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Let's Go (David Campbell Album)
''Let's Go is the seventh studio album by Australian singer David Campbell, released in November 2011. The album is a collection of songs from the 1980s. Campbell toured the album nationally in 2012. Track listing ;CD/DD (88697987582) # " Shout to the Top" (Paul Weller) - 3:32 # "Tainted Love" (Ed Cobb) - 2:37 # " Let's Go" (Jack Hues, Nick Feldman)- 4:55 # " I'm Your Man" (George Michael) - 4:48 # "Don't You Want Me" with Josie Lane (Jo Callis, Adrian Wright, Philip Oakey)- 3:59 # "Goody Two Shoes" (Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni)- 3:14 # "True" (Gary Kemp) - 4:39 # "Missing You" (Charles Sandford, John Waite, Mark Leonard) - 3:43 # "Come on Eileen" (Kevin Adams, James Patterson, Kevin Rowland)- 4:39 # "I Can Dream About You" (Dan Hartman) - 3:20 # " Only You" (Vince Clarke) - 3:40 # "You Make My Dreams" (Daryl Hall & John Oates John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Campbell (Australian Musician)
David Joseph Campbell (born 6 August 1973) is an Australian singer and actor. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.David Campbell duets with dad Jimmy Barnes, and marries news.com.au, 30 November 2008. Career Theatre career Campbell began working professionally in Australia in 1993, after extensive training in youth theatre, during which he won an Australia Day award for his contribution to youth stars. Campbell attracted attention in Sydney with his role in the hit Australian play ''Relative Merits''. In 1995 Campbell starred in the revival of Alex Harding's musical, '' |
Adrian Wright
Adrian Wright (1 July 1947 – 28 November 2015) was English Australian actor remembered for his roles in the 1970s children's television series ''Freewheelers'' and the Australian serial ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' in which he played male nurse Neil Murray, after playing an off-duty policeman in episode 10. Personal life and career Born in Maidenhead, England, he was the son of Matvin Wright, a painter and first appeared as an actor in repertory theatres in England and Wales. He subsequently moved to Australia where he continued his career. His most prominent role is probably that of Neil Murray in ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner''. He was married to Australian actress and singer Abigail (actress), Abigail, he died in 2015. Selected filmography * ''Freewheelers'' (1972) * ''Village Hall (TV series), Village Hall'' (1974) * ''End Play'' (1975) * ''Summerfield (film), Summerfield'' (1977) * ''The Survivor (1981 film), The Survivor'' (1981) * ''Sky Pirates'' (1986) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only You (Yazoo Song)
"Only You" is a song by English synth-pop duo Yazoo. It was written by member Vince Clarke, while he was still with Depeche Mode, but recorded in 1982 after he formed Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom, taken from their first album, ''Upstairs at Eric's'' (1982), and became an instant success on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number two on 16 May 1982. It would also reach the top 10 in neighbouring Ireland as well as Australia. In the US, "Only You" was released as the band's second single in November 1982 and charted at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also made the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart (number 38). A remix of "Only You" made the UK top 40 again in 1999, while reaching number 16 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The music video for the new version was created using the Houdini 3D animation software package. In September 2015, Moyet performed "Only You" as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hartman
Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Among songs he wrote and recorded were " Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and " Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You", his most successful song, reached No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1984 and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. The James Brown song " Living in America", which Hartman co-wrote and produced, reached No. 4 on March 1, 1986. Hartman co-wrote the 1980 disco song "Love Sensation" recorded by Loleatta Holloway, which has been sampled on numerous records, including the 1989 Black Box track "Ride on Time". Early life Hartman was born on December 8, 1950 to Carl Hartman (1921–2006) and Pauline Angeloff (1925–1999) near Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can Dream About You
"I Can Dream About You" is a song performed by American singer Dan Hartman on the soundtrack album of the film ''Streets of Fire''. Released in 1984 as a single from the soundtrack, and included on Hartman's album '' I Can Dream About You'', it reached number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background The song first appeared in ''Streets of Fire'', where it was performed by the fictional group The Sorels. The real voice behind the version used in the film was Winston Ford, but Hartman's version was the one used on the soundtrack album and released as a single. In a ''Songfacts'' interview with the film's musical director, Kenny Vance, he recalled the following:"The same guy that sings lead on that and 'Countdown to Love,' a song that I wrote for the film, was a guy working at a Radio Shack (Winston Ford), and I think when you look at the film and The Sorels are singing it live in the movie, that was the version that was supposed to come out, and I recorded that version. But the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Rowland
