Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer. He is best known for being the co-founder and drummer of the rock band Toto, but is also one of the most recorded

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s in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions. While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he came to prominence in the United States as the drummer on the

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album ''

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'' (1975).

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characterized Porcaro as "arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid-'70s to the early '90s" and said that "it is no exaggeration to say that the sound of mainstream pop/rock drumming in the 1980s was, to a large extent, the sound of Jeff Porcaro." He was posthumously inducted into the ''

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'' Hall of Fame in 1993.

Early life

Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro was born on April 1, 1954, in

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, the eldest son of Los Angeles session percussionist

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(1930–2020) and his wife, Eileen. His younger brother

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was a successful bassist and was a member of the band Toto. Younger brother

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is still a studio musician and was also a member of Toto. Porcaro was raised in the

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area of Los Angeles and attended Ulysses S. Grant High School. Jeff's youngest sibling was sister Joleen, born in 1960.

Career

Porcaro began playing drums at the age of seven. Lessons came from his father

, followed by further studies with Bob Zimmitti and Richie Lepore. When he was seventeen, he got his first professional gig playing in

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's touring band. He later called

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and Jim Gordon his idols at that time. During his twenties, Porcaro played on hundreds of albums, including several for Steely Dan. He toured with

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before co-founding Toto with his brother

and childhood friends

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and

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. Jeff Porcaro is renowned among drummers for the drum pattern he used on the

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-winning Toto song " Rosanna", from the album ''

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''. The drum pattern, called the Half-Time Shuffle Groove, was originally created by drummer

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, who called it the "Purdie Shuffle." Porcaro created his own version of this groove by blending the aforementioned shuffle with

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's groove heard in the

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song "

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", while keeping a

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on the bass drum. Porcaro describes this groove in detail on a Star Licks video (now DVD) he created shortly after "Rosanna" became popular. Besides his work with Toto, he was also a highly sought session musician. Porcaro collaborated with many of the biggest names in music, including

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, Michael McDonald,

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, the

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, Jim Messina,

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and

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. Porcaro contributed drums to four tracks on

's ''

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'' and also played on the '' Dangerous'' album hit "

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". He also played on

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's '' ...Meanwhile'' (1992). Porcaro featured on

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's 1980 album ''

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''. On the 1993 ''10cc Alive'' album, recorded after his death, the band dedicated "The Stars Didn't Show" to him. Richard Marx dedicated the song "One Man" to him and said Porcaro was the best drummer he had ever worked with.

made a dedication to Porcaro in the liner notes for his 1995 album '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I''.

Personal life and death

On October 22, 1983, Porcaro married Susan Norris, a

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television broadcaster at

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. Together, they had three sons: Christopher Joseph (1984), Miles Edwin Crawford (1986–2017) and Nico Hendrix (1991). Porcaro died at Humana Hospital-West Hills on the evening of August 5, 1992, at the age of 38 after falling ill while spraying

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in the yard of his Hidden Hills home. Initially his death was wrongly attributed to a heart attack caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled pesticide. Bandmate Steve Lukather and Porcaro's wife stated they believed that Porcaro had also been suffering from a long-standing heart condition, exacerbated by heavy smoking, which contributed to his death. Lukather noted that several members of Porcaro's family had died at a young age due to heart disease. However, the LA county coroner ruled out an accident and determined a

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due to occlusive

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caused by

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resulting from

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use. His funeral was attended by musicians

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and

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among others. Porcaro's tombstone was inscribed with the following epitaph, comprising lyrics from the ''

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'' track "Wings of Time": "Our love doesn't end here; it lives forever on the Wings of Time."

Legacy

The Jeff Porcaro Memorial Fund was established to benefit the music and art departments of Grant High School in Los Angeles, where he was a student in the early 1970s. A memorial concert took place at the

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in Los Angeles on December 14, 1992, with an all-star line-up that included

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, Michael McDonald,

and the members of Toto. The proceeds of the concert were used to establish an education trust fund for Porcaro's sons.

