Purple Rain – Musical – 1984 Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli, written by Magnoli and William Blinn, and produced by Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo and Steven Fargnoli. The film stars Prince in his acting debut playing “The Kid”, a character based in part on Prince himself. …
Footloose (film) 1984 Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small western town where he lives with his mother, aunt, and uncle. Throughout the movie, McCormack is seen attempting to overturn the ban …
Legend (Bob Marley and the Wailers album) Released May 1984 Recorded 1972–1983 Genre Roots reggae Length 51:01 Label Island, Tuff Gong (Reissue) Legend is a compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released in May 1984 by Island Records. It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format …
The Honeydrippers: Volume One Released 24 September 1984 Recorded March 1984, Atlantic Studios, New York, NY; overdubs at Marcus Studios, London Genre Rock & roll, jump blues, rhythm & blues Length 17:56 Label Es Paranza/Atlantic Records 90265 Producer Nugetre & The Fabulous Brill Brothers (Robert Plant & Phil Carson) The Honeydrippers: Volume One is an …
Self Control (album) Studio album by Laura Branigan Released April 1, 1984 Length 40:01 Label Atlantic Producer Robbie Buchanan, Jack White Self Control is the third album by American singer Laura Branigan, released in 1984. Two songs from the album were US Top-20 hits, the title song (#4) and “The Lucky One” (#20). The album …
On the Wings of a Nightingale B-side “Asleep” Released August 1984 Genre Pop Length 2:34 Label Mercury Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney Producer(s) Dave Edmunds On the Wings of a Nightingale” is a song written and composed by Paul McCartney and recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1984 for their album EB 84, which Dave Edmunds produced …
What’s Love Got to Do with It Released May 1, 1984 (US) Format 7″ single 12″ single cassette single Recorded 1983 Genre Pop R&B Length 3:48 Label Capitol Songwriter(s) Terry Britten Graham Lyle Producer(s) Terry Britten “What’s Love Got to Do with It” is a song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner, released in …
Dancing in the Dark Released May 3, 1984 Format 7-inch single 12-inch single Recorded March 1984 Length 3:59 Label Columbia Songwriter(s) Bruce Springsteen Producer(s) Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the Dark” is a song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. With added uptempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to …
Take On Me From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Released 19 October 1984 Format 7″ 12″ cassette CD Recorded 1984 1985 (re-release) Genre New wave pop Length 3:18 (7″ version) 3:54 (long version) 3:49 (single version) 4:48 (extended version) Website: Official Video on YouTube “Take On Me” lyrics “Take On Me” is a song by Norwegian …
The Works (Queen album) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Released 27 February 1984 Recorded August 1983 – January 1984 Studio Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California and Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany Genre Rock Length 37:11 Label EMI Capitol Producer Queen Reinhold Mack The Works is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Queen, …