West Coast Music Releases Highlights from Year 2025
The West Coast AOR music is still popular and new releases, reissues and compilations.
At Blue Desert we always try to write about what is new and interesting and at the same time highlight some of the classic masterpieces. Some years a lot of material is released and other time less.
Here are some of the highlights that was released in the year 2025:
All Right
Omnivore Recordings 2025
Tracks: Disc 1: Ride Like The Wind, Sailing, Never Be The Same, Mary Ann, Say You'll Be Mine, Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do), All Right, No Time For Talk, Deal 'Em Again, Think Of Laura, A Chance For Heaven, Talking In My Sleep, Charm The Snake, That Girl, Every Turn Of The World (Remix), Love Is Love (In Any Language), Loving Strangers, Someday, I Will (Take You Forever) & Swept Away (Fade). Disc 2: Minstrel Gigolo, Poor Shirley, The Light Is On, Spinning, Long World, Words Of Wisdom, Baby Says No, Open Your Heart, Love Found A Home, Just One Look & Alibi.
Favorites Volume 1
Andromeda Discs 2025
Tracks: Looking For An Answer, I Could Read Your Mind, Rhythm Of Love, Once You've Got The Fire, Next To Me, I'm On To You, You Found A Way, Why Now, There's Something About You, I'll Run If I Have To, Year By Year, One Last Chance, If I Seem To Wonder, It's You And I & Break The Normal.
Musicians on the Favorites Volume 1 album: Mark T. Williams, James Welch, Diane Adams, Cliff Rehrig, Barry Keys, Michael Jones, Guy Allison, Larry Antonino, Bruce Gowdy, Barbara Gruska, James Harrah, Brian Hess, Mike Reilly & Shari Short.
Jay Graydon All Stars
Sonic Thrust Records 2025
Tracks: Criminal, She Just Can't Make Up Her Mind, Holdin' On To Love, Walk The Wire, After The Love Has Gone, Insincere, Bill's Jay's Blues, Steve Porcaro - Bill Cantos and John Van Tongeren (Keyboard Solo), When You Look In My Eyes, Roxann, Nothin' You Can Do About It, Jay's Band Introduction, Turn Your Love Around, Pat Mastelotto Drum Solo and Kenji Sano Bass Solo, Show Me The Magic & Stranded.
Musicians on the Jay Graydon All Stars album: Jay Graydon, Joseph Williams, Pat Mastelotto, Bill Cantos, Kenji Sano, Steve Porcaro, Bill Champlin, John Van Tongeren & Sherwood Ball.
Nu I Øjeblikket
Fluffly Music 2025
Tracks: 12 Minutter Ældre, Mig Og Mine Fluer, For Når Du Er Her, Glad, Du Bor I Mit Blod, Jeg Går I Land For Dig, Næste Mandag, Os Der Troede Vi Aldrig Ku’ Dø, Jeg Har Det Helt Fint, Smukkere End Du Tror, Kom Og Vis Mig Din Verden, Hvorfor Vente Med Det Bedste Til Sidst – Por Favar & Netflix Junkie.
Musicians on the Nu I Øjeblikket album: Peter Busborg, Helge Solberg, Henrik Askou, Søren Skov, Mikkel Grue, Claus Frovin & Ebbe Ravn.
The Country Side Of
Carrack UK 2025
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Musicians on the Country Side Of album: Paul Carrack, Steven Wood, John Hammond, Duncan Mullins, Carl Miner, Tim Crouch, Kelly Back, Scott Sanders, Tommy Harden, Mark Hill, Joe Spivey & The Nashville String Machine.
Crashbox
Alma Records 2025
Tracks: Return Of The Mayfly, Someplace On Madison, Crashbox, Disappear In Plain Sight, What's Left Of This World, Sundaying, Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em, Bring The Stars Down, You Just Don't Know It Yet, Chasing The Muse, Friday Night Jam & Feeling You Breathe.
Musicians on the Crashbox album: Don Breithaupt, Justin Abedin, Mark Kelso, Pat Kilbride, William Sperandei, William Carn, Verne Dorge, John Johnson, Selena Evangeline, Michael Dunston, Peter Cardinal, Tony Carlucci, Marc Jordan, Drew Jurecka, Lydia Muchinsky, John 'Beetle' Bailey, Michael Leonhart, Drew Zingg & Justin Abedin.
Thimk
Life´s A Bish Records 2025
Tracks: Now That I've Hit The Big Time (Dear Ol' Mom), Only The Heart Within You, She'll Always Be My Girl, In The Limelight, The Money Girl, Liz (So In Love With You), Really Wanting You, One More Night, You Don't Need My Love, It Might Be You, Under The Rainbow, Dance Of The Moon (Bonus Tracks) & You Can Laugh At Me (Bonus Tracks).
