No.1658 07/04/2021 – The 1981 Rick James album, Street Songs, celebrates a 40th anniversary today! The funky LP was James’s bestselling long player, and a welcome hit following the previous disappointment. Includes the singles Give It to Me Baby, Ghetto Life and the popular Super Freak.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1311 07/2020
The artist Eef Barzelay, aka Clem Snide has released his first album in five years, Forever Just Beyond. Produced by Scott Avett, of The Avett Brothers, the LP has so many great songs, especially the opener Roger Ebert. A man who has been through a lot! |
 No.944 07/04/2019
The retro soul act Durand Jones and the Indications new album American Love Call is no filler, all killer! I hate that phrase, but it’s true. Love Listen to Your Heart and Walk Away. The Guardian review said of the band “now a gleaming, mint-condition Cadillac rather than a beat-up Oldsmobile.” |
 No.579 07/04/2018
The debut Prince LP For You is 40 years old today! The album was produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince. The singles Soft and Wet and Just as Long as We’re Together were released from the LP. Seen as a promising start… |
No.214 07/04/2017 Beck’s 8th album Sea Change, released 2002, saw him revert to basics, writing a break-up record, following the split with his long-time girlfriend. The Golden Age, Lost Cause, Guess I’m Doing Fine, Nobody’s Fault But My Own and Lonesome Tears are my highlights. |