Digital Roundup: 9/21/2015

This is one of those weeks where things are a little slow on the Digital Roundup front, which is a polite way of saying that we've only got just the one addition to the digital catalog this week, but we'll still show it the spotlight, if only because the artist in question has so obviously dressed up for the occasion.

Stephen Bishop, Bowling in Paris: Stephen Bishop is one of those guys whose work you know, even if you don't think you do, because if for some reason you don't remember his own hits, like “On and On” and “It Might Be You,” then one or more of his compositions that were turned into hits by other artists will surely ring a bell, like “Separate Lives,” by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin. Bishop went most of the '80s without releasing an album - after 1980's Red Cab to Manhattan, the only exception to that rule was an Asia-only effort entitled Sleeping with Girls - but he finally returned in 1989 with Bowling in Paris.

Mainstream pop concoctions don't come any slicker than Bowling in Paris, which you could date as having emerged in the late '80s even without Bish's cover attire, but that doesn't make it any less delightful: with contributions from Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Sting, it's chock full of talent and pop hooks. Sadly, adult contemporary radio wasn't of a mind to get onboard with the material, which isn't entirely surprising, given that it felt like an album out of time even when it was initially released. Listening to it now, though, it feels like a lost pop classic just waiting to be reappraised, so now's your big chance to give Bowling in Paris a go.