West Coast Music. Westcoast Music. AOR... Here are the 1999 releases!
WEST COAST MUSIC / SOFT A.O.R. ALBUM RELEASES, REISSUES AND PROJECTS Past months of 1999
* mention new additions/changes
JANUARY AMERICA - HUMAN NATURE (French release distributed by Socadisc) - now available
JIM BRICKMAN - DESTINY (Windham Hill USA) - 5 vocal tracks on it feat. Carly Simon and Michael W. Smith among others - January 23
CHER - BITTERSWEET, THE LOVE SONGS COLLECTION (MCA/Universal USA) - January 26
ROBY DUKE - NOT THE SAME (Vivid Sound Japan) - 1982 reissue - Contemporary Christian Music - January 20
ROBBIE DUPREE - LIVE - ALL NIGHT LONG (Dreamsville Records Japan) - 14 tracks recorded live in Woodstock in last September - January
JULIA FORDHAM - THE COLLECTION (Virgin Records UK) - Best Of with new versions of her classics "Happy Ever After" and "Where Does The Time Go" - January 26
DAVID FOSTER - THE BEST OF ME (Sound Design/Toshiba-EMI Japan) - 1985 reissue - January 27
FUJIMARU BAND - BGM (Vivid Sound Japan) - Ex-band of guitarist Fujimaru Yoshino who contributes before with Kalapana - January 20
JOE JACKSON - JUMPIN' JIVE (A&M Records USA) - remastered reissue - January 12
MARC JORDAN - A HOLE IN THE WALL (Sound Design/Toshiba-EMI Japan) - 1983 reissue - January 27
RICHARD MARX - THANKS TO YOU (Toshiba/EMI Japan) - feat. the single "Slipping Away" and one another bonus track - Greatest Hits - January 20
GREG MATHIESON - FOR MY FRIENDS (Domo Records/EMI USA) - 1989 reissue feat. Carlos Vega, Abe Laboriel, Luis Conte and Michael Landau - January 12
KENNY ROGERS - THROUGH THE YEARS: A RETROSPECTIVE (EMD USA) - Best Of 4 CDs - January 26
JOSEPH WILLIAMS - EARLY YEARS (A.O.R. Club Japan) - this CD is only available for the A.O.R. Club Members (and it's a 200 limited copies edition CD) and only Japanese people can be members of the club - 10 unreleased songs of Joseph recorded between 1981 and 1990 - feat. Jay Gruska, Mike Landau and Mark T. Williams - January
FEBRUARY RUSS BALLARD - RUSS BALLARD (Renaissance USA) - reissue - February 23
HELEN BAYLOR - GREATEST HITS (Word USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - February 16
JONATHA BROOKE - LIVE (Bad Dog USA) - release for the domestic market - February 16
THE BYRDS - GREATEST HITS (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - February 9
JANEY CLEWER - KISS BY KISS (Angelynn Music USA) - compilation album - February 23
SHEENA EASTON - SHEENA EASTON (One Way/EMI USA) - reissue - February 2
KIMBERLY FRANK - KIMBERLY FRANK (Sun Brain/Pioneer LDC Japan) - new album feat. Joseph Williams, James Harrah and Tim Pierce - February 24
FRANKE AND THE KNOCKOUTS - THE SWEETHEART COLLECTION (Razor & Tie USA) - Best Of 16 tunes - February 9
FERGIE FREDERIKSEN - EQUILIBRIUM (MTM Music Germany) - Tracklisting: Died In The Midst of A Dream (Jon Lind/Brock Walsh), Crazy (Bobby Caldwell/Steve Kipner), All For Love (Martin Page), Mata Hari (Susan Hamilton/Buskin/Gorgoni), Falling Into Place (Richard Page/Steve George), Tell Me Diana (Bobby Caldwell), Blaze of Love (Gladstone/John Van Tongeren/Chris Thompson), The Language of Love (Ricky Phillips/Neal Schon), Equilibrium (Fergie/Ricky Phillips/Jim Peterik), The Truth Is Good Enough (Fergie/Peterik), (With You) I'm The Best I Can Be (Bruce Gowdy/Ricky Phillips) - feat. Jason Scheff and Ricky Phillips - February 22
BRUCE GAITSCH - NIGHTINGALE (Angelynn Music USA) - feat. Janey Clewer and a new version of Dependence (Richard Page tune) by Richard Marx - US release date: February 21 (this CD is already available via Bruce Gaitsch Fan Club)
MICHAEL HEDGES - TORCHED (Windham Hill USA) - last recorded work before his untimely death - 15 track CD feat.guest appearances by David Crosby and Graham Nash and includes a live bonus track, "Free Swinging Soul", from a 1994 performance - February 9
JANIS IAN - THE BOTTOM LINE ENCORE COLLECTION (Bottom Line USA) - 1980 show - February 9
JEFFERSON STARSHIP - WINDOWS OF HEAVEN (CMC International USA) - feat. Paul Kantner, Marty Balin and Jack Casady - February 9
QUINCY JONES - FROM Q WITH LOVE (Qwest/Warner Bros USA) - Best Of 25 love songs incl. 4 new original recordings - feat. David Foster, George Benson, Tevin Campbell, Patti Austin, Siedah Garrett, James Ingram and El DeBarge among others - February 9
KANSAS - THE BEST OF (Epic/Legacy/Sony Music USA) - February 23
JOHN KEANE - STRAIGHT AWAY (Lay Cut Records/Intercord Germany) - feat. Michael Landau, Tim Pierce, Buzz Feiten, Jason Scheff, Steve Porcaro and David Batteau among others! - February 9
PATTI LaBELLE and the BLUEBELLES - BEST OF THE EARLY YEARS (Hip-O USA) - February 9
MICHAEL McDONALD and KATHY MATTHEA - AMONG THE MISSING (BNA Records USA) - Charity CD single duet (tune written by Peter McCann) for the National Center for Missing and Explouted Children (NCMEC) - February 2
THE NEVILLE BROTHERS - VALENCE STREET (Columbia/Sony Music USA) - February 2
THE OTHER ONES - THE STRANGE REMAIN (Grateful Dead/Arista USA) - Two live CDs feat. ex-Grateful Dead members and Bruce Hornsby as a guest) - February 9
NICOLAS PEYRAC - AUTREMENT (Musidisc/M10 France) - feat. Bruce Gaitsch on guitars - February 24
SIMON PHILLIPS - ANOTHER LIFETIME (Magna Carta USA) - Jazz Fusion album originally released in Europe in 1997 - February 23
KENNY RANKIN - THE BOTTOM LINE ENCORE COLLECTION (Bottom Line/BMG Distribution USA) - live: 17 tracks - February 23
KENNY ROGERS - A&E BIOGRAPHY: A MUSICAL ANTHOLOGY (EMD USA) - February 23
LINDA RONSTADT, DOLLY PARTON, EMMYLOU HARRIS - TRIO II (Asylum/Elektra/Warner Bros USA) - February 9
TONY SCIUTO - BE MY RADIO (Cool Sound Japan) - Unreleased album recorded in the early 80s - feat. Steve Lukather and Mike Porcaro - incl. unreleased versions of 3 tunes originally featured on his album "Island Nights" (1982) - February 25
DIANE SCHUUR - MUSIC IS MY LIFE (Atlantic/Warner Bros USA) - Jazz - February 16
