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60 unusual facts about 1991 in music


American Recording Productions

American Recording Productions was founded by Armenian musician Ara Topouzian in 1991.

Arrow Through the Heart

As preparation for that never-to-be album (which would have been released by Island Records), Andy and two of his Bee Gee brothers, Barry and Maurice, recorded demos of the four songs, one of which was "Man on Fire", the latter would ultimately be released on Andy Gibb's 1991 self-titled album.

Back on the Case

Back On The Case is the fifth studio album by Acoustic Alchemy released in 1991.

Believing in Better

Believing in Better is the second studio album by Lennie Gallant, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Can't Stop the Rock

Can't Stop the Rock is the sixth release, and first compilation album, from the Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Cities in the Park

Cities in the Park was a two-day music event held on the 3rd and 4th of August 1991 at Heaton Park in Manchester, England.

Collectibles Vol 1

Collectibles is a compilation album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Willie P. Bennett, released on cassette and compact disc by Dark Light Records in 1991.

Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith

The album was re-issued in 1977 (with a different cover) entitled The Early Years, and again in 1991 with additional content.

Culture of Papua New Guinea

The first commercial release to see an international audience didn't occur until 1991 (see 1991 in music), when Mickey Hart's Voices of the Rainforest was released.

Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from the West

Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from the West is the twelfth album by American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

De La Soul Is Dead

De La Soul Is Dead is De La Soul's second full-length album, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Depends on What You Mean by Love

...Depends On What You Mean By Love is an EP by The Blackeyed Susans, released in late 1991.

DJ Hidden

Wessels has been an active drum & bass and hardcore DJ and producer since 1991.

Do You Feel Like I Feel?

"Do You Feel Like I Feel?" is the second single from Belinda Carlisle's Live Your Life Be Free album, released in 1991 (See 1991 in music).

Dr. Rock

Former member Doc T remained with Dre and the new N.W.A. group and launched a career of his own under the name The D.O.C. Before fading into obscurity, Dr. Rock gathered some local Dallas producers and launched a solo album of his own in 1991 under the pseudonym Fela Fresh Crew.

Dreaming with the Dead

"Dreaming with the Dead" is the full-length studio debut by death metal band Ripping Corpse, released in 1991.

Eletricidade

Eletricidade (Portuguese for Electricity) is the fifth studio album by Brazilian rock band Capital Inicial, released in 1991.

Esurient Communications

Ultimately Pearce's purist vision could not single-handedly turn over both the mainstream music industry and its safe alternative variant and the label folded in 1991.

Fångad av en stormvind

"Fångad av en stormvind" (literally translated as "Captured by a storm wind") is a 1991 single by Swedish pop singer Carola which was the winning Swedish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome.

Feel Your Love

It was released as the album's third single in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and was the second commercial single release after "Too Hot".

First Encounter Tour 1996

For example, the track "Portland Oregon #2" is a live performance of "Emmental" from the 1991 release Apropos Cluster.

Flags and Emblems

Flags and Emblems is the fifth studio album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Fly Me Courageous

Fly Me Courageous is the fourth studio album by the Hard Rock/Southern Rock band Drivin' N' Cryin', released on January 8, 1991 by Island Records.

Gonna Make You Sweat

The album's first single, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)," took most of the world by storm, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in February 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Home Fire

Released in 1991 on Green Linnet records, the album is really a joint project with Terry Woods, formerly of The Pogues.

I Don't Wanna Take This Pain

A personal favourite of Minogue's, its original mix was released as the third single in Australia, a remixed version of the song was released in the United Kingdom as the fifth and final single in the fourth quarter of 1991 and received a mixed reception from music critics.

I Guess I Like It Like That

"I Guess I Like It Like That" is a 1991 promotional single written by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and British producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman for Minogue's fourth album Let's Get to It.

I Just Want to Celebrate

Compton, California rappers N.W.A. sampled "I Just Want to Celebrate" in the song "Real Niggaz Don't Die" from their 1991 album Niggaz4Life Rapper Foxy Brown also sampled "Real Niggaz Don't Die" in the song "BWA" from her 1999 album Chyna Doll.

If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back

If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back is a 1991 album by Irish rock group The Saw Doctors.

