In the summer of 1974, the Capitol Records-era greatest hits compilation Endless Summer reached # 1 on the Billboard charts, reaffirming the relevance of The Beach Boys in the popular imagination ; nevertheless, recording sessions for a new album under the supervision of Wilson and James William Guercio at Caribou Ranch that autumn yielded only a smattering of basic tracks.

... he album is both forward-thinking and backward-minded, a collision of bygone musical styles with the progressive sensibilities of the late ' 60s ; while occasionally overambitious and at times insufferably coy, it's nevertheless a one-of-a-kind record, the product of true inspiration.

The leakage of sound from one track to another was a concern later, when the surround version of the song was mixed for the album Love, but it was decided to include it nevertheless.

For this album, instead of recording with numerous session musicians as he did previously, Matt Johnson assembled a genuine band behind him to play the bulk of the instrumentation ( additional flourishes were nevertheless provided by sessioneers, most notably keyboard player Wix ).

Reiser could not repeat the commercial success of the first album, nevertheless he released five further studio albums until his death, most of them highly appraised by the critics.

A follow-up, " Cry Baby Cry " failed to capitalise on this, but nevertheless, the group began working on a new album.

" Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad noted that, nevertheless, many of the songs on the album reflected Cobain and various incidents in his life.

Despite being only a moderately successful album with songs that mixed Rock, Jazz, and Blues, Los Tres nevertheless became an important album in the early nineties.

The album received mixed press due to the drastic change in sound which was inspired by Cobain's and Dougan's ( separate ) travels to India and immersion in spiritualism, nevertheless the majority was positive with Muzik magazine offering the album a 6 / 5 mark and dubbing it "... a white beam of light from heaven ..." and other British publications such as The Times, The Guardian and MOJO praising the album and the bands ability to do something so completely different from what they had done before.

" Couture concluded, " More accomplished than the trio's first album, but not quite as polished as Brain Salad Surgery, Tarkus is nevertheless a must-have.

Although the album was released as an EP, it nevertheless hit the charts and sold over 500, 000 copies, reaching gold status on November 16, 1990 before reaching platinum certification on September 16, 1992 for over 1 million copies sold.

This album, issued in July 1941, was not anti-Roosevelt but was criticized in a review by Time magazine, nevertheless.

* The film's disclaimer reads " Although what you are about to see is a work of fiction, it should nevertheless be played at maximum volume ," an allusion to David Bowie's album Ziggy Stardust, which contains the legend: " To be played at maximum volume.

The album received lukewarm reviews, but nevertheless peaked at number seven in the UK album charts.

Some of Wakeman's contributions to Fly From Here nevertheless made it onto the released version of the album, and he was even credited as having co-written one track.

" Brent DiCrescenzo of Pitchfork Media described the album as " loose " and " scatterbrain ," but nevertheless praised the album, writing " Piano, strings, harps, and Wurlitzer attach insect wings to the lovely songs.

Endless touring and the release of a second album Wheels In Motion produced by Mike Howlett ( and with Martin Hughes replacing Mel Harley on drums ), nevertheless did not further their status and, by 1984, the band had moved to EMI America after exiting Stiff.

He compared the album with earlier releases: " If Browne was still trying to write himself out of the cul-de-sac he had created for himself early on, Hold Out represented an earnest attempt that nevertheless fell short.

The album did, nevertheless, receive much acclaim from mainstream critics ; The New York Times < nowiki >'</ nowiki > Karen Schoemer wrote: " The angular melodies, shattered tempos and screeching dynamics recall elements of each of the women's full-time bands, but Pod has a smart, innovative edge all its own.

Several of these double entries have been collected by Ben Bagley and Michael McWhinney, along with Rodgers and Hart songs that disappeared permanently en route to New York and others that reached Broadway but have not become part of the constantly heard Rodgers and Hart repertory, in a delightfully refreshing album, Rodgers And Hart Revisited ( Spruce Records, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York ).

The first album to be released on CD was Billy Joel's 52nd Street, that reached the market alongside Sony's CD player CDP-101 on October 1, 1982 in Japan.

The album reached the Top 20 in the UK and was certified Silver.

Originally active from 1985 to 1996, the band have had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand and international chart success in two phases, beginning with their self-titled debut album, Crowded House, which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits, " Don't Dream It's Over " and " Something So Strong ".

It also reached number three in New Zealand and number twelve on the US Billboard 200 album chart.

The album reached number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia, number six in the UK and made the top 20 in several European countries.

The album reached the top 5 in Australia and New Zealand.

" Intriguer topped the Australian album chart, reached number 3 in New Zealand and number 12 in the UK.

Although it did not achieve the same levels of commercial success as the band's later releases ( it reached # 73 on the Billboard 200 ), it has been hailed by many fans and critics as Dream Theater's masterpiece and the band's defining album.

The album reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.

( British singer Vera Lynn reached the top of the chart in August 2009 at age 92, but with the greatest hits album, We'll Meet Again – The Very Best of Vera Lynn.

A duet with Ricky Van Shelton, " Rockin ' Years " ( 1991 ) reached number one but Parton's greatest commercial fortune of the decade came when Whitney Houston recorded " I Will Always Love You " for the soundtrack of the feature film The Bodyguard ( 1992 ); both the single and the album were massively successful.

It was followed by the studio album, " Backwoods Barbie ," which was released February 26, 2008, and reached number two on the country charts.

The band's album debut, Tin Machine ( 1989 ), was initially popular, though its politicised lyrics did not find universal approval: Bowie described one song as " a simplistic, naive, radical, laying-it-down about the emergence of neo-Nazis "; in the view of biographer Christopher Sandford, " It took nerve to denounce drugs, fascism and TV [...] in terms that reached the literary level of a comic book.

His second solo album, Davy Jones ( 1971 ) was notable for the song " Rainy Jane ", which reached # 52 in the Billboard charts.

In Germany, " Only Time " re-entered the German single charts at number 1 and the album A Day Without Rain reached number one some weeks later.

ELO had reached the peak of their stardom, selling millions of albums and singles, and even inspiring a parody / tribute song on the Randy Newman album Born Again, titled " The Story of a Rock and Roll Band ".

The album reached number fourteen on Billboards Top Jazz Albums chart.

It peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart and reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart.

The album also reached number 3 on the pop chart, and eventually became Brooks's highest-selling album, with domestic shipments of 17 million.

Once officially released there, in 1994, the album reached the top spot on the UK Country chart-albeit a particularly niche chart where few sales are needed to make the top slots – and number two on the UK pop albums chart.

His highest charting album, is his 2004 release Only You which reached No. 5 in the U. S. and No. 6 in Britain.