On Fire is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1989 on Rough Trade Records. It was recorded at Noise NY in New York City with Mark Kramer handling production duties. Since its release, the album has yielded much critical acclaim. The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it Galaxie 500's "best album by far".
One of the few ones here I had never even heard of before! I'm listening to "Blue Thunder" right now though and it's pretty good though, maybe I'll check it out.
Diana is a 1980 album by American R&B and soul singer Diana Ross, released by Motown. Her 11th studio album, it was, and still is, the biggest-selling studio collection of Ross' career. All songs are composed, played and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards
Another album I've heard. I actually almost considered putting this on my list but it didn't make the cut. It has two iconic singles, one of them being one of the most iconic gay anthems of all time. The rest of the tracks are pretty good too!
Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, on Capitol Records. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers, the recording sessions for the album took place in Matt Dike's apartment and the Record Plant in Los Angeles from 1988 to 1989, after which the recordings underwent mixing at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Subsequent remixes were done at the Manhattan-based Record Plant Studios.
Paul's Boutique was initially considered a commercial failure by the executives at Capitol Records, as its sales did not match that of the group's previous record, Licensed to Ill, and the label eventually decided to stop promoting the album. The album's popularity continued to grow, however, and it has since been touted as a breakthrough achievement for the Beastie Boys. Highly varied lyrically and sonically, Paul's Boutique secured the Beastie Boys' place as critical favorites in the hip-hop genre. The album's rankings near the top of many publications' "best albums" lists in disparate genres has given Paul's Boutique critical recognition as a landmark album in hip hop.
Ooh, I really wish this one had been higher! I guess me not voting for it means I can't complain, but it's still a groundbreaking hip-hop album that's not too serious but still a grand artistic statement or something like that.
Guilty is the twenty-second studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand released on September 1980 by Columbia Records. After the success of the Bee Gees in the late of 1970s, there was some time to write songs for other artists and Streisand, one of those artists, asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her. It became her best-selling album to date internationally with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide (according to an official press release) and was produced by Gibb and the Bee Gees' regular production team of Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson.
Umm,can't say I've heard this or want to hear it. I guess I'm not a big fan of Barbra's music, especially later on in her career.