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Get The Party Started (Shirley Bassey Album)
''Get the Party Started'' is a 2007 album by Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey. Background Released in June 2007, the album features newly remixed tracks by contemporary producers. The remixes feature recorded vocal tracks previously issued in the 1980s and '90s. " I Will Survive" was recorded in 1996 for the album ''The Show Must Go On'' but was not issued at that time. In addition, the album features new recordings including a cover version of Pink's " Get the Party Started", which fronted the 2006 Marks & Spencer Christmas advertising campaign. This track was used again in 2010 for the opening credits of the spy-spoof movie '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore''. Album write-up and reviewat Allmusic The album project was spearheaded by Bassey and saw her working with songwriting partners Catherine Feeney and Nikki Lamborn, who co-wrote the song " The Living Tree". The album was released in the UK and Europe on 25 June 2007. It entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remix Album
A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 2007, the best-selling remix album of all time is Michael Jackson's ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' (1997). History and concept ''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'' (1971) by Harry Nilsson is credited as the first remix album. It was released after the successes of "Everybody's Talkin'" and ''The Point!'', when he decided that his older material had started to sound dated. Neu!'s ''Neu! 2'' (1973) has also been described as "in effect the first remix album", as many tracks see the duo "speed up, slow down, cut, doctor, and mutilate the material, sometimes beyond recognition". In the 1980s, record companies would combine several kinds of electronic dance music, such as dance-pop, House music, house, techno, Trance music, trance, drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Booklet
Digital booklet is the digital equivalent of booklet attached to physical release that often accompany digital music purchases. They are most commonly distributed in PDF. One well-known distributor of digital booklets with digital purchases is the iTunes Store; the first instance of this on the iTunes Store was the release of the album ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 22 November 2004 in the United Kingdom by Island Records and a day later in the United States by Interscope Records. Much like their previ ...'' by rock band U2. References {{music-stub ITunes Recorded music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Is The Love (Roberta Flack And Donny Hathaway Song)
"Where Is the Love" is a popular song written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, and recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Released in 1972 from their album, ''Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway''. It peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and spent a week each at number one on the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening chart (July 1972) and R&B chart (August 1972). ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 58 song for 1972. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Cover versions There have been numerous cover versions of this song: *The Ray Conniff Singers recorded a version in 1972 on their album ''Alone Again (Naturally)'' (not to be confused with the album by the same name by Andy Williams as mentioned below). *Helen Reddy recorded a version in 1972 on her Capitol album ''I Am Woman''. *South Vietnamese band The Dreamers recorded a cover version in 1972, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bond Collection
''The Bond Collection'', a.k.a. ''Bassey Sings Bond'', is a 1987 studio album by Shirley Bassey, notable for having been released without the artist's consent and subsequently withdrawn from sales by court order. History In early 1987, Bassey announced that she was planning to record an album of James Bond themes. The album was due for release 1987 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first James Bond feature film '' Dr. No''. She promoted the album on the television show ''Live At The Palladium'' on May 3, 1987, where she lip-synched "A View to a Kill" and also performed a James Bond medley. Bassey decided not to release the album, for reasons that remain unclear (it is believed that she was not satisfied with the quality of the recording). However, five years later, the album was released, against Bassey's wishes, by the ICON Records label on September 20, 1992, as ''The Bond Collection'', and again by TRING Records on January 10, 1994, as ''Bassey Sings Bond''. Bassey s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Only Live Twice (song)
"You Only Live Twice", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond You Only Live Twice (film), film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry (composer), John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and lush harmonies from French horns. It is considered by some to be among the best James Bond theme songs, and has become one of Nancy Sinatra's best known hits. Shortly after Barry's production, Sinatra's producer Lee Hazlewood released a more guitar-based single version. The song has been covered by many artists including Coldplay, Soft Cell, Björk and Shirley Bassey. In 1998, Robbie Williams re-recorded portions of the song (including the opening strings) for use in his UK number one single "Millennium (song), Millennium". Background James Bond veteran John Barry returned to the franchise to produce t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello (Lionel Richie Song)