Discography

With Toto

* '' Toto'' (1978) * '' Hydra'' (1979) * '' Turn Back'' (1981) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Isolation'' (1984) * ''

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'' riginal soundtrack(1984) *
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'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1988) * '' Past to Present 1977 - 1990'' (1990) * ''

'' (1992, released posthumously and dedicated to his memory) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Greatest Hits Live...and More'' (DVD with behind the scenes footage and interviews) * '' Old Is New'' (2018, posthumous appearance)

With other artists

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– '' Diamond Girl'' (1973); ''

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'' (1974); '' Get Closer'' (1976) *

– ''

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'' (1974); '' Civilized Man'' (1984) *

– ''

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'' (1974) – "Night by Night", "Parker's Band"; ''

'' (1975); "

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" (1978, for the '' FM'' movie soundtrack album); ''

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'' (1980) – "Gaucho" *

(1978) – ''

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'' *

– '' Teaser'' (1975) – "The Grind", "Homeward Strut", "Dreamer", "Teaser" *

– ''Disco-fied'' (1976) *

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– ''

'' (1976) *

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– '' American Pastime'' (1976) *

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– The Pretender (1976) *

– '' Endless Flight'' (1976) – "

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"; '' Thunder in My Heart'' (1977); ''

'' (1978); '' World Radio'' (1982); '' Have You Ever Been in Love'' (1983) *

– ''

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'' (1977); '' Middle Man'' (1980); "

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" (1980, featured in the movie ''

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''); "

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" (1980, released as a single, then included on the compilation '' Hits!''); ''

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'' (1988) *

– ''

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'' (1977) – "

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", "Boats Against the Current", "Love Is All That Matters" *

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– ''

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'' (1977); ''Wild Child'' (1978) *

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– ''

'' (1977) *

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– Undercover Angel (1977) *

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– '' Beauty on a Back Street'' (1977) *

– ''

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'' (1977); ''

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'' (1981) *

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Baby It's Me ''Baby It's Me'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on September 16, 1977, by Motown Records. It peaked at No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 and No. 7 on the R&B album chart. The album was produced by producer R ...

'' (1977); ''

Ross Ross may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ross (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan Places Antarctica * Ross Sea ...

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Colin Blunstone Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band the Zombies, which rel ...

– '' Never Even Thought'' (1978) *

– ''

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Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descr ...

– ''Motion'' (1978) *

As Frenéticas As Frenéticas (The Frenetics) was a six-piece Brazilian girl group formed in 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, at the peak of nightclubs' success in Brazil. History On 5 August 1976, composer and music producer Nelson Motta opened a nightclub at a sho ...

– ''Dancin' Days'' (1978) *

Dave Mason David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. While with Traffic, he wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the b ...

– '' Mariposa De Oro'' (1978) – "

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

" *

The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer was an American vocal group founded in 1969 in New York City, performing music genres like a cappella, Brazilian jazz, Swing music, swing, vocalese, rhythm and blues, Pop music, pop, and standards. They have won eleven G ...

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Pastiche A pastiche () is a work of visual art, literature, theatre, music, or architecture that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists. Unlike parody, pastiche pays homage to the work it imitates, rather than mocking ...

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Extensions Extension, extend or extended may refer to: Mathematics Logic or set theory * Axiom of extensionality * Extensible cardinal * Extension (model theory) * Extension (proof theory) * Extension (predicate logic), the set of tuples of values t ...

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Bodies and Souls ''Bodies and Souls'' is the seventh studio album by The Manhattan Transfer, released in September 1983 on the Atlantic Records label. This album took the Manhattan Transfer in a different direction from their previous releases, offering a new, ...

'' (1983); ''

The Offbeat of Avenues ''The Offbeat Of Avenues'' was the thirteenth album released by The Manhattan Transfer on August 13, 1991, by Columbia Records. This album is the first of two albums for Columbia Records. This album is also the first Manhattan Transfer album w ...

'' (1991) – "Confide in Me" *

Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All t ...

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Excitable Boy ''Excitable Boy'' is the third studio album by American musician Warren Zevon. The album was released on January 18, 1978, by Asylum Records. It includes the single " Werewolves of London", which reached No. 21 and remained in the American Top 40 ...

'' (1978) – "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"; '' The Envoy''; ''

Mr. Bad Example ''Mr. Bad Example'' is an album by the American musician Warren Zevon, released through Giant Records in October 1991. Zevon supported the album with a North American tour, with Odds serving as both opener and backing band. Production ''Mr. Bad ...

