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Live From Martha's Vineyard
''Carly Simon: Live from Martha's Vineyard'' is a 1987 HBO concert special featuring Carly Simon recorded live on the shores of Martha's Vineyard. It featured Simon and a live band performing the majority of her '' Coming Around Again'' album as well as her classic hits such as " Anticipation", " You're So Vain", "Nobody Does It Better", and " You Belong to Me". On its first screening and release on HBO, the concert was titled "Carly Simon – Coming Around Again". Simon received a CableACE Award nomination for Performance in a Music Special in 1988. Production and release history The concert was filmed in the town of Gay Head on a specially built stage over two days in early June 1987. The weather was very different over the two days, with the first being cloudy and misty and the second being bright and sunny, Simon recalls in several interviews that the original idea was to film both nights and then choose the best performances of each between them, but with the wildly differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thing to Do" (No. 17), " Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (No. 14), " You Belong to Me" (No. 6), " Coming Around Again" (No. 18), and her four Gold-certified singles "You're So Vain" (No. 1), "Mockingbird" (No. 5, a duet with James Taylor), "Nobody Does It Better" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', and "Jesse" (No. 11). She has authored two memoirs and five children's books. In 1963, Simon began performing with her sister Lucy Simon as the Simon Sisters. The duo released three albums, beginning with ''Meet the Simon Sisters'', which featured the song " Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod". Based on the poem by Eugene Field and put to music by Lucy, the song became a minor hit and reached No. 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me All Night
"Give Me All Night" is the second single from Carly Simon's 13th studio album '' Coming Around Again'' (1987). The song was co-written by Simon with Gerard McMahon and produced by Paul Samwell-Smith. An accompanying music video was filmed on Martha's Vineyard and featured drummer Rick Marotta. The song is one of Simon's biggest Adult contemporary hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the three-disc box set ''Clouds in My Coffee'' (1995), the UK import '' The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better'' (1998), the two-disc retrospective ''Anthology'' (2002), the single-disc '' Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits'' (2004), and Sony Music's '' Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon'' (2014). Simon also performed the song on her 1987 HBO concert special '' Live from Martha's Vineyard.'' Reception "Give Me All Night" peaked at No. 61 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Simon's 21st entry on this chart, where it spent 12 weeks. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Mottola
Thomas Daniel Mottola (born July 14, 1948) is an American music executive, producer and author. Mottola is currently the Chairman of Mottola Media Group and was previously the Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbia label, for nearly 15 years. Since 2000, he has been married to Mexican actress and singer Thalía. Early life Mottola was born in The Bronx to a middle-class Italian-American family. He graduated from Iona Grammar School in 1962 and Iona Prep in 1966. He attended military school for a time, and then high school. After dropping out of Hofstra University on Long Island, he pursued a music career as a guitarist and singer with The Exotics, an R&B cover band. Mottola entered in the music scene in the mid-1960s as a recording artist for CBS Records, under the name "T.D. Valentine". After his attempt to become a recording star himself failed, Mottola started working for publishing powerhouse Chappell Publishing and started his own managemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Thing To Do
"The Right Thing to Do" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon that first appeared on her 1972 album '' No Secrets''. The song was recorded at Trident Studios in London's Soho. It was released as the second single to the album, following "You're So Vain" and reached No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 4 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached No. 20 on the Canada Top Singles chart and No. 9 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. It reached No. 17 in the UK. Lyrics and music "The Right Thing to Do" is a love song directed to Simon's then husband James Taylor. Simon has stated that "it was actually one of my absolutely undisputed songs about James, written three months into our relationship." Author Sheila Weller notes that the song is both romantic and realistic about the relationship. She shows the romanticism by disregarding her lover's problems but realistic in recognizing "her fading value in the sex-and-love marketplace." To Weller, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Brackman
Jacob Brackman (born 1943) is an American writer, journalist, and musical lyricist. After graduating from Harvard University in 1965, he went to work for ''Newsweek'' as a journalist. He remained there for six months and was then hired by ''The New Yorker''. He subsequently worked as a film critic at ''Esquire'' magazine from 1969 until 1972. He met Carly Simon in 1968 when they were both working as counselors at a summer camp in the Berkshires and the two became close friends. Most of Simon's albums include one or two songs co-written with Brackman; typically, Simon writes the music and Brackman writes the lyrics. Among the dozens of songs they have written together are the top ten hits, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (1971) and "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (1974), both of which were sung by Simon. The lyrics to the Broadway musical ''King of Hearts'' were written by Brackman, and so, too, were the screenplays for ''The King of Marvin Gardens'' (1972), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Around Again (Carly Simon Song)
