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Electric Light Orchestra: Discovery (Epic)Home to no fewer than four back-to-back UK Top 10 hits within the calendar year, E.L.O.'s 1979 album was their first chart-topper. Ultimately it didn't manage to equal the lengthy residencies of Out Of The Blue and A New World Record, lasting a mere 46 weeks compared to 100 and 108 for its predecessors, but Jeff Lynne and co. enjoyed a prolific period of Top 40 action with the tracks chosen as singles from Discovery. First up was the heavily disco-influenced Shine A Little Love, which tipped its hat in the direction of the Gibb Brothers rather than the usual Fab Four influence of yore. The Diary Of Horace Wimp was more to type while the barnstorming Don't Bring Me Down swiftly followed, peaking at a best-ever #3 in September. To round off the year, the traditional symphonic pop of Confusion was paired with dancefloor classic Last Train To London for another chart smash as Epic strangely opted to issue an E.L.O. Greatest Hits set in the build-up to Christmas 1979, shifting attention away from Discovery and probably accelerating its chart decline. |
Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones (Warner)Debut of the year was arguably the self-titled album from quirky American boho singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, rumoured paramour of Tom Waits and an instant star courtesy of her single Chuck E's In Love. Its Top 20 status in Britain was far outstripped by the song's success on the US chart, where the album also found a significant audience. Elements of jazz, folk, swing and breezy pop all combined to make a stunning set which continued to sell despite no further hit singles. Such was the buzz created by her debut that 1981's long-awaited follow-up Pirates went Top 3 Stateside without anything so bold as a genuine single among its often lengthy and cinematic vignettes. |
Check the Album Archive database at: The Album Archive.com
The following is a list of Jason's Album Archives online for week ending:
Vol.21: September 12th 1988 (15/09/2005) Vol.20: June 30th 1986 (02/07/2005) Vol.19: June 25th 1984 (23/06/2005) Vol.18: June 17th 1985 (16/06/2005) Vol.17: June 04th 1979 (08/06/2005) Vol.16: May 30th 1983 (02/06/2005) Vol.15: May 22nd 1989 (26/05/2005) Vol.14: May 15th 1995 (20/05/2005) Vol.13: May 2nd 1988 (12/05/2005) Vol.12: April 26th 1982 (28/04/2005) Vol.11: April 17th 1990 (21/04/2005) Vol.10: April 13th 1987 (14/04/2005) Vol.9: April 8th 1991 (08/04/2005) Vol.8: March 31st 1986 (01/04/2005) Vol.7: March 14th 1988 (24/03/2005) Vol.6: March 5th 1984 (17/03/2005) Vol.5: February 28th 1983 (03/03/2005) Vol.4: February 25th 1985 (24/02/2005) Vol.3: February 9th 1981 (10/02/2005) Vol.2: February 2nd 1987 (03/02/2005) Vol.1: January 25th 1993 (25/01/2005)
And in chronological order:
June 04th 1979: Vol.17 (08/06/2005) February 9th 1981: Vol.3 (10/02/2005) April 26th 1982: Vol.12 (28/04/2005) February 28th 1983: Vol.5 (03/03/2005) May 30th 1983: Vol.16 (02/06/2005) March 5th 1984: Vol.6 (17/03/2005) June 25th 1984: Vol.19 (23/06/2005) February 25th 1985: Vol.4 (24/02/2005) June 17th 1985: Vol.18 (16/06/2005) March 31st 1986: Vol.8 (01/04/2005) June 30th 1986: Vol.20 (02/07/2005) February 2nd 1987: Vol.2 (03/02/2005) April 13th 1987: Vol.10 (14/04/2005) March 14th 1988: Vol.7 (24/03/2005) May 2nd 1988: Vol.13 (12/05/2005) September 12th 1988: Vol.21 (15/09/2005) May 22nd 1989: Vol.15 (26/05/2005) April 17th 1990: Vol.11 (21/04/2005) April 8th 1991: Vol.9 (08/04/2005) January 25th 1993: Vol.1 (25/01/2005) May 15th 1995: Vol.14 (20/05/2005)
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