Paul McCartney "Give My Regards To Broad Street (1993 Reissue, Remastered, The Paul McCartney Collection, UK, Parlophone, 777 7 89268 2 5)"

Give My Regards to Broad Street is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney and the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It features covers of Beatles' songs, Wings and solo tracks by McCartney, as well as a few new songs. The album reached number 1 on the UK chart. The lead single, "No More Lonely Nights", was BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominated. It was also to be his final album to be released under Columbia Records, which had been his US label for over five years.

The majority of the album is a retrospective – sequenced in the order of the songs' appearance in the film – which features re-interpretations of many of Paul McCartney's past classics of the Beatles and Wings: "Good Day Sunshine", "Yesterday", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Silly Love Songs" , "For No One", "Eleanor Rigby" and "The Long and Winding Road". There were also interpretations of songs from McCartney's more recent albums; "Ballroom Dancing" and "Wanderlust" from Tug of War and "So Bad" from Pipes of Peace. Besides "No More Lonely Nights" (also heard in a dance version), the only previously-unheard tracks were "Not Such a Bad Boy", "No Values" and a symphonic extension of "Eleanor Rigby" entitled "Eleanor's Dream". The album running time was so long that its vinyl release had edited versions of the songs. The cassette and the later CD edition preserved the tracks' full lengths, while the CD went one further by including a bonus 1940s-styled piece called "Goodnight Princess". The Beatles cover versions are dedicated to McCartney's fellow Beatle John Lennon, who had been killed four years earlier.

Preceded by "No More Lonely Nights (Ballad)", a worldwide Top 10 hit featuring guitar work by David Gilmour, Give My Regards to Broad Street entered the UK charts at number 1 and was certified platinum, while also going gold with a number 21 peak in the United States (where it sold and charted under expectations). It would also mark the end of McCartney's association with Columbia Records in the US, which began in 1979 with the final Wings album Back to the Egg. McCartney would re-sign with EMI Records worldwide (where he remained until 2007) with his Columbia output reverting to his new – and original – label in the US, Capitol Records.

Simultaneously with the film's premiere in November, McCartney's Rupert Bear recording, "We All Stand Together", started back in 1980 and credited to "Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus", was released and became a hit single in the UK, reaching number 3. The accompanying animated film was shown in cinemas immediately preceding the main feature that was Give My Regards to Broad Street.

The soundtrack's original release was on Columbia Records in 1984 in North America. It was remastered in 1993 and reissued on CD as part of The Paul McCartney Collection series with two extended dance mixes of "No More Lonely Nights (playout version)" as bonus tracks.

Tracklist:

1. "No More Lonely Nights" (ballad) 5:13
2. "Good Day Sunshine" / "Corridor Music" 2:33
3. "Yesterday" 1:43
4. "Here, There and Everywhere" 1:43
5. "Wanderlust" 4:07
6. "Ballroom Dancing" 4:51
7. "Silly Love Songs" / "Silly Love Songs" (reprise) 5:27
8. "Not Such a Bad Boy" 3:29
9. "So Bad" 3:25
10. "No Values" 4:12
11. "No More Lonely Nights" (ballad reprise) / "For No One" 2:12
12. "Eleanor Rigby" / "Eleanor's Dream" 9:10
13. "The Long and Winding Road" 3:57
14. "No More Lonely Nights" (playout version) 5:03
15. "Goodnight Princess" 3:58

1993 bonus tracks (The Paul McCartney Collection)

1. "No More Lonely Nights" (extended version) 8:11
2. "No More Lonely Nights" (special dance mix) 4:21

Recording information:

George Martin – producer

Geoff Emerick – engineer

Jon Kelly – engineer

Stuart Breed – engineer

Jon Jacobs – assistant engineer

Roger Huggett – sleeve artwork

Annie Carlton – sleeve design

Sandra Leamon – sleeve design

John Pasche – sleeve design

Geoff Halpin – cover lettering

Terry O'Neill – cover photography, inner sleeve photography

David Dagley – additional sleeve photography

Olivia Newton-John "Soul Kiss (2013 Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD, Japan, Universal Music, UICY-94717)"

Soul Kiss is the twelfth studio album by English-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 25 October 1985 by Mercury Records in Europe, by Festival Records in Australia, and by MCA Records in the United States. It reached No. 11 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 29 on the United States Billboard 200. The album was produced by long-time associate John Farrar, who also co-wrote four tracks; the cover art features photography of Newton-John by Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts.

The album's title track was released as a single and reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, as well as No. 20 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart, and Number One in Norway. It is Newton-John's most recent US top-40 pop single and her second-to-last in Canada. The single reached No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also remixed into a 12-inch single mix, which featured a new Carib-influenced percussion overdub.

The follow-up single, "Toughen Up" (written for Tina Turner but rejected by her), failed to chart, except for a top-70 placement in Australia. A remix by Jellybean Benitez was released as a 12-inch single in 1986.

