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Tuesday, December 31, 1985

Dave’s Faves: My Album Collection in 1985

Dave’s Faves:

My Album Collection in 1985

By year’s end, this was what my collection looked like. Albums acquired in 1985 are marked with an asterisk.

  1. Air Supply Lost in Love (1980)
  2. Air Supply The One That You Love (1981)
  3. Asia Asia (1982)
  4. Asia Alpha (1983)
  5. Asia Astra (1985) *

  6. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
  7. The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
  8. The Beatles Hey Jude (1968)
  9. The Beatles 1962-1966 (compilation: 1962-66, released 1973)
  10. The Beatles 1967-1970 (compilation: 1967-70, released 1973)
  11. Pat Benatar Crimes of Passion (1980)
  12. Pat Benatar Get Nervous (1982)
  13. Pat Benatar Live from Earth (live, 1983)
  14. Pat Benatar Tropico (1984)
  15. Pat Benatar Seven the Hard Way (1985) *
  16. Blondie Parallel Lines (1978)
  17. Blondie Eat to the Beat (1979)

  18. Chicago Chicago 16 (1982)
  19. Chicago Chicago 17 (1984)
  20. Phil Collins No Jacket Required (1985) *

  21. Def Leppard Pyromania (1983)
  22. John Denver Greatest Hits (compilation: 1969-72, released 1973)
  23. Dennis DeYoung Desert Moon (1984)
  24. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms (1985) *
  25. Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer (soundtrack, 1980)

  26. Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (compilation: 1971-75, released 1976) *
  27. Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 (released 1982) *
  28. Eurythmics In the Garden (1981)
  29. Eurythmics Sweet Dreams Are Made of This (1983)
  30. Eurythmics Touch (1983)
  31. Eurythmics 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) (1984) *
  32. Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight (1985) *

  33. Dan Fogelberg Greatest Hits (compilation: 1972-82, released 1982)
  34. Foreigner 4 (1981)
  35. Foreigner Records (compilation: 1976-82, released 1982)
  36. Foreigner Agent Provocateur (1984)

  37. J. Geils Band Freeze Frame (1981)
  38. Genesis Genesis (1983)

  39. Daryl Hall & John Oates H2O (1982)
  40. Daryl Hall & John Oates Rock ‘N’ Soul Part I (compilation: (1973-83, released 1983)
  41. Don Henley Building the Perfect Beast (1984)
  42. Hooters Nervous Night (1985) *

  43. Michael Jackson Off the Wall (1979)
  44. Michael Jackson Thriller (1982)
  45. Billy Joel The Stranger (1977)
  46. Billy Joel The Nylon Curtain (1982)
  47. Billy Joel An Innocent Man (1983)
  48. Billy Joel Greatest Hits Volume I & II (compilation: 1973-85, released 1985) *
  49. Journey Escape (1981)
  50. Journey Frontiers (1983)

  51. Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual (1983)
  52. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV (1971) *
  53. Huey Lewis & the News Sports (1983)

  54. Barry Manilow Greatest Hits (compilation, released 1978)
  55. John Cougar (Mellencamp) American Fool (1982)
  56. John Cougar Mellencamp Uh-Huh (1983)
  57. John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow (1985) *
  58. Men at Work Business As Usual (1981)
  59. Men at Work Cargo (1983)
  60. Men at Work Two Hearts (1985) *

  61. Olivia Newton-John Greatest Hits (compilation: 1971-76, released 1977)
  62. Olivia Newton-John Totally Hot (1978)
  63. Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu (soundtrack, 1980)
  64. Olivia Newton-John Physical (1981)
  65. Olivia Newton-John Olivia’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (compilation: 1978-82, released 1982)
  66. Olivia Newton-John Soul Kiss (1985) *
  67. Stevie Nicks The Wild Heart (1983)

  68. Alan Parsons Project The Best of (compilation: 1977-83, released 1983)
  69. Alan Parsons Project Ammonia Avenue (1984)
  70. Alan Parsons Project Vulture Culture (1985) *
  71. Steve Perry Street Talk (1984)
  72. Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) *
  73. Pink Floyd The Wall (1979) *
  74. The Police Outlandos D’Amour (1978) *
  75. The Police Reggatta De Blanc (1979) *
  76. The Police Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) *
  77. The Police Ghost in the Machine (1981)
  78. The Police Synchronicity (1983)
  79. Prince 1999 (1982) *
  80. Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain (1984)
  81. Prince & the Revolution Around the World in a Day (1985) *

  82. Queen Greatest Hits (compilation: 1973-81, released 1981)

  83. REO Speedwagon Hi Infidelity (1980) *
  84. REO Speedwagon Wheels Are Turnin’ (1984)
  85. Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits (compilation: 1977-80, released 1980)
  86. Lionel Richie Can’t Slow Down (1983)

  87. Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
  88. Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) *
  89. Styx Styx I (1972) *
  90. Styx Styx II (1973)
  91. Styx Best of Styx (compilation: 1972-74) *
  92. Styx Equinox (1975)
  93. Styx Crystal Ball (1976) *
  94. Styx The Grand Illusion (1977)
  95. Styx Pieces of Eight (1978)
  96. Styx Cornerstone (1979)
  97. Styx Paradise Theater (1981)
  98. Styx Kilroy Was Here (1983)
  99. Styx Caught in the Act (live, 1984)
  100. Supertramp Famous Last Words (1982) *
  101. Supertramp Brother Where You Bound (1985) *

