LOVE TRAX: This Song Was Born in a Dream

And we’ve come to the end… our very last THROWBACK LOVE TRAX feature, sharing the stories behind your favorite love songs of the ’80s & ’90s! Today’s song is a good one: “Faithfully” by Journey. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain wrote the song. He said he jotted down... Read More.

LOVE TRAX: This Song Was a Prayer

We have thoroughly enjoyed sharing the stories behind the songs in our THROWBACK LOVE TRAX series all month long! Today’s is no exception – this song was originally written as a prayer, not as a love song! Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison wrote the... Read More.

LOVE TRAX: Real Love Inspired This Song

Today’s THROWBACK LOVE TRAX features a very sweet, very real love story! Chris de Burgh’s song “Lady in Red” peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard chart in 1986. de Burgh wrote the song for his wife, Diane. She used to come and watch him perform... Read More.

LOVE TRAX: It Just Needed Lyrics

Our THROWBACK LOVE TRAX feature goes back to 1981 – and a song that probably would never have been a hit had it not been for two strategic moves! Two songwriters, Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, wrote an instrumental song. MacDonald got in touch with a... Read More.

LOVE TRAX: Soap Stars Can Sing, Too!

Today’s THROWBACK LOVE TRAX takes us back to 1984. The “Karate Kid” hit theaters, Michael Jackson’s Thriller album ruled the charts, and the space shuttle Discovery took its maiden voyage! Daytime soap operas were all the rage, with shows like “Guiding Light,” “Young & the Restless,”... Read More.