Topic Playlist! (Part 1)

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977

Any time…

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977
  6. The Wanderer - Eddie Rabbit covers Dion - 1988

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977
  6. Landslide - The Chicks (then the Dixie Chicks) cover Fleetwood Mac - 2002

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977
  6. Landslide - The Chicks (then the Dixie Chicks) cover Fleetwood Mac - 2002
  7. Stairway to Heaven - Dolly Parton covers Led Zeppelin (2002)

Good, 'cuz mine’s from 2001…

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977
  6. Landslide - The Chicks (then the Dixie Chicks) cover Fleetwood Mac - 2002
  7. Stairway to Heaven - Dolly Parton covers Led Zeppelin (2002)
  8. Shine - Dolly Parton covers Collective Soul (2001)

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977
  6. The Wanderer - Eddie Rabbit covers Dion - 1988
  7. Landslide - The Chicks (then the Dixie Chicks) cover Fleetwood Mac - 2002
  8. Stairway to Heaven - Dolly Parton covers Led Zeppelin (2002)
  9. Shine - Dolly Parton covers Collective Soul (2001)
  10. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Dwight Yoakum covers Queen (1999)

(With @Knowed_Out’s stuck in, that’s 10. Pass.)

Similar but country - Any cover

  1. You Really Got a Hold On Me - Mickey Gilley covers The Miracles - 1983
  2. Snap Your Fingers - Ronnie Milsap covers Joe Henderson - 1987
  3. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland covers Dream Academy
  4. Don’t Worry Baby - BJ Thomas covers the Beach Boys (1977)
  5. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt covers Roy Orbison - 1977
  6. Landslide - The Chicks (then the Dixie Chicks) cover Fleetwood Mac - 2002
  7. Stairway to Heaven - Dolly Parton covers Led Zeppelin (2002)
  8. Shine - Dolly Parton covers Collective Soul (2001)
  9. Flowers on the Wall - Eric Heatherly covers The Statler Brothers - 2000

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau )
  5. Easy From Now On - Emmylou Harris (from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau )
  5. Easy From Now On - Emmylou Harris (from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town )
  6. Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd (from Wish You Were Here)

I hope 10 songs or fewer qualifies! It’s my favorite album.

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau )
  5. Easy From Now On - Emmylou Harris (from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town )
  6. Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd (from Wish You Were Here )
  7. Constant Craving - k.d. lang (from Ingenue)

I was envisioning just 10-track albums, but don’t want to make this prohibitively hard.

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau )
  5. Easy From Now On - Emmylou Harris (from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town )
  6. Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd (from Wish You Were Here )
  7. Constant Craving - k.d. lang (from Ingenue )
  8. Moonlight Mile - Rolling Stones (from Sticky Fingers)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau )
  5. Easy From Now On - Emmylou Harris (from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town )
  6. Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd (from Wish You Were Here )
  7. Constant Craving - k.d. lang (from Ingenue )
  8. Moonlight Mile - Rolling Stones (from Sticky Fingers )
  9. Piano Man - Billy Joel (from Piano Man)

A song from an album with only 10 songs

  1. The Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim (from Better Living Through Chemistry)
  2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (from Eldorado )
  3. The Tenth Song - Adam Again (from Ten Songs By Adam Again )
  4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters - Elton John (from Honky Chateau )
  5. Easy From Now On - Emmylou Harris (from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town )
  6. Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd (from Wish You Were Here )
  7. Constant Craving - k.d. lang (from Ingenue )
  8. Moonlight Mile - Rolling Stones (from Sticky Fingers )
  9. Piano Man - Billy Joel (from Piano Man )
  10. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (from The Game)

Too Much Sax and Violins on the Radio (songs featuring saxophones and/or violins)

  1. Livin’ Thing - Electric Light Orchestra

Too Much Sax and Violins on the Radio (songs featuring saxophones and/or violins)

  1. Livin’ Thing - Electric Light Orchestra
  2. It Must Be Love - Madness

Too Much Sax and Violins on the Radio (songs featuring saxophones and/or violins)

  1. Livin’ Thing - Electric Light Orchestra
  2. It Must Be Love - Madness
  3. Beth - Kiss

Peter Criss was backed by the New York Philharmonic, and violins (as well as other strings) were featured prominently.