Category: Adult contemporary

Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]

Sting - ...Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]

Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
2.00 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

If Dream of the Blue Turtles was an unabashedly pretentious affair, it looks positively lighthearted in comparison to Sting’s sophomore effort, Nothing Like the Sun, one of the most doggedly serious pop albums ever recorded. This is an album where the only up-tempo track, the only trifle — the cheerfully stiff white-funk “We’ll Be Together” Continue reading “Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun (1987) [Official Digital Release] [2022 Release, Hi-Res]”

Laura Nyro – Eli And The Thirteenth Confession (1968) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Laura Nyro - Eli And The Thirteenth Confession (1968) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Laura Nyro – Eli And The Thirteenth Confession (1968)
[2016, Audio Fidelity 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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 284 MB (CD-Layer) + 6.84 GB (DSF) + 2.61 GB (FLAC) + 2.16 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 237 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Nyro peaked early, and Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, just her second album, remains her best. It’s not only because it contains the original versions of no less than three songs that were big hits for other artists: “Sweet Blindness” (covered by the 5th Dimension), “Stoned Soul Picnic” (also covered by the 5th Dimension), and “Eli’s Comin'” (done by Three Dog Night). Continue reading “Laura Nyro – Eli And The Thirteenth Confession (1968) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union (1992) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]

Soul Asylum - Grave Dancers Union (1992) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]

Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union (1992) [Official Digital Release]
[2022, Remastered, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz / 192kHz
Total Size: 2.81 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | Genre: Alternative Rock
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Carpenters – The Vinyl Collection (2017) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Carpenters - The Vinyl Collection (2017) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Carpenters – The Vinyl Collection (2017) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
12x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 11 GB (Hi-Res) + 4.20 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M / UMe | US | Cat#: B0026333-01 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

This box set collects 12 titles from the Carpenters’ iconic soft pop/rock career on A&M Records on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl. Included are the band’s studio albums and a singles collection in a soft touch box with embossed front title. Continue reading “Carpenters – The Vinyl Collection (2017) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Cliff Richard – Albums Collection (1959-2020)

Cliff Richard - Albums Collection (1959-2020)

Cliff Richard – Albums Collection (1959-2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Official Digital Release | FLAC Tracks
Total Size: 24.5 GB | Total Discs: 61 | 3% RAR Recovery
Rock & Roll / Pop Rock / Adult Contemporary

In the years after Elvis Presley but before the Beatles, Cliff Richard was the biggest thing in British rock & roll — and in the years after the Beatles, he was never far from the top of the U.K. charts. Arriving in 1958, just a couple of years after skiffle swept Britain, Richard was the first English singer to approximate the hip-shaking rebellion of American rock & roll with his 1958 debut single “Move It.” A smash hit right out of the gate, “Move It” kicked off an astonishing five decades’ worth of hits (as of 2014, his last time in the U.K. Top 10 was in 2008, when “Thank You for a Lifetime” went to number three). Continue reading “Cliff Richard – Albums Collection (1959-2020)”

Bread – The Best Of Bread (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bread - The Best Of Bread (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bread – The Best Of Bread (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity 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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.52 GB (ISO) + 4.87 GB (DSF) + 1.94 GB (FLAC) + 315 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ5 197 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Best of Bread is a multi-platinum compilation album by the band Bread released in 1973 by Elektra Records. Later re-issues have additional tracks including several from 1974’s The Best of Bread, Volume 2. Continue reading “Bread – The Best Of Bread (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Barbra Streisand – Rose Of New York City: Barbra, 1961-1962 Live Recordings (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Barbra Streisand - Rose Of New York City: Barbra, 1961-1962 Live Recordings (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Barbra Streisand – Rose Of New York City: Barbra, 1961-1962 Live Recordings (2022)
[Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.51 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RevOla | Genre: Adult Contemporary
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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
Full Scans Included
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
Full Scans Included
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)”

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]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
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]”