Bruce Hornsby And The Range

UK first press 1986.
That piano riff. You already heard it in your head before you finished reading this. Proper glossy 80s radio perfection but with actual songwriting under the shoulder pads. Big choruses, tasteful sax, drums that sound like they’ve been polished. It’s earnest without being cringe, slick without losing heart. Stick it on and suddenly you’re driving an imaginary convertible through 1986 with life lessons and good hair. No notes. FFO Don Henley, Phil Collins, Toto, Steve Winwood, Billy Joel