Kevin Rowland (born 17 August 1953) is a British singer and musician best known as the frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners (currently called ''Dexys''). The band had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being "Geno" and "Come On Eileen", both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Early life Rowland was born in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, on 17 August 1953 to Irish parents from Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland, and he lived for three years in Ireland between the ages of one and four before returning to Wolverhampton. The family moved to Harrow when he was 11 years old and he left school at the age of 15. Before his music career, Rowland worked as a hairdresser. Career Rowland's first group, Lucy & the Lovers, were influenced by Roxy Music and turned out to be short-lived. His next project, the punk rock act the Killjoys, were slightly more successful, releasing the single "Johnny Won't Get To Heaven" in 1977. Alienated by the punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped ''Forbes'' list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million. In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, which cited him as a "passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority. A generous supporter of universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Adams
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come On Eileen
"Come On Eileen" is a song by the English group Dexys Midnight Runners (credited to Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express), released in the United Kingdom in June 1982 as a single from their second studio album '' Too-Rye-Ay''. It reached number one in the United States and was their second number one hit in the UK, following 1980's "Geno". The song was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and was initially claimed to be written by Kevin Rowland, Jim Paterson and Billy Adams, although Rowland later stated that the essence of the tune should be attributed to Kevin Archer. "Come On Eileen" won Best British Single at the 1983 Brit Awards, and in 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation's sixth favourite 1980s number one single in a poll for ITV. It was ranked number eighteen on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '80s" and was Britain's best-selling single of 1982. Composition There are various versions of the song; some, in addition to the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Kemp
Gary James Kemp (born 16 October 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. Kemp wrote the lyrics and music for all 23 of Spandau Ballet's hit singles, including "To Cut a Long Story Short", "True", "Gold", " Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)", "Through the Barricades" and "Only When You Leave". Spandau Ballet became one of the biggest British bands of the 1980s, generating over 25 million record sales worldwide. In 2012, Kemp was an Ivor Novello Award winner for Outstanding Song Collection. His brother Martin Kemp plays bass guitar in the band and is also an actor. Since 2018, Kemp has also toured the US and Europe with Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets. Early life Gary James Kemp was on born 16 October 1959, to parents Eileen and Frank Kemp in St Bartholomew's Hospital,''Martin Kemp, True: the Autobiography of Martin Kemp'', p.12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True (Spandau Ballet Song)
"True" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in April 1983 as the title track and third single from their third studio album. It was written by the band's guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan, influenced musically by songs of Marvin Gaye and Al Green he was listening to at the time, and lyrically by Green and The Beatles. It eventually reached number one on the UK chart in April 1983 and made the top 10 in several other countries, including the US, where it became their first song to reach the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Kemp wanted to shift the sound of Spandau Ballet into soul and incorporated band member Steve Norman's newfound interest in the saxophone into his writing; the band also updated its look to suits for the song's music video and tour. "True" was recorded with most of the other tracks from the album at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. The ''True'' album was then released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Pirroni
Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni (born 27 April 1959, London, England) frequently credited simply as Marco, is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many others from the late 1970s to the present day. Siouxsie and the Banshees A linchpin of the UK punk scene, Pirroni's first appearance on stage was with Siouxsie and the Banshees in their début gig, at 1976's 100 Club Punk Festival. Future Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious was on drums. Adam and the Ants/Adam Ant Pirroni was lead guitarist and co-songwriter in the second incarnation of Adam and the Ants, co-penning two UK number one singles and a further four Top Ten hits, with Ant. The two albums he co-wrote for Adam and the Ants, ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' and ''Prince Charming'', both made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart ("Kings" #1; "Prince Charming" #2). When Adam and the Ants disbanded in 1982, Pirroni was retained as Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
