Madonna and Lauryn Hill were on the cusp of releasing career-defining records.
There was the memoir, Watto, released mid-career at the age of 30 before anything meaningful had been achieved.
In 2014 Mitchell released a career-spanning four-disc box set and appeared at Clive Davis's annual pre-Grammy party in February.
In 1992, having recorded more than a dozen albums and earned little more than minor cult status, Wilson signed with Blue Note and, mentored by the label's president, Bruce Lundvall, released the career-defining opus, "Blue Light 'Til Dawn" (1993).
An eye-opening survey released by careers website Glassdoor.com in April found that the average American employee who received paid time off last year had used only half of it.
In addition, the band released a career-spanning compilation album, Anthology: 1999 2013 on November 6 , 2012
Last year, Springsteen released a career-spanning compilation called Chapter & Verse that served as a companion to his book.
Dallas, which finished 5-11 laseasonson, was 19th in the league in rushing, then released Emmitt Smith, the career rushing leader.
Barry also worked on a number of television themes and later in his career released albums of his own music.
Columbo's heirs include Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and David Bowie, not to mention Tiny Tim, who near the end of his career released a surprisingly good album composed entirely of Columbo songs.
