All the Right Moves (soundtrack)

Welcome to another edition of Matinee Monday.

Today (October 21st) marks the theatrical release of All the Right Moves, the 1983 film starring Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn and Gary Graham. It is the story of a high school football player in an economically depressed western Pennsylvania town.

In honor of the film’s thirtieth anniversary, we will give a listen to its soundtrack album.

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Somewhere in Afrika

Yesterday (February 18th) marked the thirtieth anniversary of Somewhere in Afrika, the eleventh studio album from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. The release peaked at number 87 in the UK, number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 200, and number 8 in both Germany and Norway.

The roster of the band at this time included Manfred Mann (keyboards and synthesizers), Matt Irving (bass), Shona Laing (vocals), John Lingwood (drums and percussion), Trevor Rabin (guitar), Chris Thompson (vocals) and Steve Waller (vocals and guitar).