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Classic Track: “Best of My Love,” The Emotions
If The Emotions’ hit single “Best of My Love” sounds like a female version of Earth, Wind & Fire, that’s because it almost is....
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Classic Track: “An American Dream,” The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Four studios from all around the country, an initial duet refusal, and the ultimate singing partner were all part of the “An American Dream”...
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Classic Track: ‘Fast Car,’ Tracy Chapman
When stars align and the right producer hears an artist, gets excited and shares a vision—even helps shape that vision—magic is often the result....
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Classic Track: “Open Arms,” Journey
VH-1 named it the greatest power ballad of all time, and even though it only went to Number 2 on the Billboard charts in...
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Classic Track: “Honky Cat,” Elton John
How do you choose a classic track out of Elton John’s vast collection of greatness? You gotta go for the unexpected, I guess, and...
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Classic Track: “Those Were the Days,” Mary Hopkin
Who could possibly predict that a five-minute recording of a Russian romance song composed in the early 1900s with English lyrics written in the...
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Classic Track: “Ride Like the Wind,”Christopher Cross
“Ride Like the Wind,” and Christopher Cross’s Grammy history-making debut album, might not have happened if Cross hadn’t discovered in time that Michael Omartian...
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The Boxmasters Times Two
Some people might call it schizophrenic, some might call it bi-polar. Heck, Billy Bob Thornton has even called the new Boxmasters project ‘Somewhere Down...
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Classic Tracks: “She’s Not There, The Zombies
If one of the defining characteristics of a Classic Track is its immediate recognition, then The Zombies’ “She’s Not There” is as classic as...
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Classic Track: “Groovin’,” The Young Rascals
The sounds of chirping birds are a calling card to a song that almost didn’t get released, an opener that offers a perfect imitation...
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Classic Tracks: The Turtles’ “Happy Together”
If Disneyland is the happiest place on Earth, then Happy Together is the happiest song on Earth. It isn't enough that the lyrics start...
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Classic Tracks: Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'”
In 1981, Journey was coming into its own. Although the Northern California unit had been together since 1973, it wasn't until a couple of...
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Classic Tracks: Pat Benetar’s “Love Is a Battlefield”
It's fortunate that most creative people are extremely confident in their visions and fight for their beliefs. Many hits would not see the light...
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Classic Tracks: Toto’s “Africa”
At the 1982 Grammys, accepting Toto's sixth award of the night, David Paich raised the award in the air and said, We'd like to...
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Classic Tracks: Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight”
If you see someone playing air drums in the car stopped beside you at the red light, there's a decent chance they're playing Phil...
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Classic Tracks: Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Shining Star”
Maurice White took a walk one night early on in Earth, Wind & Fire's three-week stay at Caribou Ranch in rural Colorado for the...
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Classic Tracks: Loggins & Messina’s “Vahevala”
Even though Loggins & Messina scored only three Top 40 hits hard to believe for those who grew up listening to them the duo...
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Classic Tracks: The Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes”
No one was more surprised than Michael McDonald when the song he wrote for the Doobie Brothers, “What a Fool Believes,” earned Grammys for...
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The Police’s ”Every Breath You Take”
Police drummer Stewart Copeland still can't listen to Synchronicity without thinking of the last tough days he spent recording with The Police. The band...
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Daytime Drama
A tormented Sonny Corinthos laments his wife's betrayal at the same time as he imagines her enticing figure on their staircase, accompanied by the...