Mixtape Monologue Monday – Radio Remix #1 – Enigma: “Sadeness, Part I”

So naughty …

Over the last year or two, I’ve started to take a look back at my old mixtapes, tapes on which I collected my favorite songs from the radio. While I had a giant hiatus in the middle to take care of a bunch of work and personal things, I am back on track, and … with this entry I conclude Radio Remix #1!

George Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 1 at 25: “Praying for Time”

Praying for Time

The first song on Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 1 was also George Michael’s first single in almost two years. He released the song in the UK in August of 1990, where it hit the top 10. It made its way to the US a bit later on,  spending ten weeks in the Billboard Top 40 and rising to #1 on the Hot 100 list on October 13. (Just to place this in true 1990s context, it was bookended at #1 by Maxi Priest and James Ingram.)

George Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 1 at 25

Twenty-five years ago this past September 3, George Michael released his sophomore solo effort, Listen Without Prejudice, Volume 1.

And this People story is insufficient to my needs.

So, over the course of the next week or so, I’m going to be taking a track-by-track review of what I unabashedly call one of my desert island albums.

September 3, 1990

Mixtape Monologue Monday – Radio Remix #1 – Robert Palmer: “Mercy, Mercy Me/I Want You”

Well.

It’s been a *long* hiatus. Last year was a little crazy. But, I’ve got my feet back underneath me, and I’m ready to wrap up the first of my old mixtapes.

So, without further ado, Robert Palmer.

Mixtape Monologue Monday – Radio Remix #1 – UB40: “The Way You Do The Things You Do”

Making me feel alright since 1990.

UB40 first burst onto my radar in 1988 with their ubiquitous single “Red Red Wine.”