Album of the Day: Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All
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Album of the Day: Donna Summer: Bad Girls (40th Anniversary) (Reissue) (180g) (Limited-Edition)
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CRAID DAVID - BORN TO DO IT
Born to Do It is the debut studio album by English singer Craig David, released in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2000 by Wildstar Records and in the United States later in 2001 by Atlantic Records. Following exposure from his work with British group, David began performing vocals for garage duo Artful Dodger.
Born to Do It is a 2-step garage and R&B album, backed by electro beats, garage and hip hop. The album’s songs contain acoustic guitars and insistent thumps of beats and bass, with lyrics that revolve around themes of romance, the complexities of relationships, and clubbing. Upon release, the album was met with positive reviews from music critics.
Commercially, the album was a success, eventually selling over 7.5 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest albums by a UK R&B artist. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the fastest-selling debut album ever by a British male solo act, and eventually being certified 6× Platinum in the region. The album spawned four singles, including the UK number ones “Fill Me In” and “7 Days”, and the successful “Walking Away” and “Rendezvous”.
Posted 3 years ago
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DIANA ROSS - DIANA
Diana (stylized as diana) is the tenth studio solo album by American singer Diana Ross, released on May 22, 1980 by Motown Records. The album is the biggest-selling studio album of Ross’s career, selling nine million copies worldwide and spawning three international hit singles, including the US number 1 hit “Upside Down”. All songs are composed, played and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
The album spent 17 weeks at the top of Billboard’s R&B/Dance chart. Much like her previous studio album, The Boss, Diana gave her another No. 1 Dance album. Reaching number two on the Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Billboard Soul Albums Chart for 8 consecutive weeks, as well as yielding two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including the number-one single “Upside Down”, the album would sell over one million copies in the United States and be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In the UK it went Gold and spun off three successful singles; “Upside Down” (No. 2), “My Old Piano” (No. 5) and “I’m Coming Out” (No. 13). A fourth single, “Tenderness”, was also released in certain territories, reaching the top 40 in the Netherlands, and was later included on several greatest hits compilations. Surprisingly, despite its massive dance and dance radio success, none of the singles from Diana were remixed for promotional and/or commercial use while the album was current.
Posted 3 years ago
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KELLY CLARKSON - MEANING OF LIFE
Meaning of Life is the eighth studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson, released on October 27, 2017, by Atlantic Records. The album is her debut album with Atlantic after successfully completing her recording contract with RCA Records.
The album was preceded by the dual release of the singles “Love So Soft” and “Move You” on September 7, 2017.
It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number two, with 79,000 album-equivalent units sold, 68,000 of which were from traditional album sales.
“Love So Soft” was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2018 Grammy Awards losing out to “Shape Of You” by Ed Sheeran.
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MADONNA - BEDTIME STORIES
Bedtime Stories is the sixth studio album by American singer Madonna. It was released on October 25, 1994, by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records. Madonna collaborated with Dallas Austin, Babyface, Dave “Jam” Hall, and Nellee Hooper in order to move into a more mainstream sound.
Bedtime Stories received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who praised the album’s candid lyrics and production, and it was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 38th Grammy Awards. Commercially, the album was an improvement over Erotica. Debuting and peaking at number three on the Billboard 200, the album was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It also became her fifth number-one album in Australia and peaked within the top five in other international territories. Bedtime Stories has sold an estimated eight million copies worldwide.
The lead single from the album, “Secret”, gave Madonna her record-breaking 35th consecutive top ten single on the UK Singles Chart, while “Take a Bow” spent seven weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Other singles released, “Bedtime Story” and “Human Nature”, did not match the previous singles’ success.
Source: Wikipedia
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TLC - CRAZYSEXYCOOL
CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by American girl group TLC, released on November 15, 1994 by LaFace Records.
CrazySexyCool was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200, where it spent over two years. It was certified eleven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making TLC the first girl group in history to be awarded diamond status.
CrazySexyCool has since sold over 14 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by an American girl group.
