#CDFriday - McCartney’s 12th solo studio album released 5/29/2026 with 14 tracks (2 singles). Album received universal acclaim for its nostalgic tone. Some will agree and some won’t but to me it’s a lot like listening to a lost early Beatles album.

and there goes the understanding to make a deal to make a deal."The Never Ending Story"

#CDFriday - Simon’s 12th solo album released in US 4/12/2011 with 10 tracks (2 singles). Produced by Phil Ramone. Wide critical acclaim. Peaked @ # 2 on Billboard “Top Rock Albums” chart. Came in Digipak. Sony DADC Mexico pressing.

Turns out it appears that we made a deal to make a deal. It ain’t over yet.

Signing in Switzerland next Friday. In the mean time, what could possibly go wrong?

Sounds like we might have made a deal to talk about making a deal. More to follow maybe.

#CDFriday - 12th studio album with 10 tracks (4 singles) released 8/10/93. Christie Brinkley painted the cover art. Peaked @ #1 on Billboard 200 and was certified 5x Platinum in the US. Joel’s last rock album to date.

#CDFriday - 3rd studio album released 9/25/1989 with 8 tracks (4 singles). Peaked at #1 in the UK and #8 in the US. Platinum on the UK and US. An international success. That’s Phil Collins on drums on Women in Chains.

Are there any true Pet Heads (PSB fans) in the greater Lombard, IL area interested in a FREE copy of the PSB Volume book that came out recently? Let me know and we can make arrangements.

#CDFriday - Simon’s 10th studio album with 11 tracks (2 singles) originally released 8/1981. Good reviews for “Standards”. Peaked at #50 on Billboard’s 200 chart. This is the 1990 reissue.

We have a deal with Iran. Oh wait, we don’t. Oh wait, we do. Oh wait, we don’t. Oh wait…………

#CDFriday - 13th studio album released in US on 5/22/2007. This version is a 12 track deluxe limited edition shipped in a Digipak. Has a sticker “Made in Holland” on the back. No vinyl was produced until Erasure’s 30th anniversary. The OG charted # 2 on US Billboard “Top Dance Album” list.

#CDFriday - Released 4/21/1986 with 9 tracks and produced 2 singles. 12th studio album (band started in 1965). Very well received. #9 on US Billboard 200 and rated Platinum in US. Recorded & mixed in London.

#CDFriday - For the older crowd I present 75 tracks of Sinatra’s finest, released 3/18/2015 in a deluxe 3 CD Gatefold Digipak. The legend lives on thru his music including some of the best Big Band sound ever. IMHO no one did it better.

#CDFriday - Released October, 8, 2020 with the 6 studio albums in a limited edition box set. Dire Straits’ sound defined the 70’s and early 80’s. They were the soundtrack of Miami Vice’s greatest episode. Knopfler defined ‘Less is More’.

#CDFriday - 4th studio album with 11 tracks and 4 singles. Released October 16, 1989. Wild! was Erasure’s 2nd #1 album in the UK. 2x Platinum in UK. Did not do as well in the US but like PSB, the US just isn’t Erasure’s main market. Don’t Americans like to dance?

#CDFriday - A Maxi Single 1st released in Japan 1/25/1990 and in the UK a month later. 7 tracks w/4 versions of the title song. Peaked @ # 3 on UK Singles chart and #12 on the US chart. One of Erasure’s most memorable songs. Appears 1st time on an album in 2016’s “From Moscow to Mars”

#CDFriday - 5th PSB studio album released 9/27/1993 with 12 tracks (plus 1 hidden - 2 silent minutes after “Go West” track). 5 singles. Unique Lego style jewel case. Peaked @ #1 on UK chart. Gold in US, Platinum in UK.

#CDFriday - 15th studio album (5th in English) released 11/18/1997 with 15 tracks (6 singles). Duets with the Bee Gees and Barbra Streisand. Peaked @ #1 on Billboard 200 and many other charts around the world. 11x Platinum in US. 4 major Grammy awards. Welcome back!

#CDFriday - 8th studio album to include the Heartbreakers released July 2, 1991 with 12 tracks (6 singles) and really good reviews. The music video for the title track stars Johnny Depp. Peaked at #3 in UK and # 13 in US. 2x Platinum in US (RIAA).

#CDFriday - 13th studio album released 4/13/1987 with 11 tracks (4 singles). Very positive reviews. 2 Grammy nominations and peaked @ #25 in both the US and UK. RIAA Platinum in US. That’s Stevie Wonder playing harmonica on track 3.

#CDFriday - 4th studio album - OG LP released 5/19/1976 with 8 tracks (3 singles). Obviously a celebration of his return to New York. This CD is a reissue from 1998 and features several videos. First time Joel’s band played one of his studio albums. RIAA Platinum certified.

#CDFriday - 6th studio album. OG released 11/11/1978 with 9 tracks (4 singles). Joel’s first Billboard #1. Held for 8 weeks in a row - a big hit! 1 of the first CDs commercially sold. This CD is a later reissue release from1998.

#CDFriday - 5th in the DISCO series of remix albums. Released 11/21/2025 with 12 tracks. PSB remixed and collaborated with other people’s songs along with 2 of their own. As always, great stuff.

#CDFriday - The name of the album says it all. A “cover” album released 1/27/2003 with 12 tracks (2 singles). Peaked @ #1 on the Billboard “Top Dance Albums” chart.

