The English singer-songwriter James Blunt was born (1974) at an army hospital in Tidworth, Hampshire. A former British Army officer is best known for his singles You’re Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover.
Stay by Shakespear’s Sister was declared the UK Number One Single on this day 1992. The song remained at the top spot for eight weeks, and won the British Video of the Year at the 1993 Brit Awards.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1614 22/02/2021
The debut solo David Crosby album If Only I Could Remember My Name celebrates a 50th anniversary today! Crosby was joined by a host of guest musicians guest musicians including Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and members of Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and the Grateful Dead. Simply superb. |
 No.1266 22/02/2020
The 10th Autechre album Oversteps is 10 years old today! Released on Warp records, Oversteps was first available on bleep.com and the Japanese ITunes store. Drowned In Sound said “as imposing as an abandoned warehouse surrounded by nine feet of razor wire!” |
 No.900 22/02/2019
The mix-album Prodigy Present: The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One is 20 years old today! Following Liam Howlett mixing on Radio 1, Mary Anne Hobbs’s Breezeblock show, the LP was released to prevent bootlegs. Includes around 48 tracks, many well-known. Love it! theprodigy.com |
 No.535 22/02/2018
The genius that is Radiohead released their debut album Pablo Honey 25 years ago today! Includes Anyone Can Play Guitar, Stop Whispering and of course Creep. When I saw them at Reading ’94 I knew they would go on to great things… |