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Aaron Carter (album)
''Aaron Carter'' is the debut studio album by American pop singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. It was originally released in November 1997 in Europe and re-released the next year with a new song and a remix, as well as being released in the United States in the summer of 1998. The album reached the top 10 in some European countries and reached number 12 in the United Kingdom. While it did not chart on the US ''Billboard'' 200, it did manage to reach number 17 on the US Top Heatseekers chart, and sold more than 100,000 copies in the United States. Three singles were released from the album; " Crush on You", a cover of the Jets' 1985 song, " Crazy Little Party Girl", and " I'm Gonna Miss You Forever". Other songs were released as limited edition singles in some regions. "Crush on You" and "Crazy Little Party Girl" went top 10 and 20 respectively in Australia, while both went top 10 in the UK. All three singles went top 20 in Germany and Sweden, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Carter
Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987November 5, 2022) was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 21st century, with his four studio albums. Carter began performing at age seven, after the formation of his brother Nick's group the Backstreet Boys, and released his self-titled debut album in 1997 at age nine, selling a million copies worldwide. His second album ''Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'' (2000) sold three million copies in the United States, and Carter began making guest appearances on Nickelodeon and touring with the Backstreet Boys shortly after the record's release. Carter's next album, ''Oh Aaron'', also went platinum, and in 2002 he released what would be his last studio album in over 15 years, '' Another Earthquake!'', followed by his 2003 '' Most Requested Hits'' collection. Carter appeared on ''Dancing with the Stars'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Carter (musician)
Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American singer and a member of the vocal group Backstreet Boys. As of 2015, Carter has released three solo albums, '' Now or Never'', ''I'm Taking Off'' and '' All American'', during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules, and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled ''Nick & Knight''. He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows, '' House of Carters'' and '' I (Heart) Nick Carter''. Early life Carter was born in Jamestown, New York, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding, previously Carter) and Robert Carter, owned a bar called the Yankee Rebel in Westfield, New York. He has English, Welsh, Irish, and German ancestry. Several years later, when Carter was four, the family moved to Ruskin, Florida, near Tampa, and managed the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where they added to the family. Carter's siblings include Leslie Carter (1986–2012) and Aaron Carter (1987–2022). Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Littrell
Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975) is an American singer and a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian music artist, and released the solo album '' Welcome Home'' in 2006. He is the father of country singer Baylee Littrell. In 2015, Littrell was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame along with his cousin and bandmate Kevin Richardson. Early life Littrell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Jacqueline "Jackie" R. (née Fox), a dentist's secretary, and Harold Baker Littrell, Jr, an IBM employee. He has an older brother Harold III, an actor and singer, and is the cousin of fellow Backstreet Boys member Kevin Richardson; His father, Harold, and Richardson's mother, Ann, are siblings. Littrell was skilled at sports, and played in both Little League and the Babe Ruth League. Growing up in a religious Baptist family, he sang his first solo in Porter Memorial Baptist Church at age 7, and was voted President of the Youth Chorus by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trey D
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Trey may refer to: Places * Trey, Switzerland, a commune in Vaud, Switzerland * Trey Peaks, Coats Land, Antarctica Other uses * Trey (playing card), the Three in card games * Trey (given name) * Trey, slang for a three-point shot in basketball See also * Trea (other) * Trae, a list of people with the given name or nickname * Tre (other) * Tray (other) A tray is a shallow platform used to carry items. Tray may also refer to: * Tray (given name) * Jim Tray (1860–1905), American Major League Baseball player * Tray Mountain, Georgia, United States * Tray, a user interface feature similar to a ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Starr
Larry Curtis Johnson (born July 14, 1953), better known by his stage name Maurice Starr, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work creating songs and albums with boy bands New Edition and New Kids on the Block. He was fired by New Edition for embezzling funds. Biography Early life Originally from Deland, Florida, Johnson moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1970s. Career Johnson was a member of the Johnson Brothers (not to be confused with the Brothers Johnson from Los Angeles, California) and the seminal electro group known as the Jonzun Crew with brothers Michael Jonzun and Soni Jonzun. In 1980, Johnson changed his name to Maurice Starr and recorded two R&B albums, ''Flaming Starr'' and ''Spacey Lady''. Unsuccessful as a solo artist, and described as "a cross between Berry Gordy and P. T. Barnum," Starr decided to create a band to perform the songs that he wrote. In 1982, Starr discovered the band New Edition on his talent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Don't Go Girl