'' (1991) *

Ruben Blades Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on th ...

– '' Nothing but the Truth'' (1988) *

Bim Building information modeling (BIM) is an approach involving the generation and management of digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of buildings or other physical assets and facilities. BIM is supported by vario ...

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Thistles Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp spikes on the margins, mostly in the family Asteraceae. Prickles can also occur all over the planton the stem and on the flat parts of the leaves. T ...

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Time Passages ''Time Passages'' is the eighth studio album by Al Stewart, released in September 1978. It is the follow-up to his 1976 album '' Year of the Cat''. Like "Year of the Cat" and 1975's ''Modern Times,'' it was produced by Alan Parsons. The album's ...

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Marc Jordan Marc Wallace Jordan (born March 6, 1948) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including Diana Ro ...

– ''Mannequin'' (1978) *

The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have had a repertoire with many genres, they have sold around 50 million records throughout their ...

– ''

Energy Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical body, body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of Work (thermodynamics), work and in the form of heat and l ...

'' (1978) *

Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad; November 18, 1942) is a retired American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck), in the Wes ...

– "You Control Me" (1979) *

– ''

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'' (1984) *

Janne Schaffer Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and To ...

– ''Earmeal'' (1979) *

Lowell George Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was the primary guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat. Before forming Little ...

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Thanks, I'll Eat It Here ''Thanks I'll Eat It Here'' (1979) is the only solo album by rock and roll singer-songwriter Lowell George. While George is best known for his work with Little Feat, by 1977 Lowell felt that they were moving increasingly into jazz-rock, a form ...

'' (1979) * Bill Hughes – '' Dream Master'' (1979) *

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...

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The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/ EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera which explores Pink, a jaded rock star, as he constructs a psychologic ...

'' (1979) – "

Mother A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ges ...

" *

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

– '' Aretha'' (1980); ''

Love All the Hurt Away ''Love All the Hurt Away'' is the twenty-seventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on August 11, 1981. This album is the singer's second release under the Arista Records label. The Arif Mardin-produced disc reach ...

'' (1981) * Klaatu – ''

Endangered Species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...

'' (1980) *

Mariya Takeuchi is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. With over 16 million records sold, Takeuchi is one of the List of best-selling music artists in Japan#10 million to 19 million records, best-selling music artists in Japan and is deemed th ...

– ''Miss M'' (1980) *

The Brothers Johnson The Brothers Johnson was an American funk and R&B band consisting of the American brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, with three ...

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Winners Winners Merchants International L.P. is a chain of off-price Canadian department stores owned by TJX Companies. Its market niche is similar to the American chain TJ Maxx, and it is a partnered retailer to department stores HomeSense and Marshall ...

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Bill Champlin William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs today, and was a member of the rock band Chicago (band), Chicago from 1 ...

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'' (1981) *

Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands the Herd and Humble Pie. Later in his career, Frampton found significant success as a s ...

– '' Breaking All the Rules'' (1981) *

– '' Living Eyes'' (1981) * Char – ''U.S.J'' (1981) *

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Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross as the main theme for the 1981 film ''Arthur'', starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. It was recognized as the year's B ...

" (1981); ''

Another Page ''Another Page'' is Christopher Cross's second studio album, recorded in 1982 and released in early 1983. It was not as commercially successful as its predecessor (it was certified Gold by the RIAA, but only after his self-titled debut album ...

'' (1983); ''Rendezvous'' (1992) *

Randy Crawford Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American retired jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, sh ...

– '' Secret Combination'' (1981); ''Windsong'' (1982); ''Nightline'' (1983) *

– '' Breakin' Away'' (1981) – "Breakin' Away"; Girls Know How (1982, soundtrack for movie

Night Shift The shift plan, rota or roster (esp. British) is the central component of a schedule (workplace), shift schedule in shift work. The schedule includes considerations of shift overlap, shift change times and alignment with the clock, vacation, train ...

); '' Jarreau'' (1983) – "

Mornin' "Mornin'" is a 1983 hit song by Al Jarreau, billed simply as 'Jarreau'. It was the first of three single releases from his sixth studio album, ''Jarreau (album), Jarreau''. The song's music video was mostly animated, with Jarreau himself starrin ...

