Workday Wind Down

“(If There Was) Any Other Way” is a song from Céline Dion’s English debut album Unison. It was released as the first single in Canada (March 19, 1990) and second in the United States (March 18, 1991) and the rest of the world (June 6, 1991). In the United Kingdom it became a promotional release only.^[1]The song reached number 24 in Canada and number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay). “(If There Was) Any Other Way” was more successful on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart peaking at number 8.

“Fashion” is a track from David Bowie’s 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). It was released as the second single from the album and was accompanied, like its predecessor “Ashes to Ashes“, by a highly-regarded music video.^[1][2]
“Fashion” was the second single from Scary Monsters and the first issued after the album’s September 1980 release. The edited 7″ cut reached #5 in the UK, and by hitting #70 in America gave Bowie his first chart single there for four years.  The song has since been performed on several tours. It was featured in the movie Clueless.

The third single from Howard Jones‘ 1985 album Dream Into Action, “Life in One Day” was another uptempo number, which lyrically warned against wishing one’s life away. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

One-Trick Pony is an album released by Paul Simon in 1980. Paul Simon’s One-Trick Pony was released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Simon also starred. Despite their similarities, the album and film are musically distinct, each feature different versions of the same songs, as well as certain songs that appear exclusively on either the film or the album. The album is best known for the track “Late in the Evening” which was a hit for Simon in 1980, peaking at #6 in the U.S.

“Tubthumping” is a 1997 song by the English band Chumbawamba. The single release went to #2 on the UK Singles Chart, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #1 on the Italian Singles Chart. The cover art for the single is based on the logo for the manufacturing company of Arm & Hammer. The song is often misnamed as “I Get Knocked Down”, since the word “Tubthumping” is never said in the song.

“You Better Wait” is a song by Steve Perry from his album For the Love of Strange Medicine. It was Perry’s first single from the album, the first following his official departure from his former band, Journey. The song peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994.

“I Go to Extremes” is the fourth track on Billy Joel’s 1989 album, Storm Front. It was released as the second single from the album in 1990. It peaked at the number six position on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #70 on the UK chart. The song was also a top ten hit on both the Adult Contemporary chart, as well as the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was also a top 40 hit in Germany, peaking at #36 on the German charts.

“Hangin’ Tough” is a 1989 single from New Kids on the Block. The fourth single from the group’s second album of the same name, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on September 9, 1989. It also topped the UK singles chart and the song also became the first number one single of the 1990s.

“Union of the Snake” is the ninth single by Duran Duran, released on 17 October 1983.

“Union of the Snake” was the lead single from the band’s third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger and preceded its release by one month. It became one of Duran Duran’s most popular hits, peaking at #3 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart.

“I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” was a song performed by Aretha Franklin and George Michael in a duet in 1987. It was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan.The song was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve his ambition to sing with one of his favourite artists, and it reached number one in both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard‘s Hot 100. The song was, remarkably, Franklin’s first and only UK number-one hit, and only her fourth top ten achievement in the country since “I Say a Little Prayer“, nearly two decades earlier. This was also the last of Franklin’s eighteen Top 10 hits in the Billboard Hot 100.

The single was the first Michael had recorded (as a lead artist) which he had not written himself. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was unknown at the time, although he later had success as a performer with Climie Fisher in 1988.

The continuous run of UK chart-toppers ended for Michael thereafter, with his next number-one coming in 1991 – again as part of a duet (this time with Elton John) – while his next entirely solo number-one in the UK didn’t appear until 1996.

On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” debuted at #59, the week of February 21, 1987, reaching #1 in its ninth week, April 18, 1987, and remaining there for two consecutive weeks.