Westlife

 

Artist:  Westlife
Origin:  Sligo+Dublin, Ireland
Genre:  Pop, Dance Pop, Club, Dance, Contemporary Pop, Teen Pop

Originally line-up:

Kian Egan:  Vocals
Mark Feehily:  Vocals
Shane Filan:  Vocals
Nicky Byrne:   Vocals
Brian McFadden:  Vocals

Westlife are an Irish Pop Vocal Group from Sligo+Dublin, formed in 1998, consisted of Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan, along with Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden.  They followed in the tradition of European Boy Bands like Take That and Boyzone.  The band have sold over 45 million studio albums ad 55 million records overall worldwide.  36 albums peaked at No. 1 globally from 1999 to 2011.  They disbanded in 2012 and reunited in 2018.

Title:  25 - The Ultimate Collection (Deluxe Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Pop, Dance Pop, Club, Dance, Contemporary Pop, Teen Pop

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 Disc 1:

 1.  World Of Our Own (3:31)

 2.  You Raise Me Up (4:00)

 3.  Uptown Girl (4:00)

 4.  Flying Without Wings (3:35)

 5.  If I Let You Go (3:40)

 6.  My Love (3:52)

 7.  Hello My Love (3:34)

 8.  Swear It Again (4:08)

 9.  What About Now (4:09)

10. Mandy (3:17)

11. Fool Again (3:53)

12. When You're Looking Like That (Single Remix) (3:52)

13. Queen Of My Heart (4:19)

Disc 2:

 1.  Bop Bop Baby (4:24)

 2.  What Makes A Man (4:24)

 3. I Have A Dream (Single Version) (4:13)

 4.  Home (4:13) 

 5.  Starlight (3:44)

 6.  Unbreakable (4:33)

 7.  Against All Odds (with Mariah Carey) (3:20)

 8.  Seasons In The Sun (4:06)

 9.  Chariot (3:20)

10. Your Love Amazes Me (2:51)

11. First Time Feeling (2:53)

12. Beautiful Life (2:23)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  World Of Our Own (3:31)

 2.  You Raise Me Up (4:00)

 3.  Uptown Girl (4:00)

 4.  Flying Without Wings (3:35)

 5.  If I Let You Go (3:40)

 6.  My Love (3:52)

 7.  Hello My Love (3:34)

Side B:

 1.  Swear It Again (4:08)

 2.  What About Now (4:09)

 3.  Mandy (3:17)

 4.  Fool Again (3:53)

 5.  Queen Of My Heart (4:19)

 6.  Chariot (3:20)

 7.  Your Love Amazes Me (2:51)

25 - The Ultimate Collection is a greatest hits album by Westlife, released on May 8, 2026 by Sony Music.  Celebrating 25 years of their career.  Deluxe Edition CD, featuring All Westlife Hits, plus 2 brand new songs "Chariot" and "Your Love Amazes Me". 

 

Michael Jackson

 

Artist:  Michael Jackson
Born:  August 29, 1958.  Gary, Indiana, USA
Died:  June 25, 2009 (Aged 50).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:   Pop, Rock, Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco, Dance Pop
Instruments:  Vocals

Michael Jackson was an American Singer, Songwriter, Actor, called The King Of Pop, the biggest Pop Star of the '80s and one of the most popular recording artists of all time.  He was the eighth child of the Jackson Family, and a member of The Jackson 5 in 1968, and began his solo career in 1971.  In the early 1980s, he became popular with his songs including "Beat It', Billie Jean" and "Thriller", he popularized of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk.  In 1982 album Thriller is the Best-Selling Album of All Time, other albums, including Off The Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HiStory (1995).  He has been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame twice, also The Dance Hall of Fame.  His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 26 American Music Awards, , Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s, 13 No. 1 Singles in the US in his solo career.  He sold over 400 million records worldwide.

Title:  Number One (2026) 

Genre:   Pop, Rock, Soul, R&B, Funk, Disco, Dance Pop
Instruments:  Vocals

Label:  Epic/Legacy

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (3:56)

 2.  Rock With You (3:40)

 3.  Billie Jean (4:53)

 4.  Beat It (4:17)

 5.  Thriller (5:11)

Side B:

 1.  Human Nature (4:05)

 2.  I Just Can't Stop Loving You (feat. Siedah Garrett) (4:11)

3.  Bad (4:06)

 4.  The Way You Make Me Feel (4:56)

 5.  Dirty Diana (4:40)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Smooth Criminal (Radio Edit) (4:17)

 2.  Black Or White (Single Edit) (3:18)

 3.  You Are Not Alone (Radio Edit) (4:34)

 4.  Earth Song (Radio Edit) (5:01)

Side D:

 1.  Blood On The Dance Floor (4:11)

 2.  You Rock My World (Radio Edit) (4:25)

 3.  Break Of Dawn (5:29)

 4.  One More Chance (Previously Unreleased) (3:49)

Number One is a greatest hits album by Michael Jackson, originally released on November 18, 2003 by MJJ, remastered and reissued on January 30, 2026 by Epic/Legacy.  Limited Edition Solid Red 2 LP Vinyl.

Cher

 

Artist:  Cher

Birth Name:  Cherilyn Sarkisian

Born:  May 20, 1946.  El Centro, California, USA

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Folk, Disco, Dance, Contemporary Pop, Dance Pop, AM Pop, Folk Rock, Girl Group, Soft Rock, Club, Early Pop, Adult Contemporary

Occupation:  Singer, Actress, Television Personality

Instruments:  Vocals

Cher is an American Singer, Actress, and Television Personality.  Other referred to by the media as the "Goddess Of Pop".  She rose to fame in 1965 as one half of the Folk Rock husband-wife Duo Sonny & Cher before releasing her first solo Top-Ten Singles "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", and "You Better Sit Down Kids".  In 1970s, she scored the US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Singles "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Bread", and "Dark Lady, becoming the Female solo artist with the most No. 1 Singles in US history at the time.

Title:  Forever  (Limited Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Folk, Disco, Dance, Contemporary Pop, Dance Pop, AM Pop, Folk Rock, Girl Group, Soft Rock, Club, Early Pop, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Warner Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1. Believe (3:59)

 2.  If I Could Turn Back Time (4:12)

 3.  Walking In Memphis (3:56)

 4.  Song For The Lonely (3:21)

 5.  Strong Enough (3:41)

Side B:

 1.  The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (2:47)

 2.  SOS (3:21)

 3.  I Found Someone (3:42)

 4.  SAve Up All Your Tears (3:57)

 5.  One By One (5:02)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  After All (Love Theme From Chances Are) (4:03)

 2.  Heart Of Stone (4:17)

 3.  The Way Of Love (2:31)

 4.  I Hope You Find It (3:45)

 5.  Take Me Home (6:44)

Side D:

 1.  Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man Fater Midnight) (Extended Version) (6:44)

 2.  Woman's World (3:42)

 3.  Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves (2:36)

 4.  Dark Lady (3:25)

 5.  You Havn't Seen The Last Of Me (3:30)

 6.  DJ Play A Christmas Song (3:29)

Forever is the eleventh greatest hits album by Cher, released on September 20, 2024 by Warner Records.  Limited Edition Sea Blue Vinyl.

Billy Ocean

 

Artist:  Billy Ocean

Birth Name:  Leslie Sebastian Charles

Born:  January 21, 1950.  Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago, British West Indies

Origin:  Romford, East London, England

Genre:  R&B, Pop, Soul, Reggae, Adult Contemporary, Adult Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Disco

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals

Billy Ocean is a Trindadian-born British Singer and Songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he had a series of Hit Songs in the UK and Internationally.  He achieved breakthrough success with the 1976 single "Love Really Hurts Without You", and peaked at No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in Australia. Later that year, he achieved two additional Top 20 Singles in the UK, in 1977, his single "Red Light Spells Danger", also peaked at No. 2, and he released the single "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" in 1984.  In the UK, the song peaked at No 6.   In the U.S., It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 85 but peaked at No. 1 10 weeks later.  He won Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Performance for the song.  It also charged in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and across Europe under three different titles.  He released in 1985, "When The Going Gets tough, The Tough Get Going" peaked at No. 1 in the UK, and No. 2 in the U.S., the following year.  He achieved an American No. 1 with the Single "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)".  in 1988, his single "Get Outta My Dream, Get Into My Car" reached No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 3 in the UK.

Title:  Suddenly (2024)

Genre:  R&B, Pop, Soul, Reggae, Adult Contemporary, Adult Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Disco

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:  

 1.  Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) (7:52)

 2.  Mystery Lady (5:02)

 3.  Syncopation (5:20)

 4.  The Long And Winding Road (4:40)

Side Two:

 1.  Loveboy (5:16)

 2.  Lucky Man (4:21)

 3.  Dancefloor (4:14)

 4.  If I Should Lose You (3:59)

 5.  Suddenly (3:5 3)

Personnel:

Billy Ocean:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Simmons Drums, LinnDrum

