Steve Roach is an American composer and performer of ambient and electronic music,whose recordings are informed by his impressions of environment,perception,flow and space. His work has been influential in the trance and new-age genres.
The Beach Boys is the 25th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys,released on June 10,1985. Produced by Steve Levine,the album is the band's first after the drowning of founding member Dennis Wilson. It was also the band's first album to be recorded digitally and the last released by James William Guercio's Caribou Records. The record charted at number 52 in the U.S. and number 60 in the UK.
Structures from Silence is the third studio album by American ambient musician Steve Roach. It was released on July 15,1984 by Fortuna.
Western Spaces is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach and Kevin Braheny. This album is the first of Steve Roach’s many musical tributes to the Southwestern Desert.
Dreamtime Return (1988) is a double album by the American ambient musician Steve Roach,based on Australian Aboriginal culture and the concept of the Dreamtime. Described as "one of the pivotal works of ambient music" and "groundbreaking," the album has been included on a number of lists of the world's best music,including 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.
A Christmas Album is the fifth studio album and the first Christmas album by Christian music singer Amy Grant. The album was recorded in nine studios in mid-1983 and was released later that same year.
You're Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis,presenting a mixture of pop covers,and original material dealing with politics,racism,pollution and war. It is the first Davis album since On the Corner in 1972 to include electric guitarist John McLaughlin.
Emergency is the sixteenth studio album by the American band Kool &the Gang,released in 1984. It ultimately became the group's biggest selling career album,earning Double Platinum status in America,Platinum in Canada,and Silver in the UK.
Michael Stearns is an American musician and composer of ambient music. He is also known as a film composer,sound designer and soundtrack producer for large format films,theatrical films,documentaries,commercials,and themed attractions.
Kevin Braheny Fortune is an American musician and composer of ambient music,producer,engineer,and session musician.
Planetary Unfolding (1981) is an album of electronic ambient music by composer and keyboardist Michael Stearns. It is considered a classic of ambient music.
Born to Love is a 1983 studio album of duets by American singers Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack. It was released by Bryson's label Capitol Records on July 22,1983,in the United States. The album yielded the hit single "Tonight,I Celebrate My Love",written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. The track "Maybe" was written and recorded for the film Romantic Comedy (1983).
Straight from the Heart is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Peabo Bryson. It was released in 1984 on Elektra Records,his first of four discs for the label. The album peaked at number 44 on the US Billboard 200 and produced three singles,including his first top-ten pop hit "If Ever You're in My Arms Again",which also topped the Adult contemporary chart. Bryson himself co-produced the record as well as writing five of the eight songs himself and playing keyboards throughout the album.
Voyeur is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist David Sanborn,released on the Warner Bros. label in 1981.
Heart and Soul is the second full-length studio album by singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. This album received a Grammy nomination in 1984,and contains songs written by Michael W. Smith. It featured music popular with CCM,as well as synthpop friendly songs,"I Belong to You","Holy Holy",and "Hearts of Fire". The album features the songwriting skills of Brown and Debbie Bannister,Amy Grant,Gary Chapman,Michael W. Smith,as well as others. The music is a blend of contemporary pop,synthpop,and gospel music. Heart and Soul climbed to the top 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
Send Me Your Love is the second studio album by American singer Kashif. It was released by Arista Records on June 18,1984,in the United States. His highest-charting album,Send Me Your Love reached number five on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and spawned the hit singles "Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart","Are You the Woman" and "Ooh Love". In 1985,"Edgartown Groove" brought Kashif and Al Jarreau a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Send Me Your Love was digitally remastered for the first time by Finesse Records in 2008. In 2012,Funky Town Grooves also remastered and expanded the album including six additional bonus tracks.
When the Boys Meet the Girls is the eighth studio album by the American R&B vocal group Sister Sledge,released on June 7,1985,by Atlantic Records,their first release on that label.
Sky Five Live is a two-record album by Sky recorded live at The Comedy Theatre &The Concert Hall,Melbourne,The Concert Hall,Perth,The Festival Theatre,Adelaide and The Capitol Theatre,Sydney. It was mixed at Studio 3,EMI Abbey Road,London and mastered by Nick Webb. It was released in January 1983 on the Ariola record label. Unlike most live albums,the majority of the tracks included on this release are new,with only four tracks having been previously released,all of them in shorter and generally very different versions from the ones featured here.
Cadmium is the sixth album by the progressive-classical rock band Sky,released in November 1983. The album contents were a mixture of Sky traditions and new elements –it contained a classical-rock arrangement of Prokofiev's "Sleigh Ride",alongside seven original compositions and the first examples of commissioned compositions from contemporary writers from outside the band. The colour of the album cover is primarily cadmium yellow,a pigment used by painters.
Mr. Nice Guy is the seventh studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws,released in 1983 by Capitol Records. The album reached No. 19 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 24 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
