Originally written in 1960 and released by blues singer Charles Brown, many artists have covered this record including Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson and Harry Connick Jr., but it would be the Eagles version that would become the yuletide classic reaching
Music from the Edge of Heaven was the final album by Wham! in 1986. The record went Platinum, but its debut single took 12 years to first appear on the Adult Contemporary chart when it hit #22 in 1998. And
In 1994, Mariah Carey released her first holiday album, Merry Christmas. The lead off single would end up hitting the Adult Contemporary chart five times: in ’94, ’95 ’97, 2000 and in 2011 as a duet with Justin Bieber. Receiving
It’s time for another edition of Mr. Romance’s Top 10 Countdown Show, a look back at the 10 most popular songs on the Adult Contemporary chart for the week of December 19, 1987. Click here if you missed last week’s
Kenny Loggins’ 1977 debut solo album represented a slight move away from the folk-rock vibe that he had with his partner, Jim Messina, to a more polished, soft rock sound. For the title track, Kenny didn’t set out to write
Billy Joel listed this song among his top five favorites on a 2017 Late Show with Stephen Colbert appearance. Billy originally wrote it in early ’80s when he was briefly dating supermodel Elle McPherson. From his album Storm Front that sold four million
After The Raspberries broke up in 1975, Eric Carmen, the group’s lead singer, went solo and wasted no time releasing his self titled solo album in November of that year. From it, his first #1 single to hit the Adult
After an unsuccessful tenure at Warner Bros. Records, Dionne Warwick’s debut album with her new record company Arista was produced by labelmate, Barry Manilow. Its first single hit a peak of #5 and would win a Grammy Award for Best
Patrick Leonard is a musician who tends to stay out of the spotlight, but has done production and session work for many notable artists including Rod Stewart, Elton John and Kenny Loggins. Although his collaborations with Madonna are among his
Des’ree was nominated for Best Female Video at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Madonna’s Take a Bow. Madonna also kept her out of the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart reaching a peak of #2.