  102. Tears for Fears The Hurting (1983) *
  103. Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair (1985) *
  104. Toto Toto IV (1982)

  105. John Williams (composer) Star Wars IV: A New Hope (soundtrack, 1977)

  106. Yes The Yes Album (1971)
  107. Yes Fragile (1971)
  108. Yes Classic Yes (compilation: 1971-77, released 1981)
  109. Yes 90125 (1983)

  110. ZZ Top Afterburner (1985)

    Various Artists:

  111. Brimstone and Treacle (soundtrack, 1982) *
  112. Flashdance (soundtrack, 1983)
  113. Footloose (soundtrack, 1984)
  114. K-Tel: High Energy (1979)
  115. K-Tel: Starflight (1979)
  116. K-Tel: Wings of Sound (1979)
  117. Two of a Kind (soundtrack, 1983)
  118. Vision Quest (soundtrack, 1985) *
  119. We Are the World (1985) *

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Saturday, May 11, 1985

Hooters’ “All You Zombies” charted

All You Zombies

Hooters

Writer(s): Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman (see lyrics here)

First Recorded: April 11, 1981

First Released: 1982

First Charted: May 11, 1985

Peak: 58 US, 11 AR, 12 CO, 8 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.)

Sales (in millions): --

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 13.0 video, 18.4 streaming

Awards:

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About the Song:

The Hooters first recorded “All You Zombies” live on April 11, 1981 at the Emerald City nightclub in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. WK Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman, the songwriters, considered it “too quirky to be a hit,” SF but when they did a live concert for Philadelphia radio station WMMR, the station was flooded with requests for the song. SF

It was released as a single in 1982. Another version was included on their 1983 independent debut album, Amore. Two years later, a longer version appeared on their major label debut, Nervous Night. It was released as the first single in support of that album. It was a minor hit in terms of its Billboard Hot 100 appearance, but reached #11 on the album rock chart and #8 in Australia. It was also a top-20 hit in New Zealand and Germany.

The song “mingles mentions of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments and Noah building his ark with warnings to people ‘sittin’ in high places’ that ‘the pieces gonna fall on you.’” CT Hyman said of the controversy created by the Bibilca images that “the spirituality of it wasn’t premeditated…There was no real agenda on our part.” SF We were “just combining those kind of icons and images with this reggae beat.” SF

Bazilian said, “Even though we wrote it, I still feel very much on the outside of it…We’re still trying to really understand the song.” CT Hyman said it was the fastest song they had written “that was of any quality.” WK

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Monday, May 6, 1985

Hooters Nervous Night released

Nervous Night

Hooters

Released: May 6, 1985

Peak: 12 US, -- UK, 39 CN, 12 AU

Sales (in millions): 2.0

Genre: mainstream rock

Tracks:

Song Title (Writers) [time] (date of single release, chart peaks) Click for codes to singles charts.

  1. And We Danced (8/3/85, 21 US, 23 CB, 21 RR, 3 AR, 6 CO, 51 CN, 6 AU)
  2. Day by Day (12/14/85, 18 US, 25 CB, 22 RR, 3 AR, 6 CO, 66 CN, 55 AU)
  3. All You Zombies (5/11/85, 58 US, 11 AR, 12 CO, 8 AU)
  4. Don’t Take My Car Out Tonight
  5. Nervous Night
  6. Hanging on a Heartbeat
  7. Where Do the Children Go (with Patty Smyth) (4/5/86, 38 US, 37 CB, 34 RR, 34 AR, 7 CO, 98 CN)
  8. South Ferry Road
  9. She Comes in Colors
  10. Blood from a Stone

Total Running Time: 43:07

The Players:

  • Eric Bazilian (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, saxophone)
  • Rob Hyman (vocals, keyboards, melodica)
  • Andy King (bass, vocals)
  • John Lilley (guitar)
  • David Uosikkinen (drums)

Rating:

4.136 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings)

Quotable: “A defining record not only for the band, but for 1985” – Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

About the Album:

The Hooters released their first album, 1983’s Amore, independently. The 100,000 in sales they achieved with the album was enough to impress Columbia Records who signed the band to a multi-album deal. The group also gained exposure because members Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman were contributing musicians and writers to Cyndi Lauper’s mega-successful She’s So Unusual album. The album’s #1 song, “Time After Time,” was co-written by Hyman.

With the power of a major label behind them for their sophomore outing, 1985’s Nervous Night, they scored a top-20, double-platinum album thanks to three top-40 hits. The lead single, All You Zombies, “refers to stories in the Bible.” AMG It did not reach the top 40 but “is the band’s most powerful moment.” AMG That song, Hanging on a Heartbeat, and Blood from a Stone were initially released on Amore but recorded for Nervous Night.

Nervous Night “was a defining record not only for the band, but for 1985 itself. Filled to the brim with fun, danceable new wave-ish rock, the album is a wonderful representation of a lighthearted era. The peppy vocals of keyboardist Rob Hyman and guitarist Eric Bazilian give the band an assured, happy energy, while the sporadic use of the mandolin and melodica (a combination harmonica/keyboard) gives the group its distinctive sound.” AMG

“And We Danced and Day by Day became instant pop hits, but the remainder of Nervous Night is almost as strong. Where Do the Children Go “showed that the Hooters could be serious and dramatic as well as upbeat.” AMG

“Although the band wasn’t able to maintain its momentum with subsequent records, Nervous Night remains a noteworthy contribution to mid-‘80s rock and doesn’t sound quite as dated as the work of some of the band’s contemporaries.” AMG

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