Writing for Rolling Stone, Davitt Sigerson gave the album a mixed review. "After a long period of corporate fine tuning, MCA released Olivia's Soul Kiss with a kinky Helmut Newton cover, a lean John Farrar production and a fun single, the album's title track. Originally (and wisely) passed on by Tina Turner, 'Soul Kiss' is just right for Newton-John. She proves once again that she is the best pure pop singer working today. Check her out live sometime, mark her for range, pitch, phrasing, energy, ballsiness and, yes, commitment to the songs, and see if you don't agree. Too bad the rest of the material doesn't match up. There are good songs, but no other bull's-eyes, and a pair of embarrassments." Sigerson would go on to produce Newton-John's next studio album, The Rumour in 1988.

In their review of the album, Billboard commented that "the pop diva returns with sophisticated production and a mixed bag of soft rockers and ballads. Beautifully packaged and well crafted, the collection should more than satisfy her faithful followers, although there's little here that promises to expand that following."

Cashbox stated that "Olivia Newton-John’s commercial track record is undeniable, and Soul Kiss should be another retail and radio coup for the vocalist. With fast movers like the title track and biting cuts like “Queen Of The Publication," Newton spreads her musical wings a bit, and with help from musicians like Lee Ritenour, Tom Scott and Steve Lukather, look for the highly polished “Soul Kiss” to be a hot seller during the Christmas rush."

AllMusic editor Joe Viglione retrospectively found that Soul Kiss "seems a bit contrived...Olivia seems to have abandoned her strongholds, adult contemporary and country, her superstar status not worthy of this temporary image, a transition which needed stronger material for this big a change." He also called the album "as a whole, [...] one of the weaker links in Olivia's remarkable chain.

At the time of the album's release, Newton-John was pregnant and not available for any in-person promotion of the album or its lead single. Although the album was not as commercially successful as her previous efforts, it peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It charted at No. 5 in Japan; and peaked at No. 11 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks produced by John Farrar.

1. "Toughen Up"    Graham Lyle/Terry Britten   3:51
2. "Soul Kiss" Mark Goldenberg 4:32
3. "Queen of the Publication" John Farrar/Steve Kipner/Tom Snow   3:55
4. "Emotional Tangle"  Farrar/Billy Thorpe   4:05
5. "Culture Shock"  Kipner/Paul Bliss  3:52
6. "Moth to a Flame" Kipner/Bliss      3:46
7. "Overnight Observation"  Farrar/Snow  4:27
8. "You Were Great, How Was I?" (duet with Carl Wilson) Farrar/Snow   3:46
9. "Driving Music" Kipner/Tommy Emmanuel   3:41
10. "The Right Moment" Gerry Rafferty 3:44
11. "Electric" Keane/Landau/Gordon   3:49
12. "Soul Kiss" (Extended 12" remix version) Goldenberg 7:01

Issued in a gatefold card replica LP sleeve ('papersleeve') with folded insert and obi.

Recording information:

Recorded And Mixed At Moonee Ponds Studios

Orchestra Recorded At Ocean Way Studios

Allen Sides – recording, mixing

Tim Wilson – recording assistant, mix assistant

Larry Brown – additional recording

Rik Pekkonen – additional recording

Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)

Laura Branigan "The Platinum Collection (2009 Reissue, Japan, Rhino Records, WPCR-13415)"

The Platinum Collection is the first greatest hits collection of American singer Laura Branigan that was released posthumously. It was released only in the United Kingdom and Brazil on July 24, 2006, however is available as an import in other regions. The album is part of the Warner Platinum series released by Rhino Records.

Tracklist:

1. Gloria 4:50
2. Self Control 4:08
3. The Lucky One 4:10
4. Solitaire 4:06
5. Power Of Love 5:25
6. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You 4:27
7. Ti Amo 4:18
8. I Found Someone 4:01
9. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 3:26
10. Spanish Eddie 4:07
11. All Night With Me 3:52
12. Lovin' You Baby 4:34
13. Shattered Glass 3:42
14. Never In A Million Years 4:10
15. Moonlight On Water 4:39
16. Satisfaction 3:56
17. If You Loved Me 3:15
18. Silent Partners 4:10

Jimmy Harnen "Can't Fight The Midnight (USA, WTG Records, PK 45243)"

Can't Fight the Midnight is the debut and only solo album by American singer Jimmy Harnen, lead singer of the band Synch, which was released in 1989. It contains the hit power ballad, "Where Are You Now", which charted at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

1. "Hello" (4:16)
2. "When the Midnight Comes" (4:27)
3. "If She Cries" (5:14)
4. "All Those Tears" (3:51)
5. "Little Nikki" (3:52)
6. "I Don't Mind" (3:57)
7. "No Reason in the World" (4:22)
8. "Southern Lady" (3:50)
9. "For All the Wrong Reasons" (4:25)
10. "Boy in Love" (3:54)
11. "Where Are You Now" (4:29)

Recording information:

Recorded: October 1985 at Record Plant Recording Studios and Warehouse Recording Studios.

Co-producer: Jimmy Harnen

Producer: David De Vore

Enginereed by: Gray Russell.