Category: Adult contemporary

Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 (1996) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert - June 18, 1971 (1996) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 (1996)
[2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / XLD Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.01 GB (ISO) + 2.96 GB (DSF) + 1.32 GB (FLAC) + 387 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2067 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 is 17-song set recorded just as Tapestry was topping the charts and making Carole King a superstar. Featuring most of Tapestry and a few songs from Writer and Music this is, in a sense, Carole King unplugged (although that terminology was not yet in use). Continue reading “Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 (1996) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carole King – Tapestry (1971) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King - Tapestry (1971) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King – Tapestry (1971) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.86 GB (ISO) + 1.83 GB (DSF) + 914 MB (FLAC) + 281 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2117 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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Carole King – Music (1971) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King - Music (1971) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King – Music (1971) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.66 GB (ISO) + 1.63 GB (DSF) + 795 MB (FLAC) + 240 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2068 | Genre: Adult Contemporary, Folk Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

After years as one of the most prolific and successful songwriters in pop music, Carole King emerged in the ’70s with Tapestry, an album that catapulted her to the forefront of the singer/songwriter movement. While she had mined her back catalog for that album, she relied more heavily on songs written with new collaborator Toni Stern for Music. Continue reading “Carole King – Music (1971) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jackson Browne - Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.10 GB (Hi-Res) + 332 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Inside Recording | US & EU | Cat#: INR 1126 | Genre: Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary
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James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor - Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.58 GB (ISO) + 1.60 GB (DSF) + 772 MB (FLAC) + 250 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2072 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

James Taylor bounced back from the spotty Flag with this all-original album led by his collaboration with J.D. Souther on “Her Town Too,” his biggest pop hit since “Handy Man,” and his biggest non-cover hit since his first, “Fire and Rain,” in 1970. Also included were “Hard Times” and “Summer’s Here,” not to mention the unusually impassioned “Stand and Fight.” After simmering this long, there wasn’t much hope Taylor would ever come to a boil, but that track indicated he could at least heat up now and then. Continue reading “James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

James Taylor – JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor - JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor – JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.57 GB (ISO) + 1.54 GB (DSF) + 693 GB (FLAC) + 209 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2070 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

James Taylor’s best-selling record since 1970’s hallmark Sweet Baby James, 1977’s JT takes its permanent place as one of the singer’s most enduring albums, an affair that gorges on country, blues, and rock styles and incisive songwriting. As the preeminent singer-songwriter’s Columbia debut, it catapulted him back into the limelight and reestablished his place as the era’s leading-edge folk-rock troubadour. Continue reading “James Taylor – JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Barry Manilow – Greatest Story (1979) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Barry Manilow - Greatest Story (1979) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Barry Manilow – Greatest Story (1979) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.09 GB (Hi-Res) + 345 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. | Japan | Cat#: 25RS-7 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Pressed on JVC Super Vinyl
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Whitney Houston – Discography (1985-2009)

Whitney Houston - Discography (1985-2009)

Whitney Houston – Discography (1985-2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 25.2 GB | Total Discs: 42 | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS | SINGLES & EPs

Whitney Houston was inarguably one of the biggest pop stars of all time. Her accomplishments as a hitmaker were extraordinary. Just to scratch the surface, the mezzo-soprano powerhouse became the first artist to have seven consecutive singles hit number one, from “Saving All My Love for You” (1985) through “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” (1988). Her version of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” (1992) became nothing less than the biggest hit single in rock history. Continue reading “Whitney Houston – Discography (1985-2009)”

Dionne Warwick – Albums Collection (1963-2015)

Dionne Warwick - Albums Collection (1963-2015)

Dionne Warwick – Albums Collection (1963-2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Official Digital Release | FLAC Tracks
Total Size: 31.7 GB | Total Discs: 64 | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS

It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn’t rather than what she is. Although she grew up singing in church, she is not a gospel singer. Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are clear influences, but she is not a jazz singer. R&B is also part of her background, but she is not really a soul singer, either, at least not in the sense that Aretha Franklin is. Continue reading “Dionne Warwick – Albums Collection (1963-2015)”

Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 843 MB (Hi-Res) + 251 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-5229 | Genre: Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary

“Physical” became such a monster hit — not just a hit, but a pop-culture phenomenon that was impossible to escape — that it became difficult to view its accompanying album as anything other than a conduit for the single. The thing was, Physical was a damn good record, in many ways one of Olivia Newton-John’s very best. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot (1978) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Totally Hot (1978) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot (1978) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 837 MB (Hi-Res) + 245 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-3067 | Genre: Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary
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Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 885 MB (Hi-Res) + 253 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-2280 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Newton-John has actually made a good thing blander on her 1977 release, in which she milks her tender innocence and soft vocals until all that is left is a drought-driven yearning for substance. She would later learn the rules of rock on Grease and Physical, but here she makes you suffer through an array of drippy ballads and folk music. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Olivia Newton-John – Don’t Stop Believin’ (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Don't Stop Believin' (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Don’t Stop Believin’ (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 751 MB (Hi-Res) + 224 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-2223 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

The 1976 edition of Olivia Newton-John continues the positive vibe that Have You Never Been Mellow initiated, and though the title track hit number one on the adult contemporary charts, it, surprisingly, failed to go higher than Top 30 pop. A shame because exactly five years later a different song with the exact same title and sentiment went Top Ten for Journey; the comparison is appropriate because Don’t Stop Believin’ is one of the slickest of Newton-John’s country pop releases. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Don’t Stop Believin’ (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Come On Over (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 866 MB (Hi-Res) + 250 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-2186 | Genre: Adult Contemporary, Country
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Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 779 MB (Hi-Res) + 221 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-2133 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

The hit single “Have You Never Been Mellow” carried Olivia Newton-John right back to number one, six months after “I Honestly Love You” brought the singer to that coveted position for the first time. The title track is a masterpiece of songwriting by her producer, John Farrar, an exquisitely pleasant melody with a sunny and peaceful theme. Having covered John Denver’s “Take Me Home Country Roads” on the Let Me Be There album in 1973, Newton-John goes back to the Denver catalog twice on this project, including her beautiful rendition of one of his lesser-known gems, “Follow Me,” with Farrar’s lush country-pop instrumental backing. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”