", "Step by Step", "Black and Blues" *

Amii Ozaki , real name , is a Japanese singer songwriter born on 19 March 1957 in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She has written music such as ''Oribia o Kikinagara'' by Anri and ''Tenshi no Uinku'' by Seiko Matsuda, as well as many ...

– '' Hot Baby'' (1981) *

Greg Lake Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Born and b ...

– ''

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Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "List of nicknames of jazz musicians, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

– '' Songs of the Beatles'' (1981) *

Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a folk rock supergroup comprising the American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and the English-American singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by the Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Youn ...

– '' Daylight Again'' (1982); ''

Allies An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are calle ...

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– ''

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The Girl is Mine "The Girl Is Mine" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson and English singer-songwriter and musician Paul McCartney for Jackson's sixth solo album, '' Thriller''. The track was written and co-produced by Jackson and ...

", "

Beat It "Beat It" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, ''Thriller (album), Thriller'' (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones, and co-produced by Jackson. Jones encouraged Jackson to ...

", "

Human Nature Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...

", "The Lady in My Life"; '' Dangerous'' (1991) – "

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Donna Summer Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...

– ''

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Protection Protection is any measure taken to guard something against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although ...

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– '' Jump Up!'' (1982) *

Melissa Manchester Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Since the 1970s, her songs have been played by adult contemporary radio stations. She has also appeared on television, in films, and on stage. Early li ...

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Hey Ricky ''Hey Ricky'' is the title of the tenth album release by Melissa Manchester. It was issued on Arista Records in April 1982. During the interim between the release of ''Hey Ricky'' and that of the precedent '' For the Working Girl'' in September ...

'' (1982) – "

You Should Hear How She Talks About You "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" is a song that was first recorded by Charlie Dore for her 1981 ''Listen!'' album. "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" was written by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow. In 1982, Melissa Manchester took ...

" *

– '' The Nightfly'' (1982) *

Bill LaBounty Bill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb/Warner Bros. Records. His first charting single, " This Night Won't ...

– ''Bill LaBounty'' (1982) *

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...

– '' Lite Me Up'' (1982) *

– ''

I Can't Stand Still ''I Can't Stand Still'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician Don Henley, drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. It was released in August 1982 by Asylum Records. Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi produced the album. '' ...

'' (1982) – " Dirty Laundry"; '' The End of the Innocence'' (1989) – "

New York Minute A New York minute is a very short period of time. New York Minute may also refer to: * ''New York Minute'' (film), a 2004 American family comedy film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen * "New York Minute" (''Law & Order''), a 2005 episode of t ...

" * Michael McDonald – '' If That's What It Takes'' (1982) – "

I Keep Forgettin' "I Keep Forgettin" is a song by Chuck Jackson, written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Gilbert Garfield. It appears on his second studio album ''Any Day Now''. It peaked at No. 55 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 and remained on the chart for 7 w ...

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No Lookin' Back ''No Lookin' Back'' is the second solo studio album by American musician Michael McDonald (musician), Michael McDonald. It was released on July 30, 1985 by Warner Records, Warner Bros. Records, three years after his debut studio album, ''If Th ...

'' (1985); ''

Take It to Heart ''Take It to Heart'' is the third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald. It was released on May 15, 1990, on the label Reprise, five years after his previous studio album, ''No Lookin' Back''. The album was slated to ...

'' (1990) *

The Imperials The Imperials is an American contemporary Christian music group that has been active for over 60 years. Originating as a southern gospel quartet, the innovative group would become pioneers of contemporary Christian music in the 1960s. There ...

– ''Stand By The Power'' (1982) *

– ''

In Your Eyes In Your Eyes may refer to: Film * ''In Your Eyes'', a 2004 film featuring Michael DeLorenzo * In Your Eyes (2010 film), ''In Your Eyes'' (2010 film), a Philippine romantic drama * In Your Eyes (2014 film), ''In Your Eyes'' (2014 film), a film writt ...

