumentalist Brendan Barnes and heading down to Muscle Shoals, Alabama to record this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eye-Byrne-Barnes/dp/B00005L81H/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1">WestCoast classic</a>. It features contributions from Steve Lukather, Andrew Gold, Lenny LeBlanc among others. My favorite tracks are Keep On Running & Never Gonna Stop Lovin' You. Neither recorded another album after this one, but both went on to produce others such as Patti Austin and Brian McKnight.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-72475749297871721702010-09-18T08:35:00.001-07:002010-09-18T09:04:47.947-07:00GIRAFFE-GIRAFFE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RLahAYX7oFcsq555_mpoWtaXMvSt-uVIOAf7_euY_NJk2iDUwfcitsIovTzvEWQEij_ICv1SqNWm3Jb_X9O2hU22XbFR1WXkZnA1eYbKv_y8FA_I5Pe6xL-258qrtSSDmeW1mxQnEnxz/s1600/33.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RLahAYX7oFcsq555_mpoWtaXMvSt-uVIOAf7_euY_NJk2iDUwfcitsIovTzvEWQEij_ICv1SqNWm3Jb_X9O2hU22XbFR1WXkZnA1eYbKv_y8FA_I5Pe6xL-258qrtSSDmeW1mxQnEnxz/s400/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518278029264913410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Giraffe-Giraffe (1999)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Overture</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. This Warm Night</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. Because of You</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. New Patriots</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. In Every Line</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Imagemaker</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. The World Just Gets Smaller</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. Power Reprise</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">9. Home</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">10. Progress</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">11. From Here To There</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">12. All Fall Down</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">13. The Way Back Home</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">14. Holding On With Both Hands</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">15. Airdance</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">16. Welcome Home</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">17. This Warm Night (live)</span><br /><br />This is an out of print compilation of the 2 Giraffe releases, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Power of Suggestion (1987) </span>& <span style="font-style: italic;">The View From Here (1988)</span>. The band was formed and fronted by singer/multi-instrumentalist Kevin Gilbert who would go on to form Toy Matinee with producer Patrick Leonard (whose 1991 album <span style="font-style: italic;">Toy Matinee</span> was rereleased in 2001) and help inspire Sheryl Crow's <span style="font-style: italic;">Tuesday Night Music Club</span> as well as co-write more than half the songs on that CD. Kevin won a Grammy for co-writing All I Wanna Do.<br /><br />Giraffe is considered progressive rock, but to me it sounds more like ambitious pop. Considering that the albums came out in the late 80's anything that didn't sound like Def Leppard or Tiffany was labeled as progressive. Considering these were independent releases, the sound and production is great. Most of the songs have a funky rock feel with a lyrical bent towards environmentalism. They only hint as whats to come. Bonus trivia:<br />Giraffe won 1st prize in 1988 in the Yamaha Soundcheck Competition in Los Angeles<br /><br />Kevin Gilbert's band & solo albums are mostly out of print and very hard to find. He passed away in May of 1996, but left a wealth of great music for us to enjoy. Start here!<br /><br /></span></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-19622985569662790502010-08-01T08:34:00.000-07:002010-08-01T09:02:06.636-07:00THE NORWEGIAN FORDS-THE NORWEGIAN FORDS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7D3BSd2SAreJ7YKmyPLtbivRU5o0bE_0O9TWxva5eCN9iN8NX8hwhmP1aA2fIk-bNT1o3ZEQs0tp9OTjdNiUoBS6Ja_i_7xHMnEIFO0uATEl2tdIrQEahOrVoCMBh47KNSwDqEbX1xnY/s1600/nf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7D3BSd2SAreJ7YKmyPLtbivRU5o0bE_0O9TWxva5eCN9iN8NX8hwhmP1aA2fIk-bNT1o3ZEQs0tp9OTjdNiUoBS6Ja_i_7xHMnEIFO0uATEl2tdIrQEahOrVoCMBh47KNSwDqEbX1xnY/s400/nf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500466423608616050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" >The Norwegian Fords-The Norwegian Fords (2008)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Smile Like Sammy Davis</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. Not Even Onions Make Her Cry</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. Hop Up Pop</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. I Can't Say I Love You</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Billy Ocean</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. Twice</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Sophisticated Sister</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. Still Better Than Chocolate</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Monique's Unique Technique</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. Let Me Stalk You Home</span><br /><br />Not many current albums can capture the West Coast sound and still sound as fresh as this duo from Norway. Erik Enzo & Paul Call released their debut in 2008. Mixed by Bill Schnee, who has produced or engineered many albums, such as Boz Scaggs' Middle Man as well as Steely Dan, Pablo Cruise & Leo Sayer to name a few. They will be released their followup later this year, so start off with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HRPRC6/ref=dm_sp_alb">this</a>.