Post by trekkielo on Jan 8, 2024 15:35:46 GMT -5
How about the first hour of June 13, 1981:
#40 - Stronger Than Before - Carol Bayer Sager
#39 - I Can Take Care of Myself - Billy Vera & The Beaters
#38 - Sweet Baby - Stanley Clark & George Duke
#37 - Gemini Dream - The Moody Blues
#36 - Seven Year Ache - Roseanne Cash
#35 - Time - The Alan Parsons Project
#34 - Boy From New York City - Manhattan Transfer
#33 - I Don't Need You - Kenny Rogers
#32 - Say What - Jesse Winchester
#31 - Fool In Love With You - Jim Photoglo
It's unlikely that any of these songs are getting airplay at classic hits stations. I'd have to say the strongest of the weakest would either be "Time" or "Boy From New York City."
You're not the only one!
Billboard
ELO / Time
Producer(s): Jeff Lynne
Jet FZ37371 (CBS)
Originally reviewed for week ending 8/8/81
ELO continues its immaculate fusion of classically influenced rock with
mainstream pop on this concept LP about life in the 21st century. Jeff
Lynne's lyrics are witty and playful ("Yours Truly, 2095") and poignantly
emotion ("Rain Is Falling," "The Lights Go Down"). The music, as could be
expected, is full of textural lushness, atmospheric splendor and vibrant.
While other artists have conceptualized in music sci-fi fantasy, most of the
time it came off as overly serious. Lynne on the other hand doesn't take
himself as seriously and as a result nearly each song stands on its own. The
instrumental "Another Heart Breaks" is a highlight as is the rockbilly-edged
single "Hold On Tight." While the Moody Blues sounded incredibly like ELO on
"Gemini Dream," ELO sounds much like the Moodies here. Best cuts: Those
mentioned plus "Twilight," "Ticket To The Moon."
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