HATUMI SHIBATA 3 different albums (Vivid Sound Japan) - February 15
GRACE SLICK - BEST OF (RCA USA) - February 9
ARTIE TRAUM - MEETING WITH REMARKABLE FRIENDS (Narada/Virgin USA) - feat. duets with Robbie Dupree, Bela Fleck, The Band, John Sebastian, Tony Levin, David Grisman, Warren Bernhardt, Laurence Juber - February 23
VARIOUS ARTISTS - MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Soundtrack (143/Atlantic Records USA) - incl. "I Will Know Your Love" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) and "Fallen Angel" (Marc Cohn) - February 9
VARIOUS ARTISTS - VIETNAM LONG TIME Soundtrack (Columbia/Sony Music USA) - incl. one tune by Shawn Colvin: "Ricochet In Time" and 6 compositions by Ben Sidran - February 9
NANCY WILSON - LIVE AT McCABE'S GUITAR SHOP (Epic/Sony Music USA) - Nancy Wilson from the Heart duet of course - incl. a version of the song "A Case Of you" (Joni Mitchell) - February 2
MARCH TINA ARENA - IN DEEP (Epic/Sony Music USA) - March 16
CAROLYN ARENDS - THIS MUCH I UNDERSTAND (Reunion Records USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - March 23
HELEN BAYLOR - LIVE (Verity USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - March 23
BOBBY CALDWELL - COME RAIN COME SHINE (Polydor Japan) - second volume of 40s style classics - March 25
KIM CARNES - THE MISTAKEN IDENTITY COLLECTION (Razor And Tie USA) - reissue feat. 6 bonus tracks - March 23
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - THE PRODUCER (Home Sweet Home USA) - Best Of - Contemporary Christian Music - March
BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN - GREATEST HITS (Reprise/Warner USA) - Best Of of her 3 albums released on Reprise - March 23
SHEENA EASTON - HOME (MCA/Universal Japan) - new studio album - first single "Carry A Dream" out March 3 which is the theme song to the animated film "Marco" - March 16
SHEENA EASTON - NO SOUND BUT A HEART (One Way/EMI USA) - 1987 reissue never released in The States before - March 2
JULIA FORDHAM - THE COLLECTION (Virgin Records USA) - Best Of with new versions of her classics "Happy Ever After" and "Where Does The Time Go" - March 23
FRANKE AND THE KNOCKOUTS - FRANKE AND THE KNOCKOUTS (Escape Music Great Britain) - 1981 reissue feat.one bonus track - March
BRUCE GAITSCH - A LYRE IN A WINDSTORM (Whirlybird Records USA) - for the first time in The States - March
LAREE GIBSON - WAKIN' UP TO MY DREAMS (Auto-production) new album (Jazz and Adult Contemporary influence with sax and synth solos) feat. Brandon Fields (sax), Ken Wild (bass - Seawind), Joey Heredia (drums) and Scott Henderson (guitar) - produced by David Diggs and mixed by Paul Klingberg - March 31
MICHAEL JOHNSON - THE COLLECTION: BLUER THAN BLUE (Razor And Tie USA) - Best Of (1978-1995) with the following tunes: Bluer Than Blue, Almost Like Being In Love, This Night Won't Last Forever, The Very First Time, You Can Call Me Blue, I Love Your Heart, (Sylvia & Michael Johnson duet), Gotta Learn To Love Without You, Give Me Wings, The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder, Ponies, Crying Shame, I Will Whisper Your Name, That's That, Roller Coaster Run (Up Too Slow, Down Too Fast), It Must Be You, One Honest Tear, Almost Free - March 9
LENNY LeBLANC - ABOVE ALL (Hosanna! Music USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - March 30
ARNOLD McCULLER - YOU CAN'T GO BACK (What's Good Records USA) - Tracklisting: You Can't Go Back, Shooting Star, Chained, Close To Heaven, Love Is Healing, Little Rose, I Am A Camera, The Deepest Blue, Feels Like Rain, Goin' All Out Of My Way, Emily, You Can't Go Back (reprise) - new studio album - Bill Cantos produced, arranged, played and sang on 4 songs - Arnold recorded 3 of Bill's songs, including "The Deepest Blue" - 2 of the songs of Bill were actually produced by others - "Blue" by Dana Walden and Wayne Linsey, and "I Am A camera" by Greg Poree - March 9
ARNOLD McCULLER - PART OF ME THAT'S YOU (Cool Sound Japan) - 1984 reissue - March 25
CHRIS RODRIGUEZ - BEGGAR'S PARADISE (Word USA) - first solo album produced by Brent Bourgeois - Contemporary Christian Music - March 30
MICHAEL RUFF - LOVESONGS AND LULLABIES (PEN Music Group/Self-distribution) - Tracklisting: Wasting The Rain, Wonderful Life (tune in memory of Nicolette Larson and also Michael grand-mother), More Than You'll Ever Know (new version), Leave The Light On, I'll Always Believe In You, Listen To The Moonlight, Marie (Randy Newman cover version), Thoughts Of You, Not Without You, Angels Lullaby - March
MARK SPIRO - THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF (MTM Music Germany) - feat. Michael Thompson, John Waite, Dan Huff and Tim Pierce - Tracklisting: Back From The Promised Land, Love In The Western World, Can You Hear The Night, Fire & Water, Vendetta, The Palm Of My Hand, Rain In Her Heart, Can't Take That Away, I'll Be There, Half light, Sex In The Sand, Pray For Rain, Rhythm Of Your Soul - March 23
RICK SPRINGFIELD - BEST OF (RCA/BMG USA) - March 23
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR - OVER THE RAINBOW (Capricorne Records USA) - 3rd album of Livingston to be released on the first time on CD - March 9
TOTO - MINDFIELDS (Columbia Records/Sony Music in several countries) - feat. Bobby Kimball on lead vocals, Steve Porcaro and also Joseph Williams as a songwriter. As musicians/backing vocalists: Clint Black, Richard Page, Lenny Castro, Mark Hudson, Timothy B. Schmit, Phil Soussan, Maria Vidal, Chris Thompson, Chuck Findley and Jerry Hey - Track listing: After You've Gone, Mysterious Ways, Mind Fields, High Price Of Hate, Selfish, No Love, Caught In The Balance, Last Love, Mad About You, One Road, Melanie, Cruel, Better World - March 2 (in France - first single: Melanie) - March 10 (in Japan - with a bonus track: Spanish Steps Of Rome)