<br /><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-34328976916026752512010-06-19T06:56:00.000-07:002010-09-18T09:05:17.242-07:00EVIE SANDS-ESTATE OF MIND<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2WvwntwlCR7vm9vr4Ii7IfIdfSHwUbwS4HST_MpcTkL9c-WUouVUE8_tPerai4ifCinT0MwcxO2GLPIK5YNFSYDDkjAe6sMBHN7aOpekfNJ-jxZoNg9jdkKIXB8AwpQ0A-QPcar8dz2W/s1600/es2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2WvwntwlCR7vm9vr4Ii7IfIdfSHwUbwS4HST_MpcTkL9c-WUouVUE8_tPerai4ifCinT0MwcxO2GLPIK5YNFSYDDkjAe6sMBHN7aOpekfNJ-jxZoNg9jdkKIXB8AwpQ0A-QPcar8dz2W/s400/es2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484485995206341954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Evie Sands-Estate Of Mind (1975)</span><br /></span></div><br /><ol style="text-align: center;"><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">A Woman's Work Is Never Done</span></span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span>Love In The Afternoon</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">You Brought The Woman Out Of Me</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Take It Or Leave It</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Call Me Home Again</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">One Ting On My Mind</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yesterday Can't Hurt Me</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I Love Makin' Love To You</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Early Morning Sunshine</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">(Am I) Crazy Cause I Believe</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Music Man</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)</span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">You Can Do It<br /></span></span></li><li style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">The Way You Do The Things You Do</span><br /></span></li></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Produced by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter on Haven Records, this 1975 album should have taken singer/songwriter Evie Sands to new heights. How was this overlooked? It's a great mix of pop, rock & R&B, sultrier than Helen Reddy on a tune like <span style="font-style: italic;">I Love Makin' Love To You</span>[#50] and tougher than Linda Ronstadt on a tune like <span style="font-style: italic;">A Woman's Work Is Never Done</span> [#50], both of whom were enjoying a lot more success at the time than Evie. The album featured keys by Michael Omartian, bass by David Hundgate, guitars by Dean Parks and drums by Ed Greene. Her tunes, from this album alone, have been covered by Dusty Springfield, Jose Feliciano, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Frankie Valli & the Manhattans to name a few. But Evie has the definitive versions here on this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Estate-Mind-Evie-Sands/dp/B00009WL59/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1276957986&sr=1-5">LP</a>.</span><br /><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-69615910538475566232010-01-24T08:56:00.000-08:002010-01-24T08:58:23.954-08:00Stay tuned!There will be new music coming soonBreezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-3518522586960758712009-04-24T05:13:00.001-07:002009-05-02T17:44:43.617-07:00ORLEANS-ONE OF A KIND<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTuSb5-PTI58XoMv2yfolXA1wBsWaA7K5znoU1Fdw9URlYTKK4ALMfqkS_Q-VoOW4ANN0o5ioCqnlXV6G9p6uT8-rqWaZnz0-_p_podyGxHFCIr-1KzYarArUZocYqXAMsZxC_RDRhxz7/s1600-h/oooak.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328230131424008450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 173px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 173px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTuSb5-PTI58XoMv2yfolXA1wBsWaA7K5znoU1Fdw9URlYTKK4ALMfqkS_Q-VoOW4ANN0o5ioCqnlXV6G9p6uT8-rqWaZnz0-_p_podyGxHFCIr-1KzYarArUZocYqXAMsZxC_RDRhxz7/s400/oooak.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Orleans-One Of A Kind (1982)</span></strong> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. One Of A Kind</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. I Found Someone</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. Let It Be Me</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. Beatin' Around The Bush</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. Save The Planet</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Keep On Singing</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. Gotta Lotta Money (Big Deal)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. Give In To It</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">9. Circles</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">10. Move On</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">This forgotten Orleans LP spawned the minor hit, <em>Let It Be Me.</em><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-30613113041038082462009-04-21T18:36:00.000-07:002010-06-19T06:44:53.494-07:00HELEN REDDY-REDDY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMdqx5GtJH2jE3M9EdvhxtIAp2pvt7QzjHM9GE7cMfEejcrglyHdyZmTGiOV34bLYoLUQmOjGgBx4H2ughziS5l2oy9U48oKhGNcrh_F1DeVBvglSO0q1RNe_3adWzCQKUxpcRHOvDeyW/s1600/reddy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMdqx5GtJH2jE3M9EdvhxtIAp2pvt7QzjHM9GE7cMfEejcrglyHdyZmTGiOV34bLYoLUQmOjGgBx4H2ughziS5l2oy9U48oKhGNcrh_F1DeVBvglSO0q1RNe_3adWzCQKUxpcRHOvDeyW/s400/reddy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484480298071975970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.coolforever.com/temp/reddy_wearingredtoo_lp_jeffw_dec2006.