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27 July 1974, Wings started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Band On The Run. Although sales were modest initially, its commercial performance was aided by two hit singles ‘Jet’ and ‘Band on the Run’, such that it became the top-selling studio album of 1974 in the UK and Australia; […]
8 June 1974, Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Band On The Run’. ‘George Harrison unwittingly contributed the first line of one part of the song: “If we ever get out of here” when he said it during one of the many Beatles’ business meetings. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/classic-albums/wings-band-on-the-run/ Wings – […]
19 April 1985, Bryan Adams was on the UK album chart with Reckelss. His fourth studio album was the first Canadian album to sell more than one million units within Canada. Six singles were released from the album: ‘Run to You,’ ‘Somebody,’ ‘Heaven,’ ‘Summer of ’69,’ ‘One Night Love Affair,’ and ‘It’s Only Love.’ All […]
13 April 1974, Paul McCartney’s Band On The Run went to No.1 on the US album charts. McCartney’s third US No.1, went on to sell over 6 million copies world-wide. It’s commercial performance was aided by two hit singles ‘Jet’ and ‘Band on the Run’. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/classic-albums/wings-band-on-the-run/ Wings – Band On The Run Read the full […]
27 March 1984, Bryan Adams went into Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver, Canada to record ‘Run To You’ for his fourth studio album, Reckless. It was the first single released from the album and gave Adam’s his first UK hit peaking at No.11. The music video shot in London and Los Angeles was nominated for the […]
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5 Dec 1973, Paul McCartney released Band On The Run, his fifth album since his departure from The Beatles. Two hit singles from the album – ‘Jet’ and ‘Band on the Run’ made it McCartney’s most successful album. The majority of Band on the Run was recorded at EMI’s studio in Lagos, Nigeria, as McCartney […]
25 Aug 1975, Bruce Springsteen released his third studio album Born to Run. The album peaked at No.3 on the Billboard chart eventually selling six million copies in the United States and has since been considered by critics to be one of the greatest albums in popular music. Two singles were released from the album: […]
20 July 1975, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the opening night on their Born To Run Tour at The Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island. This also saw the live debut of Steven Van Zandt, (Miami Steve) as a member of The E Street Band. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/classic-albums/bruce-springsteen-born-to-run/ Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run | […]
12 May 2008, Singer-songwriter Neil Young had a spider named after him. US university biologist Jason Bond discovered a new species of trapdoor spider and decided to name it after his favourite musician. Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi was found in Jefferson County, Alabama, in 2007. https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/artists/neil-young/ Neil Young – Long May You Run | This Day In […]
