Cyclorama is the fourteenth studio album by Styx,released in 2003. This was the first studio album with Lawrence Gowan,following the departure of group co-founder Dennis DeYoung in 1999. It was also the latter of two albums to feature Glen Burtnik,and the only album released by the Lawrence Gowan/Tommy Shaw/James "JY" Young/Glen Burtnik/Chuck Panozzo/Todd Sucherman lineup,and as such the only original Styx album to feature four different singer-songwriters as opposed to the usual three. The album peaked significantly higher on the Billboard album charts than Styx's previous release,Brave New World (1999),ending up 48 slots higher at No. 127.
Chicago XXV:The Christmas Album is the nineteenth studio album by the American band Chicago,their twenty-fifth overall,released in 1998 on the band's Chicago Records label. It is an album of Christmas songs. The album was re-issued by Rhino Records in 2003 as What's It Gonna Be,Santa? with six additional,newly recorded tracks.
Lawrence Henry Gowan is a Scottish born Canadian singer and keyboardist. He was born in Glasgow and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough,Ontario. Gowan has been both a solo artist and lead vocalist and keyboardist of the band Styx since May 1999. His musical style is usually classified in the categories of pop and progressive rock.
You Are My World is the tenth album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. The album reached the ARIA Albums Chart Top 100.
B-Sides &Rarities is a 3CD compilation by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds,released in March 2005. It features over 20 years of the band's B-sides and previously unreleased tracks. It is also the first recording to include all members of the Bad Seeds,past and present up to the time of its release:current members Mick Harvey,Blixa Bargeld,Thomas Wydler,Martyn P. Casey,Conway Savage,Jim Sclavunos,and Warren Ellis,and former members Barry Adamson,Hugo Race,Kid Congo Powers,Roland Wolf,and James Johnston. A second volume,B-Sides &Rarities Part II,was released in October 2021.
Shaking the Tree:Sixteen Golden Greats is a compilation album by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in 1990 as Gabriel's first career retrospective,including songs from his first solo album Peter Gabriel (1977),through Passion:Music for The Last Temptation of Christ (1989). It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002. The vinyl version of the album is called Shaking the Tree:Twelve Golden Greats.
Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album produced by Quincy Jones. The album features legendary musicians and singers from across three generations,including Ella Fitzgerald,Miles Davis,Joe Zawinul,Ice-T,Big Daddy Kane,Sarah Vaughan,Dizzy Gillespie,George Benson,Luther Vandross,Dionne Warwick,Barry White,Chaka Khan,Take 6,Bobby McFerrin,Al Jarreau,Al B. Sure!,James Ingram,El DeBarge,Ray Charles and a 12-year-old Tevin Campbell.
Fade into Light is the twelfth studio album by American musician Boz Scaggs,released in Japan in 1996 and the U.S. in 2005. The album was a mix of new original compositions and new recordings of Scaggs' classic hits.
Thinking Plague is an American avant-garde progressive rock group founded in 1982 by guitarist/composer Mike Johnson and bass guitarist/drummer Bob Drake. Based in Denver,Colorado,the band has been active off and on since 1982,taking on a number of musicians over the years. They have made seven studio albums between 1984 and 2017,and released one live album recorded at NEARfest in 2000.
Big Blue Ball is an album by multiple artists which "grew from 3 recording weeks" at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in the summers of 1991,1992,and 1995. It is Peter Gabriel's fourteenth album project overall.
Through the Wilderness is a tribute album with contributions from a variety of artists dedicated to American singer Madonna. It was released on November 27,2007,by Los Angeles-based Manimal Vinyl Records. According to label head Paul Beahan,the idea for the album was conceived by him in a dream. He enlisted multiple artists to work on the project,including Giant Drag,Lavender Diamond,Winter Flowers and Chapin Sisters. Although he's not a fan of Madonna,Beahan wanted to see how her songs would sound when covered by different musicians.
Absolute Classic Masterpieces is the third compilation album by English alternative rock band Felt,released in 1992. It collects tracks from the band's singles and albums recorded for Cherry Red between 1981 and 1985,with two exceptions:"Dance of Deliverance" from guitarist Maurice Deebank's album,Inner Thought Zone;and "Index",a single recorded and released by leader Lawrence before the band formed properly. Tracks 4,9,11,15 and 18 are instrumental.
While the City Sleeps... is a 1986 studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson,released on Warner Bros. Records. It features musicians like Paulinho da Costa,Preston Glass,Paul Jackson,Jr.,Marcus Miller and Narada Michael Walden,alongside young talents of the time like Kenny G,Randy Jackson and Kashif. Although it does not have any instrumental tracks,Benson's guitar playing is somewhat in the headlight in songs like "Love Is Here Tonight","Teaser" and "Too Many Times". The most successful single of the album,"Kisses in the Moonlight",is still frequently played by Benson at live performances and is present on many of his compilation albums On the B-side of the "Kisses in the Moonlight" single –alongside "Breezin'" on the 12" version –is the instrumental song "Open Your Eyes" which is not available elsewhere.
A Question of Time is a studio album by the Scottish musician Jack Bruce,released on 3 October 1989 by Epic Records. It was his first album for a major label in nearly a decade. He supported it with a North American tour.
Delirium is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding,released on 6 November 2015 by Polydor Records. Music critics were generally impressed by the overall production of the record,although they were ambivalent in regards to its originality. It debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200,earning Goulding her highest-charting record in the latter country and her highest first-week sales figures in both territories. The album spawned three singles:"On My Mind","Army" and "Something in the Way You Move".
Lost Brotherhood is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan,originally released in 1990. The album follows a more hard rock oriented sound,with some tracks bearing a resemblance to past material. The album reached multi-platinum status in Canada and spawned the singles,"All the Lovers in the World," "Lost Brotherhood," and "Out of a Deeper Hunger". Alex Lifeson of Rush,Steve Shelski of Coney Hatch,and Ken Greer of Red Rider contributed guitar work for the album.
M:FANS is the sixteenth solo studio album by Welsh musician and composer John Cale. It was released in January 2016 on the Double Six Records imprint of Domino Recording Company. Produced by Cale,it features new versions of songs from his 1982 album Music for a New Society. "Close Watch" was the album's lead single. It was released in November 2015 and features Amber Coffman from Dirty Projectors.
Forever Still is a Danish modern rock/alternative metal band founded in 2013 in Copenhagen by Maja Shining and Mikkel Haastrup.
Choir Boy is an American synth-pop band from Salt Lake City,Utah. The band consists of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Adam Klopp,guitarist Michael Paulsen,bassist Chaz Costello and keyboardist/saxophonist Jeff Kleinman.
"Holy Forever" is a song by American contemporary Christian musician Chris Tomlin. It impacted Christian radio in the United States on March 10,2023,as the fourth single from Tomlin's fourteenth studio album,Always (2022). Tomlin co-wrote the song with Brian Johnson,Jason Ingram,Jenn Johnson,and Phil Wickham. Jonathan Smith handled the production of the single.
