As I was mentioning at the top of today's broadcasting day within the Naoya Matsuoka（松岡直也）article, I had been planning to put in another Holiday issue of Reminiscings of Youth right at the beginning, but "American Highway" was simply too irresistible to leave alone.
Well, here it is: "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald which had a February 1986 release. Created by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, the song's lyrics aren't exactly the cheeriest but I can't deny the melody which begins splendidly. I remember "On My Own" getting some major heavy rotation on the radio but I only got to see the music video featuring LaBelle and McDonald occasionally. For a song about breakups, the two of them are great singing together. When I wrote up that "If I Had an All-Night Radio Show..." article last month, I mentioned that I would love to have included other tunes on the list; this song was one of them as a great example of Quiet Storm.
"On My Own" hit No. 1 in Canada, America, Ireland and the Netherlands. I was a little surprised that it hadn't been nominated for any Grammys. Anyways, what was on top of the Oricon charts a day after this song's release?
1. Momoko Kikuchi -- Broken Sunset
2. Akina Nakamori -- Desire
3. Sayuri Kokusho -- Valentine Kiss (バレンタイン・キッス)
I have a very vague memory of listening to Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald -- On My Own or rather hearing it in the back ground. This really wasn't the type of music I spent time listeng to 1986. Back in 1986 (not in Feb) I know that I know that I was listening to Stan bush's the touch, Peter Cetera's for the glory of love, Queen's A Kind of Magic, and Crowded House's Don’t Dream It’s Over. Akina Nakamori's Desire is clear one of the biggest hits of February 1986!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about Stan Bush's "The Touch" but I do remember Cetera and Crowded House. "Desire" was indeed one of the big hits of 1986.
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