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Helen Reddy-Reddy (1979)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Trying To Get To You</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Perfect Love Affair</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. The Magic Is Still There</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. Make Love To Me</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. Minute By Minute</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Let Me Be Your Woman</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. You're So Good</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. Words Are Not Enough</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">9. Sing My Heart Out</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Helen Reddy always had some West Coast flavor in her music. But on this LP she also added some disco to the mix. She had members of Chicago & Tower Of Power</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" > </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">help her out on the Doobies' </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Minute By Minute</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and Valerie Carter's </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Tryin To GetTo You</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Make Love To Me</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> was a minor hit, reaching #60.</span></span><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-10093095667497952672009-04-18T13:19:00.000-07:002009-04-18T13:32:05.102-07:00MICHEL COLOMBIER-MICHEL COLOMBIER<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTqGxIyD7wl1GQ4nPYXMD1LA01hgEWAD4xG4zByMzVscsGDBriSpfc46E27hXWCESo2a6Oim9cPU0RKe0o3NLHMHC4heJk5eXkUhEAmZOLCgXfvydj66HCOxQxB5HwOsqov8STw2BbaaJ/s1600-h/mc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTqGxIyD7wl1GQ4nPYXMD1LA01hgEWAD4xG4zByMzVscsGDBriSpfc46E27hXWCESo2a6Oim9cPU0RKe0o3NLHMHC4heJk5eXkUhEAmZOLCgXfvydj66HCOxQxB5HwOsqov8STw2BbaaJ/s400/mc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326129182858320594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Michel Colombier-Michel Colombier (1979)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Sunday</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. Take Me Down</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. Dreamland</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. Queen's Road</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Overture</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. Bird Song</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Layas</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. Do It</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Spring</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. The Dancing Bull</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">11. Autumn Land</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Enjoy some great West Coast jazz fusion from keyboardist, Michel Colombier while you enjoy the warmth of early Spring. The Godfather of French Fusion enlisted a host of great session players to play on this LP, such as Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, Jaco Pastorius, Steve Gadd and others.</span></span><br /><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-46494043933341363392009-04-09T19:05:00.001-07:002009-04-11T15:38:47.888-07:00STEVIE WOODS-TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdZw-miZnhmrfvHPCxuS6G9gi2taU76gCIHDUsyBZEkAvygb39o6YHZO9Fe_DJxS8-yIJB_1NyyiT3f7EoT3zt2LKxONKpoApxTbaVdc5sRotHS_YsKZIc8BoRAkXHZn-8E_cZNrfi6G6/s1600-h/stevie+woods+%28take+me+to+your+heaven%29+81.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdZw-miZnhmrfvHPCxuS6G9gi2taU76gCIHDUsyBZEkAvygb39o6YHZO9Fe_DJxS8-yIJB_1NyyiT3f7EoT3zt2LKxONKpoApxTbaVdc5sRotHS_YsKZIc8BoRAkXHZn-8E_cZNrfi6G6/s400/stevie+woods+%28take+me+to+your+heaven%29+81.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322878223716349746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Stevie Woods-Take Me To Your Heaven (1981)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Fly Away</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Just Can't Win Em All</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />3. Take Me To Your Heaven</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />4. Steal The Night</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />5. Through The Years</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />6. Wanna Be Close To You</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />7. Read Between The Lines</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />8. Throw A Little Bit Of Love My Way</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />9. Gotcha</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was the debut album for vocalist Stevie Woods</span>, <span style="font-family: verdana;">who had Top 40 hits with <span style="font-style: italic;">Steal The Night</span> & <span style="font-style: italic;">Just Can't Win Em All</span>. The album features a multitude of West Coast players and even as a version of <span style="font-style: italic;">Through The Years</span>, which became a hit for Kenny Rogers just a few months after this release.