The Best of Cerrone - HOT PRODUCTIONS #1
Artist: Cerrone

Cerrone was a dominant Euro-disco act in the mid-'70s. His music accented both disco's strengths (multi-layered arrangements; a driving, at times almost overbearing beat; and sophisticated strings) and weaknesses (a stifling lyrical sameness and arrangement/production formula that could quickly grow wearisome). But only Gino Soccio and Georgio... Read More

What Time Is Love? - UK
Artist: The KLF
Vanessa Paradis
Artist: Vanessa Paradis
Community Score: 9.26

French pop star (and SO of Johnny Depp) recorded her English-language debut record in 1991; the self-titled disc was a bit of a flop commercially, but, surprisingly, succeeds artistically. Producer Lenny Kravitz gives Vanessa Paradis some of his best songs and she really can carry a tune with her breathy little-girl vocals. The highlights of the... Read More

When the Night Is Over
Artist: Little Louie & Marc Anthony

Little Louie Vega, one-half of the excellent house production team Masters at Work, was so impressed by Marc Anthony's vocal prowess that he produced a set of songs around him, and the results formed Anthony's debut album. Though fans of traditional Latin music may have been shocked to see giants like Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri working with... Read More

Chill Out
Artist: The KLF
Community Score: 9.70

One of the initial works in the ambient house canon, Chill Out is the practically beatless soundtrack to a late-night journey along the Gulf Coast, and the track titles tell much of the story: "Six Hours to Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold," "3AM Somewhere Out of Beaumont," "Elvis on the Radio, Steel Guitar in My Soul." Recorded live by... Read More