Also available in a 3-pack with TRUE COLORS and HAT FULL OF STARS. Once the orange-haired Lauper dropped the contrived, dumb, cutesy, lispy broad persona, Cyndi Lauper was seen as a credible artist, and has subsequently become highly respected as a ...

Summer's blatantly orgasmic moans make Jane Birkin's squeaks on Serge Gainsbourg's similar "Je T'AimeàMoi, Non Plus" sound like she's yawning, and still startle today. Of the others, only the jazzy "Pandora's Box" is entirely up to the title track's standards, ...

Track Listing: Today Is Sunday; Monkeys and the Alligator; Tarzan; Elephant Song; Mother Gooney Bird; My Mother is a Baker; Dr. Knicker Bocker; Nursery Rhyme Rap; Miss Sue; My Hands on My Head; Tooty Ta; Days of the Week; Macarena ...

2 LPs on 1 CD. The CD version substitutes shorter 7" versions for the longer LP versions so that all songs can fit onto 1 disc. The queen of disco--known now for her fundamental conservatism but then known for her extended ...

The expanded version of GREATEST HITS includes 5 bonus tracks and is newly remastered. Sam Cooke's death in 1964 left a huge void in the world of soul music not filled until Al Green's breakthrough in the early '70s. Although many ...

Although there's nothing on 1976's FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE that approaches the commercial heights of 1975's "Love to Love You Baby"--a legendary 12-inch single that single-handedly invented the entire concept of the extended remix--the album is nonetheless a remarkable achievement. ...

Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (Universal Mastering West, North Hollywood, California). Heavy Hitz is a near-definitive overview of Heavy D & the Boyz' pop-friendly dance-rap style, featuring not only the group's two big hits -- "We Got Our Own Thang" and ...

This is a compilation of 12" extended version re-mixes with some previously unreleased material. A fine collection of the original 12-inch dance mixes of eight of Donna Summer's classic disco singles--half of which have never appeared on CD before--this compilation is ...

Gold isn't the first Donna Summer compilation (it isn't even the 24th), and you can bet it won't be the last. Released by the reputable Hip-O, it's a two-disc set containing an overly generous list of 34 songs, roughly half ...

Compilation producer: Woody Firm. Personnel: Laura Branigan (vocals); Toni Sea Wright, Brinsley Evans (vocals); Caleb Heineman (guitar); Rich Tancredi (drum programming); Sylvia Tosun (background vocals). Personnel includes: Laura Branigan (vocals); Caleb Heineman (guitar, keyboards); Rich Tancredi (keyboards, programming); Sylvia Tosun, Toni Sea ...

Sci-fi, film, and music fans alike cheered when it was announced Daft Punk would score Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 classic Tron. After all, the French duo's robo-aesthetic owed a notable debt to the film's forward-thinking, playful, yet ...

Germanic in approach and delivery, this record gets under the skin and infuriates as you find yourself compelled to hum the melodies. A significant record in the development of electronic music, and not to be confused with other "kraut rock" ...

Unlike the Beatles, Michael Jackson's body of work lends itself to the kind of glitzy mash-up soundtrack Cirque du Soleil requires -- which is a roundabout way of saying the soundtrack to their 2011 production Immortal feels a little sounder ...

This 14-song collection from the '80s R&B group includes the hits "Secret Lovers," "Stand Up," and "One Love." The 1986 compilation Secret Lovers: The Best of Atlantic Starr collects some of the group's biggest songs up to that point, including "If ...

To her credit, Carolyn Wonderland makes no bones about the Janis Joplin comparisons that, somewhat accurately, describe her whiskey-soaked voice and tough blues/soul musical palette. In fact, this album's opening track is a relatively obscure Joplin cover of "What Good ...

This is Part two of the Musical Trilogy "YESTERDAY,TODAY & TOMORROW". If "Yesterday" is already part of your collection "TODAY" is a must have!! All Original songs written and performed by The Prince of Sophisticated Soul!!! Will Downing Audio Mixer: Ray ...

Representing the Lady Gaga Era's dark underbelly, South Africa's Die Antwoord are the real "Little Monsters" of their time, brought to fame by a series of videos that looked like David Cronenberg and Keith Haring were co-directing. On their debut ...

The Complete Studio Albums (1983-2008) is an 11-disc box set that covers the self-titled album through Hard Candy. Dedicated Madonna fans know from that number that I'm Breathless -- the Dick Tracy tie-in -- must not be included, and that's ...

This collection from Universal features 22 cuts from the 2012 Grammy nominees, and covers a myriad of styles and award categories like Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Country Album, and Best Pop Duo/Group ...

Maybe you didn't think blues-rocker Popa Chubby was the type to offer poignant social commentary, but title track "Back to New York City" -- and arguably, most of this album -- is a rocking response to a full decade passing ...

If his 2010 effort Dynasty upped the glitz and glamour, Kaskade's 2011 return splits the difference between the DJ/producer's post-Deadmau5 style (big tunes that bust out of the speakers with big production values) and his earlier work (house music that's ...

Audio Mixer: John Harris . Recording information: 333 Studios, New York, NY; Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Allertown Hill, UK; Europe; Gang Studios, Paris, France; Germano Studios, New York, NY; Living Room Studios, Oslo, Norway; Madison Square Garden; Officine Mechaniche Studios, ...

Pianist and ace session player Chuck Leavell's many fans consider him to be a true master of his instrument; his fills and solos possess imagination, lightning-quick twists and turns, imaginative chord voicings, and a very physical attack. His detractors claim ...

Digitally remastered by Joseph Palmaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York). Babyface's solo debut yielded the first number one R&B hit of the 1990s while establishing Edmonds as a major personality and performer. He wrote or co-wrote much of the ...

The 2011 double-disc collection The Essential Mariah Carey is a retitled reissue of the 2001 set Greatest Hits, containing the same 29 tracks in the same sequence. All Mariah's big hits of the `90s are here, including several singles that ...