Jody Watley’s ‘Flower’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

March 30, 2023 Quentin Harrison

The album meant to reposition Watley back in 1998 regrettably wound up as a squandered opportunity, due to the lack of promotional muscle behind it.

Still a Thrill: Celebrating 35 Years of Jody Watley’s Eponymous Debut Album | Anniversary Retrospective

February 21, 2022 Quentin Harrison

With her self-titled 1987 debut album, Watley showcased her penchant for artistic reinvention and knack for memorable songcraft.

Shalamar’s ‘The Look’ Turns 35 | An Anniversary Retrospective

July 9, 2018 André Grindle

The final album to feature Shalamar’s original lineup, ‘The Look’ had a lot going for it upon its release 35 years ago, especially within the context of its time.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Debut Album ‘Read My Lips’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

With her debut solo affair, Ellis-Bextor made the dancefloor feel elegant and faintly surreal, a place where heartbreak could wear lipstick and emotional catastrophe could arrive with a four-on-the-floor beat.

Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

Four decades later, ‘Graceland’ remains true to what it was from the start—a beautiful, tangled, genuinely collaborative album that changed what pop music could sound like.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Tattoo You’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

When listening to ‘Tattoo You,’ you would never know that it is this Frankenstein's monster of an album that was pieced together with songs that came from their most creatively fertile period.