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Celebrating our love affairs with albums past, present and future

David Bowie’s ‘Earthling’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 30, 2022 Terry Nelson

Bowie's twenty-first studio album stands as a fine representation of the beginning of the final chapter of his prolific career.

Neil Young’s ‘Harvest’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 30, 2022 Matt Koelling

The best-selling LP in the US in 1972, Young’s fourth studio album remains a much-debated album, but a canonical work nevertheless.

Sean Price’s ‘Jesus Price Supastar’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 29, 2022 Daryl McIntosh

From the intro to the final track, Price's sophomore LP is an entertaining union of raw street journalism with some of the premier production of the time.

Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 29, 2022 Giulia Bianchi

Green’s classic fourth LP showcases just how adept he is at articulating every nuance of human emotions with his voice alone, with such unprecedented emphasis, intensity, and credibility.

Nuyorican Soul’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Nuyorican Soul’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 26, 2022 Patrick Corcoran

The album revels in the duo’s Puerto Rican upbringing amidst the cultural multiplicities of New York City and joins the dots between Latin, soul, disco, house and jazz musical traditions.

Look What We Got: CeCe Peniston’s Debut Album ‘Finally’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 26, 2022 Steven E. Flemming, Jr.

An effervescent staple of ‘90s disco-soul, Peniston’s 1992 debut long player showcased a singer who felt the song, and you felt her truth.

Camp Lo’s Debut Album ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 25, 2022 Daryl McIntosh

Camp Lo Debut Album Uptown Saturday Night

With their 1997 debut LP, Sonny Cheeba & Geechi Suede crafted a unique sound that can most aptly be classified as Northernplayalisticadillacmuzik.

Michael Jackson’s Debut Solo Album ‘Got To Be There’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 22, 2022 Daryl McIntosh

Michael Jackson Debut Solo Album Got To Be There

Jackson’s inaugural solo affair reinforces that he was a Prince of Soul long before becoming the King of Pop.

Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 21, 2022 Matt Koelling

Although Pink Floyd had by then been embraced by the establishment, their tenth studio affair was and remains an explicitly clear rejection of it.

Aretha Franklin’s ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 21, 2022 Brandon Ousley

The all-star cast of musicians that cook the glorious grooves on Franklin’s eighteenth studio LP helped make it one of the definitive touchstones of 1970s soul.

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The Cardigans’ ‘First Band on the Moon’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

So much more than their massive hit “Lovefool,” The Cardigans’ terrific third LP reflected the band’s evolving confidence and musical maturation at the time.

Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Instead of the disproportionate attention paid to the commercial performance of ‘Glitter,’ the focus should actually rest on Carey’s continued desire to marry pop, R&B, and hip-hop genres for the masses.

CeCe Peniston’s ‘I’m Movin’ On’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

After early career success like Peniston’s, many artists would rather sell their souls than chance to change the formula, even if they have to create work they don’t love. Peniston refused.

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