Neil Diamond records a live double album : ‘Hot August Night’ at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (1972)

Neil Diamond‘s ‘Hot August Night’ is a live double album recorded on August 24, 1972 at one of his ten sold out concerts performed that month at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and released on December 9, 1972 by MCA, Universal.

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RCA release ‘Christina Aguilera,’ her self-titled debut album featuring ‘Genie in a Bottle,’ ‘What a Girl Wants,’ ‘I Turn to You’ and ‘Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)’ (1999)

Christina Aguilera‘ feat. ‘Genie in a Bottle’ is her eponymous debut studio album released on August 24, 1999, by RCA Records.

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Shirley Horn records ‘You Won’t Forget Me’ with Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Toots Thielemans et al (1990)

Shirley Horn‘s ‘You Won’t Forget Me’ is a studio album recorded on June 12 & August 13, 1990 and featuring Miles Davis‘ last appearance as a sideman and released in 1991 by Verve.

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Atlantic publish Bette Midler’s sixth album : ‘No Frills’ featuring ‘Beast of Burden’ with Mick Jagger (1983)

Bette Midler‘s ‘No Frills’ is her sixth (and her first in four years) studio album produced By Chuck Plotkin and released on August 1, 1983 by Atlantic.

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Nat King Cole starts the recording of ‘Just One of Those Things,’ an album arranged by Billy May (1957)

Nat King Cole‘s ‘Just One of Those Things’ is an album arranged by Billy May and recorded on July 10th, 19th, 31st, August 7th, 1957 and released in November, 1957 By Capitol.

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Mary J. Blige releases her debut album : ‘What’s the 411?’ featuring ‘You Remind Me’ and ‘Real Love’ (1992)

Mary J. Blige‘s ‘What’s the 411?’ feat. ‘You Remind Me’ & ‘Real Love‘ is her debut album released on July 28, 1992 by Uptown, Mca.

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