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Third World's greatest success came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, peaking with their cover version of The O'Jays' "Now That We Found Love" from their third album Journey to Addis. After its initial recording, the single was remixed at the behest of Island Records Special Projects division head, Alex Masucci, [ 5 ] with new vocals and an ...
The Story's Been Told is the fourth studio album by Jamaican reggae group Third World, released by Island Records in 1979. [1] [2] The album is representative of the band's transition from roots reggae to the more pop-oriented work of its later years. [3] The song "Talk to Me" charted in the UK at #54.
Third World was originally formed in 1973 by keyboardist Cooper and guitarist/cellist Steven "Cat" Coore. Both had received formal training at different music schools run by their aunt and mother respectively in Jamaica, and both had played around the Kingston reggae scene before joining the original lineup of Inner Circle around 1968, when ...
Third Album [16]? Can't Stop the Music: Village People: Soundtrack The Correct Use of Soap: Magazine: Bad Reputation: Joan Jett: Self-titled album released in 1980. Re-released as Bad Reputation in Jan 1981 New Clear Days: The Vapors: Music Man: Waylon Jennings: Quicksand Shoes: Streetheart: Songs the Lord Taught Us: The Cramps: Space Race: Mi ...
Journey to Addis is the third album by Jamaican reggae group Third World, released by Island Records in 1978. It marks a shift from pure reggae to a fusion of reggae and soul music. The album reached number 66 in Canada. [1]
The second single from R.E.M.’s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, “Driver 8” is one of the group’s best-known songs, with quotable lyrics (which is almost unheard of for a pre-Out ...
Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 1980s (2018): #71 [49] Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [26] Louder Sound's 50 Best Albums from the 1980s: #20 [50] November 3, 1980 [51] In The Flat Field: Bauhaus: Post-punk; gothic rock; 4AD: Regarded as a key prototypical gothic music release. [52] Rolling Stone's "80 Greatest ...
The New York Times gave Gaucho a positive review, [53] and later ranked it ahead of such albums as Remain in Light by Talking Heads and Closer by Joy Division as the best album of 1980. [ 54 ] On the other hand, Pete Bishop of The Pittsburgh Press found Gaucho "too well-crafted, too artificially sophisticated", and lacking in spontaneity. [ 55 ]