#CDFriday - Debut album released 8/21/1989 with 13 tracks (4 singles). Peaked @ #9 in UK and certified Gold. Duo of Siobhan Fahey (ex of Bananarama) and Marcella Detroit.

#CDFriday - The Limited Hardcover Bookpack Import - 2-CDs-31 tracks version with a 22-page booklet. Released 6/28/2024. The OG was released 11/27/1981. UK Albums chart peaked @ # 5 and was certified Platinum. A critical and commercial success. I dare you to sit still while listening.

#CDFriday - 1996 Remastered Import version of an iconic album. 11 tracks (1 bonus) with 5 singles. OG released 1982 and was #1 on UK Albums chart and Gold in US. A Trevor Horn production! One of my all-time favorites.

#CDFriday - 2nd studio album released 2/25/1985 with 8 tracks (6 singles). This is the 2025 release with 3 CDs (Limited Edition, Deluxe Edition, Made in England). The OG version peaked @ #1 on the US Billboard 200 and is over 5X Platinum. A true classic from the 80s no matter which version you get.

#CDFriday - 2nd studio album released June 2, 2023 with 12 tracks (4 singles). This is the Amazon exclusive version with alternate artwork. Critics gave it high praise. Me too.

#CDFriday - A Christmas EP originally released 11/28/1988. This is a reissue version (released 4/25/1989) with 6 tracks is the CD version of a 12” LP release. Peaked at #2 on UK Weekly Singles chart. “Specially-Priced Mini-CD” in tiny print on cover.

I live near Chicago Illinois but please tell me, what country is this?

#CDFriday - PSBs 13th studio album released 4/1/2016 with 12 tracks (5 singles). Peaked @ #1 on Billboard’s “Top Dance/Electric Albums” chart.

#CDFriday - Michael’s 3rd studio album released in UK 5/13/1996 with 11 tracks (6 singles). Album was a huge commercial hit. Peaked @ #1 on UK weekly “Albums” chart and was 6x Platinum. Older got widespread acclaim from music critics. For me it’s all about the voice.

#CDFriday - 3rd studio album releasesd 11/2/1992 with 13 tracks (4 singles). “Wishful Thinking” was featured in “Pretty Women”. Peaked @ # 13 on UK Albums chart and went Gold.

#CDFriday - 16th studio album with 21 tracks - 3 singles (this is the Limited edition 2 disc version) released 9/23/2014 in the US in a gatefold sleeve. There is also a 3 disc “Remix” version. Peaked @ #2 on the US “Top Dance Albums” chart.

#CDFriday - 2nd studio album released 10/6/1986 with 10 tracks (4 singles). Another big hit selling over 6 million copies worldwide. Platinum in UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, New Zealand and Brazil. Did not do as well as the 1st album in the US for some reason. Still very memorable.

#CDFriday - Sheeran’s 6th studio album (Subtract) released 5/5/2023 with 18 tracks (Deluxe Edition). Mostly acoustic. Peaked @ #2 on Billboard 200 and earned Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal.

#CDFriday - 3rd remix album released Feb. 4, 2003 with 10 tracks. Peaked at #1 on Billboard’s “Top Dance Albums” chart.

#CDFriday - 1st of the PSB remix albums. Released 11/7/1986 with 6 tracks. Platinum on UK BPI. Peaked at #12 on Billboard Dance Club chart.

#CDFriday - Debut studio album released 2/19/1990 in the UK and 1 month later in the US with 10 tracks (4 singles). One of the first albums to fuse house and pop music. Received critical acclaim. Peaked at #14 on the UK chart but only #154 on Billboard. Think of it as a beginning.

#CDFriday - 10th studio album released 3/21/1989 with 11 tracks (and 4 singles). Peaked at #1 on Billboard and earned RIAA 5x Platinum. Not bad for someone that was down and counted out a few years earlier (long story). 1990 Grammy for “Album of the Year”.

#CDFriday - 5th studio album released 12/10/2002 in US with 10 tracks (4 singles). RIAA Platinum. No idea how I ended up with a “NOT FOR SALE” copy. Peaked at #2 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

#CDFriday - Henley’s 2nd solo album released 11/19/1984 with 11 tracks (4 singles). RIAA 3x Platinum and Grammy for “The Boys of Summer”. Recorded during what Glen Fry called The Eagles “14-year vacation”.

#CDFriday - 3/19/1987 Original Cast Recording - US release (same as London cast recording). 2 CDs with 21 tracks. 68 page booklet including full script of both acts. Seen on Broadway during record breaking run.

#CDFriday - 2nd studio album that did much better than the 1st. 4 singles and 14 tracks. Released 3/13/85 in US. RIAA Platinum.

#CDFriday - Debut album released March 9, 1984. 57 weeks on UK album chart. 4 singles. 2X Platinum in UK. This is the 1985 reissue version with 11 tracks.

#CDFriday - Sheeran’s 8th studio album released 9/12/25. This Deluxe version has 15 tracks and has Ed Rapping on some of them - very different for him. 5 Singles. Big Pop! Too soon for ratings.

#CDFriday - Self-titled album released April,1985 with 9 tracks. Reached #8 in the UK and peaked at #60 in the US. The 3” Mini, Single, Promo, Sampler is from 1987.

#CDFriday - Released in US 8/1992 with 14 tracks. Live album won 3 Grammys in 1993 and was/is Clapton’s bestselling (26 Million copies worldwide) album. Was #1 on Billboard “Top 200”. Certified Diamond.