'80s Pop Hits
is a three-disc set from
Sony
with a heavy emphasis on
ballads
, many of which continue to be played on
adult contemporary
radio stations across the U.S. The relatively upbeat material -- like
Wham!
's
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,"
Toto
"Rosanna,"
Luther Vandross
'
"Stop for Love,"
and
Deniece Williams
"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
-- tends to be safe enough for waiting-room listening. But it is definitely the slow, soft material (joined by a few power
) that takes center-stage:
Surface
"Shower Me with Your Love,"
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
"All Cried Out,"
Gregory Abbott
"Shake You Down"
are some of the inclusions. ~ Andy Kellman