The Essential Cyndi Lauper

The Essential Cyndi Lauper

This collection has many songs by Cyndi Lauper from the 80s and 90s. Some of my favorite 80s songs are "She Bop", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "True Colors", and "All Through the Night". "Who Let in the Rain" is a good 90s song.

The Essential Barbra Streisand

The Essential Barbra Streisand

This big collection covers many years of Barbra Streisand's songs. Some of my favorites are "Woman in Love", "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (with Donna Summer), "The Way We Were", "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)", "My Heart Belongs to Me", "Guilty" (with Barry Gibb), "Memory" from the musical Cats. "Send in the Clowns" from the musical A Little Night Music, and "Somewhere" from the musical West Side Story. I also like her 1980 album Guilty.

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Let It Loose

Let It Loose

Let It Loose is from 1987. An album of pop and Latin pop, it has some of her best songs. My favorites are "Anything for You", "Can't Stay Away from You", and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You". Some other songs I like are "Let It Loose", "1-2-3", "I Want You So Bad", and "Betcha Say That". I also like her Greatest Hits album. Her Spanish language album Mi Tierra is on my World Music blog.

Air Supply - Love Songs

Love Songs

This collection has many of Air Supply's popular 80s love songs. Some of my favorites are "Every Woman in the World", "The One That You Love", "All Out of Love", "Sweet Dreams", "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", and "Even the Nights Are Better". Other songs here are "Lost in Love", "Young Love", "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)", "Just as I Am", "Two Less Lonely People in the World", "The Power of Love (You are My Lady)", "I Can Wait Forever", and "Miracles".

The Essence of Melissa Manchester

The Essence of Melissa Manchester

This collection has many of Melissa Manchester's songs from the 70s and 80s. My favorite songs are the 70s song "Don't Cry Out Loud" and 80s song "You Should Hear How She Talks About You". Other songs I like are "If It Feels Good (Let It Ride)", "Easy", "Midnight Blue", "Alone", "Theme from Ice Castles Through the Eyes of Love", "Just Too Many People", "Fire in the Morning", "Just You and I", and "Come in from the Rain".

Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

This collection has many popular songs by Gloria Estefan from the 80s and 90s. Some of my favorites are "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "Conga", "Words Get in the Way", "Can't Stay Away From You", "Anything for You", "Here We Are", and "Don't Wanna Lose You". I also like her Let It Loose album. Her Spanish language album Mi Tierra is on my World Music blog.

George Michael - Faith

Faith

Faith is my favorite George Michael album. From 1987, it has many of his popular songs. "Faith", "Father Figure", "I Want Your Sex" (Parts I & II), "Kissing a Fool", and "One More Try". The 2011 edition also has remixes, instrumental versions of some songs and a live version of "Love's in Need of Love Today".

Lionel Richie - The Definitive Collection

The Definitive Collection

This collection has Lionel Richie's songs from the 70s to the 00s, along with some 70s songs with the Commodores. Some of my favorite 70s songs are "Easy", "Three Times a Lady", and "Still". The 80s songs "Running with the Night", "Hello", "Truly", "Say You, Say Me", "All Night Long (All Night)", "Endless Love", (with Diana Ross), and "Dancing on the Ceiling". I also like the 00s song "Angel".

Exposé - Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

This collection has many songs by Exposé from the 80s and 90s. Some of my favorites are "Come Go With Me", "Point of No Return", "Let Me Be the One", "What You Don't Know", "Exposed to Love", and "Seasons Change". Also here are remixes of "Come Go With Me" and "Point of No Return".

The Best of Sade

The Best of Sade

This collection has songs by band Sade from the 80s and 90s, including their 80s song "Smooth Operator". Their songs are jazz, R&B, soul, and adult contemporary. Some other songs I like are "Paradise", "The Sweetest Taboo", "Jezebel", "Your Love Is King", and "Love Is Stronger Than Pride".

Billboard Top Hits: 1980-1984

Billboard Top Hits: 1980-1984

This collection has 50 songs from the early 80s in many music genres, including pop, rock, new wave, disco, R&B, synthpop, adult contemporary, and others. Some of my favorite songs are "Call Me" by Blondie, "Fame" by Irene Cara, "He's So Shy" by The Pointer Sisters, "Rosanna" by Toto, "Jepoardy" by Greg Kihn Band, "Maniac" by Michael Sembello, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", by Bonnie Tyler, "Hold Me Now" by Thompson Twins, "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John, "The Tide Is High" by Blondie, "Africa" by Toto, "Harden My Heart" by Quarterflash, and "Gloria" by Laura Branigan.