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Like A Stranger (album)
''Like a Stranger'' is the second studio album by freestyle music singer Johnny O, released in 1990 by Micmac Records label. Three singles were released from the album, the first of which, "Dreamboy / Dreamgirl", a duet with singer Cynthia, peaked at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The singles, "We Can Not Go On This Way" and "I Just Wanna Get to Know You (If It's Alright With You)", were not as successful. The song " Bad Mamma Jamma" is a cover of the song originally released by Carl Carlton and "Kiss & Say Goodbye" is a cover of the song originally released by The Manhattans The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group. Their work "Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's " Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B Chart, includi .... Track listing Charts ;Singles - ''Billboard'' References {{Authority control 1990 albums Johnny O albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny O
Johnny O (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer. He reached the ''Billboard'' charts in the late 1980s with the singles "Fantasy girl", "Memories" and "Runaway Love". Discography Studio albums *1989: ''Johnny O'' *1990: '' Like a Stranger'' *1995: ''Call It Watcha Like ''Call It Watcha Like'' is the third studio album by freestyle singer Johnny O, released on September 5, 1995, by record label ex-It Records. From that album came out four singles, the first single, "Runaway Love", the song that made it big on t ...'' *2002: ''The Sounds of My Heart'' *2007: ''Peace on Earth 2012'' *2011: ''Remedy (Grace of God)'' Compilation albums *1993: ''The Remixes'' *1997: ''Best of Johnny O'' *2001: ''Johnny O's Greatest Hits'' *2003: ''Famous Very Words: The Very Best of Johnny O'' *2005: ''All the Hits and More!'' Singles References External links *Johnny O biography - Fever Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Johnny American dance musicians Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Music
Freestyle music, also called Latin freestyle or Latin hip-hop ''(sic)'' is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area and Philadelphia, primarily among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the 1980s. It experienced its greatest popularity from the late 1980s until the early 1990s. A common theme of freestyle lyricism originated as heartbreak in an urban environment typified by New York City. An important precursor to freestyle is 1982's " Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force. Shannon's 1983 hit " Let the Music Play" is often considered the first freestyle song and the first major song recorded by a Latin American artist is " Please Don't Go" by Nayobe from 1984. From there, freestyle gained a large presence in American clubs, especially in New York and Miami. Radio airplay followed in the mid 1980s.Michael F. Gill"The Bluffer's Guide to Freestyle." ''Stylus''. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2022. Performers su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny O (album)
Johnny O (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer. He reached the ''Billboard'' charts in the late 1980s with the singles "Fantasy girl", "Memories" and "Runaway Love". Discography Studio albums *1989: ''Johnny O'' *1990: '' Like a Stranger'' *1995: ''Call It Watcha Like ''Call It Watcha Like'' is the third studio album by freestyle singer Johnny O, released on September 5, 1995, by record label ex-It Records. From that album came out four singles, the first single, "Runaway Love", the song that made it big on t ...'' *2002: ''The Sounds of My Heart'' *2007: ''Peace on Earth 2012'' *2011: ''Remedy (Grace of God)'' Compilation albums *1993: ''The Remixes'' *1997: ''Best of Johnny O'' *2001: ''Johnny O's Greatest Hits'' *2003: ''Famous Very Words: The Very Best of Johnny O'' *2005: ''All the Hits and More!'' Singles References External links *Johnny O biography - Fever Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Johnny American dance musicians Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Music
Freestyle music, also called Latin freestyle or Latin hip-hop ''(sic)'' is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area and Philadelphia, primarily among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the 1980s. It experienced its greatest popularity from the late 1980s until the early 1990s. A common theme of freestyle lyricism originated as heartbreak in an urban environment typified by New York City. An important precursor to freestyle is 1982's " Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force. Shannon's 1983 hit " Let the Music Play" is often considered the first freestyle song and the first major song recorded by a Latin American artist is " Please Don't Go" by Nayobe from 1984. From there, freestyle gained a large presence in American clubs, especially in New York and Miami. Radio airplay followed in the mid 1980s.Michael F. Gill"The Bluffer's Guide to Freestyle." ''Stylus''. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2022. Performers su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia (singer)
