Historic events this week from Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Temple of the Dog and Cheap Trick
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APRIL 13, 1987: FLEETWOOD MAC’S TANGO IN THE NIGHT
Fleetwood Mac’s Tango in the Night was originally conceived as Lindsey Buckingham’s third solo album.
The 3x Platinum album featured the #1 singles “Little Lies” and “Everywhere”; the latter going double Platinum on its own.
It’s the band’s last to feature the classic lineup of John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
APRIL 14, 1983: DAVID BOWIE’S LET’S DANCE
David Bowie’s 15th LP, Let’s Dance, remains his biggest selling album worldwide.
Featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar, the album contains “China Girl”, “Modern Love” and the #1 single “Let’s Dance.” The album has sold nearly 11 million copies worldwide.
APRIL 16, 1991: TEMPLE OF THE DOG’S ONLY ALBUM
After the death of Mother Love Bone singer, Andrew Wood, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell wrote songs in response to his friend’s passing. The resulting album, Temple of the Dog, featured Eddie Vedder and members of Mother Love Bone, who would form Pearl Jam shortly after.
Temple of the Dog’s only album went Platinum, peaking at #5. Lead single “Hunger Strike” went to #4 and still receives considerable radio airplay after 30 years.
APRIL 19, 2021: CHEAP TRICK’S FIRST #1 ALBUM
Forty four years after their debut album, Cheap Trick’s 20th studio album, In Another World, became their first #1 album when it debuted at the top spot of Billboard‘s “Record Label Independent Current Albums” chart.