'' (1983) – " Lady Love Me (One More Time)" *

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, orchestrator and music producer. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

– '' James Newton Howard and Friends'' (1983) *

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

– '' Can't Slow Down'' (1983) – "

Running with the Night "Running with the Night" is the second single released from American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie's multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, '' Can't Slow Down''. Richie co-wrote the song with songwriter Cynthia Weil and co-prod ...

"; '' Louder Than Words'' (1996) – "The Climbing" *

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...

– ''

Hearts and Bones ''Hearts and Bones'' is the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released in 1983 by Warner Bros. Records. Background The album was originally intended to be called ''Think Too Much'', but Mo Ostin, president ...

'' (1983) – " Train in the Distance" *

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early America ...

– '' Trouble in Paradise'' (1983) – "

I Love L.A. "I Love L.A." is a song by the American singer Randy Newman. It was originally released on his 1983 album ''Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album), Trouble in Paradise''. The song is about Los Angeles, California, and its Hook (music), hook is ...

" *

Russ Taff Russell Taff (born November 11, 1953) is an American gospel singer and songwriter who grew up in Farmersville, California. He has sung a variety of musical styles throughout his career including: pop rock, traditional Southern gospel, contempo ...

– '' Walls of Glass'' (1983) – "Walls of Glass", "Jeremiah", "Inside Look"; ''Russ Taft'' (1987) – "I Still Believe" *

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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Chicago 17 ''Chicago 17'' is the fourteenth studio album, seventeenth overall by American rock band Chicago, released on May 14, 1984. It was the group's second release for Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records, their second album to be produced by David Foster ...

'' (1984) – " Stay the Night" *

– '' About Face'' (1984) *

The Jacksons The Jackson 5, later known as the Jacksons, are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was formed in Gary, Indiana in 1964, and originally consisted of brothers Jackie, Ti ...

– ''

Victory The term victory (from ) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic vi ...

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Torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including corporal punishment, punishment, forced confession, extracting a confession, interrogational torture, interrogation for information, or intimid ...

", "Wait"; ''

2300 Jackson Street ''2300 Jackson Street'' is the sixteenth and final studio album by American group the Jacksons, and their final album for record label Epic, released in the United States on May 23, 1989. The album is named after the address of their childhood h ...

'' (1989) – "Midnight Rendezvous" *

– ''

Give My Regards to Broad Street ''Give My Regards to Broad Street'' is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney and the soundtrack to the Give My Regards to Broad Street (film), film of the same name. It features covers of Beatles' songs, Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings ...

'' (1984) – "

Silly Love Songs "Silly Love Songs" is a song by the British–American rock band Wings that was written by Paul and Linda McCartney. The song first appeared in March 1976 on the album '' Wings at the Speed of Sound,'' then it was released as a single backed wit ...

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– '' The Confessor'' (1985) *

– '' Behind the Sun'' (1985) – "See What Love Can Do", "

Forever Man "Forever Man" is a song from Eric Clapton's 1985 album '' Behind the Sun'', released as the first single of the album. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Tracks chart, becoming his second single to do so. In total, the single r ...

" *

Peter Cetera Peter Paul Cetera Jr. ( ; born September 13, 1944) is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985. His career as a recording artist ...

– '' Solitude/Solitaire'' (1986) *

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling ba ...

– ''

Touch the World ''Touch the World'' is the fourteenth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1987 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B Albums chart and No. 33 on the ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albu ...

'' (1987) – ''You and I'', ''Every Now and Then'' * Fra Lippo Lippi – ''Light and Shade'' (1987) *

Roger Hodgson Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is an English singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman and founding member of the progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the ba ...

– '' Hai Hai'' (1987) * David Benoit – ''

Freedom at Midnight ''Freedom at Midnight'' (1975) is a book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre about the events around the Indian independence movement and partition. It details the last year of the British Raj, from 1947 to 1948, beginning with the appoin ...

'' (1987); ''

Shadows A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensiona ...

'' (1991) *

Jon Anderson Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944) is a British, and latterly American, singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassis ...

– ''

In the City of Angels ''In the City of Angels'' is the fifth solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 1988. Unlike most of Anderson's previous solo works, this album contains many additional songwriters. Consequently, it is the most commercial sound ...

'' (1988) *

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

– '' Busca Una Mujer'' (1988) * Love and Money – '' Strange Kind of Love'' (1988) *

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter best known for " Baby, Come to Me", her 1982 duet with James Ingram, which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after its re-release ...

