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Calm Before The Storm (Jon English Album)
''Calm Before the Storm'' is the sixth studio album by the Australian musician, Jon English, and his first under the Mercury Records label. The album was released in Australia in April 1980 and peaked at number 17 on the Kent Music Report in March 1983. Two singles were released from the album: " Hot Town" which peaked at No. 11 on the Kent Music chart, and "Carmilla", which peaked at No. 27. The international version had a slightly altered track-listing and included the track "Hold Back the Night" which was released as a single in 1981. Track listing ;Vinyl/ Cassette (6357 067) Side One # "Survivor" (English) - 3:31 # "Save Me" (Garry Paige, Mark Punch) - 3:15 # "Carmilla" (English) - 3:47 # "Down in Frisco" (Mike Wade) - 3:12 # " Hot Town" (Graeme Connors Graeme Connors (born 29 April 1956) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter, and performer. Connors has released seventeen studio albums and has received fourteen Golden Guitar awards among other prestige Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon English
Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian Hardie but left to take on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Australian version of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' from May 1972, which was broadcast on television. English was also a noted solo singer; his Australian top twenty hit singles include " Turn the Page", " Hollywood Seven", "Words are Not Enough", " Six Ribbons" and " Hot Town". NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. Jon English entry English was acclaimed for his starring role in the 1978 Australian TV series '' Against the Wind'' – he won the ''TV Week'' Logie Award for 'Best New Talent in Australia'. He also co-wrote and performed the score with Mario Millo (ex-Sebastian Hardie) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, rock music. Writer Johan Fornas views pop/rock as "one single, continuous genre field", rather than distinct categories. To the authors Larry Starr and Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the United Kingdom and Japan (as Mercury Tokyo in the latter country), it is distributed by EMI Records. Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been placed under Island Records, although its back catalogue is still owned by the Island Def Jam Music Group (now Island Records). Background Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Dunlop
Russell James Dunlop (21 October 194516 May 2009) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer-engineer. From the late 1970s he collaborated with Bruce Brown in a production company for albums and singles by Australian performers including Mental As Anything, The Reels and Machinations. As a musician he was a member of various groups such as Aesop's Fables (1968–70), Levi Smith's Clefs (1971), Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly (SCRA) (1971–72) and Ayers Rock (1976). Biography 1945–1967: Early Years Russell James Dunlop, was born in 1945 in Paddington, New South Wales. His father, Hector Dunlop, was an engineer and his mother was Patricia. The couple had another son, Barry, and both were educated at Bourke Street Primary and Narwee Boys' High School. After leaving secondary school Dunlop worked as a tiler's labourer and then in a pharmaceutical factory. Dunlop began playing in bands as a drummer at 16. 1968–1970: Aesop's Fables/ The New Aesop's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English History (album)
''English History'' is the first greatest hits album released by Australian recording artist Jon English. The album was released in August 1979 and made history at the time by becoming the largest selling double album in Australia. The album sold over 180,000 copies in Australia. It includes tracks from his five studio albums and two soundtrack albums to date. "Get Your Love Right" was released as the lead single in May 1979, peaking within the top 5 in New Zealand and Norway. Track listing ;Australian Vinyl/ Cassette (9198 178) # "Get Your Love Right" - 3:28 # "Wine Dark Sea" - 3:42 # "Words Are Not Enough" - 3:34 # " Turn the Page" - 4:31 # "Minutes to Midnight" - 5:05 # " Hollywood Seven" - 4:53 # "Same Old Feeling Again" - 3:01 # " Lovin' Arms" - 3:04 # " Superstar" - 4:15 # " Handbags and Gladrags" - 5:19 # "Laughing at the Guru" - 3:48 # "Every Time I Sing a Love Song" - 4:01 # "Nights In Paradise" - 5:00 # "Lay it All Down" - 3:35 # "Sandcastles" - 3:01 # "Behind Blue Ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Roads
''In Roads'' is the seventh studio album by Australian musician Jon English. The album was released in Australia in 1981. Three singles were released from the album, including "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" which peaked at number 9 in Norway. Track listing Vinyl/cassette (6357 067): Side One # "Been in Love Before" (Jon English) - 4:10 # "Blame It on the Night" (Dennis La Rue, Rick Blakemore) - 3:19 # " Straight from the Heart" (Bryan Adams) - 2:58 # "You Might Need Somebody" (Nan O'Byrne, Tom Snow) - 3:35 # "The Shining" (Greg Henson, English) - 4:14 Side Two # "Touch and Go" (English) - 3:26 # "Stranger in a Strange Land" (La Rue, R. Blakemore) - 3:41 # "Move Better in the Night" (Chris Thompson, Robbie McIntosh, Stevie Lange) - 4:49 # "Hope It Turns Out Right" (Mike Wade, Graeme Connors) - 3:54 # "Last Night in Hollywood" (Wade, Connors) - 3:54 # "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" (Tim Friese-Greene Timothy Alan Friese-Greene is an English musician and producer. He worked with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Town (Jon English Song)
"Hot Town" is a song by Australian musician Jon English Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for .... The song was released in October 1979 as the first single from his sixth studio album, ''Calm Before the Storm''. Track listing ; Australian 7" Single (Mercury – 6037 952) *Side A "Hot Town" *Side B "Show No Weakness" ; International 7" Single (Mercury - 6038 002) *Side A "Hot Town" *Side B "Give It a Try" Charts References Jon English songs 1979 songs 1979 singles Mercury Records singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983, chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts. Before the Kent Report, ''Go-Set'' magazine published weekly Top-40 Singles from 1966, and Album charts from 1970 until the magazine's demise in August 1974. David Kent later published Australian charts from 1940 to 1973 in a retrospective fashion, using state by state chart data obtained from various Australian radio stations. Background Kent had spent a number of years previously working in the music industry at both EMI and Phonogram records and had developed the report initially as a hobby. The Kent Music Report was first release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Connors
Graeme Connors (born 29 April 1956) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter, and performer. Connors has released seventeen studio albums and has received fourteen Golden Guitar awards among other prestige Australian country music awards. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Graeme Connors was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as an "Influential Artists". In 2016, Connors was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown. Career 1965-1987: Early career Graeme attended school St. Patricks in Mackay. Graeme commenced his music career in the mid-1970s doing support vocals for many well-known acts of the day. In 1974, at the age of 18, Connors opened for American singer/songwriter, Kris Kristofferson during his Australian tour. Kristofferson was so impressed with young Connors, that he took him into the recording studio to produce his 1976 debut album ''And When Morning Comes''. From the late 1970s through to the late 1980s, Connors wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Albums
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Jon English Albums
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