"Coming Around Again" is a song by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, written for the film ''Heartburn'' (1986) and later from the album of the same name, '' Coming Around Again'' (1987). Released as a single in 1986, it became one of Simon's biggest hits, peaking at 18 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 5 on the '' Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a top-10 hit in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The success of the song began a career resurgence for Simon. It is featured on multiple compilations of her work, including the three-disc box set '' Clouds in My Coffee'' (1995), the UK import '' The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better'' (1998), the two-disc retrospective '' Anthology'' (2002), the single-disc '' Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits'' (2004), and Sony Music's '' Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon'' (2014). "Itsy Bitsy Spider" A similar stripped-down arrangement of "Coming Around Again" (key of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McDonald (singer)
Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952) is an American singer, keyboardist and songwriter known for his distinctive, soulful voice and as a member of the bands the Doobie Brothers (1975–1982, 1987, 2019–present) and Steely Dan (1973–1974). McDonald wrote and sang several hit singles with the Doobie Brothers, including " What a Fool Believes", "Minute by Minute", and " Takin' It to the Streets." McDonald has also performed as a prominent backing vocalist on numerous recordings by artists including Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, and Kenny Loggins. McDonald's solo career consists of nine studio albums and a number of singles, including the 1982 hit "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)". During his career, McDonald has collaborated with a number of other artists, including James Ingram, David Cassidy, Van Halen, Patti LaBelle, Lee Ritenour, the Winans, Aretha Franklin, the rock band Toto, Grizzly Bear, Joni Mitchell, and Thundercat. He has also recorded for televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (song)
"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" is the third single from Carly Simon's 13th studio album '' Coming Around Again'' (1987). The song was written by Simon and produced by John Boylan. Though no official video was produced for the single, a clip of Simon performing the song at her 1987 HBO concert special, '' Live from Martha's Vineyard,'' was released and received moderate airplay on VH1. The song is one of Simon's biggest Adult contemporary hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the three-disc box set ''Clouds in My Coffee'' (1995), the UK import '' The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better'' (1998), the two-disc retrospective ''Anthology'' (2002), the single-disc '' Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits'' (2004), and Sony Music's '' Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon'' (2014). The song title is derived from the line of 1941 Warner Bros. film, '' The Maltese Falcon''. Reception "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" peaked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All I Want Is You (Carly Simon Song)
"All I Want Is You" is the fourth and final single from Carly Simon's 13th studio album '' Coming Around Again'' (1987). The song was co-written by Simon and frequent collaborator Jacob Brackman. The song is one of Simon's biggest Adult contemporary hits, and has been included on multiple compilations of her work, such as the three-disc box set ''Clouds in My Coffee'' (1995), the UK import '' The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better'' (1998), the two-disc retrospective ''Anthology'' (2002), the single-disc '' Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits'' (2004), and Sony Music's '' Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon'' (2014). It is also featured in Simon's 1987 HBO concert special '' Live from Martha's Vineyard,'' and the accompanying ''Greatest Hits Live'' (1988). Reception "All I Want Is You" peaked at No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Simon's 22nd entry on this chart, where it spent nine weeks. It was an even greater success on the ''Billboard'' Adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT". He is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize (" PEGOT"). Early life Hamlisch was born in Manhattan, to Viennese-born Jewish parents Lilly (née Schachter) and Max Hamlisch. His father was an accordionist and bandleader. Hamlisch was a child prodigy and, by age five, he began mimicking the piano music he heard on the radio. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division.Marvin Hamlisch biography . |
Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer, and songwriter. Early life and career Bayer Sager was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts, and speech. She had already written her first pop hit, "A Groovy Kind of Love", with Toni Wine, while still a student at New York City's High School of Music and Art. It was recorded by the British invasion band The Mindbenders, whose version was a worldwide hit, reaching number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This song was later recorded by Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, and Phil Collins, whose rendition for the film '' Buster'' reached number one in 1988. Solo albums Bayer Sager's first recording as a singer was the 1977 album ''Carole Bayer Sager'', produced by Brooks Arthur. It included the hit single " You're Moving Out Today", a song which she co-wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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