In her 2019 memoir, Don’t Stop Believin’, Olivia Newton-John recalled when she first heard a song written by Jeff Barry and Peter Allen: “My heart stopped when I heard the lyrics. It was so simple, with a meaning that was deeper
Eddie Money started his career as a New York City Police Department clerk, but left in 1968 to pursue a career in music. Eleven Top 40 songs and millions of albums sold later, his most successful hit on the Adult
James Taylor and J. D. Souther teamed up for this 1981 hit which was rumored to be autobiographical as James’ marriage to Carly Simon was breaking up at the time as was J.D.’s relationship with Linda Ronstadt. But James has stated
Gerry Rafferty enjoyed success with his group Stealers Wheel and their single Stuck In The Middle With You. Although after the band disbanded, legal issues meant Gerry was not allowed to release any new songs for three years. Once the disputes
Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward was inspired to write this song after reminiscing about his first love. He told Songfacts.com: “I thought I was writing a frivolous sort of song and. that people wouldn’t really take much notice of it
The trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds’ 3rd and final album together was the 1975 release “Fallin’ in Love” which scored them three Top 10 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart: the title track which was a #1 smash,
Phil Collins announced his First Final Farewell Tour in 2003 which was a bit suspect for a final tour since he was in his early 50s and in decent health. So it seemed unlikely he would just stop touring. As
From 1988 through 1990, the British band Breathe had more success in the US than they did back home with six of their singles hitting the Top 40 on the Adult Contemporary chart and only 1 on the UK chart
Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods had been performing for nearly a decade when they hit it big thanks to an opening stint for The Osmond Brothers and finally got their lucky break recording the 1974 smash Billy, Don’t Be A
In the spring of 1992, Bruce Springsteen released two albums on the same day, “Lucky Town” and “Human Touch.” Both went Platinum and the title track to the latter of the two reached #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart…and it’s