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Candyman (franchise)
Candyman often refers to a person who performs candy making. Candyman or Candy Man may also refer to: Film, television and comics * Candyman (character), villain of: ** ''Candyman'' (film series), a horror film franchise, consisting of four films: *** ''Candyman'' (1992 film) *** ''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' (1995 film) *** ''Candyman: Day of the Dead'' (1999 film) *** ''Candyman'' (2021 film) * ''Candyman'' (2010 film), a documentary about David Klein, originator of Jelly Belly jelly beans * ''The Candy Man'' (film), a 1969 crime thriller film Music Albums * ''Candyman'' (album), by Steve Lukather *''The Candy Man'', by Mississippi John Hurt Songs * "Candyman" (Christina Aguilera song) * "Candyman" (Ratcat song) * "Candyman" (Siouxsie & the Banshees song) * "The Candy Man", from the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', notably covered by Sammy Davis, Jr. * "Candy Man" (Roy Orbison song) * "Candyman", by Primus * "Candy Man", by Brown Eyed Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Making
Candy making or candymaking is the preparation and cookery of candies and sugar confections. Candy making includes the preparation of many various candies, such as hard candies, jelly beans, gumdrops, taffy, liquorice, cotton candy, chocolates and chocolate truffles, dragées, fudge, caramel candy, and toffee. Candy is made by dissolving sugar in water or milk to form a syrup, which is boiled until it reaches the desired concentration or starts to caramelize. The type of candy depends on the ingredients and how long the mixture is boiled. Candy comes in a wide variety of textures, from soft and chewy to hard and brittle. A chocolatier is a person who prepares confectionery from chocolate, and is distinct from a chocolate maker, who creates chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients. Cotton candy is a form of spun sugar often prepared using a cotton candy machine. History The technology for candy making has generally kept pace with the technology of the times. For exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Eyed Girls
The Brown Eyed Girls (; ) is a South Korean girl group. The group is composed of four members: JeA, Miryo, Narsha, and Gain. They debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group with "Come Closer (다가와서)" in 2006. They rose to popularity in 2008 with "L.O.V.E" and their retro-dance number "How Come" and cemented their position in the K-pop world in 2009 with "Abracadabra", with its electronica-based genre, pioneering (albeit controversial) concept, along with its iconic and now globally recognized dance entitled 'The Arrogant Dance (시건방춤)'—successfully ingraining themselves into modern popular culture. The group started their venture into the Japanese music market with the release of a Japanese version of their massively successful 3rd Korean album, ''Sound-G'', in late 2010, with full promotions being held throughout early 2011 under Sony Music Japan, where they gained moderate success. They returned to Korea in late 2011, to garner further success and critical acclaim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candyman (rapper)
John B. Shaffer III (born June 25, 1968), known by his stage name Candyman, is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his hit single " Knockin' Boots". Candyman appears in the front row on N.W.A. and the Posse's 1987 album cover. Biography Candyman was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, where he attended Washington Preparatory High School. Manson's friend, rapper/producer Sir Jinx, introduced Manson to Dr. Dre, for whom Manson produced a three-song demo. Candyman was featured backing Tone Lōc before he earned his own solo stint. His first recording as solo artist was the 1989 12" EP ''Hip Hop Addict'', produced by Candyman his late friend Johnny "J". Prior to signing with Epic, Bill Walker from Thump Records, purchased the master of " Knockin' Boots" for Lowrider Soundtrack Volume 1 and took the single to KDAY and Power 106. Candyman eventually signed to Epic Records in 1989 and released his debut album, ''Ain't No Shame in My Game'', in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lollipop (Candyman)
"Lollipop (Candyman)" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the fifth overall single from their debut album, ''Aquarium'', in Australasia, North America, and mainland Europe—it was not released in the United Kingdom. "Lollipop" features a prominent role for René Dif, with vocals also from main vocalist Lene. The US CD and cassette single include " Good Morning Sunshine" as the B-side. Although it said to be one of the group's favorite songs, "Lollipop (Candyman)" failed to replicate the success of "Barbie Girl", " Doctor Jones", and " My Oh My" where it was released. In the United States, it became their second top-40 hit and last song to chart there, peaking at 23. The single reached the top 10 in Sweden and Australia, staying at number three for five consecutive weeks in the latter country. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' described the song as a " Barbie Girl" "similar-sounding Euro-NRG ditty" and noted that "although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running On Ice
''Running on Ice'' is the second album by Vertical Horizon, released independently in 1995, and later re-released by RCA. It was produced by John Alagia (John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ..., Dave Matthews Band), Doug Derryberry and Matt Scannell. Though still technically a duo and acoustic based, ''Running on Ice'' featured many guest musicians (most notably Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band on drums), giving the album more of a full band sound. Derryberry also contributed keyboards and vocals. Two of the album's songs ("Wash Away" and "The Man Who Would Be Santa") appeared on the 2nAwareCompilation. Track listing #"Heart in Hand" (Scannell) - 4:36 #"Wash Away" (Kane) - 4:30 #"Fragments" (Scannell) - 3:47 #"Famous" (Kane/Scannell) - 3:03 #"Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resident Alien (album)
''Resident Alien'' is the debut studio album by the English glam rock band Spacehog. Released by Sire Records and Elektra Records on 24 October 1995, the album was certified gold on 29 July 1996 and included the hit single " In the Meantime", which reached the top of the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US, and remained there for four weeks. Most of ''Resident Alien''s basic tracks were recorded live in a barn in Woodstock, New York. It was intended to give the album the immediacy of live room recording. Although Jonny Cragg makes his singing debut in "Skylark" on the band's second LP, '' The Chinese Album'', it is his voice that introduces "Space Is the Place" on ''Resident Alien''. The spoken line in the middle of "Never Coming Down (Part II)", "Everybody in the world is bent", comes from the 1969 movie '' The Italian Job''. The movie also features jail inmates clapping out the rhythm used in this song. In a tribute to the film '' Candyman'', the chorus to "Candyman" re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairytale (album)
