Solid Gold (Expanded Version)

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1983 album from the vocalist, TV host and former 5th Dimension member. Her star had ascended even higher with her role as host of the long-running hit TV music show SOLID GOLD; naming the album after the show and leading off with an homage song to the show were obvious commercial choices. But what made the album really engrossing from an artistic standpoint was Marilyn's interpretations of some of the '80s biggest and best hits that were being featured on the show, like the Police's 'Every Breath You Take,' Hall & Oates' 'One on One,' Culture Club's 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' and a medley of David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' with Men Without Hats' 'The Safety Dance.' Marilyn re-imagines the songs as lightly Disco style R&B, and her always impassioned yet tasteful singing never fails to hit the mark. There's also the single 'I Believe in You & Me,' a superb pop-soul duet with Billy Davis, Jr..