• Rumours – Fleetwood Mac

    So here we are, back where we started. Rumours. The first album the ATL Collective ever presented. Fitting on the eve of Thanksgiving in this year of years, that we return to this classic as a way to look back and forward and try to remember what we value and what we love. Released in […]

  • Stronger than Pride – Sade

    Welcome to Stronger Than Pride, Sade’s third studio album. Released in 1988, three years after the release of the band’s sophomore album, Promise. According to a BBC review, the album is “a confident, post-fame release, full of infectious, hushed musical sophistication, making it impossible to dislike.” Though recorded in France and the Bahamas, the sound […]

  • The Joshua Tree – U2

    Welcome to ATL Collective’s first-ever presentation of U2. Tonight we bring you the band’s fifth album, The Joshua Tree. Released in 1987 and produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, the team who produced U2s previous release, Unforgettable Fire. The Joshua Tree won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1988. It’s one of […]

  • Thriller – Michael Jackson

    Welcome to our fifth annual presentation of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Released November 30, 1982, the album was produced by Quincy Jones and recorded for a mere $750,000. The album was a massive success. It was selling a million copies a week at its peak. With singles including “Thriller,” “Billy Jean,” “Beat It,” and “Wanna Be […]

  • Baduizm – Erykah Badu

    Lineup: Maleke O’Ney Ingrid Sibley Jill Rock Jones Zema Lovefire Ruby Velle Chanda Leigh Side A 1.Rim Shot (Intro) 2.On & On 3.Appletree 4.Sometimes 5.Next Life Side B 6.4 Leaf Clover 7.No Love 8.Sometimes… 9.Certainly (Flipped It)

  • Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel

    Paul Simon says he wrote the title track, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” so quickly he didn’t know where it came from. It went on to win the Grammy for Song of the Year (and the album won Album of the year). It’s also one of the best-selling singles of all time Lineup: Takenobu Cleveland P. […]

  • Brown Sugar – D’Angelo

    D’Angelo wrote the song “Brown Sugar” while messing around on the piano while the computer crashed in the recording studio. He was working with Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Muhammad asked him what he was playing and asked him to play it again. He programmed a quick beat, and D’Angelo replayed the progression. In […]

  • Crazy Sexy Cool – TLC

    Welcome to the close of our smoking Summer Series: TLC’s “CrazySexyCool.” Released in November of 1994 on La Face Records, this is TLC’s sophomore album. By nearly all metrics, it crushed their first release and is an album for the ages. “CrazySexyCool” debuted at number 15 on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 3. It […]

  • Dummy – Portishead

    Before Portishead released its debut album Dummy, the band had barely performed. In fact, they were hardly a band. It was only after the album became so popular that the group realized they probably could and should play some shows. Dummy sold over two million copies in Europe and earned them 1995’s coveted Mercury Music […]

  • Funky Christmas – James Brown

    Brown, who died on December 25, 2006, recorded three Christmas-themed albums during his creative peak: 1966’s James Brown Sings Christmas Songs, 1968’s A Soulful Christmas and 1970’s Hey America It’s Christmas. The best tracks from each are collected on this fantastic set. The Godfather was re-inventing rock & roll in his own funk-revolutionary image throughout […]