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Welcome to the Return to the 80's, the blog about 80's pop culture and news. I will go over music, movies, and television shows from the 80's. There will also be news that took place during the week from the 80's.
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Out of a Dream by Reba McEntire Released: August 27, 1979 Out of a Dream is Reba’s second studio album. The first single from the album, “Last Night, Ev’ry Night“, was McEntire’s first top 30 hit, and the fourth single from the album, a cover of “Sweet Dreams“, was her first top 20 hit. Out ..read more
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One Voice by Barry Manilow Released: September 25, 1979 One Voice is Barry Manilow’s sixth studio album. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified double platinum by RIAA. The album contained three top-40 singles, “Ships” which peaked at #9, “When I Wanted You” at #20 and “I Don’t Want ..read more
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Born on the Fourth of July Released December 20, 1989 Starring Tom Cruise Kyra Sedgwick Raymond J. Barry Jerry Levine Frank Whaley Willem Dafoe Directed by Oliver Stone Synopsis from IMDB Based on the true story of Ron Kovic (Cruise, in an Oscar-nominated performance), an idealistic young American proudly enlists during the Vietnam War and ..read more
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Three by U2 Released: September 26, 1979 Three, also known as U2 3, is the debut release by U2. Three comprises three songs recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in August 1979, with the label’s A&R representative Chas de Whalley serving as producer. “Out of Control” appears on the A-side, with “Stories for Boys” and “Boy/Girl ..read more
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Glory Released December 15, 1989 Starring Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Cary Elwes Morgan Freeman Directed by Edward Zwick Synopsis from IMDB Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the ..read more
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La Diva by Aretha Franklin Released: September 6, 1979 La Diva is Aretha Franklin’s twenty-fifth studio album. The album was a commercial flop as the singer attempted to make a comeback by recording a disco-oriented project with producer Van McCoy. It was McCoy’s final work as he died in June of that year; the record ..read more
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Driving Miss Daisy Released December 15, 1989 Starring Morgan Freeman Jessica Tandy Dan Aykroyd Patti LuPone Esther Rolle Directed by Bruce Beresford Synopsis from IMDB An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She ..read more
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Big Fun by Shalamar Released: August 30, 1979 Big Fun is the third album by Shalamar. It is the first album to feature what is considered the ‘classic’ Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), with Hewett having replaced Gerald Brown. The album features the group’s most successful hit on the Hot 100 ..read more
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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Released December 1, 1989 Starring Chevy Chase Beverly D’Angelo Randy Quaid Miriam Flynn William Hickey Mae Questel Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik Synopsis from IMDB It’s Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two ..read more
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Chicago 13 by Chicago Released: August 13, 1979 Chicago 13 is Chicago’s eleventh studio album. This album was the band’s final release with guitarist Donnie Dacus, who had followed the late founding member, guitarist Terry Kath. All band members contributed to the songwriting (one of only two albums where this is the case, the other ..read more