Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart (Every Beat of My Heart)

Today (June 23rd) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the self-titled fourteenth studio album from Rod Stewart, known also as Every Beat of My Heart. This 1986 record went to number 28 in Japan, number 16 in Australia, number 13 in the Netherlands, number 12 in Norway, number 9 in Canada, number 5 in the UK, number 4 in Germany, and number 3 in Sweden. Here in the US, it spent nineteen weeks on the Billboard Album chart with a top spot of number 28.

Blondie - Eat To The Beat

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Sunday.

This month marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Eat To The Beat, the fourth studio album from Blondie. This 1979 release spent fifty-one weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 17. Around the world, it reached number 23 in Germany, number 19 in Austria, number 16 in the Netherlands, number 9 in Australia, number 6 in Canada and Norway, number 2 in Sweden, and number 1 in the UK.

Suzi Quatro - If You Knew Suzi… (35th anniversary)

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Saturday.

Today (February 22nd) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of If You Knew Suzi…, the sixth studio album from Suzi Quatro. This 1979 release peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Album chart.

For my full review of the record, please click here.

Suzi Quatro - If You Knew Suzi…

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Saturday.

On February 22nd of 1979, Suzi Quatro’s sixth studio album If You Knew Suzi… was released in the United States where it peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Album chart. It had come out in late 1978 in the UK with a slight different song line up.

The band line-up at the time included Quatro (lead vocals, bass and congas), Mike Deacon (keyboards and backing vocals), Dave Neal (drums and backing vocals) and Len Tuckey (lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals). Australia’s Mike Chapman, who was also working with Blondie and the Knack at the time, was the producer of the album and also co-wrote a number of the tracks.