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Farewell Is A Lonely Sound
"Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" is a song by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, released as a single in October 1969 from his album ''Ruff'n Ready''. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Release and reception "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" was recorded in March 1967 at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio, but was only first released in March 1969 on the album ''Ruff'n Ready''. Having released two singles from the album in 1968, "I'll Say Forever My Love" and "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me", both of which had failed to make much of an impact on the charts, the record label chose to release "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" as a single in a last attempt to get a hit song from the album. It was released in the US in October 1969 and in the UK in February 1970. The single was re-released in October 1974 after a re-release of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" became a top-ten hit in the UK for the second time. Reviewing for ''Record Mirror ''Record Mirror'' was a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Lee RuffinRibowsky, Mark (2010), ''Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations'', Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, p. 89. . (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin the lead singer of the Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and " Hold On (To My Love)". Biography Early life Jimmy Ruffin was born in 1936 in Collinsville, Mississippi, to Eli, a sharecropper, and Ophelia Ruffin. He was approaching his fifth birthday when his younger brother David was born. As children, the brothers began singing with a gospel group, the Dixie Nightingales. In 1961, Jimmy became a singer as part of the Motown stable, mostly on sessions but also recording singles for its subsidiary Miracle label, but was then drafted for national service. After leaving the Army in 1964, he returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You)
"It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" is a song by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, released as a single in October 1970, taken from his 1969 album ''Ruff'n Ready''. Release "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" was recorded in January 1968 at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio. The single wasn't released in the US, where Ruffin had declined in popularity since his 1966 top-ten hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", in part due to a lack of promotion and becoming seemingly unwanted by Motown in the US. However, in the UK prior to this release, Ruffin had had two top-ten re-released singles, " Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" and " I'll Say Forever My Love". "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" charted higher than both of them, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Yet, Motown were uninterested by this and in the end Ruffin left the label and moved to the UK. The B-side, "Maria (You Were the Only One)", also known for being covered by Michael Jackson on his debut solo album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Songs
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** Revere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubbling Under The Hot 100
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart rankings are based on radio airplay, sales, and streams. In its initial years, the chart listed 15 positions, but expanded to as many as 36 during the 1960s, particularly during years when over 700 singles made the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. From 1974 to 1985, the chart consisted of 10 positions; since 1992, the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart has listed 25 positions. Chart history The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart was first introduced in the June 1, 1959 issue of ''Billboard'', under the name "Bubbling Under the Hot 100". Containing a listing of 15 singles, the chart was described as "the new listing that predicts which new records will become chart climbers." Its first number-one single was "A Prayer and a Juke Box" by Litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Mirror
''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper between 1954 and 1991 for pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after the ''NME'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK album chart was published in ''Record Mirror'' in 1956, and during the 1980s it was the only consumer music paper to carry the official UK singles and UK albums charts used by the BBC for Radio 1 and ''Top of the Pops'', as well as the US ''Billboard'' charts. The title ceased to be a stand-alone publication in April 1991 when United Newspapers closed or sold most of their consumer magazines, including ''Record Mirror'' and its sister music magazine ''Sounds'', to concentrate on trade papers like ''Music Week''. In 2010 Giovanni di Stefano bought the name ''Record Mirror'' and relaunched it as an online music gossip website in 2011. The website became inactive in 2013 following di Stefano's jailing for fraud. Early years, 1954–1963 ''Record Mirror'' was founded by for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad, with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the broken-hearted who had love that's now departed. The song essentially deals with the struggle to overcome sadness while seeking a new relationship after a breakup. The tune was written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean, and the recording was produced by Weatherspoon and William "Mickey" Stevenson. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains one of the most-revived of Motown's hits. Composers Weatherspoon and Riser and lyricist Dean had originally written "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" with the intention of having the Spinners, then an act on Motown's V.I.P. label, record it. Jimmy Ruffin, older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, persuaded Dean to let him do the tune, as its anguished lyric about a man lost in the misery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Say Forever My Love
"I'll Say Forever My Love" is a song by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, released as a single in February 1968 and included on his 1969 album ''Ruff'n Ready''. Release "I'll Say Forever My Love" was recorded in October 1967 at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio and was first released on February 13, 1968, in the US. It was then released in the UK a month later. It only peaked at number 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, continuing Ruffin's decline in popularity in the US. It failed to enter the UK Top 50, instead peaking at number 2 on the 'Bubbling Under' list. After chart successes with the reissued singles " I've Passed This Way Before" and " Farewell Is a Lonely Sound", "I'll Say Forever My Love" was re-released in the UK on May 29, 1970. It fared much better this time, peaking at number 7 in August. Reception Reviewed in ''Billboard'': "this strong blues ballad with driving dance beat will put the fine stylist right back in the selling bag of his "I've Passed This Way B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Passed This Way Before
"I've Passed This Way Before" is a song by American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin, released as a single in November 1966 from his album ''Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten''. It peaked at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. Release "I've Passed This Way Before" was recorded in September and October 1966 at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio. It was released in the US on November 15, 1966, and in the UK on February 3, 1967, on the back of the top-ten hit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". It was not as successful as Ruffin's previous single, but was a top-twenty hit in the US and top-thirty in the UK. The single was re-released in the UK on 4 July 1969 as an edited version, removing the spoken intro. This led Ruffin to have a revival in popularity in the UK, and went on to have three top-ten singles in 1970, "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound", "I'll Say Forever My Love" and "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)". When the single was re-released, Ruffin went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Weatherspoon
William Henry Weatherspoon (February 11, 1936 – July 17, 2005) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work for Motown Records in the 1960s. He co-wrote "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", an international hit for Jimmy Ruffin, and many other hit songs. Biography He was born in Detroit, Michigan; his younger brother was the actor John Witherspoon. William Weatherspoon began singing in 1956 with a local vocal group, the Tornados, led by Charles Sutton, formerly of The Midnighters. The group split up in 1960, and, after a spell in the US military, Weatherspoon began working as a songwriter and producer for the Correc-Tone label in Detroit. After that label folded, he began working for Motown, and paired up with fellow songwriter James Dean to write a series of hits, mostly for junior or relatively minor artists on the company's roster. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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