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I'm partial to songs of the 70's and '80's., My favorite songs are at COMPOSER-PIANIST@playlist.com, My #1 and #2 favorite artists are Elton John, (he's actually my friend at myspace.com - search for my name ) and Billy Joel..........................................................................

THE TOP 25 ALBUMS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE ....................................., (This is in no particular order at all).................................................................................................., 1) Greatest Hits – Elton John, This incredible album began my idolizing Elton John, which goes on today! Tracks include "Your Song", Daniel", "Rocket Man", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" [my #1 favorite], "Candle In The Wind", and "Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me" ............................................................................................. 2) THE STRANGER – Billy Joel, I first heard this when my best friend's brother played it over and over while I was visiting their house. Billy Joel became my one of two favorite artists. Tracks contain "Moving Out", "Just The Way You Are", and "She’s Always A Woman"............................................................................................, 3) TURNSTYLES – Billy Joel, This album vies for my favorite Billy Joel album. Tracks include, "Say Goodbye To Hollywood", "All You Wanna Do Is Dance", and "New York State of Mind"..............................................................................................., 4) HEART– Heart, I really like their sound, and when I was in the mood, I would play it. Tracks include "What About Love", "Never", and "These Dreams".......................................................................... 5) GREATEST HITS - Air Supply, I enjoyed their Hits and their sound. Tracks include "Lost In Love", "Even The Nights Are Better" and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"......................................... 6) GREATEST HITS – The Partridge Family, This is the one with the colorful “Bus”-type album cover, (like a Mondrian painting).............................................................................................., 7) RUMOURS – Fleetwood Mac, Whenever I hear Fleetwood Mac, I tend to calm down – physically. I like this album Tracks include "Second Hand News", "Go Your Own Way" and "You Make Loving Fun"...................................................................................... 8) HITS – Joni Mitchell, I owned this because I would hear her music played for years and came to love it. She was mega–talented!, Tracks include "The Circle Game", "Help Me" and "Both Sides Now". Almost 0 singers could sing like her!.................................................. 9) ALL THE GREATEST – Diana Ross, My introduction to Diana Ross. Tracks include, "Endless Love", "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know)" and, "Touch Me In The Morning". I saw her twice. I also enjoy her before and later hits! ...................................................................................................., 10) SYNCRINICITY – Police, I like all of the albums by the Police, but I enjoyed this album the most. Tracks include "Every Breath You Take" and "King Of Pain................................................................. 11) GREATEST HTS – Little River Band, This is an album I practically wore the vinyl of the record., Tracks include "Reminiscing", "Take It Easy On Me" and, "Cool Change".................................................... 12) GOLD: ABBA, This double album contains all of my favorite ABBA songs., It includes "Dancing Queen", "Take A Chance On Me", "The Winner Takes It All" and "Fernando". Phenomenal talent! As an aside, the group A*Teens does a fantastic job recreating many ABBA songs..................................................................................... 13) TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB – Cheryl Crow, Tracks include "Leaving Las Vegas" and "All I Wanna Do". Not only is her music fantastic, Cheryl Crow is also beautiful .............................................................................................., 14) TIME AND TIDE – Basia, I played this many, many times. I really like her voice., Tracks include "Time And Tide" and "A New Day For You"............................................................................................. 15) THE BEST OF BREAD – Bread, Here’s an example of how the quality of song writing has declined since David Gates, the lead singer helped Bread catapult to stardom...................................... 16) CHRISTOPHER CROSS – Christopher Cross, C. Cross has a fantastic voice. His songs are among my favorites. I played this a lot. Plus, he suffered from stage fright!, This album includes "Sailing" and "Ride Like The Wind"................................................................................................, 17) MARC COHN – Marc Cohn, His music writing is tops. His voice conveys his passion for his work. Songs like "Walking In Venice" and "True Companion".................................................................. 18) GREATEST HITS – John Denver, This is an early album. It’s the one with him with a close-up in a field. No artist can hold a candle to John Denver’s voice and talent. He contributed an incredible amount to worldwide and social causes. Tracks include "Take Me Home Country Road", "Leaving On A Jet Plane" and "Sunshine On My Shoulders". Music would be different if he was never born .................................................................................................., 19) ANTHOLOGY – Ambrosia, Quite a string of hits. What talent and a great sounding group they were. Tracks include "You’re The Only Woman" and "Biggest Part Of Me"....................................................., 20) CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS, Excellent songs. I played this until the grooves were deeper! Tracks include: "Color My World", Saturday In The Park", and "Wishing You Were Here"................................................................................................., 21) COVER GIRL – Shawn Colvin, I had the pleasure to see her (early on) when she performed with Quincy Jones’ record company, QWEST. A top Shawn Colvin favorite song of mine (not part of Cover Girl album) is "I Don’t Know Why" which she wrote when she was a teenager! This album includes a formidable cover of the Police - "Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic"..............................................................................................., 22) WATERMARK – Enya, My introduction to Enya was this album playing over and over all night long. Her sound makes me feel peaceful......................................................................................... 23) BEST of Carly Simon – Carly Simon, I have loved her music since the James Bond Theme, “Nobody Does It Better” in the 1970’s. She was married to James Taylor. He sings on this album, which has hits "You’re So Vain", "Anticipation", "Mockingbird", and Haven’t Got Time For The Pain"......................................................................... 24) Best Of The Doobies - The Doobie Brothers, I have always liked the well-known hits. Tracks include China Grove ", "Takin’ It To The Streets", and "Black Water"................................................................ 25) Walt Disney's Mary Poppins: Original Cast Sound Track, I must include this, my very first record when I was 4 years old., Many tracks include "A Spoonful Of Sugar", " Chim Chim Cheree", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius", and "Let's Go Fly A Kite".