</span></span><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-33470718468187956762009-03-21T05:12:00.001-07:002009-03-21T05:33:33.546-07:00CLIMIE FISHER-EVERYTHING<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSweIYAyUZ4OTZ5knZCYgjaKm718jVdW_9v1sJMEhEoLEek89jvSqFTaA6V1NdDa0pzHPAPxLpr4fn6T2VPPs97b-pvrRtwDhpOP9irXLxGyH517_eqAGfGmQUglv91-mg6Y_gCZLAskwv/s1600-h/cfe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSweIYAyUZ4OTZ5knZCYgjaKm718jVdW_9v1sJMEhEoLEek89jvSqFTaA6V1NdDa0pzHPAPxLpr4fn6T2VPPs97b-pvrRtwDhpOP9irXLxGyH517_eqAGfGmQUglv91-mg6Y_gCZLAskwv/s400/cfe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315612966682915186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Climie Fisher-Everything (1988)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Love Changes (Everything)</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. Rise to the Occasion</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. I Won't Bleed For You</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. Room to Move</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Precious Moments</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. This Is Me</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Never Let A Chance Go By</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. Bite the Hand That Feeds</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Break the Silence</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. Keeping the Mystery Alive</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This duo formed when another duo broke up. Former Naked Eyes member Rob Fisher with singer Simon Climie put out this pop gem in 1988 and had a hit with </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">Love (Changes Everything)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which reached #23. It also spawned UK hits, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">Rise To The Occasion</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> & </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">This Is Me</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></span><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-16433463081626707192009-03-15T08:23:00.001-07:002009-03-17T17:36:36.642-07:00NITEFLYTE-NITEFLYTE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzqg62KdmElNvdX8dDuVac2mte8JelLetIuFSRGl6cUiTYPsYLkJJE40wWEgpMAOUgW2vop4h-BPG4x4DLxnIMbd7gRvGHmaVgx8byiO6LhvouxIKoXrLrsLs5BCB6-l5QqFSHGG4pA5x/s1600-h/nn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzqg62KdmElNvdX8dDuVac2mte8JelLetIuFSRGl6cUiTYPsYLkJJE40wWEgpMAOUgW2vop4h-BPG4x4DLxnIMbd7gRvGHmaVgx8byiO6LhvouxIKoXrLrsLs5BCB6-l5QqFSHGG4pA5x/s400/nn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313435673420635138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Niteflyte-Niteflyte (1979)</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. All About Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. If You Want It</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. Sunshine</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. Make It Right</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. Get On The Fun</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Tryin' To Find</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. I Wonder</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. Easy Come</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">9. No Two Alike</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Niteflyte was formed & led by singers, Sandy Torano & Howard Johnson (not the restaurant). Their 1979 debut yielded a Top 40 hit in <span style="font-style: italic;">If You Want It</span>. The album also featured such notable players as, the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn & Hamish Stuart.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-59844780855960470432009-03-14T14:22:00.001-07:002009-03-14T14:28:46.532-07:00BRENT BOURGEOIS-BRENT BOURGEOIS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexMLcLsBiKAydLoDQl2XZJCw5pUkXJve39DYk7zqA4WUW3s807_fQmhF7s5vhXXpnS2W3g5B_2pkvd9U6ImV2wEAOjDrTPTiUm2CAU-mN5FPBdiOQX48O73-fsXEVVMI_0CY9Nyue7p5S/s1600-h/bb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexMLcLsBiKAydLoDQl2XZJCw5pUkXJve39DYk7zqA4WUW3s807_fQmhF7s5vhXXpnS2W3g5B_2pkvd9U6ImV2wEAOjDrTPTiUm2CAU-mN5FPBdiOQX48O73-fsXEVVMI_0CY9Nyue7p5S/s400/bb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313157023969792322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Brent Bourgeois-Brent Bourgeois (1990)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Real Things</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. Compromise</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. Dare To Fall In Love</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. Can't Feel The Pain</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Scene Of The Crime</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. Wild Child</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Evil Run Riot</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. My Little Island</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Time Of The Season</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. Shit Out Of Luck</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">11. Long Way From Home</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >This was the first solo album from Bourgeois Tagg member, Brent Bourgeois. Produced by Danny Kortchmar, the song, <span style="font-style: italic;">Dare To Fall In Love</span>, reached #32 on the Pop Charts & #11 on the AC charts. Also features a great cover of the Zombies' <span style="font-style: italic;">Time Of The Season</span> and has Chrstine McVie sing back up on <span style="font-style: italic;">Can't Feel The Pain</span>.</span><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-46941257424093209772009-03-03T17:32:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:06:44.231-08:00FANNY-MOTHERS PRIDE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyr_4DrtoTNKDRHtQhkgfO-zJRt-q52pHp71YtmHTgIPMKgYcNZfhQk-KZDv4uoUxSBTUkO_ZfrktCqnpy4Gsm4PfC4w1wABu-3vrrAlg8ZAXaG5ZifqxD7MU9jcF9blfsYdE_V0CANmi/s1600-h/fmp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyr_4DrtoTNKDRHtQhkgfO-zJRt-q52pHp71YtmHTgIPMKgYcNZfhQk-KZDv4uoUxSBTUkO_ZfrktCqnpy4Gsm4PfC4w1wABu-3vrrAlg8ZAXaG5ZifqxD7MU9jcF9blfsYdE_V0CANmi/s400/fmp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309139751506467586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Fanny-Mothers Pride (1973)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Last Night I Had A Dream</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. Long Road Home</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. Old Hat</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. Solid Gold</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Is It Really You?