De-Lite Records publish Kool & the Gang’s ‘Ladies’ Night,’ their thirteenth album featuring ‘Too Hot’ (1979)
Kool & the Gang‘s ‘Ladies’ Night’ is their thirteenth studio album produced by Eumir Deodato and released on September 6, 1979 by De-Lite.
Columbia release Santana’s tenth studio album : ‘Marathon’ featuring ‘You Know That I Love You’ (1979)
Santana‘s ‘Marathon’ is their tenth studio album featuring Alex Ligertwood as a singer, released in September 1979 yb Columbia.
Pat Benatar releases ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ her debut album featuring ‘Heartbreaker’ (1979)
Pat Benatar‘s ‘In the Heat of the Night’ feat. ‘Heartbreaker’ is her debut studio album released on August 27, 1979 by Chrysalis Records.
Atlantic publish Bette Midler’s ‘The Rose,’ the official soundtrack to the eponymous movie (1979)
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 releases his nineteenth album : ‘Slow Train Coming’ featuring ‘Man Gave Names to All the Animals’ (1979)
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.
Michael Jackson releases ‘Off The Wall,’ his fifth solo album featuring ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’ and ‘Rock with You’ (1979)
Michael Jackson‘s ‘Off the Wall’ is his fifth solo studio album featuring ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’ and ‘Rock with You,’ produced by Quincy Jones and released on August 10, 1979 by Epic
Bill Evans records his last studio album : ‘We Will Meet Again’ (1979)
Bill Evans‘ ‘We Will Meet Again’ is his last studio album recorded on August 6–9, 1979 and released the same year by Warner Bros.
Talking Heads release their third album : ‘Fear of Music,’ produced with Brian Eno and featuring ‘Life During Wartime’ (1979)
Talking Heads‘ ‘Fear of Music’ is their third studio album produced with Brian Eno and released on August 3, 1979 by Sire.
Chic release their third studio album ‘Risqué’ featuring ‘Good Times’ (1979)
Chic’s ‘Risqué’ is their third studio album featuring Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and released on July 30, 1979 by Atlantic.
AC/DC release their fifth album (and the last with Bon Scott) : ‘Highway to Hell’ (1979)
V.S.O.P. Quintet that gathers Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Freddie Hubbard records ‘Live Under the Sky’ in Tokyo (1979)
V.S.O.P. Quintet’s ‘Live Under the Sky’ is a live album recorded on July 26 and 27, 1979 with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Freddie Hubbard and released the same year by Columbia.
Ella Fitzgerald records ‘A Perfect Match’ with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1979)
Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘A Perfect Match’ is a live album recorded on July 12, 1979 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by Pablo
Warner Bros. publish ‘The B-52’, their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Rock Lobster’ and ‘Planet Claire’ (1979)
The B-52’s‘ feat. ‘Rock Lobster’ is their eponymous debut album recorded in Nassau, Bahamas and released on July 6, 1979 by Warner Bros.
Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli record together : ‘Skol’ for Pablo (1979)
‘Skol’ by Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli. is a live album recorded on July 6, 1979 and released the same year by Pablo.
Reprise Records publish Neil Young’s ‘Rust Never Sleeps,’ an album recorded live with Crazy Horse (1979)
Neil Young‘s ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ is an album recorded live with Crazy Horse and released on July 2, 1979 by Reprise Records.
Teddy Pendergrass releases his third album : ‘Teddy’ featuring ‘Turn Off the Lights’ (1979)
Teddy Pendergrass‘ ‘Teddy’ is his third album released on June 23, 1979 by Philadelphia International Records.
Dire Straits release their second album ‘Communiqué’ (1979)
Dire Straits’ ‘Communiqué’ is their second studio album recorded in The Bahamas and released on June 15 1979 by Vertigo Records / Warner Bros.
Factory Records release Joy Division’s debut album : ‘Unknown Pleasures’ featuring ‘She’s Lost Control’ (1979)
Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ is their debut studio album produced by Martin Hannett and released on June 15, 1979 by Factory Records.
Joni Mitchell releases ‘Mingus,’ a collaboration album with Charles Mingus (1979)
Joni Mitchell’s ‘Mingus’ is her tenth studio album recorded in collaboration with Charles Mingus and released on June 13, 1979 by Asylum.
Earth, Wind & Fire release their ninth album : ‘I Am’ featuring ‘Boogie Wonderland’ & ‘After the Love Has Gone’ (1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘I Am’ feat. ‘Boogie Wonderland’ & ‘After the Love Has Gone’ is their ninth studio album released on June 9, 1979 by Cbs.