|
Nature Of The Beast (album)
''Nature of the Beast'' is the debut and sole studio album by American pop singer Maureen Steele, released in April 1985 by Motown. It was produced by Steve Barri and Steele's brother Bobby Sandstrom, the former of whom was the vice-president of A&R at Motown at that time, and oversaw big-selling releases by Lionel Richie and Rick James, among others. It is also notably one of the few albums by a white artist to have been released by the label at that time. The album peaked at No. 210 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under the Top Pop Albums chart. Two singles were released from the album that also charted, with "Boys Will Be Boys" peaking at No. 18 on ''Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and "Save the Night for Me" peaking at No. 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Critical reception In a contemporary review for The Michigan Daily, critic John Logie described the album as "ridiculously derivative, with Steele sounding like virtually every singer to crack the Top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
