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Fiona (singer)
Fiona Eileen Flanagan (born September 13, 1961), known professionally as Fiona, is an American rock singer and actress, best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle ''Hearts of Fire''. Career Fiona was born on September 13, 1961 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey after her parents moved from Dublin, Ireland to the U.S. At the age of 18, she moved to New York City, where she began her career as a singer in several bands. In the mid-1980s, she was signed to Atlantic Records. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 71 on that year's ''Billboard'' 200 chart and remained charted for a week. "Fiona – Fiona" ''Billboard''. Retrieved December 11, 2012. The album's sole single, "Talk to Me", reached No. 12"Fiona – Fiona : Awards" |
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Phillipsburg is a town located along the Delaware River in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located across the river directly east from Easton, Pennsylvania. Phillipsburg is the most populous municipality in Warren County with a population of 15,249 as of the 2020 census. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line, formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad with a mix of mainline trackage combined long leased to the Central Railroad of New Jersey by its builder Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, runs through Phillipsburg on its way cross river to Easton, Pennsylvania. The Belvidere Delaware Railroad was leased in 1871 and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad, connecting the lower Poconos to Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Phillipsburg is located northeast of Allentown, north of Philadelphia, and west of New York City. History The town grew from a sleepy agricultural village (in 1824), and was transformed into a transportation h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbroken (Fiona Album)
''Unbroken'' is the fifth studio album from Fiona. After being persuaded to rejoin the ranks of the music industry (following a two decade hiatus) by producer James Christian, singer Robin Beck and guitarist Tommy Denander, Fiona released the album on October 17, 2011 via Life on the Moon Records. Track listing # "Loved Along the Way" 3:33 # "Broken" 3:53 # "I've Released You" 3:14 # "Shadows Of The Night" 3:11 # "Badge of Love" 4:17 # "Wild One" 3:13 # "This Heart" (featuring Robin Beck) 3:27 # "Get Yer Kix" 3:23 # "Salt On My Wings" 4:40 # "I Love You But Shut Up" 3:17 # "Everything You Are" 4:22 Personnel * Robin Beck * James Christian * Tommy Denander * Holly Knight * Bobby Messano Bobby Messano (born June 23, 1954) is an American artist, guitarist and musician. He has recorded and toured with STARZ, Lou Gramm, Steve Winwood, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squeeze (Fiona Album)
''Squeeze'' is the fourth studio album by singer Fiona, released in 1992 through Geffen Records. Track listing Personnel *Fiona – lead vocals * Dave Marshall – guitar, backing vocals *Tommy Girvin – guitar *Craig Stull – steel guitar *Kim Bullard – keyboard *Jimmy DeGrasso – drums, percussion, backing vocals *Laura McDonald – bass, backing vocals *Robert O. Ragland – strings arrangement, conducting *Scott Douglas MacLachlan, Don Dokken, Joey Tempest – backing vocals ;Technical *David Thoener – engineering, mixing *Paul Winger – engineering *Scott Ralston – engineering *Dale Kawashima – engineering *Marty Horenburg – engineering *Phil Kaffel – engineering *Dan Hersch – mastering *David Donnelly – mastering *Marc Tanner – production *Guy Roche – production (track 7) *Richie Zito Richie Zito (born August 21, 1952) is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kip Winger
Charles Frederick Kip Winger (born June 21, 1961) is an American bass guitarist and singer, active as a member of the rock band Winger and as a solo artist. He initially gained notability as a member of Alice Cooper's band, contributing bass and vocals to his '' Constrictor'' and ''Raise Your Fist and Yell'' albums. Biography Early days Winger was born in Colorado to parents who were both musicians. At age 16, Winger began studying classical music after hearing the works of composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky in ballet class. At that time he sent a demo tape to Alan Parsons, from whom he received a personal reply. As a teenager, Winger played in a band named Blackwood Creek with his brothers Nate and Paul plus friend Peter Fletcher (formerly in Pigmy Love Circus). Blackwood Creek disbanded in 1980. Kip, his brothers, and Fletcher also played the Denver area bar scene as the band Colorado. Winger's first release was a Rainbow Music Hall live recording of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Like A Gun
''Heart Like a Gun'' is the third studio album by singer Fiona, released on October 2, 1989 through Atlantic Records. It reached #150 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1990 and remained charted for sixteen weeks. "Heart Like a Gun - Fiona" ''Billboard''. Retrieved 2012-12-11. The album features singer/bassist Kip Winger and drummer Rod Morgenstein from the band Winger, with Kip dueting with Fiona on "Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me)". Track listing Personnel *Fiona – vocals *Kip Winger – vocals (track 2), bass *Brad Gillis – guitar *Rod Morgenstein – drums ;Technical *Beau Hill – engineering, mixing, production *Keith Olsen – engineering, mixing, production *Gordon Fordyce – mixing *Mark Segal – engineering *Joel Stoner – engineering *Jeff DeMorris – engineering *George Counnas – engineering *Fred Kelly – engineering *Matt Freeman – engineering *Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts Of Fire (soundtrack)