Barry J. Eastmond:  Keyboards Synthesizers

Keith Diamond:  Synth Bass, Simmons Drums, LinnDrum, Backing Vocals

Clarence "Binky" Brice:  Guitars

Vic Linton:  Guitars

Eddie Martinez:  Guitars

Geoff Whitehorn:  Guitars

Timmy Allen:  Bass

Terry Silverlight:  Drums on Tracks:  1/4, 2/5

Tony Maroni:  Percussion

Andy Newton:  Percussion

V. Jeffrey Smith:  Saxophone

Chrissie Faith:  Backing Vocals

Lisa Fischer:  Backing Vocals

Katie Kissoon:  Backing Vocals

Curtis King:  Backing Vocals

Stevie Lange:  Backing Vocals

Cindy Mizelle:  Backing Vocals

Meekaeel Muhammad:  Backing Vocals

Suddenly is the fifth studio album by Billy Ocean, originally released on September 12, 1984 by Jive, remastered and reissued on September 13, 2024 by Sony Music.  40th Anniversary Edition onOcean Colour Vinyl.

Mariah Carey

 

Artist:  Mariah Carey
Born:  March 27, 1970.  Huntington, New York, USA
Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals

Mariah Carey is an American Singer and Songwriter.  She is the best-selling female performer of all time.  She has easily moved from glossy Ballads to Hip Hop-inspired Dance Pop throughout her career, she earned early comparisons to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.  Her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990) topped the Billboard Hot 100, all four singles off her multi-platinum, beginning with "Vision Of Love", which also led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.  Her most successful singles including "Hero", "Without You", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and "One Sweet Day", the latter became the longest-running U.S. No. 1 Single in History, with a total of 16 weeks.  Billboard named her the most successful artist of the 1990's in the United States while the World Music Awards honored her as the World's Best-Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s.

Title:  #1's (2024)

Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  Sweetheart (feat. JD) (4:25)

 2.  When You Believe (with Whitney Houston) (4:36)

 3.  Whenever You Call (with Brian McKnight) (4:23)

 4.  My All (3:52)

 5.  Honey (5:00)

Side 2:

 1.  Always Be My Baby (4:20)

 2.  One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (4:42)

 3.  Fantasy (Bad Boy Mix feat. Ol Dirty Bastard) (4:54)

 4.  Hero (4:20)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  Dreamlover (3:54)

 2.  I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) (4:25)

 3.  I Don't Wanna Cry (4:49)

 4.  Emotions (4:10)

Side 4:

 1.  Someday (4:06)

 2.  Love Takes Time (3:49)

 3.  Vision Of Love (3:31)

 4.  I Still Believe (3:56)

#1's is the first Greatest Hits Album by Mariah Carey, originally feleased on November 16, 1998 by Columbia, remastered and reissued on July 26, 2024 by Sony Music.  Limited Edition 2 LP on Metallic Silver and Black Swirl Vinyl at 24 Bit Hi-Res Audio For vinyl.

Simply Redv

 

Artist:  Simply Red
Origin:  Manchester, England
Genre:  Pop, Soul, Sophisti Pop, Dance Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, R&B

Original line-up:

Mick Hucknall:  Vocals
Fritz McIntyre:  Keyboards
Tim Kellett:  Brass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Bass
Tony Bowers:  Bass
David Fryman:  Guitar
Chris Joyce:  Drums

Simply Red are an English Soul Pop Band from Manchester, led by the vocalist Mick Hucknall.  Their style influences ranging from Blue-Eyed Soul, New Romantic and Rock to Reggae and Jazz.  They sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career.  They received the awards for Best British Group of Brit Awards in 1992 and 1993. 

Title:  Home (Limited Edition) (2024) 

Genre:  Pop, Soul, Sophisti Pop, Dance Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, R&B

Label:  Demon Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Home (3:17)

 2.  Fake (3:58)

 3.  Sunrise (3:19

 4.  You Make Me Feel Brand New (5:05)

 5.  Home Loan Blues (5:00)

Side 2:

 6.  Positively 4th Street (4:33)

 7.  Lost Weeked (4:05)

 8.  Money In My Pocket (Plan 8 Mix) (3:38)

 9.  Something For You (5:59)

10. It's You (3:15)

11. Home (Reprise) (0:53)

Personnel:

Mick Hucknall:  Vocals

The album credits list the musicians who plays on the record, with no indication of which musicians played on which tracks, or what instruments they played.

The London Session Orchestra

Home is the eighth studio album by Simple Red, originally released on March 24, 2003 by Simplyred.com, remastered and reissued on August 9 2024 by Demon Records.  20th Anniversary Edition 180 Gram Vinyl with Extra Photos.