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Hot Shot (Karen Young Song)
"Hot Shot" is a 1978 song written and produced by Andrew Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz, and recorded by American singer Karen Young. The song was included on her debut studio album of the same name. "Hot Shot" was released as the lead single from the album and reached number one on the US Billboard disco chart for the week of August 5, 1978 and spent two weeks there. The single also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it only got as far as number 67 that same year. In 2007, nearly 30 years after the original charted and 16 years after Young's death, MaxRoxx Music released "Hot Shot: The Karen Young Reheat," which is a revamped version of "Hot Shot," this time with new mixes using the original's vocals. This version, which charted as "Hot Shot 2007," also reached the Dance Club Songs chart, where it peaked at number seven in March 2008. Track listings ; 7" single *A Hot Shot (Vocal-Long Version) (4:25) *B Hot Shot (Vocal-Short Version) (3:15) ; 12" promo (''Iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Young (American Singer)
Karen Young (March 23, 1951 — January 26, 1991) was an American disco singer known for her 1978 hit song " Hot Shot". Biography Young grew up in a Northeast Philadelphia rowhouse. She began as a singer of jingles and backing vocalist for Philadelphia-based production companies. In the early 1970s, she performed with the group Sandd, featuring Frank Gilckin (lead guitar), George Emertz (rhythm guitar), Frank Ferraro (bass guitar) and Dennis Westman (drums). In 1978, Young released the single "Hot Shot", written and produced by (Andy) Andrew Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz. The song spent two weeks at number 1 on ''Billboards disco chart and eventually peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. An album, also titled ''Hot Shot,'' was then released by West End Records of New York City. The song propelled Young to international fame. By 1981, the disco fad had dissipated, and Young was unable to duplicate her success. Young continued her singing career as a local performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band co-founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the American new wave scene of the mid-1970s in New York. Their first two albums contained strong elements of punk and new wave, and although highly successful in the UK and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the U.S. until the release of '' Parallel Lines'' in 1978. Over the next five years, the band achieved several hit singles including " Heart of Glass," " Call Me," " Atomic," "The Tide Is High," and " Rapture". The band became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles, also incorporating elements of disco, pop, reggae, and early rap music. Blondie disbanded after the release of its sixth studio album, '' The Hunter'', in 1982. Debbie Harry continued to pursue a solo career with varied results after taking a few years off to care for partner Chris Stein, who was diagnosed with pemphigus, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Singles
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1978 Singles
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Homework (Daft Punk Album)
''Homework'' is the debut studio album by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 20 January 1997 by Virgin Records and Soma Quality Recordings. It was later released in the United States on 25 March 1997. As the duo's first project on a major label, they produced the album's tracks without plans to release them, but after initially considering releasing them as separate singles, they considered the material good enough for an album. ''Homework'' success brought worldwide attention to French house music. The album charted in 14 countries, peaking at number 3 on the French Albums Chart, number 150 on the United States ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. "Da Funk" and " Around the World" became U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Club Play number-one singles, the latter of which reached number 61 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. By February 2001, the album had sold more than two million copies worldwide and received several gold and platinum certific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement. They garnered critical acclaim and commercial success in the years following, combining elements of house music with funk, disco, indie rock and Pop music, pop. After Bangalter and Homem-Christo's indie rock band Darlin' (French band), Darlin' disbanded, they began experimenting with drum machines and synthesisers. Their debut studio album ''Homework (Daft Punk album), Homework'' was released by Virgin Records in 1997 to positive reviews, backed by singles "Around the World (Daft Punk song), Around the World" and "Da Funk". From 1999, they assumed robot personas for their public appearances, with helmets, outfits and gloves to disguise their identities; they made few media appearances. They were managed fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reversal Of Fortune
