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46 unusual facts about 1989 in music


2300 Jackson Street

2300 Jackson Street is the fifteenth and most recent studio album released by American Pop/R&B group The Jacksons, and their final album for record label Epic, released in the United States on May 28, 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Alice in Hell

Alice in Hell is the debut album by the Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator, released in 1989.

Almost Hear You Sigh

"Almost Hear You Sigh" is a Grammy-nominated song by The Rolling Stones from their 1989 album Steel Wheels.

Amor Louco

It was released in 1989 by now-defunct independent record label Wop-Bop Records and re-released in CD form in 2001 by another independent label, RDS.

Another Place and Time

Another Place and Time is the fourteenth album by American singer Donna Summer, released in 1989.

Beside Myself

Beside Myself was Ray Stevens' twenty-sixth studio album and his sixth for MCA Records, released in 1989.

CFIT-FM

All the pre-1989 titles were dropped as well as they are now heard by its CKUV-FM sister station.

Chacun Tout Le Monde

"Chacun Tout Le Monde" ("Each One Everyone") is the first album released by French pop group Oui Oui on Eurobond Records in 1989.

CKZZ-FM

Following the branding switch to Virgin, the station eliminated its remaining pre-1989 playlist; the last remaining station in the Virgin chain to do so is CJFM-FM Montreal.

Confetti's

Their most successful period was 19881989 with international hits like "The Sound Of C" and "C In China".

Cores, Nomes

The tracks "Um canto de afoxé para o Bloco do Ilê" and "Queixa" appear on the 1989 David Byrne-compiled collection Beleza Tropical.

DeSoto Records

DeSoto Records is an American record label based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1989, it is run by Bill Barbot and Kim Coletta, both formerly of the band Jawbox.

Doin' the Do

It was her second musical release after a collaboration with The Beatmasters on their song "Ska Train" in 1989.

Dragon Street Records

Founded in 1989 by David Dennard and Patrick Keel, longtime local musicians with over 25 combined years of music experience, Dragon Street's original goal was to develop regional rock bands into nationally viable recording artists, and, in general, promoting the Texas music scene.

Eastern Youth

Eastern Youth was formed as Scanners in 1989 by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō.

Here in the Real World

It was released in November 14, 1989 (1989 in music), and produced five singles: "Blue Blooded Woman", "Here in the Real World", "Wanted", "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow", and "I'd Love You All Over Again", Jackson's first Number One hit.

I'll Be Good to You

Thirteen years later in 1989, it became a number one R&B hit again, with Chaka Khan and Ray Charles doing the lead vocals on Quincy Jones' Back on the Block album, and went to number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.

Jimmie Ross

By the time the Jaggerz regrouped in 1989, Iris was well into his solo career, and Ross became the sole lead vocalist and remained bassist.

Kenny G Live

It was released by Arista Records in 1989, and peaked at number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 16 on the Billboard 200.

Kristin Dattilo

Dattilo is also remembered for her role as the titular song character in the music video of Aerosmith's 1989 record "Janie's Got a Gun".

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice is the seventh studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Love Among the Cannibals

Love Among the Cannibals is an album released in 1989 by rock band Starship.

Love Shack

Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller.

Male priče o velikoj ljubavi

Male priče o velikoj ljubavi (trans. Little stories about a big love) is the fourth studio album by former Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released during summer 1989.

Moev

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia their most successful album was Yeah Whatever in 1989, which combined dark, solemn, anthemic lyrics with disjointed beats, trickling electronics, and occasional spoken-word samples.

Neo-Medieval music

1989 saw the formation of the German band Corvus Corax, two members of which were on the run from the disintegrating East German regime.

Nextera

Nextera is a pioneering independent Czech record label, founded in Prague in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in dance, ambient and electronic music.

No Souvenirs

"No Souvenirs" is a 1989 song by Melissa Etheridge and the second single of her second album Brave and Crazy.

Oh Yes I Can

It was released in 1989 (see 1989 in music), 18 years on from his previous solo release If I Could Only Remember My Name.

Ordinary Lives

"Ordinary Lives" is a single released by the Bee Gees in 1989.

Popular Metaphysics

Popular Metaphysics was a record label created by Sandy Pearlman in Studio C of the Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco in 1989.

Return of the Ugly

Return of the Ugly is the sixth studio album by Bad Manners, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Ruptured Ambitions Records

Since its formation in 1989, Ruptured Ambitions continues in various forms as of 2012.

Scat Records

It was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1989, and many of the bands released on the label are originally from Ohio.

Shag Times

Released in January 1989 (see 1989 in music), Shag Times includes a selection of The JAMs' singles and album tracks, followed by The Timelords' "Doctorin' the Tardis".

Some Births are Worse than Murders

Some Births Are Worse Than Murders is the debut EP by The Blackeyed Susans, released in March, 1989 on Waterfront Records.

Sometimes She Cries

A power ballad, it was released in 1989 as the fourth single from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich.

Super Sabrina

1988 saw the release of Sabrina's second album, titled Super Sabrina, in Italy, France and Denmark; and in 1989 in other countries.

Tanirama

It was released in 1989 and it is her first album since her departure from the independent Greek record label Lyra.

Ten Good Reasons

Released in 1989, it became one of the biggest selling albums in the UK that year, and yielded two solo #1 singles ("Too Many Broken Hearts" and "Sealed with a Kiss") and also featured a duet with Kylie Minogue, "Especially for You", which had reached #1 in January 1989.

Terminal Power Company

Formed in 1989 in Birmingham, UK, by Paul Aspel and John Roome, designed specifically to be a "cyberpunk band", the band cited many diverse visual influences on their music.

The Complete Sham 69 Live

The Complete Sham 69 Live is a live album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).

The Disregard of Timekeeping

The Disregard of Timekeeping is the debut album of British hard rock band Bonham, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Think Like a Hero

Think Like a Hero is an album released British musician/songwriter Ron Kavana and was released by Chiswick Records in 1989.

What Kind of Man Would I Be?

"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" is a song written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford and Bobby Caldwell and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album Chicago 19 and 1989 album Greatest Hits 1982–1989.

Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood

There Goes the Neighbourhood was The Blow Monkeys' 1989 follow-up album to She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter, released two years before.