– '' The Real Me'' (1988); ''

Love Is Gonna Getcha ''Love Is Gonna Getcha'' is the eighth studio album by American singer Patti Austin, released in 1990 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 45 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Soul ...

'' (1990) *

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. Active as a session mus ...

– ''

In a Sentimental Mood "In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a percen ...

'' (1989) *

Nik Kershaw Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the decade, i ...

– '' The Works'' (1989) – "

Walkabout Walkabout is a term dating to the pastoral era in which large numbers of Aboriginal Australians were employed on cattle stations. During the tropical wet season, when there was little work on the stations, many would return to their traditional ...

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Poco In software engineering, a plain old CLR object, or plain old class object (POCO) is a simple object created in the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) that is unencumbered by inheritance or attributes. This is often used in opposition to the comp ...

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Legacy Legacy or Legacies may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy ...

'' (1989) *

Clair Marlo Clair Marlo is a Croatian-American record producer, singer-songwriter, composer, educator, and performer. Her music falls under the categories of Pop, West Coast Sound, Yacht Rock, Adult Contemporary and Contemporary Jazz. She also has a large cat ...

– ''Let It Go'' (1989) *

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...

– ''Have a Heart'' (1989) *

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

– ''

Good to Be Back ''Good to Be Back'' is the twelfth studio album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released in May 1989 by EMI Records, EMI USA, it contains the hit singles "Miss You Like Crazy" and "I Do". Reception The first single "Miss You Like Crazy" peak ...

'' (1989) – ''The Rest Of The Night'', "Miss You Like Crazy", ''Gonna Make You Mine'', "Starting Over Again" * Benny Hester – ''

Perfect Perfect commonly refers to: * Perfection; completeness, and excellence * Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to: Film and television * ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * ''Perfect'' (20 ...

'' (1989) *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

– '' Like a Prayer'' (1989) – " Cherish"; ''

I'm Breathless ''I'm Breathless'' is an album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on May 22, 1990, by Sire Records to accompany the film '' Dick Tracy''. The album contains three songs written by Stephen Sondheim, which were used in the film, i ...

'' (1990) – " Hanky Panky" *

Jude Cole Jude Anthony Cole (born June 18, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent manager from Carbon Cliff, Illinois. He began his career as part of Moon Martin's backing group the Ravens, and joined the English power pop ...

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A View from 3rd Street ''A View from 3rd Street'' is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Jude Cole. Released on March 27, 1990 by Reprise Records, three years after his self-titled debut, the album spawned Cole's biggest single, "Baby, It's Tonight", wh ...

'' (1990) – "Time for Letting Go", "Compared to Nothing"; '' Start the Car'' (1992) – "Open Road", "Tell The Truth" *

Sandi Patty Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide soprano vocal range and expressive flexibility. Biography Early life Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a family of musician ...

– "Another Time...Another Place" (1990) *

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature th ...

– "Viva Las Vegas" (1990, included in the collective album ''The Last Temptation of Elvis'' and featured in the movie ''

Honeymoon in Vegas ''Honeymoon in Vegas'' is a 1992 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Andrew Bergman and starring James Caan, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. Plot Private eye Jack Singer swore to his mother on her deathbed that h ...

''); ''

Human Touch ''Human Touch'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 27, 1992, the same day as ''Lucky Town''. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 2 ...

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Bryan Duncan Bryan Edward Duncan (born March 16, 1953) is an American contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect ...

– ''Anonymous Confessions of a Lunatic Friend'' (1990) *

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Remler began playing guitar at age ten. She li ...

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This Is Me This Is Me may refer to: Albums * This Is Me (Heather Peace album), ''This Is Me'' (Heather Peace album), 2010 * This Is Me (Jully Black album), ''This Is Me'' (Jully Black album), or the title song, 2005 * This Is Me (Kierra Sheard album), '' ...

'' (1990) *

Cher Cher ( ; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Goddess of Pop", she is known for her Androgyny, androgynous contralto voice, Music an ...

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Mermaids In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are ...

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The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) "It's in His Kiss" is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by Betty Everett, who hit No. 1 on the ''Cash ...

