Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen
Artist: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

'90s dance music on the cutting edge of something yet defined. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide Read More

Videography
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Community Score: 5.00
Straight Up
Artist: Paula Abdul
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

Eroica - ATLANTIC
Artist: Wendy & Lisa

After the disappointing Fruit at the Bottom, Wendy & Lisa hit a peak with their third album, Eroica. Containing some of the best music of their careers, it also is a perfect synthesis of the dance club beats of Fruit and the well-developed songwriting of their debut. "Staring at the Sun" and "Mother of Pearl" show compositional and arranging... Read More

The Singles Collection 1984-1990
Artist: Jimmy Somerville

Scottish-born singer Jimmy Somerville became a surprise success in the mid-'80s. Instead of being Duran Duran-cute, Jimmy Somerville looked like the average boy next door. Instead of belting out his musical repertoire with a self-conscious urgency to prove himself as a singer (like Rick Astley or George Michael), Somerville possessed a dramatic,... Read More

Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Community Score: 7.12

Most of the Pet Shop Boys' albums are well-crafted and thoroughly intriguing in their own right, but dance-pop is a medium that is driven by hit singles. Discography collects all the duo's numerous hit singles, including a handful of non-album tracks, in their original 7" single mix, which occasionally varies from the album version, particularly... Read More

The Party
Artist: Party
Community Score: 10.00
Greatest Hits - EPIC
Artist: Teena Marie
Community Score: 4.00

In 1991, Epic Records offered an overview of Teena Marie's eight-year, four-album tenure with the label with this 58-minute best-of CD, which boasts mostly first-rate material, but misses some high points and should have been ten to 15 minutes longer. The more obvious choices -- such as the rock-influenced "Lovergirl" (one of Lady T's few pop... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: New Kids on the Block