"Please Don't Go Girl" is a 1988 song by American boyband New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, and spoken by Danny Wood, but the majority of the lyrics were sung by Joey McIntyre. Written and produced by Maurice Starr, it was the first release from their second album, ''Hangin' Tough'' (1988), and also became the group's first commercial hit. "Please Don't Go Girl" first rose from #62 to #46, on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart during the week of July 30, 1988. The single was the first major commercial exposure of the group, resulting in somewhat of a slow, but steady climb. The single eventually peaked at #10 the week of October 8, 1988. In 1997, Aaron Carter covered this song and was featured on his international self-titled debut album. Lyrics The song tells about a man who requests a woman he loves not to go away as she is his whole world, & he promises to love her until the end of time. Critical reception Pan-European m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
95 South
95 South are an American hip hop group from Jacksonville, Florida. They started as a Miami bass group of Artice "AB" Bartley, Carlos "Daddy Black" Spencer and Jay "Ski" McGowan. The group's name is a reference to Interstate 95, which passes through the city. Today, 95 South is a duo composed of Mike Mike (Michael Phillips) and Daddy Black (Carlos Spencer). Their biggest success was the 1993 hit "Whoot, There It Is", from their debut album ''Quad City Knock'', which reached No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was produced by C.C. Lemonhead and Jay "Ski" McGowan, then known as The Bass Mechanics. The album reached at No. 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200. There was a female member, named K-Nock, featured on ''Quad City Knock''. Her vocals can be heard on the songs "K-Knock in da House/We Got da Bass" and "Da Kinda Bass". In 1995, they released their second album, ''One Mo' 'Gen''. It contained the song "Rodeo" which reached No. 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Jackson (songwriter)
George Henry Jackson (March 12, 1945 – April 14, 2013) was an American blues, rhythm & blues, rock and soul songwriter and singer. His prominence was as a prolific and skilled songwriter; he wrote or co-wrote many hit songs for other musicians, including "Down Home Blues," "One Bad Apple", "Old Time Rock and Roll" and " The Only Way Is Up". As a southern soul singer he recorded fifteen singles between 1963 and 1985, with some success. Biography Jackson was born in Indianola, Mississippi, and moved with his family to Greenville at the age of five."George H. Jackson Obituary", ''Clarion Ledger'', 18 April 2013 Retrieved April 25, 2013 He started writing songs while in his teens, and in 1963 introduced himself to < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Bad Apple
"One Bad Apple" is a song by the Osmonds, released as a single on November 14, 1970. It debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on January 2, 1971. It hit the top of the chart on February 13, 1971 and stayed there for five weeks. It also reached No. 6 on the R&B chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1971. Both "One Bad Apple" and the Donny Osmond-credited single "Sweet and Innocent" are on the 1970 album ''Osmonds''. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 4, 1971. The song was written by George Jackson, who originally had the Jackson 5 in mind when he wrote it. According to Donny Osmond, Michael Jackson later told him that the Jackson 5 almost recorded this song first, but chose to record "ABC" instead.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acm64edbk7I Reference starts at 0:36 Rick Hall recorded and produced the song at his FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals; to determine who would sing lead, he lined up all of the brothers (including Jimmy) and had each one sing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Carolla
Centory was a German Eurodance group consisting of Gary Carolla, Alexander Strasser, Sven Kirschner, and Turbo B. Centory released one album, ''Alpha Centory'', in 1994. It featured the singles "Point of No Return", "Take It to the Limit", "The Spirit" and "Eye in the Sky". Centory also remixed two songs, "Mercy" and "Heart of Me" for a remix album by Cerrone. The band's last work was the single " Girl You Know It's True" released in 1996. This single was Centory's only single to not feature Turbo B; instead it featured a new singer, Trey D. Keith McGuffey, known by his stage name Trey D., is an American former singer who became known mostly for his Eurodance, Euro-rap style songs in the mid-1990s. He is also co-founder of a music academy called The Music Workshop, with Kevin Richar ... Discography Albums Singles References German Eurodance groups German dance music groups {{Germany-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
