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Bangs And Crashes
''Bangs & Crashes'' is a remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson ('' Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 200 ... by English pop band Go West. It was released in 1986 by Chrysalis Records. The album mostly contains remixes of songs from their debut studio album, '' Go West'' (1985). 'One Way Street' was featured on the soundtrack to Rocky IV. Track listing Chart performance References 1986 remix albums Go West (band) albums Chrysalis Records albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go West (band)
Go West are an English pop duet (music), duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox (musician), Peter Cox and rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Richard Drummie. At the 1986 Brit Awards, they received the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act. The duo enjoyed popularity between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s and are best known for the international top 10 hits "We Close Our Eyes", "Call Me (Go West song), Call Me", "Faithful (Go West song), Faithful", and "King of Wishful Thinking"; the last was featured in the 1990 film ''Pretty Woman''. History In 1982, Cox and Drummie formed the band Go West, with Cox as lead singer and Drummie on guitar and backing vocals. Go West had a publishing deal and possessed a portastudio, but lacked a band or recording company. Cox and Drummie decided, with support from John Glover, their manager, to find a record producer, musical producer, and sound recording and reproduction, record just two of their songs. The tracks "We Close Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941) is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best known for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfield. Among his most famous work at Motown, Strong wrote the lyrics for many of the songs recorded by the Temptations. He was born in West Point, Mississippi. Career Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's fledgling label, Tamla Records, and was the performer on the company's first hit, "Money (That's What I Want)", which reached No. 2 US R&B in 1960. The single was originally released on Tamla, Motown's first label, but was then leased to the Anna label as it was getting airplay, and it was on the Anna label that it was a hit. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. "Money" was later recorded by a number of acts, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Kingsmen, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Remix Albums
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look Down (Go West Song)
"Don't Look Down" is a song by English pop duo Go West, released as a single in 1985. It reached No. 13 in the UK, No. 10 in Ireland, and No. 15 in New Zealand. The song was remixed later that year and released as a new single, under the title "Don't Look Down – The Sequel". Retrieved 8-28-2010. Two years later, this version of the song was released to the market and appeared on the American version of the band's '''' album. This s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me (Go West Song)
"Call Me" is a 1985 song by the British band Go West, which reached no. 12 in the UK Charts and no. 54 in the US. History On 7" vinyl, the album version of the song appeared, along with the B-side "Man in My Mirror", which later appeared on the remix album '' Bangs & Crashes''. The 12" vinyl included the extended mix (labelled "The Indiscriminate Mix") along with either the album version of "Call Me" and "Man in My Mirror" on the second side in Europe, or "We Close Our Eyes (Complete Underhang Mix)" in North America. A German 12" included "The Indiscriminate Mix" on the first side, and the album version and "The Indiscriminate -Kitchen Sink- Mix" on the second side. The "-Kitchen Sink- Mix" is identical to the "Indiscriminate Mix", but equalized differently and lightly reverberated to sound as if the record was playing inside of an actual kitchen sink. This second remix was released as its own 12" single in the United Kingdom, with "Eye To Eye (The Horizontal Mix)" and "Man in My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye To Eye (Go West Song)
"Eye to Eye" is a song by English pop duo Go West, which was released in 1985 as the fourth single from their debut studio album '' Go West''. It was written by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie, and produced by Gary Stevenson. "Eye to Eye" reached No. 73 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 32 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart. For its release as a single, the song was given a remix by the American synth-pop duo the System. To promote the song, the band performed it on ''Soul Train'' in October 1985. Critical reception Upon release, ''Cash Box'' listed the song as one of their feature picks during August 1985 and commented: "With moderate success from its first two singles, this versatile and astute British group's latest release is an R&B tinged song which shows soul and heart. A nice crossover effort." In a review of the 12" single, ''Cash Box'' said: "Go West's most R&B flavored cut is here remixed by the System and the result is a Hall & Oates-ish version gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Girl (Go West Song)
"Goodbye Girl" is a song by England, English pop duo Go West (band), Go West. It was released in 1985 as the third single from their Go West (Go West album), self-titled debut album. The song charted in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, reaching No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 19 on the Irish Singles Chart, and No. 33 on the New Zealand chart. References Go West (band) songs 1985 singles Pop ballads Chrysalis Records singles Songs written by Peter Cox (musician) Songs written by Richard Drummie 1985 songs {{1980s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Close Our Eyes
"We Close Our Eyes" is a song by English pop duo Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. Recognizable by its synthesizer hook, it was the lead single from their debut studio album '' Go West''. The single was promoted by a music video directed by Godley & Creme. This video included Cox, Drummie and the guitarist Alan Murphy, performing the song in front of dancing wooden artist mannequins. In April 1985, the single was discussed by Molly Meldrum and Queen's lead vocalist Freddie Mercury on the Australian music show ''Countdown''. Mercury was impressed and predicted the band would be "very, very big". The "Total Overhang Club Mix" was later included on the 1986 compilation album '' Bangs & Crashes''. A further remix of the song appeared on ''Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West'' in 1993. A remix of the song was released in 1993 to promote the ''Aces and Kings'' retrospective. The song is featured on the 1985 Italian horror film '' Demons''. Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Whitfield
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.allmusic Biography/ref> He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motown Sound and of the late-1960s subgenre of psychedelic soul. During his 25-year career, Whitfield co-wrote and produced many enduring hits for Motown artists, including "Ain't Too Proud to Beg",Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations , AllMusic - Song Review by Ed Hogan "", " |
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single for The Temptations. It was released on the Gordy (Motown) label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor The Temptations' 1970 '' Greatest Hits II'' LP. It reached #3 on the US pop charts and #2 on the US R&B charts. ''Billboard'' ranked the record as the #24 song of 1970. It reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart. Although a nearly eleven minute long backing track was recorded by The Funk Brothers, only slightly more than four minutes was used for the Temptations' version of the song. The full backing track can be heard on the 1971 self titled debut album of the Motown group The Undisputed Truth. ''Cash Box'' said of the song that the Temptations came up with "another shocker featuring studio-work voltage and the charge of new-Temps lyric power" and "another electrifying experience." Personnel * Lead vocals by Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a combination of dance and pop with influences of disco, post-discoSmay, David & Cooper, Kim (2001). ''Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears'': "... think about Stock-Aitken-Waterman and Kylie Minogue. Dance pop, that's what they call it now — Post-Disco, post-new wave and incorporating elements of both." Feral House: Publisher, p. 327. . and synth-pop, it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy, uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to pop music than the more free-form dance genre, with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes. The genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions. Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Drummie
Richard Drummie (born 20 March 1959, in London) is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer. Drummie and Peter Cox (musician), Peter Cox are the founding members of musical group Go West (band), Go West. Early career and Go West Drummie began writing with longtime collaborator Peter Cox, with whom he eventually signed a publishing deal. In 1982, the two formed the band Go West (band), Go West, with Cox as lead singer and Drummie on guitar and backing vocals. For the next few years, Go West tried to land a recording contract until, with the help of manager John Glover and producer Gary Stevenson, they finally recorded their first two singles: "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me (Go West song), Call Me". After Go West signed a deal with Chrysalis Records, "We Close Our Eyes" became a Top 40, top 5 hit record, hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Other Go West singles released that year included "Call Me (Go West song), Call Me" (1985) and "Don't Look Down (Go West song), Don't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
