"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" - Single by Pat Benatar from the album Crimes of Passion. Side B in UK: You Better Run. Released September 15, 1980. In 1980, it was released as the second single from her second album Crimes of Passion, which became her biggest-selling album. It hit No. 7 in Cash Box, and reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Top 10 […]

Single "You Shook Me All Night Long" from the album Back In Black was released on 19 August 1980. Recorded in 1980. This was the first AC/DC single featuring new lead singer Brian Johnson. He replaced Bon Scott, who died February 19, 1980 after a drinking binge. Scott's father made it clear to the band that they should find a new singer and keep going. Brian Johnson came up with […]

"L'Italiano" - Single by Toto Cutugno from the album L'italiano. Released on March 5th 1983. Cutugno composed the song following a concert in Toronto, which inspired him to write a song dedicated to Italian emigrants. The lyrics were written by his close collaborator of the time Cristiano Minellono, who got the initial inspiration for it from the title of a Canale 5 program of the time, Buongiorno Italia. This song […]

Song: Libertà!,  Album: Libertà!. Released: November 13, 1987 Credits Bass – Heiner Malecha* Drum – Martin Langer, Werner Schmidt Guitar – Nils Tuxen, Wesley Plass Keyboards – Claus-Robert Kruse Al Bano and Romina Power were a pop music duo from Italy (1975-1996) formed by then-married couple Albano Carrisi (Al Bano) and Romina Power, daughter of American actor Tyrone Power. The two separated in 1999, citing personal differences - Al Bano […]

"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album of the same name, released on Virgin Records. It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings. The Memphis Horns played on this song, giving it a brassy Motown feel. Motown Records thought the song was too similar to the 1966 track "(I'm A) Road Runner" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars, released on Motown's subsidiary […]

"Stay the Night" - Single by Billy Ocean from the album City Limit, released in 1980 by GTO Records Arranged By [Strings, Horns], Conductor – Lynton Naiff Producer – Ken Gold Written-By – Billy Ocean, Ken Gold It was released as the follow-up to his hit single "Are You Ready?", and was also released as the B-side to this single in some countries.    

"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" -  is the first single as solo artist for Cindy Lauper from the 1983's album She's So Unusual. The song was a huge part of '80s culture. It became an anthem for female attitude and set fashion trends as the video showed Lauper wearing bright, outrageous clothes that looked like they came from a thrift store (they often did). It set the stage for […]