</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. All Mine</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Summer Song</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. Polecat Blues</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Beside Myself</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. Regular Guy</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">11. I Need You Need Me</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">12. Feelings</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">13. I'm Satisfied</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first all female rock group to have a Top 40 hit recorded Mothers Pride, their fourth album with Todd Rundgren at the production helm. Click </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.fannyrocks.com/html/mothers_pride.htm">here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for more info on Fanny.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-45704469172426599002009-02-26T16:03:00.001-08:002009-02-26T16:15:13.353-08:00THE CARPENTERS-MADE IN AMERICA<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GR61urrpDLt_dRNIvX1KJKZksE7Da2B4rjW6BWrC82613606azeUaFtHxIM4F2Qcio43oTD4A2Hi39__4mOko7caygB8B6EYjSPnu7Y61OfqDpBlyYtYxErkxbfnK7ycM9VQr-0iIl0/s320/Carpenters+1981+-+Made+In+America_frente.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GR61urrpDLt_dRNIvX1KJKZksE7Da2B4rjW6BWrC82613606azeUaFtHxIM4F2Qcio43oTD4A2Hi39__4mOko7caygB8B6EYjSPnu7Y61OfqDpBlyYtYxErkxbfnK7ycM9VQr-0iIl0/s320/Carpenters+1981+-+Made+In+America_frente.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">The Carpenters-Made In America (1981)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Those Good Old Dreams</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. Strength Of A Woman</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. (Want You) Back In My Life Again</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. When You Got What It Takes</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Somebody's Been Lyin'</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. I Believe You</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Touch Me When We're Dancing</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. When It's Gone</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Beachwood 4-5789</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was the last album that the Carpenters released before Karen's death in 1983. It features their last Top 40 hit, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">Touch Me When We're Dancing</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which hit #16 as well as #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-50685489988499365622009-02-21T07:34:00.000-08:002009-02-21T07:53:35.253-08:00ALAN O'DAY-APPETIZERS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQtXjaxAdLmhKm_TnABzGV8JI8AE6sb1xLoW2Igl1LF2PoETi28xrMwKIn3yPe7pG0wNlfKYfzLKAZUsZgCwQ0Uo-b41NlkQMUHfzG0WWxi4L0MCazRPxGlwwgAfJMsXimWq9aaynCW61/s1600-h/alanoday2a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQtXjaxAdLmhKm_TnABzGV8JI8AE6sb1xLoW2Igl1LF2PoETi28xrMwKIn3yPe7pG0wNlfKYfzLKAZUsZgCwQ0Uo-b41NlkQMUHfzG0WWxi4L0MCazRPxGlwwgAfJMsXimWq9aaynCW61/s400/alanoday2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305275076925607618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Alan O'Day-Appetizers (1977)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Soldier Of Fortune</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Satisfied</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. Started Out Dancing, Ended Up Making Love</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. Gifts</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. Slot Machine</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Undercover Angel</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. Do Me Wrong, But Do Me</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. Catch My Breath</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">9. Angie Baby</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">10. Caress Me Pretty Music</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The author of <span style="font-style: italic;">Rock & Roll Heaven</span> by the Righteous Brothers & <span style="font-style: italic;">Angie Baby</span> by Helen Reddy (his version included here) released his 2nd LP and had a big #1 smash with <span style="font-style: italic;">Undercover Angel</span>. Produced by Steve Barri with Michael Omatian, it reached #109 on the album charts and features many West Coast musicians such as Jeff Porcaro, Dean Parks and Jay Graydon.<br /><a href="http://www.alanoday.com/">O'Day</a> himself is working on a possible digital release of all of his music.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-37750722655320909372009-02-17T05:03:00.001-08:002009-02-17T17:14:20.190-08:00NILSSON-KNNILLSSONN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vui7nuIfCie1rthrTRxQY69IuvFsIcjruqgfXnlzCbQAFQ-hAYsZWlcdVy9FNiWZplDd4c7K2QpoLmQS288TH1IGszfVZoRT7VeTVjj2w9DUzSs19RMY3yUnh42VRsdCzHucc1HLBfGb/s1600-h/th_Harry_Nilsson_Knnillssonn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vui7nuIfCie1rthrTRxQY69IuvFsIcjruqgfXnlzCbQAFQ-hAYsZWlcdVy9FNiWZplDd4c7K2QpoLmQS288TH1IGszfVZoRT7VeTVjj2w9DUzSs19RMY3yUnh42VRsdCzHucc1HLBfGb/s400/th_Harry_Nilsson_Knnillssonn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303937626176604034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Nilsson-Knnillssonn (1977)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. All I Think About Is You</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. I Never Thought I'd Get This Lonely</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Who Done It?