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Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants’ is the soundtrack to the documentary ‘The Secret Life of Plants’, directed by Walon Green; released on October 30, 1979 by Tamla.
‘Damn the Torpedoes’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is their third album co-produced with Jimmy Iovine and released on October 19, 1979 by Backstreet / MCA Records.
‘The Specials‘ is their eponymous and debut album featuring ‘A Message to You, Rudy,’ produced by Elvis Costello and released on October 19, 1979 by 2 Tone
Madness‘ ‘One Step Beyond . . .’ is their debut album produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and released on October 19, 1979 by Stiff / Sire
Blondie‘s ‘Eat to the Beat’ is their fourth studio album produced by Mike Chapman and released in October 1979 by Chrysalis
‘Survival’ by Bob Marley & The Wailers is a roots reggae album released on October 2, 1979 by Island/Tuff Gong.
The Police‘s ‘Reggatta de Blanc’ is their second (featuring ‘Message in a Bottle’ and ‘Walking on the Moon’) album released on October 2, 1979 by A&M.
Leonard Cohen‘s ‘Recent Songs’ is his sixth studio album released on September 27, 1979 by Columbia.
Gang of Four‘s ‘Entertainment!’ is their debut album released on September 25, 1979 by EMI/ Warner Bros.
Eagles‘ ‘The Long Run’ is their sixth studio album (the first with Timothy B. Schmit in place of Randy Meisner) released on September 24, 1979 by Asylum.
Wire‘s ‘154’ is their third album produced by Mike Thorne and released in September 1979 by Harvest / Warner Bros.
Frank Zappa‘s ‘Joe’s Garage’ is a rock opera, originally released on September 17 and November 19, 1979 as two separate studio albums by Zappa Records.
The Slits’ ‘Cut’ is their debut studio album produced by Dennis Bovell and released on September 7, 1979 by Island
Gary Numan‘s ‘The Pleasure Principle’ is his third studio album released on September 7, 1979 by Beggars Banquet / Atco
Kool & the Gang‘s ‘Ladies’ Night’ is their thirteenth studio album produced by Eumir Deodato and released on September 6, 1979 by De-Lite.
Santana‘s ‘Marathon’ is their tenth studio album featuring Alex Ligertwood as a singer, released in September 1979 yb Columbia.
Pat Benatar‘s ‘In the Heat of the Night’ feat. ‘Heartbreaker’ is her debut studio album released on August 27, 1979 by Chrysalis Records.
Bette Midler‘s ‘The Rose’ is the soundtrack to the feature film of the same name released on August 22, 1979 by Atlantic.
Bob Dylan‘s ‘Slow Train Coming’ is his nineteenth studio album (his first as a born-again Christian) released on August 20, 1979 by Columbia Records.