Cynthia Torres (born May 6, 1968), known simply as Cynthia, is a Puerto Rican-American freestyle and dance-pop singer. Cynthia is best known for her hits "Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" (with Johnny O), "Break Up to Make Up" and "If I Had the Chance", which peaked at numbers 53, 70 and 83 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. In 2005, she recorded a duet piece with Lisette Melendez entitled "I Can't Change Your Mind". Discography Studio albums Source: AllMusic Singles See also * Nuyorican * Puerto Ricans in New York City Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York City. The first group of Puerto Ricans immigrated to New York City in the mid-19th century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony and its people Spanish subjects. The following wave o ... References External links *http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cynthia *https://myspace.com/cynthiadreamgirl {{Authority control 1968 births American freestyle musicians American dance musicians Living people ... [...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] |
She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" is a single by Carl Carlton. The song was written by Leon Haywood and became a major R&B hit, earning Carlton a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1982. Carlton's subsequent album, ''Carl Carlton'', went gold in 1981. "She's a Bad Mama Jama" has since become a staple of compilation albums and soundtracks. The track peaked at number 22 in the U.S. It spent 21 weeks on the American charts, six weeks longer than his bigger hit, " Everlasting Love." "She's a Bad Mama Jama" also spent eight weeks at number two on the R&B/Soul chart. "She's a Bad Mama Jama" was a Gold record. Outside the US, it reached number 34 in the UK Singles Chart. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Sampling *The song has been often sampled in rap music, including Foxy Brown and Dru Hill's Big Bad Mamma. *In May 27, 1999, Chinese American singer Coco Lee sampled "She's a Bad Mama Jama" into her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Carlton
Carl Carlton (born May 21, 1953) is an American R&B, soul, and funk singer-songwriter, best known for his hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)". Career Carlton was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began his career in the mid-1960s as "Little Carl" Carlton. It was a marketing ploy to capitalize on some vocal similarities to Stevie Wonder, who recorded under the name "Little Stevie Wonder" in the early 1960s. His first recordings were for Lando Records, for which he recorded some minor local hits, including "So What" and "Don't You Need a Boy Like Me". In 1968, Don D. Robey signed Carlton to the Back Beat Record label, which Robey had started in 1957. Shortly after signing with the label, Carlton relocated to Houston, Texas, to be closer to his new label. His first single with the label, "Competition Ain't Nothing" became a huge hit on the UK northern soul scene after its release on the UK Action label. Carlton finally saw major success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Manhattans
The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group. Their work "Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's " Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B Chart, including twelve top-10 R&B hits in the United States, starting in 1965. Sixteen of their songs have reached the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including two top 10s and a number-one hit with their song "Kiss and Say Goodbye". They also charted eight U.S. R&B top 20 Albums, three of which were RIAA certified gold. Early history The Manhattans, originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, formed in 1962 with members George "Smitty" Smith (December 28, 1939 – December 16, 1970), Edward "Sonny" Bivins (January 15, 1936 – December 3, 2014), Winfred "Blue" Lovett (November 16, 1936 – December 9, 2014), Kenny "Wally" Kelly (January 9, 1941 – February 17, 2015), and Richard "Ricky" Taylor (1940 – December 7, 1987). Bivins, Lovett, and Kelly graduated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamboy/Dreamgirl
"Dreamboy/Dreamgirl" is a single released by Cynthia Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, ... and Johnny O. This duet was the most successful song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 released by either artist, peaking at No. 53 in 1990. Charts References 1990 songs 1990 singles Cynthia (singer) songs Johnny O songs Song articles with missing songwriters {{1990s-electronic-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
In the issue dated March 16, 1985, '' Billboard'' magazine debuted its first chart devoted exclusively to 12-inch Singles Sales. The 50-position weekly ranking joined ''Billboard''s established Club Songs chart, reduced to the same 50 positions, both under the title Hot Dance/Disco. A coupling from MCA Records' ''Beverly Hills Cop'' soundtrack, Patti LaBelle's " New Attitude" and Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F", held the No. 1 slot for the chart's first week and was also No. 1 for the second consecutive week on the most played dance/disco chart. On June 20, 1992, the chart was renamed Maxi-Singles Sales, then simply Dance Singles Sales on March 1, 2003. The chart included maxi-singles that did not appear on Club Play by artists of other genres such as rapper 2Pac, the industrial metal band Ministry and alternative rock band the Smiths. " Every Day Is Exactly the Same" by Nine Inch Nails was number one on the sales chart more than any other single at 36 weeks, yet never appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
