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Americana (Roch Voisine Album)
''Americana'' is a 2008 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. Many of the tracks were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. He followed that in 2009 with the album '' AmerIIcana''. Track listing Bonus bilingual English / French version tracks marked with #"City of New Orleans" #"Ring of Fire" #" Let It Be Me" #" Lay Lady Lay" #"Crazy" #"Suspicious Minds" #" You Never Can Tell" #" And I Love You So" #" Always on My Mind" #" Ode to Billy Joe" #" I Will Always Love You" #"City of New Orleans" / ''Salut les amoureux'' #"Let It Be Me" / ''Je t'appartiens'' #"Ode to Billy Joe" / ''La Marie-Jeanne'' Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts See also * Americana II *Americana III ''Americana III'' or alternatively California Americana III is a 2010 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was a follow-up of his successful Americana album in 2008 and '' Americana II'' album in 2009. The album was also known as the Californ ... External linksRoch Voisine Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roch Voisine
Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, (born 26 March 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1994. In 1997, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Beginnings Born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, he grew up in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick and later moved to Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec when he was 12. Voisine studied at École technique des métiers de Lauzon in Lévis (today Guillaume-Couture Secondary School) and at Polyvalente de Lévis (today École Pointe-Lévy). Then he continued for 4 years at Cégep Limoilou. He attended the University of Ottawa where he graduated in 1985 with a degree in physiotherapy and played 4 seasons with the uOttawa Gee-Gees men's hockey team. Voisine aspired to be a professional ice hockey player. He had to set his plans aside when he was severely injured while pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspicious Minds
"Suspicious Minds" is a 1968 song written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James. After this recording failed commercially, it was cut by Elvis Presley with producer Chips Moman, becoming a No. 1 song in 1969, and one of the most memorable hits of Presley's career. The song The song is about a mistrusting and dysfunctional relationship, and the need of the characters to overcome their issues in order to maintain it. Written in 1968 by Mark James, who was also co-writer of " Always on My Mind" (which Presley would later record), the song was first recorded and released by James on Scepter Records in 1968. Chips Moman had asked James to come to Memphis to write songs for American Sound Studio. At the time, James was residing in Houston. He had written three songs that became No.1 hits in the Southern United States. American Sound Studio was gaining a reputation in the industry, as the Box Tops had just recorded " The Letter" there, so James relocated to Memphis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Albums
The following is a list of Album, albums, Extended play, EPs, and Mixtape, mixtapes released in 2008. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding Reissue, reissues, Remasters, remasters, and Compilation album, compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) WP:MUS, notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2008 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 albums 2008 albums, 2008-related lists, Albums Lists of albums by release date, 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americana III
''Americana III'' or alternatively California Americana III is a 2010 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was a follow-up of his successful Americana album in 2008 and ''Americana II'' album in 2009. The album was also known as the California album in contrast to the first two that were recorded mostly in Nashville, Tennessee. Track listing Bonus bilingual English / French version tracks marked with #"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)" (3:44) #"San Francisco" (3:15) #"California Dreamin'" (2:43) #"Mrs. Robinson" (3:59) #"God Only Knows" (2:46) #"A Horse with No Name" (4:04) #"Southern Cross" (4:39) #"I'm a Believer" (2:55) #"Both Sides Now" (4:09) #"California Dreamin'" / ''La terre promise'' (2:44) #"San Francisco" (3:13) Chart performance See also *Americana (Roch Voisine album) *Americana II ''AmerIIcana'' or alternatively ''Americana II'' is a 2009 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was a follow-up of his successful ''Americana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americana II
''AmerIIcana'' or alternatively ''Americana II'' is a 2009 album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It was a follow-up of his successful ''Americana'' album in 2008. Many of the tracks were recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Track listing Bonus bilingual English / French version tracks marked with #"That's How I Got to Memphis" #"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" #"Take It Easy" #" If I Were a Carpenter" #" I'm Sorry" #"Take Me Home, Country Roads" #"Song Sung Blue" #" Sundown" #" Johnny B. Goode" #" Pretty Woman" #" Heart of Gold" #"Bon Vivant" #"That's How I Got to Memphis" / ''Sur la route de Memphis'' #"If I Were a Carpenter" / ''Si j'étais un charpentier'' #"Song Sung Blue" / ''Chanson bleue'' #"Sundown" / ''L'amour c'est comme l'été'' #"Bon Vivant" Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications See also *Americana (Roch Voisine album) *Americana III ''Americana III'' or alternatively California Americana III is a 2010 album by Canadian singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Albums
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Monday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen SoundScan, and published every Tuesday by ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...''. See also * ''RPM'' (magazine) * ''The Record'' (magazine) References External linksCanadian Albums Chart Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Always Love You
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' soundtrack. Whitney Houston recorded a soul-ballad arrangement of the song for the 1992 film '' The Bodyguard''. Houston's version peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks. The single was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Houston's first Diamond single, the third female artist who had both a Diamond single and a Diamond album, and becoming the best-selling single by a woman in the U.S. The song was a global success, topping the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode To Billy Joe
"Ode to Billie Joe" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry released by Capitol Records in July 1967, and later used as the title-track of her debut album. Five weeks after its release, the song topped ''Billboard's'' Pop singles chart. It also appeared in the top 10 of the Adult Contemporary and Hot R&B singles charts, and in the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs list. The song takes the form of a first-person narrative performed over sparse acoustic guitar accompaniment with strings in the background. It tells of a rural Mississippi family's reaction to the news of the suicide of Billie Joe McAllister, a local boy to whom the daughter (and narrator) is connected. The song received widespread attention, leaving its audience intrigued as to what the narrator and Billie Joe threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Gentry later clarified that she intended the song to portray the family's indifference to the suicide in what she deemed "a study in unconscious cruelty", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And I Love You So (song)
"And I Love You So" is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, ''Tapestry''. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: A-B-B-A versus the usual A-B-C (or A)-B. Perry Como recording "And I Love You So" was a 1973 hit for singer Perry Como on his RCA Victor album of the same name, '' And I Love You So,'' reaching No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It would be the last of his many popular recordings, dating back to 1943, to reach the Top 40. It also spent one week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart. It reached No. 2 in South Africa and in Britain, the record reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart on RCA Records and remained on the chart for 35 weeks (the longest of his hits in the UK). Como also recorded a Spanish version, titled ''Y te quiero así''. Other recordings The song has been recorded by many other artists in the years since McLean's original version: * Shirley Bassey record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Never Can Tell (song)
"You Never Can Tell", also known as "C'est La Vie" or "Teenage Wedding", is a song written by Chuck Berry. It was composed in the early 1960s while Berry was in federal prison for violating the Mann Act. Released in 1964 on the album '' St. Louis to Liverpool'' and the follow-up single to Berry's final Top Ten hit of the 1960s: "No Particular Place to Go", "You Never Can Tell" reached number 14, becoming Berry's final Top 40 hit until " My Ding-a-Ling", a number 1 in October 1972. The song performed slightly better in Canada, and also reached the Top 40 in the United Kingdom. Berry's recording features an iconic piano hook played by Johnnie Johnson. A 1977 Top Ten C&W hit for Emmylou Harris, the song has also been recorded or performed by Loggins and Messina, Chely Wright, John Prine, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Jerry Garcia Band, Bruce Springsteen, the Mavericks, Buster Shuffle and Bob Seger. Description The song tells of the wedding of two teenagers and their lifestyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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