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Fragile (Dead Or Alive Album)
''Fragile'' is a Remix album released by British band Dead or Alive in 2000. The album was originally only released in Japan by independent record company Avex Trax. With thirteen tracks, the album contains some new material as well as re-recordings and remixes of past songs. Also included is a remake of U2's song "Even Better Than the Real Thing", which had previously appeared on a U2 tribute album. The album remained an exclusive in Japan until the worldwide release of the ''Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI'' compilation in 2016. In 2001 Dead or Alive also released a remix album, ''Unbreakable'', containing further remixes of songs from ''Fragile''. Track listing #" Hit and Run Lover" – 4:42 #"Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" – 5:17 * #"Something in My House" – 4:01 * #"Even Better Than the Real Thing 2000" – 3:07 #"I Paralyze" – 5:55 #"Isn't It a Pity?" – 4:45 #"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" – 6:05 * #"Just What I Always Wanted" – 5:16 #"My Heart Goes Bang" – 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Or Alive (band)
Dead or Alive were an English Pop music, pop band that released seven studio albums from 1984 to 2000. The band formed in 1980 in Liverpool and found success in the mid-1980s, releasing seven singles that made the UK top 40 and three albums on the UK top 30. At the peak of their success, the lineup consisted of Pete Burns (vocals), Steve Coy (drums), Mike Percy (bass) and Tim Lever (keyboards), with the core pair of Burns and Coy writing and producing for the remainder of the band's career. Two of the band's singles reached the U.S. top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (No. 11 in August 1985) and "Brand New Lover" (No. 15 in March 1987). "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" peaked at number one for two weeks in 1985 in the UK, then charted again in 2006 following Burns' appearance on the television reality show ''Big Brother (UK)#Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother'' and on Stranger Things (season 4), sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unbreakable (Dead Or Alive Album)
''Unbreakable: The Fragile Remixes'' is an album released by British band Dead or Alive in 2001 which served as a companion piece to their 2000 album ''Fragile''. ''Unbreakable'' contains ten tracks which are remixes of ''Fragile'' songs (some of which were already remakes of past Dead or Alive songs that have been released on their past albums). This record has only been released in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... from Avex Trax. The album remained an exclusive in this territory until the worldwide release of the Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI compilation box set in 2016. A double clear vinyl version was released on Record Store Day 2017 by Demon Records with new artwork as a companion to the Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI - The Vinyl LP Collection'. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Promised Myself
"I Promised Myself" is a song written and originally performed by English singer Nick Kamen. Originally released on his album ''Move Until We Fly'' (1990), it was released as a single in the same year and, as a remix in 2004. The original version achieved success in Europe, including Austria and Sweden where it topped the charts. It has been covered multiple times by artists such as Dead or Alive, A-Teens and Basshunter. Personnel *Nick Kamen: voices and electric guitar *Paul Muggleton: synthesizers and sequencer *Bob Noble: synthesizers *Toby Andersen: drums and drum machine *Jolie Jones: backing vocals Track listings Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications A-Teens version "I Promised Myself" was covered by Swedish pop group A-Teens and released on 28 April 2004 as the group's final single. It was one of three new songs to be included on their 2004 compilation album, ''Greatest Hits''. It was produced by Grizzly and Tysper. Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lover Come Back To Me (Dead Or Alive Song)
"Lover Come Back to Me" is a 1985 single by English pop band Dead or Alive, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was released as the second single from the band's second studio album, '' Youthquake'', and the single mix features slightly different instrumentation to the album version but is generally the same. The single peaked at No. 11 in the UK, No. 3 in South Africa, No. 5 in Switzerland, No. 21 in Germany, No. 13 in Australia and No. 75 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In addition to the standard 7" and 12" formats (the latter of which included a sleeve which could be opened up in to a poster), a fan-shaped picture disc was also released in the UK. The B-side to the single was "Far Too Hard", a song from the band's debut studio album. As with "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the song was re-recorded in 2003 for the band's retrospective compilation album '' Evolution: The Hits''. Critical reception The single generally received positive reviews, being described