James Newton Howard is an American keyboardist and composer, best known for his film scores. He first emerged in the early ’70s rock bands Mama Lion and Heavy Cruiser, which issued two albums each. In 1974, he cut a self-titled solo album. As a sessionist, he’s played on multiple albums by Elton John, Melissa Manchester, […]
The Seventh One is the seventh studio album by American melodic-rock band Toto, released in 1988 on CBS/Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Pamela” (5:10) A2. “You Got Me” (3:12) A3. “Anna” (4:56) A4. “Stop Loving You” (4:29) A5. “Mushanga” (5:36) A6. “Stay Away” (5:29) B1. “Straight for the Heart” (4:10) B2. “Only the Children” (4:09) B3. “A […]
High Adventure is the fourth solo album by West Coast pop/rock vocalist/songwriter Kenny Loggins, released in 1982 on Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Don’t Fight It” (3:36) A2. “Heartlight” (3:55) A3. “I Gotta Try” (3:50) A4. “Swear Your Love” (5:01) A5. “The More We Try” (3:59) B1. “Heart to Heart” (5:30) B2. “If It’s Not What You’re […]
Runaway is the second solo album by West Coast musician/vocalist/songwriter Bill Champlin, released in 1981 on Elektra. Tracklist: A1. “Runaway” (3:58) A2. “One Way Ticket” (3:03) A3. “Sara” (3:15) A4. “Tonight Tonight” (3:47) A5. “Runaway Reprise” (0:47) A6. “Take It Uptown” (4:24) B1. “Satisfaction” (3:42) B2. “Stop Knockin’ on My Door” (4:16) B3. “Gotta Get Back […]
The Fox is the 15th studio album by Elton John, released in 1981 on Rocket/Geffen. Tracklist: A1. “Breaking Down Barriers” (4:40) A2. “Heart in the Right Place” (5:13) A3. “Just Like Belgium” (4:08) A4. “Nobody Wins” (3:42) A5. “Fascist Faces” (5:10) B1. “Carla / Etude” (4:45) B2. “Fanfare” (1:26) B3. “Chloe” (4:39) B4. “Heels of […]
John O’Banion is the debut album by the namesake American blue-eyed soul crooner, released in 1981 on Elektra. Tracklist: A1. “Love You Like I Never Loved Before” (3:23) A2. “You’re in My Life Again” (3:10) A3. “Love Is Blind” (3:35) A4. “Our Love Can Make It” (3:15) A5. “Love Is in Your Eyes” (3:30) B1. […]
Wild Child is the second of two albums by American West Coast vocalist Valerie Carter, released in 1978 on Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Crazy” (4:29) A2. “Da Doo Rendezvous” (4:36) A3. “What’s Become of Us” (3:34) A4. “Taking the Long Way Home” (3:31) A5. “Lady in the Dark” (4:40) B1. “The Story of Love” (4:08) B2. […]
Mama Lion was an American soul-rock band that released the albums Preserve Wildlife and Give It Everything I’ve Got in 1972/73. Singer Lynn Carey and bassist Neil Merryweather worked beforehand, both as a duo and with blues-rockers Ivar Avenue Reunion. The musicians (without Carey) cut two concurrent albums as Heavy Cruiser. Keyboardist James Newton Howard […]
Heavy Cruiser was an American hard-rock/psych band that released the 1972/73 albums Heavy Cruiser and Lucky Dog on Artie Ripp’s Family Productions label. Canadian bassist Neil Merryweather formed the band in Los Angeles with keyboardist James Newton Howard, later a noted film composer. Heavy Cruiser also recorded as Mama Lion behind Merryweather’s then-partner, singer Lynn […]
Baby It’s Me is the seventh solo album by American soul/pop vocalist Diana Ross, produced by Richard Perry and released in 1977 on Motown. Tracklist: A1. “Gettin’ Ready for Love” (2:45) A2. “You Got It” (3:55) A3. “Baby It’s Me” (3:09) A4. “Too Shy to Say” (3:15) A5. “Your Love Is So Good for Me” […]
Middle Man is the ninth solo studio album by American R&B/rock vocalist/songwriter Boz Scaggs, released in 1980 on Columbia/CBS. The album was produced by Bill Schnee with a lion’s share of keyboard credits and co-writes claimed by industry hand David Foster, whose concurrent Airplay project showed a similar soulful sheen. Tracklist: A1. “Jojo” (5:51) A2. “Breakdown […]
