Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day (1983) While he was never really a major star, he was on his way in 1982 having a great Top 40 hit from his debut album (A cover of Robert Gordon's classic "Someday Someway"). For his next trick, getting a name producer who gave his sound a big boom (Steve Lillywhite) showed that he was ready to go for the gold, but sadly with with a 1950's style cover and a Regular but Cool Guy image (Yes, you can say Buddy Holly's name in comparison), there was a bump in the road by the time the MTV-led Pop Scene took over - keep in mind also that The Police's Synchronicity was released a couple of weeks later, shoving off all recently-released competition. The music is his usual classic sharp Early 60's Pop and songs like "Our Town" were winners. "Whenever You're On My Mind" sadly had some criticism for containing that bold production when released as a single possibly by those who certainly did not know that a little Wall of Sound certainly was the prefect fit. Released right in the middle of the Video Star world that shoved Crenshaw's No-BS style to the side, this went straight into the dollar bins very quick as many missed out n a cool collection of songs. Chiming Guitars, sharp Ringo style Drumming, not a note wrong here.
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