</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Lean On Me</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Goin'Down</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6. Old Bones</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. Sweet Surrender</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8. Blanket For A Sail</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9. Laughin' Man</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: courier new;">10. Perfect Day</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: courier new;">11. Ain't It Kinda Wonderful?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not counting his work on the Popeye soundtrack, this was the last album of original Nilsson material released in the U.S. and also some of his best.</span><br /></span></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-60454759759952415342009-02-14T07:28:00.001-08:002009-02-14T07:29:07.226-08:00AVERAGE WHITE BAND-CUPID'S IN FASHION<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ADae1jJfz0AHPCjyP15iWtLZA82VD-VqLw-oFz-2OnPfnU8dxwRktrgobnFrCk18PFvZV82ENZjH0YM2tSSn9AGRHDqxWONrMku9Z7EY0g_sZcD8pzTVv8khyphenhyphenNVfg2k-2blhX8AQn8Ji/s1600-h/awb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ADae1jJfz0AHPCjyP15iWtLZA82VD-VqLw-oFz-2OnPfnU8dxwRktrgobnFrCk18PFvZV82ENZjH0YM2tSSn9AGRHDqxWONrMku9Z7EY0g_sZcD8pzTVv8khyphenhyphenNVfg2k-2blhX8AQn8Ji/s320/awb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302510141157797922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Average White Band-Cupid's In Fashion (1982)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Easier Said Than Done</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. You're My Number One</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. You Wanna Belong</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. Cupid's In Fashion</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. Theatre Of Excess</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. I Believe</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. Is It Love That You're Running From</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">8. Reach Out (I'll Be There)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">9. Isn't It Strange</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">10. Love's A Heartache</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Happy Valentine's Day!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For all you West Coast lovers, enjoy the long out of print final AWB album (before they got back together in the early 90's), released on Arista Records in 1982.</span></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-61558126413351312592009-02-09T18:22:00.000-08:002009-02-09T18:31:11.632-08:00BOB WELCH-THREE HEARTS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLbxX5m5i1jfcKvOHmrEsN_l_nevwT-uu84ckd_fbNtoDAVbC4SYwkcFM9_Lz99kqokOo2o0wrNs3T9WMZKL3wJax16N5cxqBxlZHktt8qdUBbW9YpbH5Y5_T4p5xkIg46lwUWk61xF0V/s1600-h/bwth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLbxX5m5i1jfcKvOHmrEsN_l_nevwT-uu84ckd_fbNtoDAVbC4SYwkcFM9_Lz99kqokOo2o0wrNs3T9WMZKL3wJax16N5cxqBxlZHktt8qdUBbW9YpbH5Y5_T4p5xkIg46lwUWk61xF0V/s320/bwth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300988607781222450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Bob Welch-Three Hearts (1979)</span><br /></div><ol style="font-family: courier new; text-align: center;"><li>Three Hearts</li><li>Oh Jenny</li><li>I Saw Her Standing There</li><li>Here Comes The Night</li><li>China</li><li>The Ghost Of Flight 401</li><li>Precious Love</li><li>Church</li><li>Come Softly To Me</li><li>Devil Wind</li><li>Don't Wait Too Long</li><li>Little Star</li></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >This was Welch's follow-up to very successful debut, French Kiss. It hit #20 on the Top Album Charts, spawning the Top 20 hit, <span style="font-style: italic;">Precious Love</span> and the minor hit, <span style="font-style: italic;">Church. </span>Along with a Beatles cover and some help from Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood & Christine McVie, Welch writes some good pop rockers as well as the spooky <span style="font-style: italic;">The Ghost of Flight 401</span>. This album should have received more play than it did</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-79285627127147424212009-02-05T07:22:00.001-08:002009-02-05T07:48:11.157-08:00PRATT & MCCLAIN<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIywpxjv8TdPelwK6SXn4977rTjQhvOdMOXGSovrytgfn5sQnwUepX6gTFwK9F658jVt-W_6FLMKf4Xf2AMbmzxsLzYbYKCpEUOnh_diB5Q4awl3XqCUYRTHUmO3ZmCNQOcTAMOMrej0w/s1600-h/pnm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIywpxjv8TdPelwK6SXn4977rTjQhvOdMOXGSovrytgfn5sQnwUepX6gTFwK9F658jVt-W_6FLMKf4Xf2AMbmzxsLzYbYKCpEUOnh_diB5Q4awl3XqCUYRTHUmO3ZmCNQOcTAMOMrej0w/s320/pnm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299334197593847938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Pratt & McClain-Pratt & McClain (1976)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">1. Happy Days<br />2. Raised On Rock<br />3. Summertime In The City<br />4. Night Ride<br />5. Tonight We're Gonna Fall In Love</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;">6. Our Last Song Together<br />7. California Cowboy<br />8. Who Needs It<br />9. Whachersign<br />10. Devil With The Blue Dress<br /></div><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Pratt & McClain