There are some tasty tid-bits mentioned here: The Ultimate Cheesy-Ballad Playlist

Bryan (not Ryan) Adams - check and check
Wilson Phillips - Can we get an updated photo of the trio, since the Carney Wilson weight-loss, in something a little more comfortable?
Sting - check
Cetera - check
Collins - check

Those last three are at the top of my list that is titled lead singers that performed in great bands, only to move on to solo careers that produced the most complete and total musical-suckage of recent time. Good gawwwwwwd...

And to Laurie:

Any Scorpions ballad from the '80s. Oh, German lite metal, how I love you... --Laurie

You know, I haven't spent near enough time with my complete Scorpions CD collection as of late. And, since we have gobs of disc space available here, it's time to get my Scorpions Anthology back online. Thanks for the reminder.