''Hearts of Fire'' is a soundtrack to the film ''Hearts of Fire''. Columbia released the soundtrack October 20, 1987, with the record number SC 40870. It was recorded on August 26 and 27, 1986 in London. The album features three artists. Bob Dylan has three songs, Fiona has five songs and Rupert Everett contributes two songs. The three Bob Dylan songs have never been released on any other commercial project or album by Dylan, making this record a sought-after purchase for some collectors. "The Usual" is a John Hiatt cover. "Night After Night" and "Had a Dream About You Baby" are originals. An alternate mix of the latter appeared on his 1988 album, ''Down in the Groove ''Down in the Groove'' is the 25th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 30, 1988 by Columbia Records. A highly collaborative effort, it was Dylan's second consecutive album to receive almost unanimously negative re ...''. Track listing #"Hearts of Fire" 3:45 – Fiona #" T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among ''Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercial non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Larkin (writer)
Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British writer and entrepreneur. He founded, and was the editor-in-chief of, the ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". Along with the ten-volume encyclopedia, Larkin also wrote the book ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'', and edited the ''Guinness Who's Who of Jazz'', the ''Guinness Who's Who of Blues'', and the ''Virgin Encyclopedia Of Heavy Rock''. He has over 650,000 copies in print to date. Background and education Larkin was born in Dagenham, Essex. Larkin spent much of his early childhood attending the travelling fair where his father, who worked by day as a plumber for the council, moonlighted on the waltzers to make ends meet. It was in the fairground, against a background of Little Richard on the wind-up 78 rpm turntables, that Larkin acquired his passion for the world of popular music. He studied at the South East Essex County Technical High School and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Knowledge'', Christmas edition, 22 December 2007- 4 January 2008. It was described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". History of the encyclopedia Larkin believed that rock music and popular music were at least as significant historically as classical music, and as such, should be given definitive treatment and properly documented. ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is the result. In 1989, Larkin sold his half of the publishing company Scorpion Books to finance his ambition to publish an encyclopedia of popular music. Aided by a team of initially 70 contributors, he set about compiling the data in a pre-internet age, "relying instead on information gleaned from music magazines, individual expertise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Pale (Fiona Album)
''Beyond the Pale'' is the second studio album by American singer Fiona. It was originally released in 1986 through Atlantic Records on vinyl and cassette only; a CD edition was reissued in 2004 through Wounded Bird Records, followed by a remaster in 2014 through Rock Candy Records. Critical reception In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Andrew Hamlin awarded ''Beyond the Pale'' 2.5 stars out of 5, describing it as 80s pop, ith gated drums, and synthesizer stabs punctuated with '80s metal guitar."Hamlin, Andrew"Beyond the Pale - Fiona" ''AllMusic''. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 28, 2020. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the ''Beyond the Pale'' liner notes. *Fiona – lead vocals *Bobby Messano – guitar (tracks 1, 9, 10) *Mike Slamer – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5–9) *Reb Beach – guitar (tracks 2–4, 7, 10) *Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 2) *Beau Hill – keyboards, keyboard bass, drum programming (track 3), percussion (tracks 1, 3, 8), horn progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Miss Dangerous (Miami Vice)
The following is an episode list for the 1980s undercover cop television series ''Miami Vice''. In the United States, the show was aired on NBC. The first episode of the series premiered on September 16, 1984 with the series concluding on June 28, 1989 after five seasons. Due to its sensitive nature, The Final Episode was aired on USA Network thus concluding the series on January 25, 1990. There are a total of 113 episodes, spanning five years (1984–1989) of the show's run. The individual seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4 and Blu-ray in Regions A and B. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1984–85) Season one of ''Miami Vice'' premiered on September 16, 1984 with the two-hour pilot premiere on NBC and concluded on May 10, 1985, after 22 episodes. Regular cast members included Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Gregory Sierra, Michael Talbott, John Diehl, Olivia Brown, and Edward James Olmos. The first season was filmed on location in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
