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Juju (Juju Album)
''Juju'' is the third album by Japanese singer Juju, released on March 17, 2010. Track listing Disc one # "GIRLS NEVER GIVE UP" *Words by JUJU *Music by SKY BEATZ & Takuya Harada *Arranged by SKY BEATZ # "" Words by Kiyoshi Matsuo. Music by Jin Nakamura # "Ashita Ga Kurunara 明日がくるなら" / JUJU with Jay'ed *Words by JUJU, Jay'ed, Jeff Miyahara *Music by JUJU, Jay'ed, Jeff Miyahara, RYLL & couco *Arranged by Jeff Miyahara & RYLL # "round & round" *Words by JUJU *Music by DJ HIROnyc & JUJU *Produced and Arranged by DJ HIROnyc *Bass and Guitar by Takahiro Sokusai *Piano by Junya Yamaguchi # "37°C" *Words by BONNIE PINK *Music by Joleen Belle, Joachim Svare, Carsten Lindberg Hansen & Charlene Carmon *Produced and Arranged by Great Dane # "Itsukaraka Zutto いつからか...ずっと" *Words by PESRIP SLYME *Music by HALEFANIE *Arranged by Seiji Kameda # "Sobaniite そばにいて" *Words by Ami *Music by Ayumi Miyazaki *Arranged by Shinichiro Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juju (singer)
(born February 14, 1976) is a Japanese jazz and jpop singer. She is represented by Sony Music Associated Records Biography She currently resides in New York City. She dreamed of being a jazz singer while growing up in Kyoto, and participated in all sorts of music-related activities. At age 18, she left for the US alone. While in New York, she was very taken with the "New York sound," including jazz, R&B, hip-hop, soul, Latin music, and house. Around 2001, Juju began to be featured in a number of works by other artists. In 2002, she provided music for the film ''Kyōki no Sakura''. In 2004, she debuted with her first single "Hikaru no Naka e". The same year, concurrent with her musical activities in New York, she started performing live in Japan. When her third single, "Kiseki o Nozomu nara", was released, it topped the USEN charts and remained on the chart for a record length of 22 weeks. At this point, while she received support from a small group of listeners, she remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Like It (DeBarge Song)
"I Like It" is a 1982 R&B/Soul song by American family band DeBarge. Released on August 20, 1982 by Motown Records (Gordy), It was the second single from their second studio album, '' All This Love''. Overview Recording After releasing their poorly-received self-titled album, the group quickly returned to the studio to record their second album. Choosing to add younger brother James and shortening their name to simply DeBarge, the group returned to Motown's recording studios determined to produce a hit. The song was musically composed by El DeBarge, who also produced the track with Iris Gordy, with lyrics provided by Randy, El and sister Bunny, who composed the much-copied bridge. While being interviewed for the TV documentary, '' Unsung'', in 2008, co-producer Iris Gordy told El to sing the final ad-libs "I like it, I like it", in a higher register. El responded by telling Iris that she was "trying to make imsound like is brotherBobby", to which Iris returned with, "you better ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J-pop Albums
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other trends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2010. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2010 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records col ... 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd Japan Record Awards
The took place at the New National Theatre Tokyo, New National Theater in Tokyo on December 30, 2010. The ceremony was televised in Japan on TBS Television (Japan), TBS. Presenters * Masaaki Sakai * Norika Fujiwara * TBS commentators ** Shinichirō Azumi ** Sylwia Kato ** Erina Masuda ; Radio * Masao Mukai (TBS commentator) Winners and winning works Grand Prix * Exile (Japanese band), Exile — "I Wish For You" Best Singer Award * Masahiko Kondō Best New Artist Award * S/mileage "Yume Miru 15" Best Album Award * Ikimonogakari — ''Hajimari no Uta'' New Artist Award The artists who are awarded the New Artist Award are nominated for the Best New Artist Award. * S/mileage "Yume Miru 15" * Iconiq "Change Myself" * Madoka Kikuchi * Girls' Generation "Gee (Girls' Generation song)#Japanese version, Gee" * S/mileage "Yume Miru 15" Excellence Album Award * Kazuyoshi Saito "ARE YOU READY?" * Nakamuranaka "Shounen Shoujo" * Ikimonogakari "Hajimarinouta" * Nishino Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex-Factor
"Ex-Factor" is a song recorded by American recording artist Lauryn Hill for her debut solo studio album ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'' (1998). Written and produced by Hill herself, it incorporates elements of R&B, neo soul and hip hop soul. The song features a sample of "Can It Be All So Simple" by Wu-Tang Clan. It has been claimed to be about Hill's former Fugees groupmate Wyclef Jean. The song was released as the second single from ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'' on December 8, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Upon its release, "Ex-Factor" received widespread critical acclaim. The song peaked at number 21 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Internationally, it peaked within the top five in Iceland and the United Kingdom. It won the Best R&B/Soul Single - Female award at the 2000 Soul Train Music Awards. ''Spin'' named it the third best single of 1999. In 2020, ''The Ringer'' ranked it as the 18th great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose (song)
