Dave’s Faves: My Album Collection in 1988

Dave’s Faves: My Album Collection in 1988

By year’s end, this was what my collection looked like. Albums acquired in 1988 are marked with an asterisk. Aha Hunting High and Low (1985) Aha Scoundrel Days (1986) Aha Stay on These Roads (1988) * Air Supply Lost in Love (1980) Air Supply The One That You Love (1981) Alabama Greatest Hits (compilation: 1980-86, released 1986) Alabama The Touch (1986) Alabama Live (live, 1988) * Asia Asia (1982) Asia Alpha (1983) Asia Astra (1985) Bangles All Over the Place (1984) Bangles Different Light (1986) Bangles Everything (1988) The Beatles Yesterday…and Today (1966) The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967) The Beatles Hey Jude (1968) The Beatles 1962-1966 (compilation: 1962-66, released 1973) The Beatles 1967-1970 (compilation: 1967-70, released 1973) The Beatles 20 Greatest Hits (compilation: 1962-70, released 1982) Pat Benatar Crimes of Passion (1980) Pat Benatar Get Nervous (1982) Pat Benatar Live from Earth (live, 1983) Pat Benatar Tropico (1984) Pat Benatar Seven the Hard Way (1985) Berlin Pleasure Victim (1983) Berlin Love Life (1984) Berlin Count Three and Pray (1986) Blondie Parallel Lines (1978) Blondie Eat to the Beat (1979) Boomtown Rats In the Long Grass (1984) Boston Third Stage (1986) David Bowie ChangesOneBowie (compilation: 1969-76, released 1976) David Bowie Never Let Me Down (1987) Paul Carrack One Good Reason (1987) * Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (1988) * Chicago Chicago 16 (1982) Chicago Chicago 17 (1984) Toni Childs Union (1988) * Phil Collins No Jacket Required (1985) Robert Cray Strong Persuader (1986) Robert Cray Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1988) * Crowded House Crowded House (1986) Crowded House Temple of Low Men (1988) * Terence Trent D’Arby Introducing the Hardline… (1987) * David + David Boomtown (1986) Def Leppard Pyromania (1983) Def Leppard Hysteria (1987) John Denver Greatest Hits (compilation: 1969-72, released 1973) Dennis DeYoung Desert Moon (1984) Dennis DeYoung Back to the World (1986) Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (1985) Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer (soundtrack, 1980) Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (compilation: 1971-75, released 1976) Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 (released 1982) Melissa Etheridge Melissa Etheridge (1988) * Eurythmics In the Garden (1981) Eurythmics Sweet Dreams Are Made of This (1983) Eurythmics Touch (1983) Eurythmics 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) (1984) Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight (1985) Eurythmics Savage (1987) * Everything But the Girl Idlewild (1988) * Dan Fogelberg Greatest Hits (compilation: 1972-82, released 1982) Foreigner 4 (1981) Foreigner Records (compilation: 1976-82, released 1982) Foreigner Agent Provocateur (1984) Foreigner Inside Information (1987) * Peter Gabriel Plays Live (live, 1983) Peter Gabriel So (1986) J. Geils Band Freeze Frame (1981) Bob Geldof Deep in the Heart of Nowhere (1986) Genesis Genesis (1983) Genesis Invisible Touch (1986) Grateful Dead In the Dark (1987) Daryl Hall & John Oates H2O (1982) Daryl Hall & John Oates Rock ‘N’ Soul Part I (compilation: (1973-83, released 1983) Don Henley Building the Perfect Beast (1984) Hooters Nervous Night (1985) Hooters One Way Home (1987) INXS Kick (1987) * Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979) Michael Jackson Thriller (1982) Michael Jackson Bad (1987) Billy Joel Turnstiles (1976) Billy Joel The Stranger (1977) Billy Joel The Nylon Curtain (1982) Billy Joel An Innocent Man (1983) Billy Joel Greatest Hits Volume I & II (compilation: 1973-85, released 1985) Billy Joel The Bridge (1986) Journey Captured (live, 1981) Journey Escape (1981) Journey Frontiers (1983) Journey Raised on Radio (1986) Kingdom Come Kingdom Come (1988) * Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual (1983) Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971) Huey Lewis & the News Sports (1983) Little River Band Greatest Hits (compilation: 1975-82, released 1982) * Little River Band Monsoon (1988) * Barry Manilow Greatest Hits (compilation, released 1978) Marillion Script for a Jester’s Tear (1983) Marillion Fugazi (1984) Marillion Real to Reel (live, 1984) Marillion Misplaced Childhood (1985) Marillion Brief Encounter (EP, 1986) Marillion Clutching at Straws (1987) Marillion B’Sides Themselves (archives: 1982-88, released 1988) * John Cougar (Mellencamp) American Fool (1982) John Cougar Mellencamp Uh-Huh (1983) John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow (1985) John Cougar Mellencamp The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) Men at Work Business As Usual (1981) Men at Work Cargo (1983) Men at Work Two Hearts (1985) Mike + the Mechanics Mike + The Mechanics (1985) * Mike + the Mechanics Living Years (1988) * The Moody Blues This Is the Moody Blues (compilation: 1967-72, released 1974) The Moody Blues Voices in the Sky (compilation: 1967-82, released 1984) The Moody Blues The Other Side of Life (1986) Olivia Newton-John Greatest Hits (compilation: 1971-76, released 1977) Olivia Newton-John Totally Hot (1978) Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu (soundtrack, 1980) Olivia Newton-John Physical (1981) Olivia Newton-John Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (compilation: 