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Hits 2
''The Hits Album 2'' or ''Hits 2'' as it is often called, is a compilation album that was released in April 1985 in the UK. The spine of the album as well as the inside cover lists the title as HITS 2 THE ALBUM. It was released by CBS and WEA. It reached #1 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart for 6 weeks. Selected tracks from this and the first album were released on VHS and Betamax by CBS/FOX Video, under the title ''The Hits Video''. ''Hits 2'' features four songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", " Easy Lover", " I Want To Know What Love Is" and " I Should Have Known Better". Track listing ;Record/Tape 1 Side 1 (1) # Dead or Alive – " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" # Howard Jones – " Things Can Only Get Better" # King – " Love & Pride" # Nik Kershaw – " Wide Boy" # New Edition – " Mr. Telephone Man" # Kirsty MacColl – " A New England" # Strawberry Switchblade – "Since Yesterday" ;Record/Tape 1 Side 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