The album has since been featured on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and was listed as a “New Classic” by Entertainment Weekly in 2008. The album was also ranked as the seventh best diamond-certified album of all time by Billboard.
CrazySexyCool was nominated for six Grammy Awards at the 1996 Grammy Awards. “Waterfalls” was nominated for the Record of the Year. Two of the album’s nominations were for its songwriters: Dallas Austin for “Creep”, and Babyface for “Red Light Special”. TLC ended up winning two awards, Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Creep.”
Source: Wikipedia
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P!NK - CAN’T TAKE ME HOME
Can’t Take Me Home is the debut album by singer P!nk, released in the United States on April 4, 2000, by LaFace Records. It produced three singles—"There You Go", “Most Girls”, and “You Make Me Sick”, and peaked at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Producers included Kevin “She'kspere” Briggs, Babyface, Kandi Burruss, Terence “Tramp Baby” Abney, Daryl Simmons, and Tricky. Pink shared co-writing credit on seven of the album’s tracks.
The album was certified Platinum for sales of 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom and Double Platinum in the U.S. with sales of 2,000,000.
Source: Wikipedia.
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STEVIE WONDER - TALKING BOOK
Talking Book is the fifteenth studio album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972. A signal recording of his “classic period”, in this one he “hit his stride.”
The album’s first track, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts, then earned Wonder his first Grammy Award, for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
The album’s first single, “Superstition”, also hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.
The album was certified Gold in Canada and The US.
Source: Wikipedia
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MASSIVE ATTACK - BLUE LINES
Blue Lines is the debut studio album by English trip hop group Massive Attack, released on their Wild Bunch label through Virgin Records on 8 April 1991.
Blue Lines is generally considered the first trip hop album, although the term was not widely used before 1994.
The album reached No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart; sales were limited elsewhere. A fusion of electronic music, hip hop, dub, ‘70s soul and reggae, it established Massive Attack as one of the most innovative British bands of the 1990s and the founder of trip hop’s Bristol Sound.
It features the vocals of Shara Nelson and Horace Andy, along with the rapping of Tricky Kid.
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BETTY DAVIS - NASTY GAL
Funk and R&B singer Betty Davis was influenced by close friends like Jimi Hendrix and her ex-husband, jazz legend Miles Davis. In 1975, visionary music mogul Chris Blackwell signed her to his Island Records label, which released her groundbreaking album Nasty Gal.
Davis could use her vocal power for ballads just as easily as belting, and on Nasty Gal, she proved that she wasn’t a one-dimensional screamer. The song “You and I” marked her public reconciliation with her ex-husband, Miles Davis; the two co-wrote the song about their relationship.
Nasty Gal was poised to be Betty Davis’ commercial breakthrough, but it didn’t work out that way. She left the business shortly after its release and moved to Pennsylvania, where she still resides.
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MOSES SUMNEY - AROMANTICISM
Aromanticism is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Moses Sumney. It was released on September 22, 2017 by Jagjaguwar. It is a concept album about “lovelessness as a sonic dreamscape” that “seeks to interrogate the idea that romance is normative and necessary.” The record was written and produced by Sumney, with assistance from numerous musicians. It features new versions of two previously-released songs, “Plastic” and “Lonely World”.
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CHILDISH GAMBINO - “AWAKEN, MY LOVE!”
“Awaken, My Love!” is the third studio album by American rapper and singer Childish Gambino, the stage name of Donald Glover. It was released by Glassnote Records on December 2, 2016.
“Awaken, My Love!” received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200. It also debuted at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was supported by three singles, “Me and Your Mama”, “Redbone” and “Terrified”. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
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MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 30, 1982, in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records.
Thriller became—and currently remains—the world’s best-selling album, with estimated sales of 66 million copies. It is the best-selling album in the United States and the first album to be certified 33× multi-platinum, having shipped 33 million album-equivalent units.
The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984, including Album of the Year.
It produced seven singles—"The Girl Is Mine", “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”, “Human Nature”, “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, and “Thriller"—all of which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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