Sunday, February 14, 2010

#1 Album on February 14, 2000

Voodoo
D'Angelo


Voodoo was released almost five years after D'Angelo's debut album Brown Sugar. The #1 album earned a Grammy for Best R&B Album and its lead single "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" won a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Voodoo was recorded at Electric Lady Studios, the Greenwich Village-based studio built by legendary musician Jimi Hendrix.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

#1 Album on February 13, 1979

Blondes Have More Fun
Rod Stewart


Blonds Have More Fun was #1 for three consecutive weeks during winter of 1979. The singles "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and "Ain't Love a Bitch" reached #1 and #22 respectively. The album made Rod Stewart a pop music star. Before embarking on a solo career in 1969, Stewart sang with several notables, including members of the Kinks, Fleetwood Mac, The Jeff Beck Group, and The Faces.
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Friday, February 12, 2010

#1 Album on February 12, 1977

A Star Is Born
Barbra Streisand


Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand starred in the 1976 movie. Streisand plays a rising star who falls in love with an established but fading rock star. The soundtrack features the #1 single "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)", which earned Streisand an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Streisand originally wanted Elvis Presley for the role played by Kristofferson.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

#1 Album on February 11, 1961

Blue Hawaii
Elvis Presley


The Blue Hawaii soundtrack was on the album charts for 79 weeks and spent 20 weeks at #1. Elvis Presley starred as Chad Gates, who has just gotten out of the Army and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend. The single "Can't Help Falling Love" was written for this film and became one of Elvis' most popular songs.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

#1 Album on February 10, 1962

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Henry Mancini


The #1 soundtrack for the romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard features the signature song "Moon River", which earned composers Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer an Oscar for Best Original Song. The song was written especially for Audry Hepburn, who had no training as a singer. According to Mancini, a studio executive hated the song and demanded it be cut from the film.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

#1 Album on February 9, 1985

Like a Virgin
Madonna


Madonna's follow up to her self-titled debut album was a huge commercial success. Five of the album's ten tracks were charted hits, including the #1 title track. The album was mostly panned by critics but sold an estimated 21 million copies worldwide. Madonna was born Madonna Louise Ciccone and raised in Pontiac, Michigan.
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Monday, February 8, 2010

#1 Album on February 8, 1979

Briefcase Full of Blues
Blues Brothers


The Blues Brothers were led by Saturday Night Live comedians Dan Akroyd and John Belushi. The band was developed for a musical skit for the show and then later expanded into a successful feature length film. The full band was put together with the help of pianist-arranger Paul Shaffer. Briefcase Full of Blues produced two hit recordings, "Soul Man" and "Rubber Biscuit."
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