''Reversal of Fortune'' is a 1990 American drama film adapted from the 1985 book ''Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case'', written by law professor Alan Dershowitz. It recounts the true story of the unexplained coma of socialite Sunny von Bülow, the subsequent attempted murder trial, and the eventual acquittal of her husband, Claus von Bülow, who had Dershowitz as his defense attorney. The film was directed by Barbet Schroeder and stars Jeremy Irons as Claus, Glenn Close as Sunny, and Ron Silver as Dershowitz. Screenwriter Nick Kazan originally envisioned Austrian actor Klaus Maria Brandauer in the role of Claus von Bülow, but was thrilled with Irons' performance. Irons earned the 1990 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. Plot The story is narrated by Sunny von Bülow, who is in a coma after falling into diabetic shock after a Christmas party. Her husband, the dissolute European aristocrat Claus von Bülow, is charged with attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Exit (song)
"No Exit" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. It was the title track from their seventh studio album in 1999 and was released as a single in Europe, but not the US. Overview A "gothic hip hop" track "No Exit" features rapper Coolio exchanging raps with Debbie Harry. It also uses an interpolation of Johann Sebastian Bach's " Toccata and Fugue in D minor" and Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King". The single was released in the UK as a special tour souvenir CD. The released CD contains remixes of "No Exit", "Maria", " Nothing Is Real but the Girl" and a cover of Karen Young's 1978 disco hit " Hot Shot". A video was released for one of the "No Exit" remixes, which also featured rappers Inspectah Deck, U-God of Wu-Tang Clan, Havoc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep as "The Loud Allstars". Uses in other media The Loud Allstar Rock Remix was featured in the 1999 film '' 200 Cigarettes''. A music video for the song, featuring the band with Coolio and the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Exit (Blondie Album)
''No Exit'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on February 23, 1999, by Beyond Music. It was the band's first album in 17 years and features the UK number-one single "Maria". As of March 2006, the album had sold two million copies worldwide. Overview As was customary for a Blondie album, ''No Exit'' dabbled in many genres, including pop, reggae, country, and hip hop. Mike Chapman, who had produced all but the first two of Blondie's previous albums, produced some of the early demos for the album, though final production of the album fell to Craig Leon. A cover of the Shangri-Las' 1965 song " Out in the Streets" was included on the album. It was originally recorded by the band in 1975 while they were trying to get a record deal. The demo version was first issued on EMI's 1994 anthology '' The Platinum Collection'' and was later included on the 2001 remastered version of the band's eponymous debut studio album. A comeback promotional tour, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling black music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three charts were consolid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Shot (Karen Young Album)
''Hot Shot'' is the debut studio album by American singer Karen Young. It was released on 1978 by Altra Moda Music. The album features two disco hits all written, produced and arranged by Andrew Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz; the title track, "Bring On the Boys" and "Baby You Ain't Nothing Without Me". Track listing #" Hot Shot" - 8:40 #"God Knows I'm Just a Woman" - 4:25 #"Beau" - 4:03 #"Bring on the Boys" - 5:40 #"Where Is He" - 6:00 #"Baby You Ain't Nothing Without Me" - 6:50 Charts Singles Personnel * Backing Vocals: Brian Phipps, Karen Dempsey, Karen Hawkins, Karla Garrison, Lorenzo Wright, Sonia Lonon, Steve West, Willie Mae Kidd "Sasha"* * Bass: Vince Fay * Cello – Larry Gold, Paul Eves * Clarinet, Saxophone: Larry McKenna, Mike Pedicin, Ron Kerber * Congas, Drums: Daryl Burgee * Design acket, Logo Peter Davis * Engineer: Andrew Kahn, Kurt Borusiewicz, Larry Lynch, Lorenzo Wright, Wally Hayman, Walter Kahn * Executive Producer: Walter Kah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Club Songs
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as the Disco Action Top 30 chart on August 28, 1976, and became the first chart by ''Billboard'' to document the popularity of dance music. The first number-one song on the chart for the issue dated August 28, 1976, was " You Should Be Dancing" by the Bee Gees, spending five weeks atop the chart and the group's only number-one song on the chart. In January 2017, ''Billboard'' proclaimed Madonna as the most successful artist in the history of the chart, ranking her first in their list of the 100 top all-time dance artists. Madonna holds the record for the most number-one songs with 50. Katy Perry holds the record for having eighteen consecutive number-one songs. Perry's third studio album, '' Teenage Dream'' (2010), became the first album in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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