Reggatta de Blanc is the second studio album by the English new wave band The Police, released on October 2, 1979 by A&M Records. It was the band's first album to reach No. 1 on the UK Album Charts and features their first two UK No. 1 hits: "Message in a
After making her professional debut as the cool, breathy voice behind the historic 1964 crossover smash "The Girl from Ipanema," Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto became a major force in popularizing the bossa nova sound.