''Fairytale'' is the second album from British singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released in the UK on 22 October 1965 through Pye Records (catalog number NPL 18128). The US version of ''Fairytale'' was released by Hickory Records (catalog number LPM 127 onaural/ LPS 127 tereo in November 1965 with a slightly different set of songs. Peter Eden, Geoff Stephens and Terry Kennedy produced the original album. History ''Fairytale'' finds Donovan evolving his styles further towards British folk, especially on songs such as "Summer Day Reflection Song" and "Jersey Thursday". "Sunny Goodge Street" foreshadows the jazzy feel and descriptions of life in urban London that Donovan would continue to explore over the next two years. Like his previous album ''What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid'', ''Fairytale'' primarily features Donovan singing and playing mouth harp and acoustic guitar. Shawn Phillips is playing the extra twelve-string guitar. For release in the US, Hickory Records add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
''First Pull Up, Then Pull Down'' is the second album by Hot Tuna, released in 1971 as RCA Victor LSP-4550. The album was recorded live with electric instruments, instead of the acoustic instruments used on the previous album, ''Hot Tuna''. The album rose to No. 43 on the Billboard charts. In 1996, RCA released the CD box set ''Hot Tuna in a Can'', which included a remastered version of this album, along with remasters of the albums ''Hot Tuna'', '' Burgers'', '' America's Choice'' and ''Hoppkorv''. In Canada, the album reached No. 30 in the ''RPM Magazine'' charts where it was shown as ''Hot Tuna Electric Recorded Live''. Track listing Personnel * Jack Casady – bass * Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar * Papa John Creach – electric violin *Sammy Piazza – drums ;Additional personnel *Will Scarlett – harmonica Production *Pat "Maurice" Ieraci – master of the machines *Allen Zentz – engineer *Margareta Kaukonen – drawings *Mike Frankel – interior photograph *Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boatlift
''The Boatlift'' is the third studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 27, 2007 through TVT, Poe Boy and Bad Boy Latino. The album features production by Lil Jon, Mr. Collipark, Nitti, Diaz Brothers and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs who served as executive producer with Pitbull. It also features guest appearances by Trick Daddy, Lil Jon, Twista, Jim Jones, Jason Derulo and Don Omar among others. ''The Boatlift'' spawned four singles: " Go Girl", " The Anthem", "Secret Admirer", and "Sticky Icky". The song " Fuego (Remix)" was featured on the video game ''Madden NFL 2008''. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics but received small commercial success despite critical acclaim. It debuted at number 50 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 22,398 copies in its first week. Critical reception ''The Boatlift'' garnered a positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jane Girls (album)
''Mary Jane Girls'' is the debut album released by girl group the Mary Jane Girls on the Gordy record label on April 13, 1983. It peaked at number 56 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album was produced and written entirely by Rick James. Three singles were released and each enjoyed success on the Hot Black Singles charts: "Candy Man" (number 23 R&B), "All Night Long" (number 11 R&B), and "Boys" (number 29 R&B). All three songs charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number 8. Track listing All songs written and composed by Rick James. #"Candy Man" (4:39) #"Boys" (5:34) #"Prove It" (4:28) #"Jealousy" (3:28) #"You Are My Heaven" (3:14) #"On the Inside" (3:55) #" All Night Long" (5:34) #"Musical Love" (5:07) Personnel *Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie – lead and backing vocals *The Waters Sisters – background vocals * Rick James – drums, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion, sitar, timpani * Levi Ruffin, Jr. – synthesizer, synth strings, Fender Rhod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahimi Karie (album)
''Kahimi Karie'' is a compilation album by Japanese musician Kahimi Karie. It was released on September 8, 1998 by Minty Fresh in the United States, serving as her debut album in the country. ''Kahimi Karie'' primarily consists of tracks from Karie's previous EPs and singles, excepting one track taken from her 1997 debut album ''Larme de Crocodile is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Kahimi Karie. It was released on March 25, 1997 by Crue-L Records. Background Released after a string of six EPs, ''Larme de Crocodile'' draws from several musical genres, including jazz, French ' ...''. It utilizes the cover art from Karie's 1995 EP ''My First Karie''. In Japan, ''The Best of Trattoria Years Plus More'', an equivalent compilation featuring an identical track listing to ''Kahimi Karie'', was released on September 30, 1998 by Trattoria Records. Track listing Songwriting credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''The Best of Trattoria Years Plus More''. Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Beauty (album)
''American Beauty'' is the fifth studio album by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released November 1, 1970, by Warner Bros. Records, the album continued the folk rock and country music style of their previous album ''Workingman's Dead'', issued earlier in the year. Upon release, ''American Beauty'' entered the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, ultimately peaking at number 30 during a nineteen-week stay in January 1971. On July 11, 1974, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and it later reached Platinum and Double Platinum certification in 1986 and 2001, respectively. In 2003, the album was ranked number 258 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, 261 in a 2012 revised list, and 215 in a 2020 revised list. Recording ''American Beauty'' was the result of a prolific period of the songwriting partnership of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter – one that yielded two studio albums in one year for the Grateful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
