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Turnstiles is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on May 19, 1976. Joel recorded Turnstiles in part as a celebration of his return to his native New York City. Three of the album’s tracks reference New York: “Summer, Highland Falls”, “New York State of Mind” and “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)”. It begins with “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”…

Nine Lives is the eighth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released July 20, 1979. It peaked at number #33 on the Billboard 200 chart. The title Nine Lives was chosen because the album was the band’s ninth, including their live album, and it also featured nine songs. It was the last REO album to prominently feature a more hard rock sound. The group would turn to more pop-oriented material with…

Blue Moon is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Toby Keith. Released on April 16, 1996, it was his only studio album for A&M Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. Overall, it produced three singles for Keith on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: “Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You?”, “A Woman’s…

Good Time is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on March 4, 2008, and produced five singles on the country singles charts. The first three of these — “Small Town Southern Man”, the title track, and “Country Boy” — have all become Number One hits. This album marked Alan Jackson’s return to the traditional country music roots. Good Time debuted…

One More Day is the sixth studio album by American country music band Diamond Rio. It was released February 6, 2001. Although its lead-off single “Stuff” peaked at #36 on the Hot Country Songs charts, the title track, “One More Day”, became popular on radio after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and went on to become a Number One country hit. Also released from this album were “Sweet Summer” and…

Beyond the Blue Neon is the ninth studio album by American country music artist George Strait and 12th overall. It was released by MCA Records on February 6, 1989. It is certified platinum by the RIAA, and it produced the singles “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”, “What’s Going on in Your World”, “Ace in the Hole”, and “Overnight Success”. While the first three singles all reached Number One on the…

52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1978. The follow-up to his breakthrough success album, The Stranger, Joel tried to give the album a fresh sound, hiring various jazz musicians to differentiate it from his previous albums. It was the first of four Joel albums to top the Billboard charts, and it earned him two Grammys. Three…

New Day Dawning is the fifth solo studio album by American country music artist Wynonna Judd, released February 1, 2000. It produced only two chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: “Can’t Nobody Love You (Like I Do)” at 31, and “Going Nowhere” at 43. Also included are cover versions of Joni Mitchell’s “Help Me” and the Fabulous Thunderbirds’…