If You Were with Me Now

It was released as the second single in the autumn of 1991 due to a favourable reaction from radio stations and reached number four in the UK and the top ten in Ireland and South Africa as well as the top thirty in Australia.

Into the Great Wide Open

Into the Great Wide Open is the eighth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, first released in July 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Jerry Stevenson

In 1991 Procol Harum re-formed and began recording a new album called The Prodigal Stranger.

Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year has been awarded since 1991, and is awarded for the best rap album in Canada.

Keisuke Kuwata

In 1991, Kuwata began a series of concerts, similar to MTV Unplugged performances, called the "Acoustic Revolution", featuring Hirokazu Ogura on guitar, and Yoshiyuki Sahashi on mandolin, along with other musicians using acoustic instruments.

L.A. Style

L.A. Style wes most notable for their 1991 single "James Brown Is Dead", which appeared on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart, becoming the first EDM techno music to venture near the top 50 of the main Billboard singles chart.

Live in Sweden

The Christmas Album is a bootleg album featuring the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music), although later released as an official live album as Live in Sweden 1991 (see 1991 in music).

Love School

"Love School" is a song by Australian rock duo Divinyls, released in April 1991 from their fourth and most successful self titled album.

Make Out Alright

"Make Out Alright" is a song by Australian rock duo Divinyls, released as the third single from their self titled fourth album in 1991.

Mundo de Cristal

Mundo de Cristal (English: Crystal World) is the second studio album by Mexican singer Thalía, released in Mexico by Fonovisa Records in 1991.

My, My, My

In 1991 the song won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male.

Not So Soft

Not So Soft is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

O.G. Original Gangster

Released in 1991, the album has been praised by many as the artist's best.

Osez Joséphine

Osez Joséphine (Dare Joséphine) is the eighth studio album by French rocker Alain Bashung, issued in 1991 on Barclay Records.

Osmose Productions

Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company.

Perspective Records

Perspective Records was an American record label, launched in 1991 by the producing team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, through a joint venture with A&M Records—which Jam/Lewis had had a prosperous working relationship with throughout the 1980s, with several of its major acts including Janet Jackson, The Human League, and label founder Herb Alpert.

Plains Music

Plains Music is an album released in 1991 by Manfred Mann's Plain Music, which was a project initiated by Manfred Mann after he retired his Earth Band in the late 80s.

Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2

Although it was released in 1999, it contains no material more recent than on U2's 1991 album Achtung Baby.

Psihološko propagandni komplet M-91

Psihološko propagandni komplet M-91 (trans. Psychological Propaganda Set M-91) is the third studio album released in 1991 by Montenegrin-Serbian musician Rambo Amadeus.

Rasa Music

It is the sister record label of AMI (Australian Music International) which was formed in 1991 with the intention of nurturing cultural musicians from Australia and marketing their music internationally.

Re-Constriction Records

The label was founded in 1991 and headed by Chase, who was previously the Music Director at KCR, a student radio station on the campus of San Diego State University.

The Ballade

Released in 1991, it comprises fifteen of their most popular love songs, including the #2 chart hit "Open Arms, the top 40 hits "Faithfully," "I'll Be Alright Without You," "Who's Crying Now," and "Still They Ride".

The Sandpebbles

The group's only hit was revived in 1991 by Luther Vandross in part of a medley called "Power of Love/Love Power."

This Isn't Me

This Isn't Me is an album by the band 411, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).

To da Break of Dawn

Kool Moe Dee responded with the song "Death Blow" from the 1991 album Funke, Funke Wisdom.

Trey Lorenz

He also appeared on Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I.'s 1991 sophomore album The Album With No Name on the songs "It's A Love Thang (Word)", "Nice And Slow" and "Get It Together".

Uchoten

Uchoten played their last concert 15 September 1991, a recording of which was later released on CD, Search For 1/3 Fin.

They formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1991, after releasing eight studio albums and two live albums.

Uncle Anesthesia

The album, recorded throughout June 1990, was the last to feature drumming by original member Mark Pickerel, who left on amicable terms in 1991 to work in a variety of projects.

Vickie Winans

Her 1991 MCA release was The Lady which included production by R. Kelly, husband Marvin Winans, and her son Mario.

Welcome to My Dream

Welcome to my Dream is the second album by MC 900 Ft. Jesus, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).