"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler made the song famous when she recorded it for her 1979 film '' The Rose'', in which it plays during the closing credits. It has been recorded multiple times, including by Conway Twitty and Westlife who had US Country & Western and UK number one hits with the song, respectively. Background and Bette Midler version "The Rose" was first recorded by Bette Midler for the soundtrack of the 1979 film '' The Rose'', in which it plays under the closing credits. However, the song was not written for the movie: Amanda McBroom recalls, "I wrote it in 1977 r1978, and I sang it occasionally in clubs. ... Jim Nabors had a local talk show, and I sang The Rose"on his show once." According to McBroom, she wrote "The Rose" in response to her manager's suggestion that she write "some Bob Seger-type tunes" to expedite a record deal: McBroom obliged by writing "The Rose" in 45 minutes. Said McBroom: "'The Rose' is ... just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Life (The Crusaders Song)
"Street Life" is a song by American jazz band The Crusaders, released in 1979 by MCA Records as a single from the album of the same name. The song is notable for featuring lead vocals by Randy Crawford. The song was a hit in the US, reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, and in Europe, where it peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Background The inspiration from the song came from the beginner's ski slope at Mammoth Mountain in California. Joe Sample said he "'saw people falling, running into each other... it was absolute chaos. It looked like a boulevard of madness.' And I said, 'That's what street life is.'" Sample teamed up with lyricist Will Jennings, who said that "the lyric, all that came right off of Hollywood Boulevard". Sample first met Crawford when he played on her debut album ''Everything Must Change'' in 1976. After having good reviews about her song, but not being commercially successful, Crawford was then asked by Sample to sing the vocals for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saving All My Love For You
"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin, originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. for their album ''Marilyn & Billy'' (1978). American singer Whitney Houston recorded a cover of the song for her self-titled debut studio album (1985). It was released on August 13, 1985, by Arista Records as the second single from the album in the United States and third worldwide. Houston's version of "Saving All My Love for You" garnered positive critical response, with reviewers praising its melodious production and her vocal performance, and picked it as one of the album's highlights. The song became a global success and represented a commercial breakthrough for Houston, topping the charts in four countries and reaching the top 10 in various other regions. It became her first song to top the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, staying there for one week, and is certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies. At the 28th Annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Stop (Brand New Heavies Song)
A revamped version of the first album with vocals by N'Dea Davenport was then released, and the singles "Never Stop" was released including "Dream Come True" & "Stay This Way", all with Davenport on lead vocals, became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, with the latter becoming a music video directed by Douglas Gayeton Douglas Gayeton is an American multimedia artist, filmmaker, writer, and photographer who divides his time between a farm near Petaluma, California and Pistoia, a medieval Tuscan town. Along with his wife, Laura Howard-Gayeton, he directThe Lexi ... that saw heavy rotation on MTV. Track listing CD Single #"Never Stop" (Single Radio Edit) - (3:39) #"Never Stop" (Morales Extended Mix) - (6:49) #:Remixed by David Morales #"Never Stop" (Heavies Extended Mix) - (5:39) #"Never Stop" (Kincaid Mix) - (3:51) #:Remixed by Jan Kincaid {{authority control 1991 singles 1991 songs FFRR Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Know Why
"Don't Know Why" is a song written and composed by Jesse Harris that originally appeared on his 1999 album, ''Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos.'' A Cover version, cover of the song was the debut single of American singer Norah Jones from her debut studio album, ''Come Away with Me'' (2002). Jones' version of "Don't Know Why" was released on January 28, 2002, peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was a critical success. The single went on to win three Grammy Awards in 2003 for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year, and Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It remains Jones's biggest hit single in the United States to date, and her only one to reach the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Don't Know Why" was also a modest hit abroad, reaching number five in Australia, number 24 in New Zealand, and number 59 in the United Kingdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Christmas
"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, originally released in December 1984 on CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side on Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in the UK. Described as a "high watermark of mid-80s British synthpop songcraft", it was written and produced by George Michael, and has been covered by many artists since its original release. Upon its initial release in 1984, "Last Christmas" spent five consecutive weeks at number two in the UK Singles Chart—it was held off the top spot at Christmas by Band Aid's " Do They Know It's Christmas?" (on which Michael also performed). After many chart runs in subsequent years, which included three more weeks at number two, and which saw the recording become part of RCA Records' catalogue, the song finally reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on New Year's Day 2021 (chart week ending date 7 January 2021), more than 36 years after its initial release. In doing so, it became the fifth UK nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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