were a couple of commercial jingle singers in Hollywood. They were chosen by the ABC networks to record the new version of the Happy Days theme and the rest is history. The song was released on 45 and made it to #5. So they got the chance to record a full album. Produced by Steve Barri & Michael Omartian (Rhythm Heritage), the album is a mix of sunny California pop and 50's nostalgia. But the hidden track is the funky rare groove of <span style="font-style: italic;">Whatchersign</span>. </span><br /><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-14199859121132578032009-02-02T14:50:00.001-08:002009-02-02T14:57:56.435-08:00PETER ALLEN-TAUGHT BY EXPERTS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3DAZfxooKwNS27VGXqitncTYoHuD3lCC9YTa6s7MtrlQj1IZJq5hBnKPNJp7TemGN9WtfZ3NYE51v91tIpIlGw4e7m-5-Azmx2ZQqaFdG8Lnv9rYpkepOKZ0pTbDT6eiaVH-kF6l3lFy/s1600-h/patbe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3DAZfxooKwNS27VGXqitncTYoHuD3lCC9YTa6s7MtrlQj1IZJq5hBnKPNJp7TemGN9WtfZ3NYE51v91tIpIlGw4e7m-5-Azmx2ZQqaFdG8Lnv9rYpkepOKZ0pTbDT6eiaVH-kF6l3lFy/s320/patbe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298336315809448098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Peter Allen-Taught By Experts (1976)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">1. Puttin Out Roots</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">2. She Loves To Hear The Music</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">3. Back Doors Crying</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">4. I Go To Rio</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">5. Planes</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">6. Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">7. This Time Around</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">8. The More I See You</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">9. Harbour</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">10. (I've Been) Taught By Experts</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">11. Six Thirty Sunday Morning/ New York, I Don't Know About You</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another long lost out-of-print Peter Allen album, released in 1976. This one features the original version of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">I Go To Rio</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">, later a hit for Pablo Cruise. This was the last album of his to feature his more intimate songwriting before adopting a slicker West Coast sound. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">Back Doors Crying </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">features Brenda Russell and Dusty Springfield on backing vocals.</span></span><br /><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-110858521579423032009-02-01T12:01:00.000-08:002009-02-02T14:58:56.337-08:00WALTER EGAN-FUNDAMENTAL ROLL<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOOacUbBuEd50ZT7q8aNyEHAnNA76vXOo0UF4VAAdNxBtUpr3nFFHvdLi5bC3fpnqgBfz4sWZz-5iPqEML3z-BuPOb2XowV4rQOpnphDRkzXxWuo5cBAG8s6coj2lnkA72tMJ5MSywF9t/s1600-h/wefr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOOacUbBuEd50ZT7q8aNyEHAnNA76vXOo0UF4VAAdNxBtUpr3nFFHvdLi5bC3fpnqgBfz4sWZz-5iPqEML3z-BuPOb2XowV4rQOpnphDRkzXxWuo5cBAG8s6coj2lnkA72tMJ5MSywF9t/s320/wefr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297922294272198738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Walter Egan-Fundamental Roll (1977)</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /></div><ol style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;" type="1"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><li>Only The Lucky<br /></li><li>Won't You Say You Will<br /></li><li>Waitin' </li><li>Feel So Good<br /></li><li>Yes I Guess I Am </li><li>When I Get My Wheels </li><li>Where's The Party </li><li>She's So Tough</li><li>Tunnel O' Love<br /></li><li>I'd Rather Have Fun </li><li>Surfin' & Drivin' </li><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >This was Walter's debut album, produced by Richard Dashut & Lindsay Buckingham. Featuring Stevie Nicks on backing vocals on most tracks, this LP made it to #137 on the Top Albums chart and spawned the minor hit, <span style="font-style: italic;">Only The Lucky</span> [#82], also recorded by Gene Cotton on his Save The Dancer album.</span><br /></span></ol>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-9439083115927267212009-01-29T08:52:00.001-08:002009-01-29T09:03:58.198-08:00PETER ALLEN-CONTINENTAL AMERICAN<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjqFK337Om4eNvixpIV2GMjqTa4pv5DYZQxHjtD3r4bSUytwqNqdehctBMUfbeJscwj1bsb4Ts58ujKPqW4nZHSr1CVEijItgChVSwlUn1lZUMzIDzpiVLyiVnbCzACw_QrMi5Syz6xKG/s1600-h/paca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjqFK337Om4eNvixpIV2GMjqTa4pv5DYZQxHjtD3r4bSUytwqNqdehctBMUfbeJscwj1bsb4Ts58ujKPqW4nZHSr1CVEijItgChVSwlUn1lZUMzIDzpiVLyiVnbCzACw_QrMi5Syz6xKG/s320/paca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296759762801480610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Peter Allen-Continental American (1974)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-family:Verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">1. Just A Gigolo (Schoener Gigolo)<br />2. Everything Old Is New Again<br />3. The Natural Thing To Do<br />4. Pretty Pretty<br />5. Continental American<br />6. Just Ask Me I've Been There<br />7. I Honestly Love You<br />8.This Side Show's Leaving Town<br />9. Just A Gigolo (reprise)</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Following his divorce from Liza Minnelli, Peter Allen released his most introspective solo album in 1974 and his first for A&M. It includes the original version of the Olivia Newton-John #1 hit, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >I Honestly Love