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Basia
Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska (Polish: , born 30 September 1954), better known as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music. She began singing professionally in various Polish bands from the late 1960s throughout the 1970s, then relocated to the UK in 1981. She rose to fame as a singer in the British trio Matt Bianco. By 1986, Basia and her bandmate Danny White had left the group to focus on her solo career. She signed on with Epic Records and enjoyed a successful international career between 1987 and 1995, particularly in the USA where her first two albums '' Time and Tide'' and ''London Warsaw New York'' were platinum-certified, million-unit sellers. During that period, her biggest hits were " Time and Tide", "New Day for You", " Promises", "Baby You're Mine", "Cruising for Bruising", and " Drunk on Love". She had also built up a fan base in Asia. She took a lengthy hiatus due to personal tragedies, then made a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time And Tide (Basia Album)
''Time and Tide'' is the debut studio album by Polish singer-songwriter Basia, released by Epic Records in 1987. The album includes the hit singles " Promises", " New Day for You", and the title track. Overview ''Time and Tide'' was Basia's first solo album following her and Danny White's departure from the band Matt Bianco. The pair co-produced and mostly co-wrote the material themselves, although Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools contributed to five songs on the album. The record showcases considerable influences from Brazilian music, noted in the track "Astrud", a tribute to Astrud Gilberto. Six songs were released as singles to promote the record, with " Promises", " New Day for You", and the album's title track being the most successful. All three tracks achieved success on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and the latter was also Basia's first song to break the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was released in April 1987 in Europe by Portrait Records (CBS) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Warsaw New York
''London Warsaw New York'' is the second solo studio album by Polish-born singer–songwriter Basia, released in February 1990 by Epic Records. It spawned one of Basia's biggest hits, " Cruising for Bruising". Overview The album's title was inspired by the tag "London Paris New York" often seen on perfume packaging. Basia decided to replace Paris with Warsaw to emphasize the fact that she is Polish, and that the album was written between the three countries represented by those cities. All three cities are name-checked in the song "Copernicus": "Our love will take this globe by storm/If it's London, Warsaw, or New York". The line is also sung in Polish later in the track: "Naszą miłością podbijemy glob/Londyn, Warszawę albo Nowy Jork". The other song incorporating Basia's native language is "Reward", in which she sings: "Jesteś moją nagrodą" (English: "You are my reward"). " Baby You're Mine" was released as the lead single in early 1990 and was met with moderate success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruising For Bruising
"Cruising for Bruising" is a song by Polish singer Basia released in 1990 as the second single from her album ''London Warsaw New York''. The song remains one of her biggest hits to date. Background The track was written and produced by Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, and tells about the breakup of their romantic relationship. The lyrics indicate that the split is not definitive and do not rule out giving the relationship a second chance. "Cruising for Bruising" was released as the second single from ''London Warsaw New York'' in spring 1990 becoming one of Basia's most popular and commercially successful songs. It reached the Top 40 in both the USA and Canada, where it stayed in the charts for twelve and fourteen weeks, respectively. The single also enjoyed minor success in Europe. It received a positive review from the '' Music & Media'' magazine, where it was described as one of the better tracks from ''London Warsaw New York''. Music video The music video for the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Day For You
"New Day for You" is a song by Polish singer Basia from her debut album '' Time and Tide'' released in 1987. Overview The track was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White and Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools, and produced by Danny and Basia. The lyrics of the song were based on a poem that Ross had written for Basia's birthday, which she then incorporated into the track. The song was particularly popular in Japan where it was used in an advert for a chain of department stores Parco. During the Apartheid era in South Africa, the song was adopted as a peace anthem. Music videos The first music video for the song is a performance clip and was filmed in Royal Albert Hall in London. It pictures Basia and her band performing the song on stage in an empty concert hall. The second version was filmed by Jon Small for the American market. It pictures Basia performing the song in front of a blue background, interspersed with footage of a solitary man wandering sadly around the city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time And Tide (Basia Song)
"Time and Tide" is a song by Polish singer Basia from her debut album of the same name, released in 1987. The song remains one of her biggest hits to date. Background The track was written and produced by Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White. Basia wrote the lyrics about her and Danny's unfulfilled love, at the time when they both were in relationships with other partners. The song has become a staple at wedding receptions in America. "Time and Tide" was released as the sixth and final single from Basia's debut album, also titled ''Time and Tide''. It was a chart success in the USA where it became her first Top 40 hit on '' Billboard''s Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. Despite being Basia's biggest U.S. pop hit, the song was never remixed. In 1995, the single was re-released in Japan to promote the live album '' Basia on Broadway''. Music video The music video for the song was directed by Nick Morris. It shows Basia and her band rehearsing the song for a performance in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk On Love (Basia Song)
