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Blue Eyed Soul (album)
''Blue Eyed Soul'' is the twelfth studio album by British pop group Simply Red. The album was released on 8 November 2019 by BMG. Chart performance The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 9,772 copies in its first week. It is Simply Red's 14th top 10 album in the United Kingdom. Track listing The vinyl release has a slightly different song order from the CD and digital releases. Apparently, the preferred order is that of the vinyl release, which favours slower songs earlier. CD and digital download version LP version Personnel Simply Red * Mick Hucknall – vocals, backing vocals (5, 6, 8) * Dave Clayton – keyboards, backing vocals (5, 6, 8) * Kenji Suzuki – guitars, backing vocals (5, 6, 8) * Steve Lewinson – bass * Roman Roth – drums, backing vocals (5, 6, 8) * Ian Kirkham – saxophones * Kevin Robinson – trumpet, backing vocals (1, 5-8), percussion (5, 6, 8, 9) Additional musicians * Danny Saxon – additional keyboards (1, 2, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simply Red
Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album ''Picture Book'' (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, ''Stars'', being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter-John Vettese
Peter-John Vettese (born 15 August 1956 in Scotland), also known as Peter Vettese, is a Scottish keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. Vettese is perhaps best known for being the keyboardist for progressive rock band Jethro Tull for most of the 1980s. Early life Peter Vettese grew up in a musical family in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. He began his music studies with piano lessons at the age of 4. At 9, he began playing in public with his father's band. He left home at 17 to join one of the UK's biggest dance hall Big Bands, but was fired for rehearsing in company time with his own group. He then formed the jazz fusion group Solaris with guitarist Jim Condie, and toured Scotland and the US. He was playing in pubs and clubs in Scotland when he saw an advertisement for keyboard players in the music newspaper ''Melody Maker'', which turned out to be from the progressive rock band Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull Vettese joined Jethro Tull in 1982 for the recording of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business. FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry. Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, FIMI replaced its physical singles chart with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syndicat National De L'Édition Phonographique
The National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (french: Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique; SNEP) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian Recording Industry Association, which was established by the six major record companies operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Digital Album Chart
The ARIA Digital Album Chart ranks the highest selling legally downloaded music albums within Australia and is provided by the Australian Recording Industry Association. History The Digital Album Chart was established in 2009 and first published on 16 November. The chart still runs weekly . Trivia Albums with the most weeks at number one ;24 Weeks *Adele - '' 21'' (2011/2012) ;20 Weeks *Michael Bublé – ''Christmas'' (2011-2019) ;14 Weeks *Ed Sheeran - '' ÷'' (2017/2018) ;13 Weeks *Various artists - '' The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2018-2019) ;9 weeks *Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - '' A Star Is Born'' (2018) ;8 weeks *Taylor Swift – '' 1989'' (2014/2015) ;7 weeks *Adele – '' 25'' (2015-2017) ;6 Weeks *Ed Sheeran – '' X'' (2014/2015) *Ed Sheeran - '' +'' (2011/2012/2013) *Mumford & Sons - '' Sigh No More'' (2010) *Eminem - ''Recovery'' (2010) ;4 weeks * INXS - '' The Very Best'' (2014)/(2019) *Eminem - ''Kamikaze'' (2018) *Meghan T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Chalkley
Dean Chalkley (born 2 April 1968) is a British photographer from Southend-on-Sea. Early life Dean Chakley's first years were spent on a farm in Essex where his parents were labourers. At the age of seven the family moved to Southend-on-Sea where he eventually attended Fairfax High School for boys, in Westcliff-on-Sea. It was the 1980s, the time of the mod revival. He describes himself as having been "...a hardened mod, totally into scooters, dressing flamboyantly, in cravats and so on."'The F2 Profile' by David Land, F2 FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER magazine, February/March 2008, Vol 1, No.6 Towards the late 1980s, acid house coincided with his discovery of photography, although initially after leaving school his interest had been in Fashion, especially the type influenced by music. He trained for and became a bespoke trouser maker for a couple of years but on realising the debt involved in setting up shop, he decided to become a civil servant and remained working as one for seven y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc JB
Marc JB (or Marc Jackson Burrows) is a British music producer who was part of the production team that had a number one on the UK Dance Chart with " Thunder in My Heart Again" by Meck featuring Leo Sayer. He produces in partnership with DJ Lee Dagger and together they have produced and remixed many tracks by other artists, including Kanye West, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and Yoko Ono. They have many of their remixes cut to the original video on YouTube. Marc JB, Lee Dagger and house music vocalist Katherine Ellis also form a dance music group called Bimbo Jones. In 2006, the band had a UK hit in 2006 with "Harlem One Stop" reaching number 1 in the UK Dance charts. Discography Singles *2006 "Harlem One Stop" (with Bimbo Jones) *2006 "Thunder in My Heart Again" (Meck featuring Leo Sayer) Remixes *''Unstoppable'' - Goldlock & Octagon *''Shake It'' - The Outhere Brothers *''Grace Kelly'' - Mika *''Goodbye'' - Hi on Life featuring Joniece *''Don't Mess with my Man'' - Boot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Kirkham
Ian Kirkham (born 9 March 1963 in Preston, Lancashire''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll'' - 3rd Edition) is an English saxophonist, best known for his playing with Simply Red from 1986 until the band retired in 2010. He reprised his role in the band when it reformed in 2015, and played on their 2019 album, '' Blue Eyed Soul''. He is the second longest running member of the band, behind founder and lead vocalist Mick Hucknall. Kirkham grew up in Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding distri .... He started learning piano at five, and saxophone at eleven. References 1963 births Living people English rock saxophonists British male saxophonists Musicians from Preston, Lancashire Simply Red members 21st-century saxophonists 21st-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Grove Studios
British Grove Studios is a recording studio located at 20 British Grove in Chiswick, West London, and owned by musician Mark Knopfler. British Grove Studios was built by David Stewart, the studio's former manager, and commissioned by Knopfler as "a monument to past and future technology". It has two studios. Alongside modern technology, the equipment includes two old EMI mixing consoles: a very rare tube desk from the 1960s like the ones used by George Martin and The Beatles, and a later console on which the album ''Band on the Run'' was recorded. The large console in studio one is a custom-made Neve 88R, while the console in studio two is an API Legacy. The main speakers are ATC monitors in a 5.1 configuration. Specifically, the full-range models are ATC SCM 300ASL (300A) mounted in standard left-center-right configuration, with two more 300As on a unique track system for surround. Dual ATC SCM0.1/15ASL PRO (Sub 1/15) subwoofers alongside the left and right mains provide the LFE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Hucknall
Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine ''Rhythms'' as "one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers", while '' Q'' credited him with "the most prodigious voice this side of Motown". Early life Hucknall, born at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, on 8 June 1960, was an only child. His mother abandoned the family when he was three; the upheaval caused by this event inspired him to write "Holding Back the Years", which would become one of Simply Red's biggest and best-known hits. He was brought up in Denton by his father, Reginald (1935–2009), a barber in Stockport. According to Hucknall he had a happy childhood until the age of 10, when he began to clash with his father "because there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
