Theme of the Month - 1980's Music


Daughter of a Welsh coalminer, Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Hopkins) apparently came by her distinctive raspy voice as a result of surgery in 1977 to remove nodules from her vocal chords, and talking earlier than her doctors advise.
'Faster Than The Speed Of Night' released in April 1983 is Bonnie's fifth album, it entered the UK album chart at number one, making Bonnie a Guinness Record holder as the first ever British female solo artist to have an album enter the UK chart at no. 1. The album also became a Top Five bestseller in the US and Australia. Seven of the albums nine tracks were released as singles, included is one of Bonnie's most popular and best selling hits, the rock ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', written by Jim Steinman, the song was a worldwide hit, reaching no.1 in the UK, France, Australia and in the United States.

Tracklist

1. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
2. Faster Than The Speed Of Night
3. Getting So Excited
4. Total Eclipse Of The Heart
5. It's A Jungle Out There
6. Goin' Through The Motions
7. Tears (With Frankie Miller)
8. Take Me Back
9. Straight From The Heart

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Theme of the Month - 80's Music


Born Cherilyn Sarkisian, of Cherokee, English, German and Armenian descent, one of today's BIGGEST gay icons and global megastars is known simply as Cher. Now, a multi-award winning singer, songwriter and actress, Cher's rise to fame began in 1965 as part of the duo Sonny And Cher, with her then husband Sonny Bono, but it's as a solo artist that Cher has become the phenomenon that she is today, known as much for her plastic surgery, as she is for her music and acting. The album 'Cher' released in November 1987 was Cher's return to music after a five year gap where she concentrated on acting, her previous album was 'I Paralyze' in 1882. The release of the album 'Cher' and it's lead single 'I Found Someone' catapulted Cher back into the music spotlight where she remained for many years, the other singles were 'We All Sleep Alone', 'Skin Deep', and 'Bang Bang', a reworking of her 1966 hit. Cher is joined on the song 'Perfection' by Bonnie Tyler and Darlene Love.

Tracklist

1. I Found Someone
2. We All Sleep Alone
3. Bang Bang
4. Main Man
5. Give Our Love A Fighting Chance
6. Perfection (With Bonnie Tyler & Darlene Love)
7. Dangerous Times
8. Skin Deep
9. Working Girl
10. Hard Enough Getting Over You

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