Hit The Ground Runnin’ – Lost In Translation – 2022, FLAC+MP3, CD


Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country: Germany
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): Pride & Joy Music
Country of the performer (group): US

Tracklist:
1. Hallway Of Doors (1:10)
2. Overnite Sensation (3:50)
3. Bad Reputation (4:50)
4. Simply Because (4:40)
5. Second Chance (02:38)
6. I’ll Wake You Up (3:28)
7. Baby You (4:33)
8. Win Or Lose (04:05)
9. Rockin’ Again (4:28)
10. Lo

MILES – Riding The Wave (2022)


MILES is the solo project of London-based session guitarist, singer and songwriter Adam ‘Miles’ Amer. The music on debut album ”Riding The Wave” is made for the car stereo – top down, sun shining – a love letter to the golden era of FM soft-rock / West Coast AOR plenty soaring harmonies, smooth chord changes and searing guitar solos.

For the album, consisting of originals that sound like a track-list from a 1980 FM radio station, Adam called on the best players in London to create that magic atmosphere from an era when feel-good music ruled the airwaves.
“I wanted to make a record that would f

Journey – Freedom 2022 MP3


Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Year: 2022

01. Together We Run (4:49)
02. Don’t Give Up On Us (5:23)
03. Still Believe In Love
04. You Got The Best Of Me (5:33)
05. Live To Love Again (5:30)
06. The Way We Used To Be (3:35)
07. Come Away With Me (4:02)
08. After Glow (5:22)
09. Let It Rain (4:40)
10. Holdin On (3:14)
11. All Day All Night (3:38)
12. Don’t Go (4:58)
13. United We Stand (5:05)
14. Life Rolls On (4:57)
15. Beautiful As You Are (7:10)

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Qwest -Dream Zone 2021 Deluxe Remaster Edition+4


Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2021
Country: Canada

01 – We Need Love
02 – Don’t Say No
03 – You’re Not So Hot
04 – Nothing to Lose
05 – Dreamer
06 – (I Don’t Wanna) Break Your Heart
07 – Never Forget
08 – Trouble Trouble
09 – Come To Me
10 – Hold Me
11 – Dreamer (alternate)
12 – We Need Love (alternate)
13 – Nothing to Lose (alternate)
14 – Never Forget (alternate)

Qwest – Tampico Gold (Deluxe Edition+7) -2021


Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2021
Country: Canada

01 – Knock Me Out
02 – Harder All The Time
03 – Stick ‘Em Up
04 – Heartbreaker
05 – It’s A New Day
06 – Carry On
07 – Time Is Running Out
08 – Hold Out
09 – (Who Said) Money Can’t Buy You Love
10 – Going Down
11 – All We Need Is Time (Bonus Track)
12 – Inside Outside Upside Down (Bonus Track)
13 – Tobacco Road (Bonus Track)
14 – When You’re A Child (Bonus Track)
15 &

Noriyuki Makihara – Songs From N.Y. 2007 Japan Edition


Country: Japan
Released: 2007
Genre: AOR

1 Tom Keane– Star Ferry 5:04
2 Nathan East– 24hr Supermarket 6:03
3 Frankie Jordan– Such A Lovely Place 5:37
4 Alex Ligertwood– Toku Toku 4:53
5 Stephen Bishop– Donna-Tokimo 5:26
6 Bill Cantos– Milk 5:50
7 Peter Beckett– Stripe! 5:36
8 Kelly Keagy– Penguin 5:26
9 Marc Jordan– Happy Dance 6:35
10 Richard Page– Tag Team 5:04
11 Jamie

Noriyuki Makihara – Songs From L.A. 2007 Japan Edition


Country: Japan
Released: 2007
Genre: AOR

1 Bobby Caldwell– Answer 5:37
2 Tommy Funderburk– Darling 5:05
3 George Duke– Yes 5:51
4 Jason Scheff– Love Letter 6:30
5 Robbie Dupree– Walking Together 6:00
6 Kim Carnes– It’s Clear Sky Again Today 4:48
7 Joseph Williams– You’re My Angel 4:35
8 Justin Andres– You’re My Life 4:12
9 Bill Champlin– North Wind 4:53
10 Timothy Drury– Home Sweet Home 5:51
11 Bobby Kimball– Red Nose Reindeer 5:21

Mecca – 20 Years – 2022, CD Deluxe Edition+4 bonus


Genre: Melodic Rock / AOR
Disc (release) country of origin: Europe
Publication year: 2022
Publisher (label): Frontiers Music

Disc 1 | Mecca (CD1) | 52:48
01. Velocitized (3:46)
02. Without You (4:19)
03. Can’t Stop Love (4:59)
04. Silence Of The Heart (5:27)
05. You Still Shock Me (5:04)
06. Mecca (5:18)
07. Wishing Well (4:47)
08. Close That Gap (4:58)
09. Blinded By Emotion (4:29)
10. Falling Down (4:53)
11. Miss-Chevious (4:49)

Disc 2 | Undeniable (CD2) | 56:

SNEAKER – Loose In The World ’82 [Cool Sound Japan remastered +4 bonus] 2013


here’s SNEAKER second and final studio album, 1982’s ”Loose In The World” in its Japanese reissue by Cool Sound label for the first time on CD and finely remastered, including 4 previously unreleased tracks as bonus.

Following the success and radio airplay of their debut album, Sneaker released their second album “Loose In The World” in 1982 again produced by Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter. Unfortunately, Handshake Records that released both albums filed for bankruptcy while the band was in a Japan tour promoting “Loose In The World” in the autumn of 1982. Thus, Sneaker found themselves lacking of label support, the new album without distribution and naturally… Sneaker disbanded.
A shame, as “Loose In The World” is a very

SNEAKER – Sneaker ’81 [BlueSpec-CD Cool Sound Japan remastered +4 bonus]


As requested, here’s SNEAKER second and final studio album, 1982’s ”Loose In The World” in its Japanese reissue by Cool Sound label for the first time on CD and finely remastered, including 4 previously unreleased tracks as bonus.
Following the success and radio airplay of their debut album, Sneaker released their second album “Loose In The World” in 1982 again produced by Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter. Unfortunately, Handshake Records that released both albums filed for bankruptcy while the band was in a Japan tour promoting “Loose In The World” in the autumn of 1982. Thus, Sneaker found themselves lacking of label support, the new album without distribution and naturally… Sneaker disbanded.
A shame, as “Loose In The World” is a very

Sneaker – Early On 2001 Japan Edition Cool Sound


Country: Japan
Released: 2001
Style: Pop Rock, AOR

1 Cinderella 3:28
2 Keri 4:25
3 Looking For Someone Like You 5:46
4 Head Jazz 4:37
5 Loose In The World 4:52
6 If You Should Want Me (First Version) 3:27
7 If You Should Want Me (Second Version) 3:47
8 One By One 3:09
9 Just For You 3:58
10 Millionaire 3:51
11 Did You Order One 6:27
12 Without Your Love 3:31

Various – Kadomatsu T’s Songs From L.A. (The Pop Covers Collection) 2004


Country: Japan
Released: Sep 29, 2004
Genre: AOR

1 Various– Sea Line
2 Jason Scheff– 君を二度とはなさない
3 Mickey Thomas– Never Touch Again
4 Tommy Funderburk– Take It Away
5 Will Champlin– City Nights
6 Joseph Williams– Secret Lover
7 Patrice Rushen– Take Me Far Away
8 Buzz Feiten*– After 5 Crash
9 Pauline Wilson– Summer Babe