Why Me? 1984

Kenny Rogers - What About Me? (1984) [1987, Japan, 1st Press]  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Oct. 26, 2022
Kenny Rogers - What About Me? (1984) [1987, Japan, 1st Press]

Kenny Rogers - What About Me? (1984) [1987, Japan, 1st Press]
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Country Pop | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 40:09 | 435,81 Mb
Label: RCA/BMG Music (Japan) | Cat.# R28P-1118 | Released: 1987-10-21 (1984-07-19)

"What About Me?" is the 16th studio album by Kenny Rogers, released by RCA Nashville. The album's title track, "What About Me?", is sung in trio with R&B singer James Ingram and Rogers' former New Christy Minstrels bandmate turned solo star Kim Carnes, which is a love song that reached number one on the AC charts and was also a pop and country hit, giving co-writer Richard Marx his 1st #1 hit as a writer. Elsewhere on the album is "Two Hearts, One Love" by Byron Hill, "The Stranger" (a story song in the vein of Rogers' previous hits such as "The Gambler" and "Lucille"), "The Night Goes On" (a R&B influenced ballad) and "Crazy" (a song Rogers co-wrote with Richard Marx which is in the style of "Through the Years") that also charted and gave Rogers yet another #1 hit and Marx his 2nd #1 hit as a writer. Though this album didn't enjoy the success of his previous albums, "What About Me?" was a hit with its strongest showing being #9 on the Country music album charts during a chart run of nearly a year.
Carmen McRae - You're Lookin' At Me (1984) {1986, Japan 1st Press}

Carmen McRae - You're Lookin' At Me (1984) {1986, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 204 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 95 Mb
Scans Included | 00:36:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Vocal Jazz, Standards | Concord Records #CCD-4235 / King Records #K32Y 6065

Carmen McRae's tribute to Nat King Cole (which predated the late-'80s revival of Cole's music) has its strong and weak points. She wisely adds Cole's former guitarist John Collins to her regular trio and picked some fine material (including "I'm an Errand Girl for Rhythm," "I Can't See for Lookin'" and "Just You, Just Me"). However McRae's phrasing is much different than Cole's and why did she sing "Sweet Lorraine" without changing any of the words? Despite those reservations, this set has enough strong moments to justify its purchase.

Julio Iglesias - 1100 Bel Air Place (1984) Re-up  Music

Posted by v3122 at Dec. 13, 2020
Julio Iglesias - 1100 Bel Air Place (1984) Re-up

Julio Iglesias - 1100 Bel Air Place (1984)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Columbia, CK 39157 | ~ 239 or 96 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 52 Mb
Pop, Latin Pop, Vocal

1100 Bel Air Place was designed as Julio Iglesias' breakthrough to the American audience, finding the Latin superstar recording with producer Richard Perry – the architect behind blockbusters by Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson – and duetting with such established American superstars as Diana Ross, Stan Getz, the Beach Boys and Willie Nelson…

Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (1984) [2CD Reissue 2018]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 12, 2023
Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (1984) [2CD Reissue 2018]

Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (1984) [2CD Reissue 2018]
XLD Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 991 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 338 MB | Covers - 74 MB
Genre: Synth-pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: London Recordings (LMS5521225)

Remastered and expanded edition of Bronski Beat's 1984 debut album, released to celebrate the band's 35 year anniversary. The first CD includes the original studio album, along with four bonus tracks, while the second disc features a selection of demos, remixes, BBC sessions and unheard material. Also included are new sleeve notes from Jimmy Somerville, Mike Thorne and Paul Flynn.
To say The Age of Consent is a great album of dance-oriented synth-pop music is to sell it extremely short; this is simply a great album, period…
VA - American Popular Song: Six Decades Of Songwriters And Singers (1984)

VA - American Popular Song: Six Decades Of Songwriters And Singers (1984)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 808 MB
5:50:01 | Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen, Big Band | Label: The Smithsonian Collection

5CD Box set. American Popular Song: Six Decades Of Songwriters And Singers, a Various Artists Compilation. Released in 1984 on Smithsonian Collection.

