This list assumes, of course, that you already have a computer. You don't need the fastest computer to record and mix music, but it should be reasonably fast. Anything with a Core i- or even Core 2-series processor should do the trick. Just don't use a netbook.
Ashford & Simpson also had success writing for themselves: Perhaps the best-known song they sang was the 1980s hit Solid As A Rock.. His music is unmatched in terms of great songwriting, Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire said after learning of his friend's death.
Metallica was released on August 12, 1991, and was the band's first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 597,000 copies in its first week. It was certified platinum in two weeks and spent four consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200.