Billy Rankin is a Scottish guitarist and rock musician active in the 1980s and 1990s. Best known for his work with Nazareth (1980–83 & 1990–94), he also had a successful solo career, including a US hit single "Baby Come Back". Classically trained, Rankin played cello at school and was granted a Scottish Region Music Scholarship in 1971, but preferred rock music to classical. He joined Nazareth in 1980, and appeared on their albums Snaz (1981), 2XS (1982) and Sound Elixir (1983) before leaving the band. Rankin issued a solo album Growin' up Too Fast in 1984, and had a hit single that reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Baby Come Back", taken from the album.
GRAMMY-winning new-age artist White Sun return with their third album, an epic double release with 23 new songs. "White Sun II… was a breakout New Age hit in 2016, where it was a top-charter at both Apple and iTunes."
A sort of supergroup, as most of their members came from well-known bands, Samadhi were formed after the split of Raccomandata con Ricevuta di Ritorno by singer Regoli and guitarist Civitenga, along with keyboard player Sabatini (from Free Love and Kaleidon), Aldo Bellanova from Teoremi on bass and drummer Ruggero Stefani (L'Uovo di Colombo), and two other members. Despite the impressive pedigree of the musicians the album is nice, mixing good prog influences with some jazz and even pop, the best of the seven tracks being the closing "L'ultima Spiaggia" with religious text. The beautiful lyrics were written by poet Enrico Lazzareschi.