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So much more than the ubiquitous Roberta Flack cover you’ve heard many times before, ‘The Score’ embodies the Fugees’ winsome, albeit ephemeral, glory days.
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Earning her the Best New Artist award at the 1972 GRAMMY ceremony, Carly Simon’s self-titled debut LP set the foundation for the wealth of commercial, critical and creative triumphs that ensued.
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King is one of the greatest songwriters ever and her second studio album is just one of many reasons why.
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‘Control’ remains a fierce, self-assured, and vibrant album that laid the groundwork for one of the most durable and dynamic pop music careers of the past three decades.
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Unlike their first four long players, Sister Sledge co-produced their fifth LP alongside Narada Michael Walden—a maneuver rarely practiced by any female vocal group in that era.
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‘Cuts Both Ways’ (1989) found Estefan breaking away from the sound of Miami Sound Machine and ‘Into The Light’ was the icing on the cake in solidifying her more adult contemporary sound.
Read moreDavid Bowie’s ‘Station to Station’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective
Recorded during a period that Bowie called “the darkest days of my life,” his tenth studio affair nevertheless found him achieving—or at least fast approaching—the peak of his artistic powers.
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'Boys for Pele' is unequivocally the work of a brave, vital artist devoted to preserving her creative freedom and adventurous approach to songcraft.
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