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Devils Ball
"Devils Ball" is a song by the Swiss duo Double, released in 1987 as the lead single from their second studio album ''Dou3le''. It was written and produced by Kurt Maloo and Felix Haug. The song featured a guest appearance from Herb Alpert, who played trumpet on the track, and an electric violin solo by Michał Urbaniak. Background Following the duo's breakthrough success with their 1985 album ''Blue'', and the hit single " The Captain of Her Heart", Double began working on a follow-up album in early 1987, which was released later that year as ''Dou3le''. The leading single, "Devils Ball", was released in October and reached No. 71 in the UK, lasting within the Top 100 for four weeks. It also reached No. 30 in Belgium. The ''Dou3le'' album failed to emulate the success of its predecessor, while a second single, "Gliding", was not a success either. Speaking to ''i:Vibes'' in 2011, Maloo expressed his thoughts on the single: "Our single "Devils Ball" was a big accident. It wasn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double (band)
Double was a Swiss music duo best known for their hit single " The Captain of Her Heart". Biography The duo was formed in 1983 in Zürich, Switzerland, by Felix Haug (drums and keyboards) and Kurt Maloo (guitar and vocals) out of the trio Ping Pong of which both Maloo and Haug were members. Ping Pong formed in 1981, and had some early success with a single entitled "Rhythm Walk". They also recorded with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, though due to legal issues none of their collaborations were able to be released. Ping Pong had some success with singles and several appearances around Europe in music festivals. Prior to releasing their debut album, the duo issued a few singles, of which "Naningo", "Rangoon Moon", and "Woman of the World" were the most popular. The duo were initially into experimental rock with '' Naningo'', unlike their later albums. The high point of the duo's career came shortly after the late 1985 release of their first full-length album, ''Blue''. The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue (Double Album)
''Blue'' is the debut studio album by Swiss musical duo Double, released on 15 October 1985 by Metronome. In addition to updated versions of two of the band's earlier singles ("Woman of the World" and "Rangoon Moon"), the album includes the ballad "The Captain of Her Heart", which was an immediate success throughout Europe (and eventually, the United States) upon its 1986 single release. Follow-up singles "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" and "Tomorrow" were less successful. Track listing All tracks are written by Kurt Maloo and Felix Haug. # "Woman of the World" – 3:52 # "I Know a Place" – 3:40 # "The Captain of Her Heart" – 4:35 # "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" – 6:20 # "Rangoon Moon" – 4:01 # "Urban Nomads" – 4:55 # "Love Is a Plane" – 3:40 # "Tomorrow" – 4:35 Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Blue''. * Double – production * Phil Carmen – engineering * René Tinner René Tinner (born February 18, 1953, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss recording eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double (band) Songs
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1987 Singles
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1987 Songs
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Cashbox (magazine)
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. History Print edition charts (1952–1996) ''Cashbox'' was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were '' Billboard'' and '' Record World'' (known as ''Music Vendor'' prior to April 1964). Unlike ''Billboard'', ''Cashbox'' combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but from October 25, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blood Of A Poet
''The Blood of a Poet'' (french: Le sang d'un poète) (1930) is an avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau, financed by Charles de Noailles and starring Enrique Riveros, a Chilean actor who had a successful career in European films. Photographer Lee Miller made her only film appearance in this movie, which features an appearance by the famed aerialist Barbette. It is the first part of ''The Orphic Trilogy'', which is continued in '' Orphée'' (1950) and concludes with ''Testament of Orpheus'' (1960). Plot ''The Blood of a Poet'' is divided into four sections. In section one, an artist sketches a face and is startled when its mouth starts moving. He rubs out the mouth, only to discover that it has transferred to the palm of his hand. After experimenting with the hand for a while and falling asleep, the artist awakens and places the mouth over the mouth of a female statue. In section two, the statue speaks to the artist, cajoling him into passing through a mirror. The mirror tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mummenschanz
