Hey Kids, Rock and Roll
Today I was thinking about the phenomenon of the "Celebrity Album". There was a definite surge of celebrity albums in the 80's -- be that good or bad. I think the concept of actor-to-singer crossover is more widely accepted these days, or is it? Is J.Lo the only one to penetrate both markets with any sort of success worldwide? And what's with releasing everything in Japan? What does this imply about our society in general? Is Michael Damien responsible for the catch phrase "rock on"? I ponder.
We all know David Hasselhoff is huge in Japan, but here are some other celebrity albums that I have tracked down:
Alyssa Milano, star of Who's the Boss and Charmed
∙ Alyssa (1989)
∙ Look in My Heart (1989)
∙ The Best in the World (1990)
∙ Locked Inside a Dream (1991)
∙ Do You See Me (1992)
Eddie Murphy, comedian
∙ How Could It Be (1985)
Includes the hit song "Party All the Time"... my girl wants to party all the time, party all the time, party all the tiiiime.
Don Johnson, star of Miami Vice and Nash Bridges
∙ Heartbeat (1986)
Hit song by same name.
∙ Tell It Like It Is (1997)
∙ The Essential (1997)
He needs a "best of" album??
Philip Michael Thomas, star of Miami Vice
∙ Somebody
∙ Living the Book of My Life (1985)
These are apparently not available anywhere... and most likely with good reason.
John Schneider, Duke boy (Bo)
∙ Greatest Hits (1990)
The title implies other albums, but I cannot find them.
Tom Wopat, Duke boy (Luke)
∙ The Still of the Night (2000)
He also apparently has a playhouse near where I used to live in sw michigan.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, star of Kids, Inc. and Party of Five
∙ Let's Go Bang (1995)
∙ Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996)
∙ Love Songs (1997)
∙ Bare Naked (2002)
So you've probably heard that "Bare Naked" song... but who'da thought she had such a lengthy discography.
Michael Damian, star of The Young and the Restless
∙ Love is a Mystery (1984)
∙ Michael Damian (1986)
∙ Where Do We Go from Here (1989)
∙ Dreams of Summer (1991)
∙ Reach out to Me (1993)
∙ Time of the Season (1994)
No way! He has more albums that Alyssa!
Bruce Willis, movie star
∙ The Return of Bruno (1987)
∙ If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger (1989)
∙ Masters Series (1997)
∙ Millennium Edition (1999)
∙ Classic Bruce Willis: Universal Masters Collection (2001)
Wow... who knew?
Regis Philbin, talk/game show host
∙ It's Time for Regis! (1968)
And you thought recordings from Kathie Lee were scary...
Joey Lawrence, star of Blossom
∙ Joey Lawrence (1993)
∙ Soulmates (1997)
Whoa!
Cree Summer, star of A Different World and voice actor
∙ Street Faerie (1999)
Corey Feldman, star of Goonies and Stand by Me
∙ Still Searching for Soul (1999)
∙ Former Child Actor (2002)
Well, by '99, I suppose he did have a lot of spare time...
Corey Haim, star of The Lost Boys and Dream a Little Dream
∙ You Give Me Everything
What one Corey does, so does the other.
Kevin Bacon, six degrees from everybody
∙ Forosoco (1997)
∙ Getting There (1999)
∙ Can't Complain (2001)
He and his brother do the Americana thing.
Milla Jovovich, model, actress (The Messenger, Zoolander)
∙ The Divine Comedy (1994)
∙ The Peopletree Sessions (2002)
Tina Yothers, little sister on Family Ties
∙ Confessions (2000)
Little Jennifer rocks out with her band Jaded.
Today I was thinking about the phenomenon of the "Celebrity Album". There was a definite surge of celebrity albums in the 80's -- be that good or bad. I think the concept of actor-to-singer crossover is more widely accepted these days, or is it? Is J.Lo the only one to penetrate both markets with any sort of success worldwide? And what's with releasing everything in Japan? What does this imply about our society in general? Is Michael Damien responsible for the catch phrase "rock on"? I ponder.
We all know David Hasselhoff is huge in Japan, but here are some other celebrity albums that I have tracked down:
Alyssa Milano, star of Who's the Boss and Charmed
∙ Alyssa (1989)
∙ Look in My Heart (1989)
∙ The Best in the World (1990)
∙ Locked Inside a Dream (1991)
∙ Do You See Me (1992)
Eddie Murphy, comedian
∙ How Could It Be (1985)
Includes the hit song "Party All the Time"... my girl wants to party all the time, party all the time, party all the tiiiime.
Don Johnson, star of Miami Vice and Nash Bridges
∙ Heartbeat (1986)
Hit song by same name.
∙ Tell It Like It Is (1997)
∙ The Essential (1997)
He needs a "best of" album??
Philip Michael Thomas, star of Miami Vice
∙ Somebody
∙ Living the Book of My Life (1985)
These are apparently not available anywhere... and most likely with good reason.
John Schneider, Duke boy (Bo)
∙ Greatest Hits (1990)
The title implies other albums, but I cannot find them.
Tom Wopat, Duke boy (Luke)
∙ The Still of the Night (2000)
He also apparently has a playhouse near where I used to live in sw michigan.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, star of Kids, Inc. and Party of Five
∙ Let's Go Bang (1995)
∙ Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996)
∙ Love Songs (1997)
∙ Bare Naked (2002)
So you've probably heard that "Bare Naked" song... but who'da thought she had such a lengthy discography.
Michael Damian, star of The Young and the Restless
∙ Love is a Mystery (1984)
∙ Michael Damian (1986)
∙ Where Do We Go from Here (1989)
∙ Dreams of Summer (1991)
∙ Reach out to Me (1993)
∙ Time of the Season (1994)
No way! He has more albums that Alyssa!
Bruce Willis, movie star
∙ The Return of Bruno (1987)
∙ If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger (1989)
∙ Masters Series (1997)
∙ Millennium Edition (1999)
∙ Classic Bruce Willis: Universal Masters Collection (2001)
Wow... who knew?
Regis Philbin, talk/game show host
∙ It's Time for Regis! (1968)
And you thought recordings from Kathie Lee were scary...
Joey Lawrence, star of Blossom
∙ Joey Lawrence (1993)
∙ Soulmates (1997)
Whoa!
Cree Summer, star of A Different World and voice actor
∙ Street Faerie (1999)
Corey Feldman, star of Goonies and Stand by Me
∙ Still Searching for Soul (1999)
∙ Former Child Actor (2002)
Well, by '99, I suppose he did have a lot of spare time...
Corey Haim, star of The Lost Boys and Dream a Little Dream
∙ You Give Me Everything
What one Corey does, so does the other.
Kevin Bacon, six degrees from everybody
∙ Forosoco (1997)
∙ Getting There (1999)
∙ Can't Complain (2001)
He and his brother do the Americana thing.
Milla Jovovich, model, actress (The Messenger, Zoolander)
∙ The Divine Comedy (1994)
∙ The Peopletree Sessions (2002)
Tina Yothers, little sister on Family Ties
∙ Confessions (2000)
Little Jennifer rocks out with her band Jaded.
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