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Heartbeats Accelerating
''Heartbeats Accelerating'' is the sixth album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1990. It was their first album in eight years, after '' Love Over and Over'' in 1982, and received favourable reviews from many music critics. Bill Dillon, Pierre Marchand, Joel Zifkin and Kate's son Rufus Wainwright appear as guest musicians. The title track was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1993 album ''Winter Light''. It was given a New Age treatment in the vein of Enya and became a worldwide hit. Issued as a single, Ronstadt's version of the song reached the Top 30 at the Adult Contemporary format in America, number 12 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in the United States, and peaked at number 17 on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks (the Canadian equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100). Aided by a romantic music video, it was also successful in several other countries, including Australia. The song "I Eat Dinner (When the Hunger's Gone)" was covered in 2004 by Kate's son Rufu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music career In the 1960s, in Montreal, while Kate was studying engineering at McGill University and Anna art at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, they began performing in public and writing their own songs. From 1963 to 1967 they teamed up with Jack Nissenson and Peter Weldon to form the folk group Mountain City Four. Their songs have been covered by a variety of artists including Linda Ronstadt,"McGarrigle sisters writing a memoir". ''Toronto Daily Star'', April 14, 2014, E2. Emmylou Harris, Judy Collins, and others. These covers led to the McGarrigles getting their first recording contract in 1974. They released their eponymous debut album in 1976, and created nine more albums through 2008. Although associated with Quebec's anglophone co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Contemporary (chart)
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in ''Billboard'' magazine on July 17, 1961.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits''. New York City: Billboard Books. . Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening (1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles (1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles (1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary (1983–present). Chart history The ''Billboard'' Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane McGarrigle
Laury Jane McGarrigle (born 26 April 1941) is a Canadian songwriter, musician and music publisher, known mainly for her work with her younger sisters, singers Kate & Anna McGarrigle. She is the co-author of a book about the three sisters' childhood and musical experiences. Early life McGarrigle grew up in Montreal, Quebec, with her sisters Kate and Anna. Career When McGarrigle's younger sisters formed a singer-songwriter duo, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Jane wrote and performed several songs with them. She produced their album ''Love Over and Over''. The song "Love Is", which she co-wrote, has been recorded by Nana Mouskouri, Emmylou Harris, and Renato Russo (who also recorded the co-written "Man Is an Island").(July 1994). "SOCAN's new Board of Directors", ''Words & Music'' 1 (7): 6. She served as her sisters' music manager for a time, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Tatartcheff
Philippe Tatartcheff (born in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Canadian poet and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist who wrote French language songs recorded by folk duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Origins and early life Tatartcheff's family was originally from the Swiss Cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Neuchatel and Fribourg. After moving to Montreal in the early 1950s, they eventually settled in Timmins, Ontario, where his father, Dr. Michael Tatartcheff, was a physician and surgeon, and the town doctor. His grandfather, Dr. Assen Tatartcheff, was a member of the Macedonian Liberation Front IMRE. Tatartcheff attended a French ''collège classique'' in Timmins, then McGill University before leaving for Paris in early 1969, to study for a master's in French literature at the Sorbonne, where he presented a thesis on the subject of Jules Vallès. While at McGill, he met Anna McGarrigle, who was studying at Beaux-Arts at the time (1964-1968). Career In 1974, after Tatartcheff's return to M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluebird (Emmylou Harris Album)
''Bluebird'' is the fifteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on January 10, 1989, by Warner Records. Featuring mostly interpretations of work by artists such as the McGarrigle Sisters, Tom Rush, and Rodney Crowell, it included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, "Heartbreak Hill". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when "Heaven Only Knows" was used in the first episode of the fifth season of ''The Sopranos.'' Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track "Icy Blue Heart". ''Billboard'' said in their review of the album that, "Like most of Emmylou Harris' albums, Bluebird is an expertly performed album, featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces" (sic). Track listing Personnel * Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, producer *Ashley Cleveland - background vocals *Donivan Cowart - background vocals, engineer *Paul Dieter - mixing assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1992 and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists. Biography Early years Harris is from a career military family. Her father, Walter Rutland Harris (1921–1993), was a Marine Corps officer, and her mother, Eugenia (1921–2014), was a wartime military wife. Her father was reported missing in action in Korea in 1952 and spent ten months as a prisoner of war. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Harris spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trauma (Canadian TV Series)
''Trauma'' is a Canadian French language television medical drama series, which premiered January 5, 2010 – April 2, 2014 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. The series is set in the trauma unit of the fictional Hôpital Saint-Arsène in Montreal, Quebec. Cast * Isabel Richer : Julie Lemieux * Gilbert Sicotte : Antoine Légaré * Jean-François Pichette : Mathieu Darveau * James Hyndman : Pierre Meilleur * Christian Bégin : David Roche * Pascale Montpetit : Diane Hevey * Stéphane Demers : Julien Léveillée * Laurence Leboeuf : Sophie Léveillée * Yan England : Étienne Labrie * Catherine De Léan : Caroline Lemelin * Maxime Le Flaguais : Éric Lanoue * Isabelle Blais : Véronique Bilodeau * Madeleine Péloquin : Martine Laliberté * Cristina Rosato : Amaro Giulia * Alice Morel-Michaud : Julie Lemieux (as child in flashbacks) Music For each season, all soundtrack music for the series has been provided by a noted pop singer from Quebec, who has recorded cover versions of famous pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trauma (Canadian TV Series) Soundtrack Albums
''Trauma'' soundtrack albums are a series of television soundtrack albums for the Canadian television drama series ''Trauma'', released in the 2010s. The series has aired five seasons to date. For each season, a single pop singer from Quebec has recorded all music for the entire season, generally consisting of cover versions of famous pop and rock songs; fourth season performer Martha Wainwright, however, included three French language rerecordings of her own songs. Music was recorded by Ariane Moffatt in the first and second seasons,"Une fin de saison déchirante" '''', March 9, 2010. |
The Edge Of Reason (film)
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The Edge of Reason may refer to: * ''Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (novel), a 1999 novel by Helen Fielding * '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'', a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron * ''The Edge of Reason'', a 2008 novel by science fiction writer Melinda M. Snodgrass Melinda M. Snodgrass is a science fiction writer for print and television. In February 2021 Melinda was the Screenwriting Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the 39th annual Life, the Universe, & Everything professional science fiction and fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dido (singer)
Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong when asked to say her real name. (born 25 December 1971), known professionally as Dido ( ), is an English singer and songwriter. She attained international success with her debut album ''No Angel'' (1999). Hit singles from the album include " Here with Me" and "Thank You". It sold over 21 million copies worldwide, and won her several awards, including two Brit Awards; for Best British Album and Best British Female, as well as the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act. The first verse of "Thank You" is sampled in " Stan", a collaboration with American rapper Eminem. Her next album, ''Life for Rent'' (2003), continued her success with the hit singles "White Flag" and "Life for Rent". In 2004, Dido performed with other British and Irish artists in the Band Aid 20 version of the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Dido's first two albums are among the best-selling albums in UK chart history, and both are in the top 10 ... [...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] |