VARIOUS ARTISTS - AIDA Musical (Rocket/Island/Mercury USA) - Musical to be staged by Walt Disney feat. James Taylor - March 23
VARIOUS ARTISTS - FOOTLOOSE Soundtrack (Atlantic/Warner USA) - reissue - March 16
VARIOUS ARTISTS - HOT RODS & CUSTOM CLASSICS: CRUISIN' SONGS & HIGHWAY HITS (Rhino USA) - 4 CDs Box-Set feat. Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys - March 16
VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE PRAYER CYCLE (Sony Classical USA) - Tribute to Jonathan Elias nine-movement choral symphony The Prayer Cycle feat. on lead vocals: James Taylor and John Williams on "Grace" and Linda Ronstadt on "Benediction" - March 23
VARIOUS ARTISTS - A WALK ON THE MOON Soundtrack (Sire Records USA) - feat. Cher, Jefferson Airplane and Joni Mitchell - March 23
WAYNE WATSON - THE CLASS OF 1999 (Word USA) - single - March 30
APRIL SUSAN ASHTON new album (Sparrow USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - April 20
SARAH BRIGHTMAN - EDEN (in The States) - Richard Marx and Janey Clewer 's song "The Last Words You Said" is included on it and is the first single - Jeremy Lubbock on the string arrangement and Richard sings harmony vocals - April 20
PEABO BRYSON - UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (Windham Hill USA) - feat. "My Heart Belongs To You" and "The Gift" with Roberta Flack - March 9 (in Japan on Nippon Columbia - March 10 with one bonus track) and April 27 for the States
THE CARS - THE CARS - DELUXE EDITION (Rhino USA) - feat. 5 bonus tracks - April 20
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - BEST VOL. 1 (Cool Sound Japan) - Contemporary Christian Music - 18 tracks from his 1976-1981 albums - April 25
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - BEST VOL. 2 (Cool Sound Japan) - Contemporary Christian Music - 17 tracks from his 1983-1991 albums - April 25
FIREFALL - CONCERT CLASSICS (Renaissance Records USA) - April 6
FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - BEST OF: BACKLOT COLLECTION (Chronicles USA) - April 27
DONNY GERRARD - DONNY GERRARD (Cool Sound Japan) - feat. Jay Graydon - 1976 reissue - April 25
JOHN HALL - RECOVERED (Dreamsville Records Japan) - Japanese release of his acoustic latest album inc. a bonus track: Walk With You - April 25
JAMES INGRAM - FOREVER MORE: THE BEST OF JAMES INGRAM (Windham Hill USA) - feat. 5 top ten hits and guest appearances by Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin and Quincy Jones - also feat. the current Adult Contemporary Top Ten hit "Forever More" featuring John Tesh - included are 2 brand new songs by James Ingram - April 25
JOHN KEANE - STRAIGHT AWAY (Song Haus Records USA) - April 27
CAROLE KING and THE CITY - NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - reissue - April 20
PATTI LaBELLE - 20TH CENTURY MASTERS/THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION (MCA/Universal USA) - Best Of - April 6
CHRIS MONTAN - ANY MINUTE NOW (Vivid Sound Japan) - 1980 reissue - April 15
TWILA PARIS - TWILA PARIS COLLECTOR'S SERIES (Benson USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - April 27
TOM PETTY - ECHO (Warner Bros USA) - April 6
RICK PRICE new album (Epic/Sony Music Australia) - new single "Where In The World" (co-written by Phil Buckle) available since November 9, 1998 - April
VONDA SHEPARD - BY 7:30 (Jacket Records USA) - coproduced by Mitchell Froom - feat. Mike Landau and Emily Saliers (from The Indigo Girls) - April 20
RICK SPRINGFIELD - KARMA (Platinum Records USA) - incl. the tune Friday Night as well as 2 tracks in the form of a spoken intro - April 13
JOHN WAITE - NO BRAKES LIVE (King Biscuit USA) - King Biscuit Flower Hour live gigs - 13 tracks recorded in 1982 and 2 tracks recorded in 1984 - April 20
JIMMY WEBB - WORDS AND MUSIC (in Japan) - 1970 reissue - April 21
JIMMY WEBB - LETTERS (in Japan) - 1972 reissue - April 21
MAY AARON - JEOFFREY - TIMELESS (FOR EVERY GENERATION) (Ministry Music USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - May 19
STEVE BELL - BEYOND A SHADOW (Rhythm House USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - May 12
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER - PARTY DOLL AND OTHER FAVORITES (Columbia/Sony Music USA) - Best Of - May 25
CRACKIN' - MAKINGS OF A DREAM (Warner Japan) - 1977 reissue - May 26
DAKOTA - LITTLE VICTORIES (in Europe) - May or June
BRIAN ELLIOT - BRIAN ELLIOT (Warner Japan) - feat. Jay Graydon and Jeff Porcaro - 1978 reissue - May 26
MICHAEL FRANKS new album (Windham Hill Jazz USA) - will be start to record in late December and finished in February - maybe feat. Diana Krall - May
TOMMY FUNDERBURK new album (in Japan) - feat. Greg Mathieson - possibly in May 1999
BRUCE GAITSCH - APHASIA (Cool Sound Japan) - feat. the bonus track "Strangely Familiar" - 1998 reissue - May 25
STEVE GOODMAN - HOT STOP (In The States) - feat. Brian Ray, Jeff Baxter, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Bill Elliot, Arno Lucas... - reissue - May 25
DARYL HALL - SACRED DAYS (Buddha USA) - reissue - May 19
LARRY HOPPEN - HANDMADE (Auto-distribution USA) - personal collection of older and brand new tunes which have either not been released elsewhere or are in their original demo form - Track-listing: Closer 2 U, My World Stopped Turning Today (new, co-produced with John Werking), No Place Like Home, A Little Bit Of Heaven (new song live '98 with Larry Hoppen Band), My House Is Like A Zoo, One Of The Lucky Ones (orifinal acoustic demo), Yestertime (original demo), I Found Somebody, Love Is Love, Love Takes Time (remake '97), A Season To Remember (demo from 1998) - May
MICHAEL JOHNSON - THERE IS A BREEZE (EastWest Japan) - reissue - May 26
MICHAEL JOHNSON - YOU CAN CALL ME BLUE and HOME FREE (Vivid Sound Japan) - 1980 and 1981 reissues - May 15
MICHAEL JOHNSON - THE MICHAEL JOHNSON ALBUM and DIALOGUE (Vivid Sound Japan) - 1978 and 1975 reissues on a double CD - May 15