"Drunk on Love" is a 1994 song by Polish-born singer Basia from her third album '' The Sweetest Illusion''. The track was a no. 1 on '' Billboard''s Dance Club Songs chart and remains one of Basia's biggest hits. Overview The song was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White and Peter Ross, and produced by Danny and Basia. It is an uptempo jazz-pop composition with layered scat singing. The track served as the third overall single from ''The Sweetest Illusion'', preceded in 1993 by "More Fire Than Flame", released only in Japan, and the US-only single "Yearning" earlier in 1994. Remixed by Roger Sanchez into what has been described as a "gospel-house" track, "Drunk on Love" turned out very popular in clubs and eventually reached no. 1 on the US Dance Club Songs (called Club Play at that time), spending a total of twelve weeks on the chart. "Drunk on Love" received positive feedback from '' Billboard'' and '' Cash Box'' magazines in 1994. In a retrospective review on AllMusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby You're Mine
"Baby You're Mine" is a song by Polish singer Basia from her second studio album ''London Warsaw New York'' released in 1990. The track was written and produced by Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, and is a mid-tempo bossa nova-influenced composition. It served as the first single from ''London Warsaw New York'' and was a minor chart success. Music video The music video for the song was directed by Nick Morris and was intended to be a homage to Audrey Hepburn in '' Breakfast at Tiffany's''. It pictures Basia wearing glamorous outfits, browsing a magazine on a sofa and performing dance routines surrounded by male dancers dressed in suits. The video was released on Basia's VHS/ LaserDisc ''A New Day'' in 1990 and on a bonus DVD included in the special edition of her album '' It's That Girl Again'' in 2009. Track listings *7" single/CD single :A. "Baby You're Mine" – 3:34 :B. "Masquerade" – 4:32 *12" single/CD single :A. "Baby You're Mine" (Berimbau Mix) – 5:38 :B1. "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promises (Basia Song)
"Promises" is a song by Polish singer Basia from her debut studio album '' Time and Tide'', released in 1987. The track was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White, and Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools. It was produced by Danny and Basia, and is a samba-influenced jazz-pop song. The single was first a minor hit in the UK in January 1988. In 1989, "Promises" charted in the USA, where remixes of the song by Justin Strauss were released on a 12" maxi single. Music videos The first music video for the song pictures Basia on a balcony in the middle of a three-storey building, with shadows of the building's inhabitants showing in the windows. She performs the song as the residents go about their everyday lives. The second clip was filmed in 1989 by Crescenzo Notarile and is a performance music video. It pictures Basia performing the song accompanied by a band and dancers, with a colorful wall painting in the background. This version was included on the VHS/ LaserDisc release ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter White (musician)
Peter White (born 20 September 1954) is an English musician and composer who plays guitar, piano, accordion and harmonica. He is known for his 20-year collaboration with Al Stewart. Musical career Early career with Al Stewart Born in Luton, England, White first gained fame with his distinctive guitar style as accompanist to singer/songwriter Al Stewart. He started in Stewart's band in 1975 at the age of 20, then moved to Los Angeles in 1978. During a 20-year tenure with Stewart, he co-wrote many songs, including Stewart's 1978 top-ten hit "Time Passages" and “Midnight Rocks” (which reached #24 on the US charts) in 1980. That same year he formed Shot In The Dark, a band which backed Stewart and released an eponymous album in 1981. Basia In 1984, White’s brother Danny White, one of the founders ofMatt Bianco, invited him to play on the Matt Bianco debut album ''Whose Side Are You On?''. He played acoustic guitar (uncredited) on the song "Half A Minute"--the first time that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Bianco
Matt Bianco are a British band that were formed in 1983. They are mainly known for their success in the mid-1980s and their jazz, Latin-flavoured music. The group's name suggests that Matt Bianco is a person, often assumed to be an alias for the main member and front man Mark Reilly. According to the group, however, Matt is in fact "a made up spy, a secret agent; we loved spy TV themes and film scores". Early years Matt Bianco was formed in 1983 by Mark Reilly (vocals), Danny White (keyboard), Kito Poncioni (bass) – all of whom had just left art pop group Blue Rondo A La Turk – and vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska. The band called itself "Bronze" before settling on the name Matt Bianco in 1983. The group was pictured as a quartet for their first single (" Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"/"Big Rosie"), although Poncioni only played on the non-album B-side "Big Rosie". He dropped out of the group entirely before the recording of their first album ''Whose Side Are You On?'' (1984), al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny White (musician)
Matt Bianco are a British band that were formed in 1983. They are mainly known for their success in the mid-1980s and their jazz, Latin-flavoured music. The group's name suggests that Matt Bianco is a person, often assumed to be an alias for the main member and front man Mark Reilly. According to the group, however, Matt is in fact "a made up spy, a secret agent; we loved spy TV themes and film scores". Early years Matt Bianco was formed in 1983 by Mark Reilly (vocals), Danny White (keyboard), Kito Poncioni (bass) – all of whom had just left art pop group Blue Rondo A La Turk – and vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska. The band called itself "Bronze" before settling on the name Matt Bianco in 1983. The group was pictured as a quartet for their first single (" Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"/"Big Rosie"), although Poncioni only played on the non-album B-side "Big Rosie". He dropped out of the group entirely before the recording of their first album ''Whose Side Are You On?'' (1984), al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect (Polish Band)
Perfect is a Polish rock band founded in 1977 by drummer Wojciech Morawski, bass guitar player Zdzisław Zawadzki and lead guitar player Zbigniew Hołdys. They are one of the all-time most popular rock bands from/in Poland.''Spin/ref> History Initially, the band played easy-listening pop music under the name ''Perfect Super Show and Disco Band''. Their line-up included Basia Trzetrzelewska, who would later join Matt Bianco. After her departure in 1980, the band changed their name to 'Perfect' and turned to hard rock music with Grzegorz Markowski as their lead vocalist. In 1981, Perfect recorded their debut album that sold almost one million copies in Poland alone.Konrad Wojciechowski, "Wszystkie pilne sprawy" - Perfect's biography, It included their first hits, ''Nie płacz Ewka'' ("Don't Cry, Eve") and ''Chcemy być sobą'' ("We Want to be Ourselves"), released as a 7-inch single. Their second album, ''UNU'', released in late 1982, in a period when martial law was introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
