Showing posts with label Barry Beckett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barry Beckett. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Julian Lennon - Valotte

Tomorrow (October 15th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Valotte, the debut album of Julian Lennon. This 1984 release went to number 60 in Denmark, number 41 in Japan, number 20 in the UK, number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (where it spent forty-six weeks total on the chart), number 15 in New Zealand, number 12 in Canada, and number 8 in Australia.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming

Today (August 20th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Slow Train Coming, the nineteenth studio album from Bob Dylan. It was his first release after becoming a born-again Christian, and the songs reflect many of those religious viewpoints. It was ranked number 16 in the Contemporary Christian Music Presents: the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music book in 2001. The multi-Platinum album spent twenty-six weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 3. It also hit number 2 in the UK and number 1 in Australia.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Glenn Frey - The Allnighter

Today (June 19th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Allnighter, the second solo studio album from Glenn Frey. This 1984 release spent sixty-five weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 22. It also went to number 57 in Canada, number 40 in Sweden and number 31 in the UK.