CAROLE KING - HER GREATEST HITS: SONGS OF LONG AGO (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - May 25
CAROLE KING - REALLY ROSIE (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - reissue - May 25
CAROLE KING - TAPESTRY (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - remastered 1971 reissue with liner notes by James Taylor and 2 bonus tracks - May 25
KING OF HEARTS - KING OF HEARTS (Cool Sound Japan) - Bruce Gaitsch / Tommy Funderburk duet - 1989 album never released before available here with the original mixes - May 25
Bill LaBOUNTY - BEST OF (in Japan) - Best Of - May 5
LEBLANC & CARR - MIDNIGHT LIGHT (EastWest Japan) - feat. Lenny LeBlanc - 1977 reissue - May 26
GLORIA LORING - TURN THE PAGE (Auto-production USA) - new album feat. Bill Champlin, Rosemary Butler, Joe Pizzulo, Darlene Koldenhoven, Ernie Watts and Scott Mayo among others - May
METROPOLIS (STAN MEISSNER and PETER FREDETTE) new album (MTM Music Germany) - feat. Michael Thompson, John Waite, Dan Huff and Tim Pierce - Tracklisting: Never Look Back, The Best Is Good Enough, Wild & Blue, The Darkest Side Of The Night, Eyes Of Love, Whatever It Is, Walk Through Fire, Love & Desire, Restless Moon, Running After A Dream, Power of The Night, Million Miles Away - May
EDDIE MONEY - STEADY EDDIE (CMC International USA) - produced by Frankie Sullivan - May 19
JOHN O'BANION - WHEN I'M DREAMING - AFTER FIVE COLLECTION (Pony Canyon International Japan) - compilation - May 19
DAN PEEK new album (in The States) - Contemporary Christian Music - mostly acoustic - End of May
BIJOU PHILLIPS - I'D RATHER EAT GLASS (Interscope USA) - in the vein of Steely Dan - May 21
SAMUEL PURDEY - MUSICALLY A DRIFT (Good Sound Records Japan) - daughter of John Phillips (The Mamas And Papas) - March 11
THE RIPPINGTONS - TOPAZ (Windham Hill USA) - May 19
DIANA ROSS - Every Day Is A New Day (Motown USA) - May 4
TURLEY RICHARDS - EXPRESSIONS (Warner Japan) - reissue - May 26
RICK SPRINGFIELD - BACKTRACKS (Renaissance USA) - Best Of - May 19
STEELY DAN - PRETZEL LOGIC (MCA/Universal Music USA) - remastered by Roger Nichols with new liner notes by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - 1974 reissue - May 11
STEELY DAN - KATY LIED (MCA/Universal Music USA) - remastered by Roger Nichols with new liner notes by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - 1975 reissue - May 11
LARRY STEWART - LEARNING TO BREATHE (Windham Hill USA) - ex-Restless Heart leader - produced by Michael Omartian and feat. guests as Vince Gill and Michael McDonald - May 19
VISIONARY (Mark Moulin and Chellie Auriano) - HIGHEST CALLING (Mt. Tamalpais Records) - feat. Mike Landau, Warren Wiebe for a duet with Bill Champlin, Burleigh Drummond, Carmen Grillo, Steve Porcaro, Andrew Gold among others - May 3
JUNE AMERICA - ALIBI (Magic/EMI France) - 1980 reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
AMERICA - VIEW FROM THE GROUND (Magic/EMI France) - 1982 reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
AMERICA - AYOUR MOVE (Magic/EMI France) - 1983 reissue in HDCD + 3 bonus tracks and digipack - June 15
AMERICA - SILENT LETTER (Magic/EMI France) - 1979 reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
AMERICA - PERSPECTIVE (Magic/EMI France) - 1984 reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
DAVID BENOIT - PROFESSIONAL DREAMER (GRP/Universal USA) - June 22
BIRTLES & GOBLES - THE LAST ROMANCE (Magic/EMI France) - 1980 eissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
BUGATTI AND MUSKER - THE DUKES (Warner Japan) - 1982 reissue - June 23
CHER - I PARALYZE (Varese Vintage USA) - reissue - originally released in 1982 by Columbia - June 29
DON CONOSCENTI - MYSTERIOUS LIGHT (Cogtone USA) - Early June
CLAY CROSSE - I SURRENDER ALL (Reunion USA) - Greatest Hits - feat. 2 new songs, one a trio by BeBe Winans and Bob Carlisle - Contemporary Christian Music - June 11
STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN - SPEECHLESS (Sparrow USA) - produced by Brown Bannister - Contemporary Christian Music - June 15
DEARDOFF & JOSEPH - DEARDOFF AND JOSEPH (Magic/EMI France) - 1976 reissue in HDCD and digipack - feat. different studio musicians feat. Dean Parks, David, Hungate, Mike Porcaro, David Paich, Joe Porcaro, Jeff Pocaro, Louie Shelton... - June 15
SHEENA EASTON - SHEENA EASTON (One Way USA) - reissue with bonus tracks - June 15
MICHAEL FRANKS - BAREFOOT ON THE BEACH (Windham Hill USA) - feat. Valerie Simpson, Steve Gadd, Steve Khan, Bob James and Michael Brecker among others - June 1st
GO JAZZ ALL STARS BAND new live album (Go Jazz Germany) - feat. Ricky Peterson, Ben Sidran - recorded live in Minneapolis - June
DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES - BACKTRACKS (Renaissance Records USA) - Best Of - June 8
AMY HOLLAND - ON YOUR EVERY WORD (Magic/EMI France) - 1983 reissue in HDCD and digipack feat. Michael Mc Donald, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Lukather, David Pack, Denny Henson, Richard Page, Steve George, Patrick Simmons... - June 15
AMY HOLLAND - AMY HOLLAND (Magic/EMI France) - reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
I-TEN - TAKING A COLD LOOK (Point Music/AOR Heaven Germany) - feat. Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg, Steve Lukather, Alan Pasqua, Mike Baird, Dennis Belfield, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Richard Page among others - 1983 reissue - End of June
MICHAEL JOHNSON - LIFETIME GUARANTEE (Magic/EMI France) - 1984 reissue in HDCD and digipack - June
QUINCY JONES - THE REEL (Hip-O USA) - reissue - June 15
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - SPORTS (Chrysalis/EMD USA) - expanded edition reissue - June 29
BENNY MARDONES - ANGEL (Fuel 2000 USA) - reissue - June 15