"; ''

Love Hurts "Love Hurts" is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by the Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is most well known in two hit versions by UK artists: by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth in ...

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Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo a ...

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Time, Love & Tenderness ''Time, Love & Tenderness'' is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Michael Bolton. The album was released on April 23, 1991, by Columbia Records; it was produced by Walter Afanasieff and Michael Bolton. To date, the record has ...

'' (1991) – " When a Man Loves a Woman" *

Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). Th ...

– ''

On Every Street ''On Every Street'' is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively ...

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Heavy Fuel "Heavy Fuel" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from their 1991 album ''On Every Street''. The song was also released as a single and reached 1 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Mainstream Rock (chart), Album Rock Tracks ch ...

" & " Planet of New Orleans") *

– '' Rush Street'' (1991); ''

Paid Vacation Annual leave, also known as statutory leave, is a period of paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes. Depending on the employer's policies, differing number of days may be offered, and th ...

'' (1994) – "One Man" *

Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her Bonnie Raitt (album), self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed Americana (mu ...

– '' Luck of the Draw'' (1991) *

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time, having sold ...

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Vagabond Heart ''Vagabond Heart'' is the sixteenth studio album by British recording artist Rod Stewart, released on 25 March 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 10 in the US, and reached No. 2 in the UK. The album features five singles, among ...

'' (1991) – "

The Motown Song "The Motown Song" is a song performed by British singer Rod Stewart featuring American vocal group the Temptations. The song is from Stewart's 16th studio album, '' Vagabond Heart'' (1991). It was written by Larry John McNally and was originally ...

" *

Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit " I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. Career S ...

– ''

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Ricky Gianco Ricky Gianco (born Riccardo Sanna on 18 February 1943), formerly known as Ricky Sann, is an Italian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, considered one of the founders of Italian rock music. Career Born in Lodi, Gianco started ...

– '' E' rock & roll'' (1991) *

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

– ''

Trick or Treat Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "trick or treat". Th ...

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B-52s B5, B05, B-5 may refer to: Biology * ATC code B05 (''Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions''), a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System * Cytochrome ''b''5, ubiquitous electron transport hemoproteins ...

– ''

Good Stuff ''Good Stuff'' is the sixth studio album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1992 by Reprise Records. It was conceived after the band's manager urged them to quickly issue a follow-up to their highly successful album ''Cosmic Thin ...

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Indian Summer An Indian summer is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Several sources describe a true Indian summer as not occurring until after the first frost, or mor ...

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– '' ...Meanwhile'' (1992); Woman In Love (1992); Welcome To Paradise (1992) *

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– ''

Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. It marked Mendes's return to Elektra Records since 1979's ''Magic Lady'' with Brasil '8 ...

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– ''

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Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the group's main songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became ...

– ''

Amused to Death ''Amused to Death'' is the third studio album by English musician Roger Waters, released 7 September 1992 on Columbia. Produced by Waters and Patrick Leonard, it was mixed in QSound to enhance its spatial feel. The album features Jeff Beck o ...

'' (1992) – "It's a Miracle" *

Paul Young Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. H ...

– '' The Crossing'' (1993) *

– ''

Thousand Roads ''Thousand Roads'' is the third solo studio album by the rock artist David Crosby, a founding member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was released on May, 4 1993 on Atlantic Records. It was the last solo studio album from Crosby until ''Croz'' ...

'' (1993) *

Patti Scialfa Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into t ...

– ''

Rumble Doll ''Rumble Doll'' is the debut full-length album from singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. It features twelve tracks, eleven by Scialfa and one co-written with Mike Campbell. It also features a number of guest stars in production and playing roles, nam ...

'' (1993) – "Come Tomorrow", "Talk to Me Like the Rain" *

Steve Porcaro Steven Maxwell Porcaro (born September 2, 1957) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, singer, and film music composer, known as one of the founding members of the rock band Toto and the last surviving Porcaro brother (after the deaths of Jeff ...

– '' Someday/Somehow'' (2016) – "Back to You"

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Academic paper

References

External links

Tribute site with complete discography of sessions.

Official Toto website section dedicated to Porcaro

2013 Audio Interview with Steve Lukather talking about Jeff Porcaro from the I'd Hit That podcast

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