Journey: Who’s Crying Now
Who’s Crying Now was Journey’s first single from their Escape album. Written by Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain, the song hit number 4 on …
Rod Stewart: Passion
Rod Stewart’s 1981 hit Passion from his Foolish Behaviour album. The song hit #5 in the US. Here’s a live version from the …
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb: Guilty
Guilty is the title track from the album Barry Gibb wrote for Barbra Streisand. She released the song in 1981 as a duet with …
Foreigner: Urgent
Foreigner’s hard rocking 1981 hit “Urgent” topped the charts for 4 weeks during the late summer of that year. The song was produced by …
Grover Washington, Jr.: Just the Two of Us
Grover Washington, Jr. is considered to be one of the forefathers of the smooth jazz movement. He hit it big in 1981 with his …
Stevie Nicks: Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around was a duet Stevie did with Tom Petty for her Bella Donna album. The song reached number 3 on …
Joe Jackson: Steppin’ Out
Steppin’ Out by Joe Jackson is one of the great songs of the 80’s and was Jackson’s biggest Pop hit, reaching number six in 1982 …
Olivia Newton-John: Heart Attack
Heart Attack was a new song released on Olivia Newton-John’s Greatest Hits album and the song itself became a hit, natch. The song reached …
The Motels: Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely was the monster hit from new wave group The Motels. The song hit #6 in 1982 and the video here won …
Air Supply: Even the Nights Are Better
One of Air Supply’s biggest hits of all time, Even the Nights Are Better from 1982. The video was shot in New York City’s …
Air Supply: Sweet Dreams
Air Supply had yet another hit in 1982 with Sweet Dreams. The song has a symphonic feel to it with a big chorus: Close …