AMANDA MARSHALL - TUESDAY'S CHILD (Epic/Sony Music USA) - produced by Don Was - first single in Canada released on April 21: Love Lift Me - feat. Dean Parks, Waddy Watchel, Paulinho Da Costa, Benmont Tench, Paul Jakson Jr, Carole King and Fergie Frederiksen (both co-write one different tune) - June 1st
RANDY NEWMAN - BAD LOVE (Dreamworks USA) - produced by Mitchell Froom - June 1st
RICKY PETERSON - SOUVENIR (Windham Hill Jazz USA) - first single is a cover of Todd Rundgren - feat. David Sanborn, Robben Ford, Layla Hathaway, Hiram Bullock, Vinny Colaiuta, Will Lee among others - June 15
SIMON PHILLIPS - OUT OF THE BLUE (Lipstick Records Germany) - Track-listing: Kumi Na Moya, Out Of The Blue, Eyes Blue For You, Jungle Eyes, Isis, Indian Summer, Rhodes Untravelled, Another Lifetime, Midair Decision - live album recorded in Germany, Switzerland, Italy 1998 - June 5
SMOKEY ROBINSON - INTIMATE (Motown USA) - produced by Berry Gordy - June 1st
KENNY ROGERS - LOVE SONGS (Capitol/EMI USA) - Best Of - June 15
DAN SEALS - IN SAN ANTONE (Magic/EMI France) - reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
DAN SEALS - REBEL HEART (Magic/EMI France) - 1983 reissue in HDCD and digipack - June 15
GLENN SHORROCK - VILAIN OF THE PEACE (Magic/EMI France) - 1983 reissue in HDCD and digipack feat. Bill Payne, Randy Meisner, Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold... - June 15
STEELY DAN - AJA (MCA/Universal Music USA) - remastered by Roger Nichols with new liner notes by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - 1978 reissue - June 15
STEELY DAN - THE ROYAL SCAM (MCA/Universal Music USA) - remastered by Roger Nichols with new liner notes by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - 1976 reissue - June 15
STEELY DAN - GAUCHO (MCA/Universal Music USA) - remastered by Roger Nichols with new liner notes by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - 1980 reissue - June 15
CURTIS STIGERS - BRIGHTER DAYS (Columbia/Sony Music USA) - June 1st
HAMISH STUART - SOONER OR LATER (Sulphuric Records UK) - early June
RUSS TAFF new album (Benson USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - June 29
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR - LIV (Capricorn Classics) - reissue - June 22
TOWER OF POWER - LIVE (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - reissue - June 29
TOWER OF POWER - WHAT IS HIP? THE ANTHOLOGY (Rhino USA) - 2 CDs - June 15
VARIOUS ARTISTS - BRIDGES (Benson USA) - duets: Jaci Velasquez/Donnie McClurkin, Kathy Troccoli/Hezekiah Walker, Bob Carlisle/Take 6, Russ Taff/Anointed, Clay Crosse/Helen Baylor, Sandi Patty/Daryl Coley among others - Contemporary Christian Music - June 1st
VARIOUS ARTISTS - SOUTH PARK Soundtrack (In The States) - feat. the tune Eye Of A Child with Michael McDonald and Arif Mardin - June 22
VARIOUS ARTISTS - TOP GUN Soundtrack (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - reissue in expanded version with 2 bonus tracks - June 22
MARK T. WILLIAMS - IN A DREAM (Andromeda USA) - Mark 3rd album - Tracklisting: Scream, In A Dream, Rhythm Of Love, Take Your Time, Gave Away My Heart, I Don't Want To Say Goodbye, All That Heart, I Desire You, Don't Ask Me, Forever (Left All Your Love Behind), Get Away, I Do This Every Night, The Children are Singing - in a few weeks
JULY AMBROSIA - AMBROSIA (Warner Japan) - 1975 reissue - July 28
AMBROSIA - LIFE BEYOND L.A. (Warner Japan) - 1978 reissue - July 28
THE BEACH BOYS - PET SOUNDS (Capitol/EMI USA) - reissue - July 13
NED DOHENY - LIFE AFTER ROMANCE (Dreamsville Records Japan) - 1988 reissue feat. 5 bonus tracks: TV mix for Whatcha Gonna Do For Me? and acoustic versions for Whatcha Gonna Do For Me?, Get It Up For Love, If You Should Fall, Postcards From Hollywood - July 23
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE - GRATITUDE (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - 1975 reissue - July 27
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE - ALL 'N' ALL (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - 1977 reissue - July 27
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE - BEST OF VOL. 1 (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - July 27
JEFFERSON STARSHIP - KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA (RCA/BMG USA) - reissue - July 27
SCOTT KRIPPAYNE - BRIGHT STAR - BLUE SKY (Spring Hill USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - July 13
BILL LaBOUNTY - THE RIGHT DIRECTION (Dreamsville Records Japan) - 1991 reissue feat. 4 bonus tracks: new mixes for Mr. O and Time Stars Now and live versions recorded during his last tour in Japan for Trail To Your Heart and Dream On - July 23
LARRY JOHN McNALLY - DANDELION SOUL (Dreamsville Records Japan) - July 25
HARVEY MASON - FUNK IN A MASON JAR (Arista/BMG Japan) - 1977 reissue - July 27
HARVEY MASON (THE MASE) - GROOVIN' YOU (Arista/BMG Japan) - 1979 reissue - July 27
GINNY OWENS - WITHOUT CONDITION (Rocketown USA) - the only release of the year on Michael W. Smith label - new singer/songwriter artist - her first album and it is produced by Monroe Jones - Contemporary Christian Music - July 20
MICHAEL RUFF & JIL JOHNSON - I'LL BE THERE (BMG Sweden) - CD single - July 13
TONY SCIUTO - ISLAND NIGHTS (Thoughtscape Sounds USA) - 1980 reissue + 2 bonus unreleased tracks + 2 live tracks - July 13
JACK WAGNER - ALL I NEED (Warner Japan) - 1984 reissue - July 28
JACK WAGNER - LIGHTNING UP THE NIGHT (Warner Japan) - 1985 reissue - July 28
JOSEPH WILLIAMS - THE EARLY YEARS (Intercord Germany, Cargo UK and Thoughtscape USA) - 10 demo tracks recorded from 1981 to 1990 - July 1999
AUGUST AMBROSIA - ONE EIGHTY (Warner Japan) - 1980 reissue - August 25
AMBROSIA - ROAD ISLAND (Rhino Records USA) - 1982 reissue - August 25
STEVE ARCHER - ACTION (Cool Sound Japan) - 1985 reissue - Contemporary Christian Music - August 5
STEVE ARCHER - ...SOLO (Cool Sound Japan) - Contemporary Christian Music - August 5
PEABO BRYSON - PEACE ON EARTH (Windham Hill USA) - August 24
