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International Velvet (band)
International Velvet may refer to: * ''International Velvet'' (album), an album by Catatonia * ''International Velvet'' (song), title track from the album by Catatonia * ''International Velvet'' (film), a 1978 film starring Tatum O'Neal * International Velvet (actress) or Susan Bottomly, American model and actress {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Velvet (album)
''International Velvet'' is the second album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was the band's breakthrough, reaching number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, spawning two Top 10 singles, " Mulder and Scully" and "Road Rage", three other Top 40 singles, "I Am the Mob", " Game On" and " Strange Glue", and catapulted the band and lead singer Cerys Matthews into the spotlight. Album sales reached 900,000, as it became one of the biggest selling albums of 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Background Catatonia were originally formed in 1992 with Mark Roberts and singer Cerys Matthews being part of the band that released the critically acclaimed EP "For Tinkerbell" in 1993. Drummer Aled Richards and guitarist Owen Powell joined prior to the release of their first album ''Way Beyond Blue'' and the line-up remained the same for ''International Velvet''. Warner Bros. Records had intended to release "Lost Cat" from ''Way Beyond Blue'' in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Velvet (song)
''International Velvet'' is the second album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was the band's breakthrough, reaching number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, spawning two Top 10 singles, " Mulder and Scully" and " Road Rage", three other Top 40 singles, " I Am the Mob", " Game On" and "Strange Glue", and catapulted the band and lead singer Cerys Matthews into the spotlight. Album sales reached 900,000, as it became one of the biggest selling albums of 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Background Catatonia were originally formed in 1992 with Mark Roberts and singer Cerys Matthews being part of the band that released the critically acclaimed EP "For Tinkerbell" in 1993. Drummer Aled Richards and guitarist Owen Powell joined prior to the release of their first album ''Way Beyond Blue'' and the line-up remained the same for ''International Velvet''. Warner Bros. Records had intended to release "Lost Cat" from ''Way Beyond Blue'' in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Velvet (film)
''International Velvet'' is a 1978 American film and a sequel to the 1944 picture ''National Velvet'' starring Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins and Nanette Newman, and directed by Bryan Forbes. The film received mixed reviews. ''International Velvet'' was partly filmed at Birmingham University, England. Plot After her parents are killed in a car crash, teenage Sarah Velvet Brown is forced to leave her home in Cave Creek, Arizona, to go to England to live with her aunt Velvet Brown and Velvet's boyfriend John. After the events of ''National Velvet'' Donald got married, had Sarah, and moved from England to Arizona. When Velvet was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered the legendary Grand National horse race and crossed the finish line first; however, Velvet and The Pie were instantly disqualified because Velvet was a 14-year-old girl. The Pie is ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his last foal after Sarah's arrival in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |