Fleetwood Mac- Tusk
Lindsey Buckingham - Out of the cradle (if you don't have this you are a nut!)

IAM said:

Co-sign!

mica paris-whisper a prayer (1993)
chuckii booker-nice n wild (1992)
alexander o'neal-love makes no sense (1993)
deon estus-spell (1989)
dino-24/7 (1989)
bar-kays-animal (1988)
mikki bleu-i promise (1989)
joe public-live & learn (1992)
roger-bridging the gap (1991)
george michael- listen without prejudice vol 1.(1990) older(1996)

Harlepolis said:

Madonna's first LP,released in 1983,was a HUGE success.It went platinum and spawned four massive hits..."Everybody","Holiday","Lucky Star" and "Borderline".In addition,another track "Burning Up" got alot of attention,as well.



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michael jackson - thriller
bon jovi - slippery when wet
guns n roses - use your illusion I & II
Britney Spears - Baby one more time
George Michael - Faith
Prince - Purple Rain
Whitney Houston - Bodyguard OST
Spice Girls - Spice Girls
Eminiem - The Eminem Show


what was the thread about again?

***Earth Wind and Fire 'Electric Universe'(1983)---This album was disliked by many critics and fans.It was the album that broke up the band.Even Maurice White,the band's leader,doesn't think much of it.But I like it.It took them in a whole new direction.They abandoned the horns,kalimbas and other EW&F trademarks and opted for a more aggressive, synth-heavy New Wave pop sound (like many other R&B bands were doing at the time).Highlights include the blazing first single "Magnetic",the mesmerizing midtempo jam "Touch" and two of their finest ballads ever,"Could It Be Right" and "We're Living In Our Own Time".

"Masterpiece Theatre" from En Vogue. It's a fantastic CD, that I think only I and their mamas bought. It's a shame because the harmonies are so tight, and there's a suite of songs called the love suite that are truly spectacular.

Moonbeam said:

Janet Jackson "All for You" was a platinum album. I'm talkin'albums that didn't even hit gold.

Thicke - A Beautiful World
Nikka Costa - Everybody's Got Their Something
Raphael Saadiq - Instant Vintage
Jaguar Wright - Denials, Delusions, Decisions
Kelis - Wanderland
Common - Electric Circus
The Roots - Phrenology
Lewis Taylor - II
Donnie - The Colored Section
all of MeShell Ndegeocello's albums
Cameo - Machismo

Oh yeah, I loved the SHIT out of Meshell's "Bitter." But nobody else was feeling it. Too bad, too sad. But yeah, that album was it.

DavidEye said:

One EWF fan to another, that album really was a disappointment. I remember seeing the video for "Magnetic" before the album was released and just sat there with my mouth open. I was like "what the hell was that" Cause it damn sure wasn't EWF. Now I agree with "Touch" and "We're Living In Our Own Time" as being great songs but over all that album deserves a place in the EWF hall of shame right along with "Heritage" And speaking of Heritage, I knew it was all bad at Columbia when they teamed them up with The Boys and Hammer. It never thought I would hear the real EWF again after that but pleasantly surprised when Millennium came out. Thinking back, EWF has been back from the dead more than once. After "I AM" "Faces" bombed (although I like the album) but they bounced back with "Raise" But I digress. David, I smell another thread here
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DavidEye said:

I see a lot of albums posted here that fit into that category. Spice Girls, MJ's Invincible, Brittany Spears! All these albums sold over a million copies. The subject of this thread is gems that fell through the cracks not guilty pleasures.
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intha916 said:

Maddy's 1st LP is the most underrated LP IMHO becoz the middle men got shocked by the fact that Radio Stations mistaken her as a black woman. Plus, it has a good RnB vibe into it and plus its the least commercial LP by her. Add the fact that she did the set like she wasn't expecting anything, she wasn't that hip when she did it like she did the rest of the 80's LPs(except Like A Prayer).

Harlepolis said:

I remember hearing Madonna for the very first time.It was in 1983.Our local Black/R&B station began playing the song "Holiday" and I thought she was Black! Later,when I saw this blonde chick on the album cover,I was like "Wow!".That first album is still fun to listen to,but I'm much more into her new music.

Ok we have all had those albums that we just fell in love with but we had a hard time finding others who shared our passion. These albums could be from unknown or well-established acts but for one reason or another they not only didn't sell well but were largely ignored by everyone. Curious to see if anyone matches on this. A few of mine are:

LA Connection (Cameo produced funk group from early 80's)
Change - Change of Heart (Jam & Lewis produced)
Angel Grant (another Jam and Lewis effort)
Steve Arrington - Positive Power (second solo effort)
Prince - The Rainbow Children (besides die-hards who heard this?)
Prince - Emancipation (see above)
The System - Midnight Special (late 80's)
Slave - Steppin Out (First post-Steve Arrington album)
Every Starpoint Album before the release of "Object of My Desire"

An album that was slept on was Junie Morrison's [Bread alone] a

Masterpiece!!! Prince had to be bumping this when it was out in 1980...For those of you ignoramasous that don't know, Junie was a main writer for Parlaiment and contributed to most of their hits...Just like the purple boy wonder Junie was a studio genuis playing all of the instruments...if anyone can find a copy u have to hear his contribution to george clinton Vol 3 [Plush Funk] his track [super spirit] is a [Divine] song that was recored in 1978 and mistakenly unrelased until this compilation in 93 George even admitted to this error in judgement a must hear the synthesizer work is incredible!! It's heartbreaking that a jewel like this missed it's potential to sonically bless people during it's era though for those who do discover it it will still shine upon them
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