BOBBY CALDWELL - COME RAIN OR COME SHINE (Sin-Drome USA) - August 31
DAVID DIGGS - WESTCOASTAL (Cool Sound Japan) - one new song and 10 other never released songs from around the time of his Streetshadows album, feat. Bob Carlisle, Bob Bailey, his daughter Rachel, Mary Ella Meek, Rick Riso and others including 2 songs by Tom Saviano which we co-produced - August 10
MELANIE DOANE - ADAM'S RIB (Columbia/Sony Music USA) - August 24
ELT - SONGS FROM L.A. (Avex Trax) - feat. Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Lee Ritenour, Bill Champlin, Tommy Funderburk, Jason Scheff... - compilation - August 25
JOHN FARNHAM - LIVE AT THE REGENT THEATRE 1st JULY 1999 (in Australia) - August 24
MICHAEL GONZALES - FIRE IN MY SOUL and MOUNTAIN TOP (Cool Sound Japan) - 1980 and 1983 reissues - Contemporary Christian Music - August 5
ANDREW GOLD - WARM BREEEZES (Maus/Toshiba-EMI Japan) - CD of commercials with 2 new songs - August 25
JAY GRUSKA - WHICH ONE OF US IS ME (Warner Japan) - 1984 reissue - August 25
JOHN HALL - LOVE DOESN'T ASK (in Japan and in The States) - feat. Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Peter O'Brien on drums, Jon Ossman on bass, Joakim Lartey on ercussion, with special guests including Robbie Dupree, Jim Wieder, John Sebastian and Marianne Osiel - mastered on June 27 - August 24
LANI HALL - SUNDOWN LADY (in The States) - 1972 reissue - August
CHERI KEAGGY - TIME IS JOY IN THE LORD : THE WORSHIP SONGS... (Sparrow USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - August 24
STEVE KIPNER - KNOCK THE WALLS DOWN (in Japan) - reissue - August
JONELL MOSSER - SO LIKE JOY (in The States) - feat. John Hall, Tony Levin, Larry and Lance Hoppen - August
LARRY KLIMAS - RETROSPEC (T) (Creatchy Records USA/distributed by Intercord in Germany) - feat. Michael Landau, Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, as well as Bill Champlin and Joseph Williams for a new version of "What's Goin' On" (Marvin Gaye) - August
NICOLETTE LARSON - THE VERY BEST OF (Rhino/Atlantic/Warner Bros) - Track-listing: Lotta Love, Rhumba Girl, Give A Little, Angels Rejoiced, French Waltz (live, 1978), Baby, Don't You Do It (live, 1978), Let Me Go, Love (with Michael McDonald), Radioland, Ooo-eee, Fool Me Again, I Only Want To Be With You, Two Trains, Only Love Will Make It Right, Let Me Be The First, That's How You Know When Love's Right (with Steve Wariner), Irish Lullaby - August 17
GREG MATHIESON PROJECT - THE BAKED POTATO SUPER LIVE (Cool Sound Japan) - reissue of the original Greg Mathieson Project album entitled : Baked Potato Super Live! - co-produced by Jay Graydon and Jay Graydon with new liner notes written by them - recorded live from December 13 to December 15, 1981 at The Baked Potato, Los Angeles - feat. Greg Mathieson, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro... - August 5
CINDY MORGAN new album (Word USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - August 17
JONELL MOSSER - SO LIKE JOY (in The States) - feat. John Hall, Tony Levin, Larry and Lance Hoppen - August
NEW FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES - A TRIBUTE TO GARTH BROOKS (Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra USA) - Track-listing (with between parenthesis the singer(s)): Friends In Low Places (Teddy Zig Zag), Papa Loved Mama (Al Jardine/Matt Jardine), She's Every Woman (Herb Pedersen), The Summer (Robin McAuley), The Fever (Jason Scheff), The Dance (Bobby Kimball), Shameless (Dave Amato), To Make You Feel My Love, The Thunder Rolls (Denny Laine), The River, Mr. Blue, Standing Outside The Fire (Spencer Davis/The Carmine Apples) - August 24
DAVID PACK - ANYWHERE YOU GO... (Warner Japan) - 1985 reissue - August 25
POCO - THE VERY BEST OF (Epic Legacy/Sony Music USA) - August 31
RICK PRICE - ANOTHER PLACE (in Australia) - August
LINDA RONSTADT and EMMYLOU HARRIS - WESTERN WALL: THE TUCSON SESSIONS (Elektra/Warner Bros USA) - August 24
VARIOUS ARTISTS - TOP GUN: THE EXPANDED VERSION Soundtrack (Columbia Legacy/Sony Music USA) - 1986 reissue - inc. 12-inch mix of "Playing With the Boys" by Kenny Loggins - August 31
JACI VELASQUEZ - LLEGAR A TI (Myrrh USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - August 31
VENICE - SPIN ART (Vanguard Records USA and XYZ Records for other territories) - Track-listing: The Man You Think I Am, Always, Garden Wall, Mary On My Mind, The Road To Where You Are, End Of The World, So Bad, More Of A Miracle, Landslide (Fleetwood Mac cover), Poor You, Poor Me, Poor Love, One Quiet Day, World Upon My Back, The Family Tree (with string section) - August 24
URS WIESENDANGER - THE REAL ME (self-released Germany) - feat. Warren Wiebe, Jeff Pescetto... - August
THE RANDY WALDMAN TRIO - WIGGED OUT (Whirlybird Records) - August
SEPTEMBER ALESSI - LONG TIME FRIENDS (Qwest/WEA Japan) - 1982 reissue - September 29
PAUL BLISS - THE EDGE OF COINCIDENCE (Cool Sound Japan) - 1997 reissue - September 25
KARLA BONOFF - ALL MY LIFE: THE BEST OF (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered tunes - September 7
TERENCE BOYLAN - A RETROSPECTIVE (Spinnaker Records USA) - remastered tunes - Track-listing: Hey Papa, Tell Me, Dancing Shoes, Sundown of Fools, Rain King, Shame, Dump it In The River, True Love Isn't Cool, Ice and Snow, Coming Home, Shake It, Keep Shining On, The War is Over, End of the World, Trains - compilation of the 2 classics albums of Terence released in the 70s + bonus tracks - Early September
JONATHAN BUTLER - SIGN OF LIFE (Wharlock Records USA) - feat. Michael Landau, Richard Page... - September 7
GARY CHAPMAN - OUTSIDE (Reunion USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - September 14
PAUL DAVIS - SWEET LIFE: HIS GREATEST HITS SINGLES (Razor & Tie USA) - September 28