Musicians on the Thimk album: Stephen Bishop, Eric Clapton, Sting, Marcus Eaton, Steve Gadd, Jake Reed, Leah Kunkel, Art Garfunkel, James Lee Stanley, John Jarvis, Marc Int, Graham Nash, Leland 'Lee' Sklar, Meghan Cassidy, Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East, Jack Tempchin, Stephen Bishop Jr., Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, Michael McDonald, David Pack, Nic Collins, Dave Benoit, Dave Grusin, Kenny Loggins, Hunter Hawkins, Marilyn Martin, Christopher Cross, Sean Hurley, Steve Porcaro, Liz Lieber, Mai Leisz & Greg Leis.
Christopher Cross "Reissue"
Omnivore Recordings 2025
Tracks: Say You'll Be Mine, I Really Don't Know Anymore, Spinning, Never Be The Same, Poor Shirley, Ride Like the Wind, The Light Is On, Sailing, Minstrel Gigolo, Mary Ann (Bonus Track), Say You'll Be Mine (Demo), I Really Don't Know Anymore (Demo), Parade (Demo), Smiles Of Angels (Demo), What Am I Supposed To Believe (Demo), Ride Like The Wind (Demo), The Light Is On (Demo), Passengers (Demo), Say Goodbye To Mary Ann (Demo) & Sailing (Demo).
Musicians on the Christopher Cross album: Christopher Cross, Andy Salmon, Tommy Taylor, Rob Meurer, Larry Carlton, Valerie Carter, Lenny Castro, Victor Feldman, Chuck Findley, Jay Graydon, Don Henley, Jim Horn, Eric Johnson, Jackie Kelso, Nicolette Larson, Myrna Matthews, Marty McCall, Lew McCreary, Michael McDonald, Michael Omartian, Stormie Omartian, Tomas Ramirez, Don Roberts & J.D. Souther.
Horizons
CPU Productions 2025
Tracks: Wayfaring Stranger, Over The Horizon, New Moon, The Road Not Taken, Bring It Out, Future Groove, A Song In Minor, Stay With Me, When All Is Said & 2020.
Musicians on the Horizons album: Frodo and others
Walk This Road
Rhino Records 2025
Tracks: Walk This Road, Angels & Mercy, Call Me, Learn To Let Go, State Of Grace, Here To Stay, The Kind That Lasts, New Orleans, Speed of Pain & Lahaina.
Musicians on the Walk This Road album: Michael McDonald, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, John McFee, Mavis Staples, John Shanks, Dean Parks, Victor Indrizzo, Pino Palladino, Jeff Babko, Woody Mankowski, Jamie Hovorka, John Cowan, Bob Glaub, Marc Russo, Marvin McFadden, Mike Rinta, Johnnie Bamont, Sean Hurley, Jamie Muhoberac, Sharlotte Gibson, Bradley Giroux, Mick Fleetwood, Jake Shimabukuro & Henry Kapono.
Pleasure
Légère Recordings 2025
Tracks: Stevie & Sly, Born To Dream, Late Night Last Train, Burning Daylight, Holding Back The Fire, Just For Pleasure, Put Up Your Dukes, The Greatest Loser, Stealing Time & One Horse Race.
Musicians on the Pleasure album: Andy Platts, Shawn Lee, Graeme Blevins, Nichol Thompson & Tom Walsh.
Closed Doors and Open Shores
P-Vine Records 2025
Track: Street of Stockholm, Waiting for the Right Words, Beyond the Waking World, Marina Town, Lonely Road, I Can’t Figure Out This Love, Echoes of You, On and On & Summer Cloud.
Musicians on the Closed Doors and Open Shores album: Daniel Andersson, Stefan Olofsson and others.
A Shout Out
P-Vine Records 2025
Tracks: Shout Out, The Sun And Rain, Shining, The Ghosts, You, I'm Sorry, The Better Part Of Me, Our Summer Song, Fade Away, Unfair, Julia, You Are Not Mine Anymore, Sunday Morning, My Own Light & Slice Of Life.
Musicians on A Shout Out album: Kaj Backman, Mats Johanson, Viktor Johansson, Berra Holmgren, Peder Jonsson, Göran Edman, Egil Eldøen, Lars-Erik Dahle, Frank Nilsson, Tom Walsh, Nichol Thomson, Andreas Ekstedt, Julian Thomas, Isak Widmark, Mattias Bylund, Lars Daugaard, Tomi Malm, Per Lindvall, Damiano Libianchi, Ken Sandin, Kai Jokiaho, Jerry Lopez , Gabby Gordon, Jonny Sjo, Rune Haglund, Helge Sunde, Ola Wel, Maurizio Sorrone, Bengan Andersson, Viktor Johansson, Michael Engström, Olle Strandberg, Johan Boding, Berra Holmgren & Håkan Hansson.
Seduction Of The Innocent
Perris Records 2025
Tracks: Ground For Suspicion, Holding On To You, Wired Angel, Without Warning, Seduction Of The Innocent, Clear Storm, Diamond Blue, Paradise Hunter, Without Compromise & The Color Of Rain.
Musicians on the Seduction Of The Innocent album: Frédéric Slama, Tommy Denander & Robbie LaBlanc.
