Cool Rock

[Libra]

I put this topic here because the songs on this CD are from either the 80s, 1979, or 1990. I have no idea if a topic already exists for this.

This was a 2-disc compilation released by a division of Capitol Records. The release date says 1995. My favorites have their numbers in bold.

CHR/Pop Peaks:

Disc 1 -
1. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong: #1 for 3 weeks in October 1982
2. Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me: #10 for a week in May 1983
3. Club Nouveau - Lean on Me: #1 for 2 weeks in March 1987
4. Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now: #3 for 2 weeks in April 1984
5. Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone): #5 for the last week of September 1986
6. Teddy Pendergrass - Love TKO: Did not chart, but hit #2 on R&B
7. Kool & The Gang - Joanna: #7
8. Christopher Cross - Think of Laura: #6 (Both this and "Joanna" peaked at exactly the same time and spent the exact same amount of time at said peak - the last week of January and first week of February 1984. Needless to say, it makes for a nice coincidence given their listing on this disc. ;))
9. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now: #1 for the last week of October & first week of November 1987
10. Joey Scarbury - Believe it or Not (Theme from Greatest American Hero): #1 for a week in July 1981
11. Roxette - It Must Have Been Love: #1 for a week in June 1990
12. Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart): #2 for 3 weeks in June 1983
13. The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer: #5 for a week in November 1983
14. The Tubes - She's a Beauty: #9 for a week in June 1983 (Peaked at the same time as Culture Club)
15. Ashford & Simpson - Solid: #17 for a week in February 1985 (Personally, I wouldnt've put this on here. It's a really silly-sounding song. )
16. Sergio Mendes - Never Gonna Let You Go: #7 for the first week of July 1983
17. Wilson Phillips - Hold On: #3 for a week in June 1990
18. Ambrosia - Biggest Part of Me: #1 for all but the first week of May 1980

Disc 2 -
1. Toto - Africa: #2 for the first two weeks of 1983
2. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling: #1 for the last week of February & first 3 weeks of March 1985
3. Chris DeBurgh - Lady in Red: #7 for a week in May 1987
4. Tina Turner - Private Dancer: #12 for REO Speedwagon's last week at #1
5. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms: #1 for the last week of April & first week of May 1987
6. John Waite - Missing You: #1 for the last week of August & first week of September 1984
7. Little River Band - Cool Change: #5 for the first two weeks of December 1979
8. Corey Hart - Never Surrender: #3 for the first two weeks of August 1985
9. Blondie - Call Me: #1 for the last week of March, all of April, and first week of May 1980 (The biggest hit of this compilation, and it was unseated by the Ambrosia song.)
10. Spandau Ballet - True: #3 for the last week of September and first two weeks of October 1983
11. Marty Balin - Atlanta Lady (Something About You): ?? (chartboy's site has an entry for this song, which means it did chart, but has no other information. It came out in 1981.)
12. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings: #1 for the first week of December 1985
13. Vangelis - Chariots of Fire: #4 for 2 weeks in April 1982
14. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You: #8 for the first week of August 1984
15. Taylor Dayne - Love Will Lead You Back: #1 for the last two weeks of March 1990
16. James Ingram & Patti Austin - Baby, Come to Me: #3 for a week in January 1983 (Peaked behind Toto's song and Men at Work's "Down Under")
17. Al Green - Let's Stay Together: n/a (Released in 1973, before there was a CHR/Pop chart)

[NORTHCOAST]

Hey, thanks for the post.  I just heard She's a Beauty today on the radio.  I remember thinking to myself "who sings this?"  Well, now I know it's The Tubes.  LOL! 

I really like most of the songs on that compilation. 

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"Love TKO" never made the pop chart, but it made #2 at R&B.

"Let's Stay Together" came out in 1973, before there was a CHR/Pop chart. It was a #1 hit on the Hot 100 however.

[mst3k]

Interesting track selection... I don't think I've ever seen "Atlanta Lady" on CD before (peaked at #27 on the Hot 100).

[Libra]

Thanks - I've updated the original post to fill this information in. :)

While I think of it, "Chariots of Fire" sounded really familiar to me, like maybe it was featured somewhere. Anyone know...?

[mst3k]

MikeK102 said:

While I think of it, "Chariots of Fire" sounded really familiar to me, like maybe it was featured somewhere. Anyone know...?

Well, it was featured in the movie Chariots Of Fire, of course... ;)

It's been used many times since then in various commercials, movies, etc. (usually where there's some sort of race or competition involved).