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' - 1971-2000 (Rhino Records USA) - 4 CDs Box-set (80 tracks) feat. classic cuts, live recordings and rare and unreleased studio demos (from studio recordings from the 70s) + a 50-plus page book - September 28
JANGO - JANGO (Golden Circle USA) - band in the similar vein of Steely Dan, produced by Steve Barri - September
MICHAEL JOHNSON - LIFETIME GUARANTEE (Vivid Sound Japan) - 1984 reissue - September 15
PHIL KEAGGY - MAJESTY AND WONDER (B-Rite USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - September 21
BOBBY KIMBALL - ALL I EVER NEEDED (Torika Music Austria) - feat. Buzzy Feiten, Mickey Thomas... - 5000 CD copies limited edition for Harley Davidson European Bike Week - September 4
DAVE KOZ - THE DANCE (Capitol/EMI USA) - September 7
DAVID LASLEY - MISSIN' 20 GRAND (Vivid Sound Japan) - 1982 reissue - September 15
WILL LEE - OH! (Go Jazz Europe/MSI Distribution France) - 1994 reissue - September
LeROUX - SO FIRED UP (in The States) - reissue - September
MINNEAPOLIS ALL-STARS - LIVE AT THE QUEST (Go Jazz Europe/MSI Distribution France) - feat. Ben Sidran, Ricky Peterson... with a new version of the tune Wishing Well (Michael Ruff) - September
DANNY O'KEEFE - SO LONG HARRY TRUMAN (in Japan) - feat. Don Henley, Linda Ronstadt and Glenn Frey among others - 1975 reissue - September 29
TWILA PARIS - TRUE NORTH (Sparrow USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - Feat. Charlie Peaock - September 21
RICKY PETERSON - SMILE BLUE (Go Jazz Europe/MSI Distribution France) - 1991 reissue - September
RICKY PETERSON - A TEAR CAN TELL (Go Jazz Europe/MSI Distribution France) - 1995 reissue - September
POINT OF GRACE - A CHRISTMAS STORY (Epic/Sony Music USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - September 28
JANICE ROBINSON - THE COLOR WITHIN ME (Reprise/Warner Bros USA) - feat. Jim Keltner, Waddy Watchel... - September 7
MICHAEL RUFF - ONCE IN A LIFETIME (Warner Japan) - 1984 reissue - September 29
ENGLAND DAN SEALS - HARBINGER (Warner Japan) - feat. David Hungate - 1982 reissue - September 29
DAN SEALS - STONES (Warner Japan) - feat. David Foster, Steve Lukather... - 1980 reissue - September 29
SIMON & GARFUNKEL - BEST OF (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - September 21
RUSS TAFF - RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW (in The States) - Contemporary Christian Music - September 7
BEN TAYLOR first new album (in Japan) - with one bonus track - September 8
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR - SNAPSHOT (in The States) - recorded live in Northampton, MA, on December 18 & 19, 1998 - 19 tunes: I Believe, O Loretta, I'm Not as Herbal as I Ought to Be, The Dollar Bill Song, Bicycle, Olympic Guitar, You Can Take Me Home, Doggie Jail, Railroad Bill, Walking My Baby Back Home, The Way You Look Tonight, Our Turn to Dance, No Easy Way to Break Somebody's Heart, Piano Noodle, Loving Arms (with Joanne Cassidy), Through the Fire (with Joanne Cassidy), Songs That Should Never Be Played on the Banjo, My Father's Eyes, Glad I Know You Well. - September 19
KATHY TROCCOLI - A SENTIMENTAL CHRISTMAS (Reunion USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - September 28
VARIOUS ARTISTS - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: THE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES VOLUME I AND II (SNL Music USA) - feat. Randy Newman, Neil Young, James Taylor... - September 21
MARK T. WILLIAMS - IN A DREAM (Andromeda USA) - Early september
WILSON BROTHERS - ANOTHER NIGHT (Warner Japan) - 1979 reissue - September 29
OCTOBER GERRY BECKLEY - VAN GO GAN (in Japan) - reissue + 4 new tunes - October
STEVE BELL - FEAST OF SEASONS (Rhythm House USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - October 6
LARRY CARLTON new album (Warner Jazz in various territories) - October 8
CARPENTERS - UNRELEASED WORKS (in Japan) - October
CHICAGO - LIVE (Columbia River Entertainment Group USA) - live CD with unreleased tunes - October 12
CRAWLER - CONCERT CLASSICS (in The States) - October
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG - LOOKING FORWARD (Reprise/Warner USA) - 11 tracks feat. Alex Acuna, Joe Lala, Lenny Castro, Luis Conte, Jim Keltner, Mike Finnigan... - October 26
ANDRAE CROUCH - THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS (Qwest USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - October 19
DAKOTA - LITTLE VICTORIES (indie release USA) - feat. Bill Champlin - October
DENNIS DeYOUNG - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (Hip-O USA) - October 19
ROBBIE DUPREE - ALL NIGHT LONG (Miramar USA and Canada) - Live CD in one solo album with a new packaging as well - October
EYE-TO-EYE - EYE-TO-EYE (WEA Japan) - 1982 reissue - October 27
EYE-TO-EYE - SHAKESPEARE STOLE MY BABY (WEA Japan) - 1983 reissue - October 27
DAN FOGELBERG - THE FIRST CHRISTMAS MORNING (Morning Star Productions) - Holiday record feat. medieval-styled collection of original and classic Christmas tunes - October 28
FOURPLAY - SNOW BOUNDS (Warner Bros USA) - October 19
ANDREW GOLD - ALL THIS & HEAVEN TOO (Warner Japan) - 1978 reissue with special liner notes, out takes and extra cuts - September 29
ANDREW GOLD - WHIRLWIND (Warner Japan) - 1980 reissue - September 29
AMY GRANT - A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER (Myrrh/Interscope USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - October 6
DAN HILL - LOVE OF MY LIFE: THE BEST OF (in The States) - 18 tunes + 4 new songs: Love Of My Life, Once Upon A Time, Daddy's Song, Seduces Me - October 5
MICHAEL JOHNSON - THERE IS A BREEZE and FOR ALL YOU MAD MUSICIANS and AINT DIS DA LIFE (Auto-production USA) - reissues in a 2 CD set of these early acoustic albums for the first time on CD - October 1999
MARC JORDAN - THIS IS HOW MEN CRY (Blue Note/EMI Music Canada) - it is a Jazz oriented album - October 19
HARVEY MASON - SHO NUFF GOOVE: THE BEST OF (Buddha USA) - Arista years career - October 26
