Northern Star is the first solo album released by English singer Melanie C. It was released on 18 October 1999, by Virgin Records and was the second solo album to be released by a member of the Spice Girls. The album's sound is diverse, combining elements of rock music with pop and ambient electronic, along with some R&B, doo-wop, and new age; which contrasted with the sound of the Spice Girls.

Hits out of Hell is a 1984 compilation album by Meat Loaf. It includes seven Jim Steinman songs and its original release featured the hit, "Modern Girl" off of Bad Attitude, which came out at about the same time. Meat Loaf never liked that he never had any say in these compilations and numerous others soon followed in Hits out of Hell's footsteps.

Bat Out of Hell is the second album and major-label debut by American rock musician Meat Loaf, as well as being his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman, released in October 1977 on Cleveland International/Epic Records.

Our Earthly Pleasures is the second album by Newcastle-based alternative rock band Maxïmo Park. It was released on 2 April 2007 in the UK (and 8 May 2007 in the US), being preceded by the single "Our Velocity", released two weeks previously, on 19 March 2007.

Raccolta ufficiale che festeggia il 20º anniversario di attività del gruppo. Contiene tutti i classici di successo della precedente produzione rimasterizzati per l'occasione.

Secondo e ultimo album con la collaborazione di Mauro Sabbione come tastierista e compositore.

Nel titolo è citata la cittadina marittima californiana, simbolo del periodo hippy, dove il gruppo è tornato a sperimentare nuove sonorità musicali più vicine a generi come il rock, dopo anni di musica pop tradizionale.
E' l'ultimo album con Aldo Stellita, ma anche con Laura Valente e Sergio Cossu. Alla chitarra, Carlo De Bei sostituisce Carlo Marrale, uscito dal gruppo alla fine del 1993.

International Pop Overthrow is the debut studio album by Material Issue, released on Mercury Records in February 5, 1991. The album was recorded in multiple recording sessions between 1988 and 1991, with the total recording costs reaching only $5,000. Mercury Records only expected the record to sell about 70,000 copies. However, it initially sold about 180,000 copies, with final sales exceeding 300,000. It reached #86 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album was produced by Jeff Murphy, guitarist/vocalist for the band Shoes, at the Shoes' Short Order Recorder studio, in Zion, Illinois.

This is an awesome collection of 3 cds that includes all of Mike Brant's great hits and the quality of the recording is fine. For any fan of Mike Brant this a must. For those who don't know him; if you like beautiful male voices, that have depth and strength, if you like meaningful lyrics, and if you don't mind that most of it is sang in French, and that the music style from the 70's, then go for it, you won't be disappointed!

Performance is a 1989 studio album by Marti Webb (born 13 December 1944, Hampstead, North West London) with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Although originally released in 1989 on LP it has subsequently been released in 1993, 1994 and 1996 on CD.
The album was produced by Chris Walker for First Night Records and released by Telstar Records in the UK and by WEA records in Eire.

Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 March 1996 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career leading the British rock band Dire Straits and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler produced his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical endeavors in which he has engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978. The album reached the top ten position on album charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The album peaked at 105 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

A rock opera concept album, it is the second installment in a trilogy which includes Antichrist Superstar and Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death). After the release of "Holy Wood", Manson said that the overarching story within the trilogy is presented in reverse chronological order; Mechanical Animals, therefore, acts as the bridge connecting the two narratives and remains constant whether the trilogy is viewed in reverse or not.