"Hello" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album, ''Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album), Can't Slow Down'' (1983), the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' music charts: the Billboard Hot 100, pop chart (for two weeks), the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B chart (for three weeks), and the Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary chart (for six weeks). The song also went to number one on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks. The song was subject to a lawsuit by songwriter Marjorie Hoffman White, who accused Richie of plagiarizing her 1978 composition "I'm Not Ready to Go". Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the song "is as melodic and heartwrenching as anything [Ritchie] has done previously and that’s saying something." Composition The song is written in the key of A minor. The verses follow the chord progression of Am9—Cmaj7/G—Fmaj7—C6/G—Fmaj7. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Now My Love (song)
"What Now, My Love?" is the English title of a popular song whose original French version, "Et maintenant" (English: "And Now") was written in 1961 by composer Gilbert Bécaud and lyricist Pierre Delanoë. The recurring musical pattern in the background is the Boléro by Ravel. English lyrics and the title were written by Carl Sigman. History Early English versions of the song were recorded by Jane Morgan, Shirley Bassey and Ben E. King. Shirley Bassey's Columbia Single peaked at #5 on the United Kingdom charts in 1962. Gilbert Bécaud's original version of this song topped the French chart in 1961. Director Claude Lelouch used the song at the climax of his 1974 film ''Toute une vie'', which led to it being released in America under the title ''And Now My Love''. US Top 40 covers include Sonny & Cher (#14 US, #13 UK) in 1966, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass instrumentally in the same year, and Mitch Ryder the following year. Alpert's recording was nominated for the 1967 Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slave To The Rhythm (Grace Jones Song)
"Slave to the Rhythm" is a 1985 song written by Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley, Stephen Lipson, and Simon Darlow, and performed by Jamaican-American singer Grace Jones. It was taken from Jones' seventh album of the same name (1985), on which it is retitled "Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones". Background "Slave to the Rhythm" was the first single from Grace Jones' album of the same name, which was released in 1985. The song and the album were written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn, and was produced by Horn. This was Jones' first album in three years, and it contained eight variations of the same song (the single's B-side is another variation, yet to be released on CD). "Slave to the Rhythm" was originally intended for Frankie Goes to Hollywood as a follow-up to their hit debut single "Relax". A demo version of the song was recorded by the band. The song was assembled and produced by Horn after "Two Tribes", but the project was ultimately given to Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I (Who Have Nothing)
"I (Who Have Nothing)" (sometimes billed as "I Who Have Nothing") is an English language cover of the Italian song "''Uno dei Tanti''" (English: "One of Many"), with music by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti. The initial version, "Uno dei Tanti", was performed by Joe Sentieri in 1961. The song first recorded in English by Ben E. King in 1963 with new lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Other successful cover versions were released by Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones, also by Status Quo. Ben E. King version The English lyrics for "I (Who Have Nothing)" were written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The title is a translation of a line in the Italian lyrics "''Io, che non ho niente''", but otherwise the English lyrics were written afresh by the lyricists. Leiber and Stoller also produced the first English language release, performed by Ben E. King in 1963. Leiber and Stoller previously had co-written and produced the song " Stand by Me" with Ben E. King in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am What I Am (Shirley Bassey Album)
''I Am What I Am'' was the only studio album recorded by Shirley Bassey for the Towerbell Records label. Several other tracks were also recorded at this label and issued as singles only. The recording sessions took place at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, in July and August 1984. Following the success of the previous album ''All by Myself'', this album peaked at number 25 in the UK album chart and reached Gold status. This release was the first digitally recorded album made by Shirley Bassey and was issued on vinyl, cassette and CD. Consisting of mainly re-recordings from Shirley Bassey's back catalogue and two new songs, this album was recorded 'live' with The London Symphony Orchestra< ...
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Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president. In 1937, anticipating Nazi Germany, Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the U.K. and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group. The U.S. Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG (Universal Music Group). Label name The name dates back to a portable phonograph, gramophone called the "Decca Dulcephone" patented in 1914 by musical instrument makers Barnett Samuel and Sons. The name "Decca" was coined by Wilfred S. Samuel by merging the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