__NOTOC__ Mummenschanz is a Switzerland, Swiss mask theater troupe who perform in a surreal mask- and prop-oriented style. Founded in 1972 by Bernie Schürch, Andres Bossard (August 9, 1944 – March 25, 1992), and the Italian American, Italian-American Floriana Frassetto, the group became popular for its play with bizarre masks and forms, light and shadow, and their subtle choreography. The name ''Mummenschanz'' is German for "mummery", or a play involving Mummers' play, mummers. ''Mummer'' is an Early Modern English term for a mime artist. Ensemble *Bernie Schurch (August 3, 1944), Switzerland *Andres Bossard (August 9, 1944 - March 25, 1992), Switzerland *Floriana Frassetto (December 9, 1950), Italy/United States *Philip Egli (October 24, 1966), Switzerland *Sara Hermann (January 10, 1985), Switzerland *Oliver Pfulg (May 28, 1985), Switzerland *Eric Sauge (April 26, 1988), Chablais, Switzerland, Technical Director / Light Designer *Christa Barrett (April 20, 1990), Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain Of Her Heart
"The Captain of Her Heart" is a song by the Swiss duo Double (Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo) from their debut studio album, ''Blue'' (1985). The song is a ballad about a woman who stops waiting for her absent lover to return. The single was an international success, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, thus making Double the first Swiss act to reach the top 40 on the latter chart. Background Keyboardist Felix Haug had recorded a demo melody on his Oberheim synthesizer, "very '80s style", several months before Double went into the studio to record their first album. In the studio, singer Kurt Maloo heard this melody and was interested. The sound engineer suggested Haug play it on a grand piano, instead of '80s-style synthesizer, as a guide for Maloo's vocals. However, when the piano melody was recorded, Maloo wanted it left in the way it was. Maloo said in 2013, "I wrote the lyrics to the playback in no time in the studio. Like a ghost writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Urbaniak
Michał Urbaniak (born January 22, 1943) is a Polish jazz musician who plays violin, lyricon, and saxophone. His music includes elements of folk music, rhythm and blues, hip hop, and symphonic music. History He was born in Warsaw, Poland. Urbaniak started his music education during high school in Łódź, Poland, and continued from 1961 in Warsaw in the violin class of Tadeusz Wroński. Learning to play on the alto saxophone alone, he first played in a Dixieland band, and later with Zbigniew Namysłowski and the Jazz Rockers, with whom he performed during the Jazz Jamboree festival in 1961. After this, he was invited to play with Andrzej Trzaskowski, and toured the United States in 1962 with the Andrzej Trzaskowski band, the Wreckers, playing at festivals and clubs in Newport, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City. After returning to Poland, he worked with Krzysztof Komeda's quintet (1962–1964). Together, they left for Scandinavia, where, after f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dou3le
''Dou3le'' is the second and final studio album by Swiss musical duo Double, released in 1987 by Metronome. Despite including the acclaimed single " Devils Ball", it failed to emulate the success of its predecessor ''Blue''. Background and release Having finished extensive promotion for their previous album, ''Blue'', and the commercially successful single " The Captain of Her Heart", Double soon returned to the studio to record their next album ''Dou3le''. It was recorded between February and June 1987 at Powerplay Studios in Maur, Switzerland, at Britannia Row Studios in London and at A&M Studios in Los Angeles. As soon as recording sessions started, the duo faced musical differences over the direction of Double's sound. Kurt Maloo wanted to continue producing pop songs similar to their debut album, whereas Felix Haug wanted to try more experimental ideas. Recalling the album in a 2011 interview with ''i:Vibes'', Maloo said: "We thought of it as our third ull-lengthalbum becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, five of which became No. 1 albums; he has had 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums. Alpert is the only musician to hit No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as both a vocalist ("This Guy's in Love with You", 1968) and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979). Alpert has reportedly sold 72 million records worldwide. He has received many accolades, including a Tony Award, and eight Grammy Awards, as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alpert was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama in 2013. Early life and career Herb Alpert was born and raised in the Boyle Heights section of Eastside Los Angeles, California, the younger child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