1978-82, released 1982) Olivia Newton-John Soul Kiss (1985) Olivia Newton-John The Rumour (1988) * Stevie Nicks The Wild Heart (1983) Sinéad O’Connor The Lion and the Cobra (1987) * Alan Parsons Project I Robot (1977) Alan Parsons Project Eve (1979) Alan Parsons Project The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980) Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky (1982) Alan Parsons Project The Best of (compilation: 1977-83, released 1983) Alan Parsons Project Ammonia Avenue (1984) Alan Parsons Project Vulture Culture (1985) Alan Parsons Project Stereotomy (1986) Alan Parsons Project Gaudi (1987) Alan Parsons Project Best of, Vol. 2 (compilation: 1977-87, released 1988) * Steve Perry Street Talk (1984) Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) Pink Floyd The Wall (1979) Pink Floyd The Final Cut (1983) Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) Robert Plant Now and Zen (1988) * The Police Outlandos D’Amour (1978) The Police Reggatta De Blanc (1979) The Police Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) The Police Ghost in the Machine (1981) The Police Synchronicity (1983) The Police Every Breath You Take – The Singles (compilation: 1978-1986; released 1986) Prince 1999 (1982) Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain (1984) Prince & the Revolution Around the World in a Day (1985) Prince Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987) Queen Greatest Hits (compilation: 1973-81, released 1981) Gerry Rafferty City to City (1978) * Gerry Rafferty North and South (1988) * The Rainmakers The Rainmakers (1986) The Rainmakers Tornado (1987) R.E.M. Life’s Rich Pageant (1986) * R.E.M. Document (1987) REO Speedwagon Hi Infidelity (1980) REO Speedwagon Wheels Are Turnin’ (1984) REO Speedwagon The Hits (compilation: 1976-88, released 1988) * Lionel Richie Can’t Slow Down (1983) Lionel Richie Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits (compilation: 1977-80, released 1980) The Rolling Stones Hot Rocks 1964-71 (compilation: 1964-71, released 1971) * Rush All the World’s a Stage (live, 1976) Rush Moving Pictures (1981) Rush Exit…Stage Left (live, 1981) Rush Hold Your Fire (1987) * Charlie Sexton Pictures for Pleasure (1985) Paul Simon Graceland (1986) The Smiths Louder Than Bombs (archives: 1983-87, released 1987) The Smiths Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. (1984) Bruce Springsteen Live 1975/1985 (live box set, 1986) Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love (1987) Squeeze Cool for Cats (1979) * Squeeze Argybargy (1980) Squeeze Sweets from a Stranger (1982) Squeeze 45s and Under (compilation: 1977-82, released 1982) Squeeze Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (1985) Squeeze Babylon and On (1987) Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) Sting Bring on the Night (live, 1986) Sting Nothing Like the Sun (1987) Styx Styx I (1972) Styx Styx II (1973) Styx The Serpent Is Rising (1973) Styx Man of Miracles (1974) Styx Best of Styx (compilation: 1972-74) Styx Equinox (1975) Styx Crystal Ball (1976) Styx The Grand Illusion (1977) Styx Pieces of Eight (1978) Styx Cornerstone (1979) Styx Paradise Theater (1981) Styx Kilroy Was Here (1983) Styx Caught in the Act (live, 1984) Supertramp Famous Last Words (1982) Supertramp Brother Where You Bound (1985) Tears for Fears The Hurting (1983) Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair (1985) Toto Toto IV (1982) U2 War (1983) U2 Under a Blood Red Sky (live, 1983) U2 The Unforgettable Fire (1984) U2 The Joshua Tree (1987) U2 Rattle and Hum (studio/live soundtrack, 1988) * Van Halen 5150 (1986) Van Halen OU812 (1988) * Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing (1987) Violent Femmes Violent Femmes (1983) Violent Femmes Hallowed Ground (1984) Violent Femmes Blind Leading the Naked (1986) Roger Waters Radio K.A.O.S. (1987) Whitesnake Whitesnake (1987) The Who Who’s Next (1971) The Who Greatest Hits (compilation: 1965-78, released 1983) John Williams (composer) Star Wars IV: A New Hope (soundtrack, 1977) XTC Skylarking (1986) Yes The Yes Album (1971) Yes Fragile (1971) Yes Classic Yes (compilation: 1971-77, released 1981) Yes 90125 (1983) Yes Big Generator (1987) ZZ Top Afterburner (1985) Various Artists: Brimstone and Treacle (soundtrack, 1982) Flashdance (soundtrack, 1983) Footloose (soundtrack, 1984) K-Tel: High Energy (1979) K-Tel: Starflight (1979) K-Tel: Wings of Sound (1979) Legend (soundtrack, 1986) Party! Party! (soundtrack, 1982) * Pretty in Pink (soundtrack, 1986) Rock for Amnesty (1986) The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball (soundtrack, 1982) * She’s Having a Baby (soundtrack, 1988) * Some Kind of Wonderful (soundtrack, 1987) The Songs of Lennon and McCartney (1986) * St. Elmo’s Fire (soundtrack, 1985) Two of a Kind (soundtrack, 1983) A Very Special Christmas (1987) * Vision Quest (soundtrack, 1985) We Are the World (1985) When the Wind Blows (soundtrack, 1986) * Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “My Album Collection” (see where it stood in different years) Dave’s Music Database (3/24/1979). “My First Album Purchase: K-Tel: High Energy” Dave’s Music Database (9/25/1982). “The Columbia House Record Club” Dave’s Music Database: “Dave’s Faves: My Top 100 Albums” Dave’s Music Database (9/18/1982). “My First Personal Song Chart” Dave’s Music Database: “Dave’s Faves: My Top 100 Songs” First posted 8/31/2021.

