Carl Wilson - Youngblood

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Youngblood, the second and final solo studio album from Carl Wilson.

A number of musicians joined Wilson on this one. Guitarists on the tracks included Jeff Baxter, John Daly, Billy Hinsche, Elliott Randall and Trevor Veitch. Gerald Johnson and Neil Stubenhaus played bass on the record. Drummers included Vince Colaiuta, Ed Greene and Alan Krigger. Four saxophonists - Bryan Cummings, Jerry Peterson, Lon Price and Ron Viola - also worked on the record.

Christopher Cross - Another Page

After his phenomenal hit selling, self-titled debut record from 1979 (click here for that review) and a number 1 hit song with the title theme from the 1981 film Arthur, Christopher Cross had a lot riding on his follow up album. Today (January 31st) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Another Page, his second studio album.

The record went Gold in both the US and the UK. Chart-wise, it climbed all the way to number 12 in Sweden, number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 9 in New Zealand, number 7 in the Netherlands, number 6 in Australia, number 4 in the UK, number 2 in Germany and number 1 in Japan.