The Weekend Stream: February 24, 2024

Welcome to another edition of The Weekend Stream, The Second Disc’s review of notable catalogue titles making digital debuts. A lot of exciting stuff this week: a celebration of a classic ’90s pop album, the first in a series of digital archive titles for a British art rock duo, and the streaming debut of one of the biggest hits of the ’80s! As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Eddy Grant, Killer on the Rampage (Ice Records) (iTunes / Amazon) Possibly the biggest single of the ’80s missing from digital channels was…

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Short Takes: Amy Grant Expands “Heart in Motion;” Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, More Guest on Charlie Daniels’ Posthumous “Duets”

In March 1991, Amy Grant released her ninth studio album, Heart in Motion.  By that time, Grant was already a well-established superstar in the realm of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) who had made significant inroads in mainstream pop.  1985’s Unguarded – her first album to be distributed by A&M Records to secular retailers – yielded a top 30 Pop hit with “Find a Way.”  The very next year, she found herself atop the Hot 100 with the Peter Cetera duet “The Next Time I Fall.”  Heart in Motion solidified her standing as…

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