as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" is a song by English pop band Dead or Alive, featured on their second album, '' Youthquake'' (1985). Released as a single in November 1984, it reached No. 1 in the UK in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there. It was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. On the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it peaked at No. 11 on 17 August of that year. In 2003, '' Q'' ranked the song at number 981 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever", ''Blender'' listed it at number 289 on its ranking of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" in 2005 and in 2015, it was voted by the British public as the nation's 17th favourite 1980s number-one in a poll for ITV. Background and composition Dead or Alive's vocalist Pete Burns stated in his autobiography that he composed "You Spin Me Round" by using two existing songs as inspiration for creating something new: Desiring to move on from the sound of the band's first album, ''Sophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn Around & Count 2 Ten
"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" is the lead single by British band Dead or Alive from their fourth studio album ''Nude''. Despite that its UK Singles Chart success was limited to the top 100 (#70 peak), the song reached number two in the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart as well as being number one for 17 weeks in Japan. Two edits were made of the video, one using the single version and one using "The Pearl and Dean "I Had A Disco Dream" Mix”. The "Disco Dream" video is the one used on the band's ''Evolution: The Hits'' DVD and on YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by .... Track listing UK CD single – 1988, Epic (BURNS C4) #"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (7" Version) – 4:52 #"Something in My House" (Instru-Mental Mix) – 3:34 #"Turn Around and Count 2 Ten" (The Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI
''Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI'' is a comprehensive box set by English band Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive, released on both 17Compact disc, CD/2DVD and 10LP record, LP versions, on October 28, 2016. The set Compilation album, compiles the band's seven studio albums, from ''Sophisticated Boom Boom'' (1984) to ''Fragile (Dead or Alive album), Fragile'' (2000), and includes the remix albums ''Rip It Up (Dead or Alive album), Rip It Up'' (1987), ''Nude – Remade Remodelled, Nude: Remade Remodelled'' (1989) and ''Unbreakable (Dead or Alive album), Unbreakable: The Fragile Remixes'' (2001). Variants of both the CD/DVD and LP sets were sold on Amazon (company), Amazon with limited edition exclusivities. The CD/DVD edition came with a signed print by band frontman Pete Burns, limited to 750 units, and the LP version came with a bonus 10" vinyl EP including tracks previously unreleased on the format. Along with the previously released material compiled, the CD/DVD set is noteworthy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient times (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are old fashioned dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, ecossaise, ballade and po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Better Than The Real Thing
"Even Better Than the Real Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and is the second track on their 1991 album, ''Achtung Baby''. It was released as the album's fourth single on 8 June 1992, and it reached number three in Ireland and Canada while becoming a top-ten hit in Austria, New Zealand, and Sweden. A remixed version of the song released the same year peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom and number 10 in Ireland. In 1997, readers of ''Mojo'' named the song the 71st-best track of the 1990s. Writing and recording "Even Better Than the Real Thing" originated from a chorus guitar riff that the Edge composed in Los Angeles during the ''Rattle and Hum'' sessions.McCormick, Neil (ed), (2006). U2 by U2. HarperCollins Publishers. . p. 225. A demo of the song, called "The Real Thing," was recorded at STS Studios during the same session in which " Desire" was recorded. The band remarked that the song's guitar riff reminded them of the Rolling Stones, but that it sounded "deep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The only characteristic of a remix is that it appropriates and changes other materials to create something new. Most commonly, remixes are a subset of audio mixing in music and song recordings. Songs may be remixed for a large variety of reasons: * to adapt or revise a song for radio or nightclub play * to create a stereo or surround sound version of a song where none was previously available * to improve the fidelity of an older song for which the original master has been lost or degraded * to alter a song to suit a specific music genre or radio format * to use some of the original song's materials in a new context, allowing the original song to reach a different audience * to alter a song for artistic purposes * to provide additional version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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