Donna Summer’s ‘Bad Girls’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

April 20, 2024 Quentin Harrison

With her seventh studio affair, Summer commanded a variety of different sounds, demonstrating that she couldn’t be confined to just one musical space.

Donna Summer’s ‘Once Upon A Time’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

October 29, 2022 Albumism Staff

The double LP provided Summer with the opportunity to showcase her broad range and pave the way for the musical direction in which she was headed.

Donna Summer’s ‘All Systems Go’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

September 12, 2022 Quentin Harrison

At the time of its release three-and-a-half decades ago, Summer’s thirteenth studio affair was eager to be what it was: a tasteful, modern pop album.

Donna Summer’s ‘The Wanderer’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective

October 18, 2020 Quentin Harrison

Summer roots the narrative of the record in the journey of a nameless young woman duly escaping the confines of her small-town existence for the lure of big city living.

Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire

A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.

Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Most records are missing one of these elements: technical virtuosity, raw emotion, and balanced structure. Pearl Jam’s dynamic debut LP impressively possesses all three in droves.

Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

For those of you who were champions of Blur from the very beginning with their underappreciated debut LP, you have been rewarded handsomely in the decades since.