 

Guns N’ Roses “Patience” charted

Patience Guns N’ Roses

Writer(s): Guns N' Roses (see lyrics here) Released: April 4, 1989 First Charted: December 24, 1988 Peak: 4 US, 4 CB, 6 RR, 7 AR, 10 UK, 10 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.2 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 319.5 video, 185.72 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: After the success of their 1987 Appetite for Destruction album, Guns N’ Roses released G N’ R Lies as a sort of stopgap. The collection packaged the group’s 1986 Live Like a Suicide EP with four new songs. They included an acoustic reworking of “You’re Crazy,” which had appeared on Appetite, the eyebrow-raising “Used to Love Her” about killing one’s girlfriend, and the highly controversial “One in a Million” which insulted homosexuals and immigrants. The song’s big hit, however, was the ballad “Patience” about “waiting it out in a relationship.” SF The song has often been assumed to be about Axl Rose and his troubled relationship with Erin Everly, but the band has said Izzy Stradlin wrote the song about his ex-girlfriend Angela Nicoletti McCoy. WK The song was originally recorded with all acoustic instruments and no drumming, although they use electric guitar and drums when performing the song in concert. The song also features Axl Rose whistling – something he also does on the GNR hits “Paradise City” and “Civil War.” The song is a favorite for karaoke, but Kimberly Starling of The Karaoke Informer says it is one of the top 5 songs that tends to bomb. SF A version of the song by Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) was released posthumously in 2020. He recorded the song after helping his daughter, Toni, learn it. He took it to #1 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. Resources: SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 8/6/2022.

Poison “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” hit #1

Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison

Writer(s): Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett (see lyrics here) Released: October 12, 1988 First Charted: October 28, 1988 Peak: 13BB, 14 BA, 14 CB, 14 GR, 12 RR, 11 AR, 13 UK, 2 CN, 16 AU, 5 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.2 UK, 0.7 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 1.0 radio, 70.9 video, 306.55 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: “This is the textbook rocker-dude move. You establish yourself as the king of the party, the debaucherous demon among debaucherous demons. Then, when you’ve got people on your side, you pull out the acoustic guitar and you get sensitive.” SG “Poison were one of the definitive party bands of their era, and yet their biggest hit is ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn.’” SG In 1986, Poison released their debut album, Look What the Cat Dragged In, “an album where the sleaze is so joyous that it’s almost wholesome.” SG Lead singer “Bret Michaels doesn’t have much of a voice, but he gets over on pure David Lee Roth-style strutting showmanship.” SG The 1988 follow-up Open Up and Say… Ahh! “isn’t quite as inspired…but it’s sleek and sharp, and almost every song sounds like a hit.” SG “The anthemically cheesed-out lead single ‘Nothin’ But A Good Time’ became the band’s biggest hit yet, peaking at #6…The follow-up ‘Fallen Angel’ just missed the top 10, peaking at #12…Poison offered no indication that they were into depth at all.” SG As such, Capitol Records was understandably reluctant to release “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” despite a slate of hair bands finding success with power ballads. As Michaels said, “We’re not trying to be AC/DC and we’re not trying to be Bob Dylan. But I have both those artists in my record collection. Why can’t I have influences from both?” FB Regarding the origins of the song, he explained that the band were playing a club in Dallas and staying in a sleazy hotel. He and drummer Ricki Rockett were talking in the laundry room and the idea for the song came to Bret. FB He “had called his girlfriend back in LA, and a man’s voice answered the phone.” SG Surprisingly, the song “isn’t a sneering, snarling woman-done-me-wrong song. Instead, Michaels simply tries to make sense of where things went wrong and of what he could’ve done differently.” SG Resources: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Poison FB Fred Bronson (2007). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (4th edition). Billboard Books: New York, NY. Page 717. SG Stereogum (6/16/2021). “The Number Ones” by Tom Breihan First posted 2/20/2024.