Yes, it’s coming, but never fear...fall will still have some
wonderful sunny days and then... we’ll have winter, with lots of time to ski at
Blue Mountain. But that’s still to
come. This time out, our questions are
about 1980’s albums during August and the beginning of September. Now these were all # 1 albums, so if you
remember the 80’s, then you weren’t really there (no, actually that was the
‘60’s and I don’t remember if I was there or not). So put on your thinking caps and have at it.
QUESTIONS
1. The album is called
“Mirage”. It was the # 1 album
(according to Billboard) for all of August, 1982 and the first week of
September. The group was a hybrid
British/ American mixture that went through some turbulent personal issues. There was one marriage and several
relationships in this group that did not work out. The biggest single hit from the “Mirage”
album was “Hold Me”. What’s the name of
this group?
2. Here’s a question that
should be a no-brainer. Ben Affleck was
just announced as the new Batman. There’ve
been a few in recent years – Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney and
Christian Bale. Then of course in the
1960’s, there was Adam West, TV’s Batman.
In the summer of 1989, the “Batman” soundtrack dominated the # 1 spot on Billboard. What is the name of the musician who wrote
and performed the movie’s soundtrack?
3. The Rolling Stones have
been celebrating their 50th anniversary with year with a tour, and a
tons of books. Back in 1980, they also celebrated
by having the # 1 album for most of the summer, from the last week of July,
through all of August as well as the first week in September. It was an ‘Emotional’ (HINT ALERT) time for
the rock and roll legends. Can you name
this album?
4. During the summer of
1988, one album dominated the Billboard charts.
In July that year, it toppled Van Halen’s “OU812” album and remained
there for six more weeks (although not consecutively). You’d have to have been ‘Def’ (HINT ALERT)
not to have at least heard of this album, but don’t get ‘hysterical’ (HINT
ALERT) if you can’t think of it. Do you
know the name of said album?
5. Our last question concerns the hottest album
of the summer of 1983. This album
replaced Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at # 1 for the week of July 23rd. In total, this album was # 1 for 17
weeks. The band was a three piece with a
former school teacher as lead singer. No
need to call the Police (HINT ALERT), you should be able to catch the answer
all by yourself. What’s the name of this
’83 hit album?
ANSWERS
1. Fleetwood Mac is the group we were looking
for. “Mirage” was the 13th
Fleetwood Mac studio album and was released in June, 1982. It was # 1 on Billboards’ album chart for 5
weeks. Christine McVie and John McVie
were married from 1968 until 1976, but that ended as did Stevie Nicks
relationship with Lindsey Buckingham.
2. That would be Prince. Pow!
Zoink! Biff! The
soundtrack to “Batman” tore up the summer of ’89. The week of July 22nd was the
first time it hit # 1. Then for the next
6 weeks, it fended off all comers (just like the real Batman would). It was finally knocked off by “Repeat
Offender”, an album from Richard Marx.
3. The Stones took centre
stage on Billboards’ album chart during the summer of 1980 with their
“Emotional Rescue” album. For the week
of July 26th, 1980, “Emotional Rescue” replaced Billy Joel‘s “Glass
Houses” as the # 1 album. “Emotional
Rescue” was finally knocked out of the # 1 album spot by Jackson Browne’s
album, “Hold Out” for the week of September 13th, 1980.
4. “Hysteria” from Def
Leppard was the album in question. It first
took the # 1 spot for the week of July 23rd, 1988, stayed around at
the top for one more week, then was replaced by Guns ‘N’ Roses “Appetite For
Destruction”. It then returned triumphantly
for another week, only to be replaced by Steve Windwood’s “Roll With It” album for
one week and Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album the next week. “Hysteria” returned to the # 1 spot for the
weeks of September 3rd, 10th and 17th. Guns ‘N Roses “Appetite For Destruction” came
back with a vengeance and knocked it from the top perch and hung around at # 1
for the next 3 weeks.
5. “Synchronicity” from The
Police is the correct answer. Gordon
Sumner, aka ‘Sting’ was a school teacher before embarking on a full time music
career and finding success with guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart
Copeland. “Synchronicity” was their 5th
and final studio album. The two best
known singles from this album were:
“King of Pain” and “Every Breath You Take”, which was # 1 on Billboards’
Hot 100 chart for 8 weeks. Michael
Jackson’s “Billie Jean” only stayed in the top spot for 7 weeks, making “Every
Breath You Take” the # 1 hit of 1983. The title “Synchronicity” was inspired by Carl
Jung’s concept of meaningful coincidence.
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