Daily Eighties Flashback: Janie Fricke “Tell Me a Lie”
Two songs from Janie Fricke‘s 1983 Love Lies album hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart. Exactly 40 years ago, the first of that pair of songs, “Tell Me a Lie,” rose to...
Category: 1980s Flashback
Daily Eighties Flashback: Roy Orbison & Friends “Oh Pretty Woman”
In October 1989, ten months after Roy Orbison passed away, Virgin records released the album A Black & White Night Live, which featured performances from the 1988 HBO special Roy Orbison and Friends: A...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Billy Idol “Catch My Fall”
Four songs from Billy Idol‘s 1983 Rebel Yell album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1984, the last of those four songs, “Catch My Fall,” rose to a peak position...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Con Funk Shun “Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do”
Three songs from Con Funk Shun‘s 1985 Electric Lady album made appearances on Billboard‘s R&B singles chart. On this date that year, the last of those three songs — “Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do,”...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Eurythmics “Thorn in My Side”
Two songs from Eurythmics‘ 1986 Revenge album made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of songs, “Thorn in My Side,” rose to a peak position...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Sting “We’ll Be Together”
Two songs from Sting‘s 1987 …Nothing Like the Sun album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date that year, the first and biggest of those two hits, “We’ll Be...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band “Sure Feels Like Love”
Three songs from Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band‘s 1982 Sure Feels Like Love album hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart. On this date that year, the first of that...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Big Country “In a Big Country”
Among Big Country‘s three songs to make appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, their biggest hit was their only Top 40 hit, “In a Big Country,” which exactly 40 years ago climbed to a...
Daily Eighties Flashback: Waterfront “Move On”
Waterfront made three appearances on Billboard‘s Hot Adult Contemporary chart. On this date in 1989, the last of that trio of songs,”Move On,” rose to a peak position of number 24.
Daily Eighties Flashback: Slade “All Join Hands”
Three songs from Slade’s 1985 Rogues Gallery album made appearances on the UK Singles chart. On this date in 1984, the first and biggest hit of those three songs, “All Join Hands,” rose...
