Lisa Stansfield’s Debut Album ‘Affection’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

November 16, 2024 Matthew Hocter

Although heavy on the dance/house vibes, ‘Affection’ is, for all intents and purposes, an incredibly soulful record, a feat that many pop artists with powerful voices fail to achieve.

Lisa Stansfield’s ‘So Natural’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

November 4, 2023 Quentin Harrison

While ‘So Natural’ wasn’t offered the same shot at the wider exposure afforded to Stansfield’s first two albums, it isn’t any less powerful—or soulful—than what came before or after it.

Lisa Stansfield’s ‘Real Love’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

November 8, 2021 Matthew Hocter

Released in 1991 and celebrating thirty rotations around the sun, the sound of Ms. Stansfield’s second studio affair (and of course, her stunning voice) is still as fresh as it was upon its arrival.

Bob Dylan’s ‘Love And Theft’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Where ‘Time Out Of Mind’ was drenched in murky, reverb-heavy production, ‘Love And Theft’ was something else entirely: dry, warm, well-written and self-produced under the pseudonym Jack Frost.

Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Jay-Z made damn good albums before ‘The Blueprint,’ as well as some afterwards. But his sixth studio affair remains the album where everything came together.

P.O.D.’s ‘Satellite’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

P.O.D. have enjoyed a prosperous and influential career to date, but their most successful project to date remains their breakthrough fourth album.