You</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-16794802004711515222009-01-27T19:26:00.001-08:002009-01-28T08:53:31.345-08:00LARRY SANTOS-LARRY SANTOS<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIMzrJ4C73bQQujR9pQtAdFnBfJuD7JENRDmR5DAbyioHBLXdEkG8SpZ0uvoweH_ErnSWO_ByvohKGJNk-uyfCx9UGXWB3RNKebWCzb7fe-hUVkdm5_9qbXW3ZvqMCyPirpY2NhUsCHEw/s1600-h/lsls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIMzrJ4C73bQQujR9pQtAdFnBfJuD7JENRDmR5DAbyioHBLXdEkG8SpZ0uvoweH_ErnSWO_ByvohKGJNk-uyfCx9UGXWB3RNKebWCzb7fe-hUVkdm5_9qbXW3ZvqMCyPirpY2NhUsCHEw/s320/lsls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296181012946265682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Larry Santos-Larry Santos (1975)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Early In The Mornin'</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Call Me Janis</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />3. We Can't Hide It Anymore</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />4. Can't Get You Off My Mind</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />5. Meet Me Tonight</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />6. Jon Jon McAllister</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />7. Wanting What You Can't Have (Having What You Don't Want)</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />8. Long, Long Time</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />9. Devil-Eyed Woman</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />10. Lover</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The man best known for appearances on the childrens show, Hot Fudge, in the 70's put this out album out on Casablanca Records in 1975. It spawned the #36 hit, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >We Can't Hide It Anymore</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Larry's voice is very reminiscent of Gordon Lightfoot or the lead singer of Looking Glass and the LP has a mellow bluesy vibe mixed with pop folk. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-70872353552623290812009-01-26T08:40:00.001-08:002009-01-26T08:44:54.566-08:00SHERBET-HOWZAT<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P3Rb0mXJQ2eZfcs7S8JNttHk4YPgdP2bFNYOTJzrlAkLp63EMvK4gi0hcfwZMvc77hbmuBveN9jsRVU-Q2B_VTbRM0BdjCWqxY1J8_0QfAcojhLAVNv-AWpinL29FyqdFtGznFSzAs1W/s1600-h/sh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P3Rb0mXJQ2eZfcs7S8JNttHk4YPgdP2bFNYOTJzrlAkLp63EMvK4gi0hcfwZMvc77hbmuBveN9jsRVU-Q2B_VTbRM0BdjCWqxY1J8_0QfAcojhLAVNv-AWpinL29FyqdFtGznFSzAs1W/s320/sh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295643233598089378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Sherbet-Howzat (1976)</span><br /></div><ol style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><li><span class="new">Howzat!</span></li><li>Motor Of Love</li><li>The Swap (You Can Get A Lot)</li><li>Can't Find True Love</li><li>I'll Be Coming Home</li><li>Lady Of The Night</li><li>Gimme Love</li><li>If I Had My Way</li><li>Hollywood Dreaming</li><li>Dancer</li><li>Blueswalkin'</li></ol><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Happy Australia Day!<br />Here's the breakthrough album from the 5-man Australian band, Sherbet, titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Howzat</span>. The title track reached #61 as well as reaching the Top 5 on the UK charts. The band would find success again the the early 80's as the Sherbs.<br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986771729484010359.post-8720350469506736002009-01-24T08:53:00.000-08:002010-01-20T19:46:59.270-08:00IMAGES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS8J5Nua6nZExQwbcIXU7G5Op7jO_LHZdSMiLcKdLJwO2yLdS9bOTan4_l-eHs-9DlLpkhQClm8oHByS4ZgnZS0-Soz9Tmndwty8nO1lyaYY49FLmIPwSre8rBTnWl5GlY2EfC6mvaGKC/s1600-h/ktelimages.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS8J5Nua6nZExQwbcIXU7G5Op7jO_LHZdSMiLcKdLJwO2yLdS9bOTan4_l-eHs-9DlLpkhQClm8oHByS4ZgnZS0-Soz9Tmndwty8nO1lyaYY49FLmIPwSre8rBTnWl5GlY2EfC6mvaGKC/s320/ktelimages.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294904805027269506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Images by K-Tel</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >(1980)</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. Should've Never Let You Go-Neil & Dara Sedaka</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />2. Shining Star-The Manhattans</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />3. Only A Lonely Heart Sees-Felix Cavaliere</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />4. Desire-Andy Gibb</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />5. One Fine Day-Carole King</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />6. Gee Whiz-Bernadette Peters</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />7. Do That To Me One More Time-Captain & Tennille</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />8. Take A Little Rhythm-Ali Thomson</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />9. Let Me Love You Tonight-Pure Prairie League</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />10. Three Times In Love-Tommy James</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />11. Suspicions-Eddie Rabbitt</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />12. Too Hot-Kool & The Gang</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />13. We Were Meant To Be Lovers-Photoglo</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />14. Please Don't Leave-Lauren Wood</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here's a special treat for you. A 1980 K-tel collection filled with lots of hard to find songs. Each one of these songs was a Top 40 hit, many in the West Coast style.</span><br /></div>Breezinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103914428738689521noreply@blogger.com1