MICHAEL MORALES - THAT'S THE WAY (MTM Music Germany) - Track-listing: Better Way, Change The World, Where Does Love Live?, That's The Way, Blood, Let You In, What Kind Of Fool, No Tomorrow, Maria, I Remind Me Of You, Driving Back To Your Heart, Corey, No Way Out - October 11
JUICE NEWTON - AMERICAN GIRL (Renaissance USA) - October 12
MARILYN SCOTT - DREAMS OF TOMORROW (Warner Japan) - 1979 reissue - October 27
MICHAEL W. SMITH new album (Reunion USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - October
STARSHIP - NO PROTECTION (RCA USA) - reissue - October 26
TAKE 6 - WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS (Reprise/Warner USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - October 5
JAMES TAYLOR - JT (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered 1977 reissue - October 19
JAMES TAYLOR - FLAG (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered 1979 reissue - October 19
JAMES TAYLOR - DAD LOVES HIS WORK (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered 1981 reissue - October 19
JAMES TAYLOR - THAT'S WHY I'M HERE (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered 1985 reissue - October 19
JAMES TAYLOR - NEBER DIE YOUNG (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered 1988 reissue - October 19
JAMES TAYLOR - NEW MOON SHINE (Columbia/Legacy USA) - remastered 1991 reissue - October 19
CHRISTIAN TOLLE PROJECT first album (in Germany) - feat. Steve Lukather, Tim Pierce, Michael Thompson, Lauren Scheff among others - October
TOTO - LIVEFIELDS (Columbia/Sony Music in Europe and Japan) - Double live album recorded during their 99 Reunion tour in Marseille, France - also a live video recorded at the same time will be issued in 2000 - Track-listing of the double album: CD1: Intro Tape, Caught In The Balance, Tale Of A Man, Rosanna, Luke Solo Part, Million Miles Away, Jake To The Bone, Drum Solo, Dave's Gone Skiing (ending), Out Of Love (acoustic), Mama (acoustic), You Are The Flower (acoustic), Road Goes On (acoustic), Better World, David Paich Solo, White Sister, Girl Goodbye - CD2 (it is a CD-extra): I Will Remember, Hold The Line, Won't Hold You Back, Melanie (video), Cruel (video), personnalized message to the fans - October 5 for France
LUTHER VANDROSS - GREATEST HITS (Legacy/Sony Music USA) - October 19
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ANYWHERE BUT HERE Soundtrack (Atlantic/Warner USA) - feat. Carly Simon, Sally Taylor... - October 12
VARIOUS ARTISTS - SHOCK ROCK (The Publishing Mills USA) - 4-CD box-set, audio book of music biz horror stories narrated by Bruce Johnston, Fee Waybill... - October 26
SADAO WATANABE - REMEMBRANCE (Verve USA) - October 5
KIRK WHALUM - JOY (Platinum USA) - October 19
CeCe WINANS - ALABASTER BOX (Sparrow USA) - Contemporary Christian Music - October 7
WHITREN AND CARTWRIGHT - RHYTHM HYMN (EastWest Japan) - 1983 reissue - October 27
STEVE WINWOOD - 20TH CENTURY MASTERS: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION (Chronicles USA) - October 19
LAUREN WOOD - LAUREN WOOD (WEA Japan) - 1979 reissue - October 27
LAUREN WOOD - CAT TRICK (WEA Japan) - 1981 reissue - October 27
Chris CHRISTIAN has announced us that the release all of the 60 HOME SWEET HOME RECORDS albums (in The USA). Artwork of all the 60 covers finished by mid-August. The date of release for all these following albums on Home Sweet Home USA is October 25:
STEVE ARCHER - THROUGH HIS EYES OF LOVE - 1983 reissue
STEVE ARCHER - HITS - 1988 reissue
ERIC CHAMPION - ERIC CHAMPION - 1990 reissue
ERIC CHAMPION - REVOLUTION TIME - 1991 reissue
ERIC CHAMPION - SAVE THE WORLD - 1992 reissue
ERIC CHAMPION - HOT CHRISTMAS - 1992 reissue
ERIC CHAMPION - LOVE'S HEART - 1995 reissue - Best Of ballads
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - MILLENIUM ARCHIVES SERIES
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - JUST SIT BACK - 1981 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - LOVE THEM WHILE YOU CAN - 1983 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - LET THE MUSIC START - 1984 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - MIRROR OF YOUR HEART - 1985 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - LIVE AT SIX FLAGS - 1986 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - HIGHER WAYS - 1987 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - NO LYRICS - 1988 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - FOCUS - 1989 reissue
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - SKETCHES - 1990 reissue
MARK HEARD - MILLENIUM ARCHIVES SERIES
MARK HEARD - STOP THE DOMINOES - 1981 reissue
MARK HEARD - VICTIMS OF THE AGE - 1982 reissue
MARK HEARD - GREATEST HITS - 1982 reissue
MARK HEARD - STOP THE DOMINOES - 1981 reissue
MARK HEARD - VICTIMS OF THE AGE - 1982 reissue
MARK HEARD - GREATEST HITS - 1982 reissue
MARK HEARD - EYE OF THE STORM - 1983 reissue
MARK HEARD - ASHES TO LIGHT - 1984 reissue
MARK HEARD - MOSAICS - 1985 reissue
MARK HEARD - REFLECTIONS OF A FORMER LIFE - 1993 reissue
DAVID MARTIN - TAKE HIM TO HEART - 1985 reissue
DAVID MARTIN - ON THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT - 1986 reissue
MARILYN McCOO - THE ME NOBODY KNOWS - 1991 reissue
WHITEHEART - MILLENIUM ARCHIVES SERIES
WHITEHEART - GREATEST HITS
NOVEMBER PETER ALLEN - CAPTURED LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL (Buddha USA) - reissue - 22 tracks - November 9
PATTI AUSTIN - THE BEST OF (Wea Japan) - November 5
GEORGE BENSON - THE VERY BEST OF (Wea Japan) - November 5
MICHAEL BOLTON - TIMELESS: THE CLASSICS 2 (Columbia/Sony Music USA) - new album - November 11
LARRY CARLTON - THE VERY BEST OF (Wea Japan) - November 5
CHICAGO - ROCK IN TORONTO (Cleopatra USA) - live reissue - November 9
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - THEN TILL NOW (Home Sweet Home USA) - new album - November
CHRIS CHRISTIAN - THINKING OF YOU THIS CHRISTMAS