Z.Z. Hill - 2 Studio Albums (1981-1984)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 16, 2020
Z.Z. Hill - 2 Studio Albums (1981-1984)

Z.Z. Hill - 2 Studio Albums (1981-1984)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 509 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 167 MB | Covers - 42 MB
Genre: Blues, Soul | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Malaco Records

Z.Z. Hill (1981). The initial step in Hill's amazing rebirth as a contemporary blues star, courtesy of Jackson, Mississippi's Malaco Records and producers Tommy Couch and Wolf Stephenson. The vicious blues outings "Bump and Grind" and "Blue Monday" were the first salvos fired by Hill at the blues market, though much of the set - "Please Don't Make Me (Do Something Bad to You)," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - was solidly in the Southern soul vein.
Bluesmaster (1984). Issued the year he died, Bluesmaster boasted more competent soul-blues hybrids by the man who reenergized the blues idiom with his trademark growl. LaSalle's "You're Ruining My Bad Reputation," "Friday Is My Day" (written by legendary Malaco promo man Dave Clark), and a nice reading of Paul Kelly's slinky "Personally" rate with the standouts.

John Parr - John Parr (1984)  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 19, 2023
John Parr - John Parr (1984)

John Parr - John Parr (1984)
Rock, Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 43:36 | 472,18 Mb
Label: Mercury (West Germany) | Cat.# 826 384-2 | Released: 1985 (1984)

"John Parr" is the self-titled debut album by John Parr, released in 1984. It contains 3 Billboard Top 100 songs, the hit "Naughty Naughty" #23, "Magical" #73 and "Love Grammar" #89. "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is included on the 1985 London Records issue of the album (#LONLP 12) in the UK. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for the Joel Schumacher's 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire. The song also peaked at #6 in the UK, Parr's home country and became a number-one hit for John Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination.

Raff - Raff (1984)  Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Nov. 25, 2021
Raff - Raff (1984)

Raff - Raff (1984)
Pop, Electronic, Italo-Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 41:34 | 278,45 Mb
Label: Carrere (W.-Germany) | Cat.# 825 238-2 | Released: 1984

Born in Margherita di Savoia, Italy on September 19, 1959, Raffaele Riefoli entered the music business in 1983, when his debut album was released as Raff. Riefoli lived the few first years of the 1980s in London, England, before starting out his musical career in 1984, landing mostly in the new wave scene with his English language debut album, Raff. His first single, "Self Control", which he co-wrote with Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo, was a huge hit not only in his native Italy but also in Austria (#7), Switzerland (#1) and Germany, where the single climbed as high as #2 in the Media Control single chart and spent a total of seven weeks within the Top 10. Raff's version of the song also managed to enter the Top-40 in France.

Lake - No Time For Heroes (1984/2021) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Feb. 9, 2021
Lake - No Time For Heroes (1984/2021) [Official Digital Download]

Lake - No Time For Heroes (1984/2021) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 44:28 minutes | 529 MB
Soft Rock | Label: Peer Southern Productions GmbH, Official Digital Download

It was celebrated as Germany's most renowned rock band. She received the German Record Award. She had several top 1 hits. They stole the show from Wishbone Ash. 35 years ago, they sold out halls in this country.
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand The Weather (1984) {2017, Japanese Reissue}

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand The Weather (1984) {2017, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 407 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 187 Mb
Full Scans | 00:55:00 | RAR 5% Recovery
Texas Blues, Electric Blues, Blues Rock | Epic / Sony Music Labels #SICP 5338

Stevie Ray Vaughan's second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, pretty much did everything a second album should do: it confirmed that the acclaimed debut was no fluke, while matching, if not bettering, the sales of its predecessor, thereby cementing Vaughan's status as a giant of modern blues. So why does it feel like a letdown? Perhaps because it simply offers more of the same, all the while relying heavily on covers. Of the eight songs, half are covers, while two of his four originals are instrumentals – not necessarily a bad thing, but it gives the impression that Vaughan threw the album together in a rush, even if he didn't. Nevertheless, Couldn't Stand the Weather feels a bit like a holding pattern, since there's no elaboration on Double Trouble's core sound and no great strides forward, whether it's in Vaughan's songwriting or musicianship.