Rickie Lee Jones - The Magazine

This week (September 12th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Magazine, the third studio album from Rickie Lee Jones. It spent twenty-one weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 44. It also went to number 40 in the UK and number 20 on the US Billboard Jazz chart. Some of the album was written in Paris while Jones was kicking her addiction to heroin and cocaine.

Rickie Lee Jones - Girl At Her Volcano

This week (June 13th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Girl At Her Volcano, a seven song extended-play from Rickie Lee Jones. It is a collection of live and studio recordings. This 1983 release went to number 51 in the UK, number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 36 on the US Billboard Jazz charts.

Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (35th anniversary)

Today (February 28th) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the release of the self-titled debut album from Rickie Lee Jones.

You can click here to read my full review of Rickie Lee Jones.

Randy Newman - Trouble In Paradise

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Trouble in Paradise, the seventh studio album from singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It climbed to number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 200 chart. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 67 on its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's.

Newman had a number of guest performers on the record. Appearing on vocals are Lindsey Buckingham, Don Henley, Rickie Lee Jones, Christine McVie, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Seger, Wendy Waldman and Jennifer Warnes. On the music side, the record also featured Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto, Waddy Wachtel and many more.

Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones

Welcome to another edition of Seventies Saturday.

Today, we are going to look at the debut album from American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. Released on February 28th, 1979, Rickie Lee Jones went on to be a Platinum seller in the United States. Chart-wise, it went to number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 18 on the UK charts.