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Live At The O² Arena
''Live at the O² Arena'' is a live album by Georgian-born British singer–songwriter Katie Melua. It was recorded on 8 November 2008 at The O2 Arena in London. The CD release of the album contains 19 tracks whereas the vinyl edition features a different track listing with three additional songs, namely "Thank You Stars", "Two Bare Feet" and "Spellbound". Those three tracks are also included in the digital download release of the album. Track listing CD and digital download # " Piece by Piece" (Katie Melua) – 3:19 # "Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) – 4:08 # "Kviteli Potlebi (Yellow Leaves)" (Giya Kancheli, Gruzinski) – 2:54 # "My Aphrodisiac Is You" (Mike Batt) – 4:20 # "Crawling up a Hill" (Mayall) – 3:25 # " Mary Pickford (Used to Eat Roses)" (Batt) – 3:15 # " Blues in the Night" ( Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20 # "If You Were a Sailboat" (Batt) – 3:57 # "Ghost Town" (Melua, Batt) – 3:41 # "Perfect Circle" (Melua, Molly McQueen) – 7:12 # " Spider's Web" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Melua
Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of composer Mike Batt, she is signed to the small Dramatico record label. She made her musical debut in 2003 and within three years, she was the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist as well as Europe's highest selling European female artist. In November 2003, Melua released her first album, ''Call Off the Search'', which reached the top of the United Kingdom album charts and sold 1.8 million copies in its first five months of release. Her second album, '' Piece by Piece'', was released in September 2005, and has gone platinum (one million units sold) four times. She released her third studio album ''Pictures'' in October 2007. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2008, Melua had amassed fortune of £18 million, making her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilac Wine
"Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (lyrics and music) in 1950. It was introduced by Hope Foye in the short-lived theater musical revue, ''Dance Me a Song''. The song has since been recorded by many artists. Lyrics The lyrics form a narrative of heartache at losing a lover and taking solace from wine made from a lilac tree. The song focuses on the blissful oblivion achieved by becoming intoxicated. Its inspiration was a line in the 1925 novel ''Sorrow in Sunlight'' by Ronald Firbank, in which the main character, Miami Mouth, circulates through a party "offering a light, lilac wine, sweet and heady". Cover versions "Lilac Wine" has been recorded by a number of artists including Eartha Kitt on her 1953 album That Bad Eartha, Helen Merrill in her album '' Helen Merrill with Strings'' (1955), Judy Henske on her debut, self-titled album (1963), Nina Simone on her album ''Wild Is the Wind'' (1966), Elkie Brooks (1978) and Jeff Buckley on his album ''Grace'' (1994). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozmic Blues
"Kozmic Blues" is a song from American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin's ''I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!'' album, her first after departing Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was a part of Joplin's set at the Woodstock Festival Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. ... in 1969. Background Although the concert as a whole is not regarded as Joplin at her best, that specific performance became very popular and was released on ''The Essential Janis Joplin''. Chart performance References {{Janis Joplin Janis Joplin songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Wilson (musician)
Alan Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970), nicknamed "Blind Owl", was an American musician, best known as the co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary composer of the blues band Canned Heat. He sang and played harmonica and guitar with the group live and on recordings. Wilson was the lead singer for the group's two biggest U.S. hit singles: " On the Road Again" and "Going Up the Country". Early years Alan Christie Wilson was born to John (Jack) Wilson (1914–2000), a bricklayer, and Shirley Bingham (1922–2011), an artist on July 4, 1943, and grew up in the Boston suburb of Arlington, Massachusetts. He had an older sister Darrell; and was of English, Scottish, and German descent. His parents divorced when he was 3 and both later remarried. Wilson was highly intelligent, setting him apart from his peers. As a result he was often bullied by his schoolmates. His father Jack enjoyed ham radio operation. Alan became involved as a child but soon turned his in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Road Again (Canned Heat Song)
"On the Road Again" is a song recorded by the American blues-rock group Canned Heat in 1967. A driving blues-rock boogie, it was adapted from earlier blues songs and includes mid-1960s psychedelic rock elements. Unlike most of Canned Heat's songs from the period which were sung by Bob Hite, second guitarist and harmonica player Alan Wilson provides the distinctive falsetto vocal. "On the Road Again" first appeared on their second album, ''Boogie with Canned Heat'', in January 1968; when an edited version was released as a single in April 1968, "On the Road Again" became Canned Heat's first record chart hit and one of their best-known songs. Earlier songs With his record company's encouragement, Chicago blues musician Floyd Jones recorded a song titled "On the Road Again" in 1953. It was a remake of his successful 1951 song "Dark Road". Both songs are based on Mississippi Delta bluesman Tommy Johnson's 1928 song "Big Road Blues"Victor Records 21409 (Canned Heat took their name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Million Bicycles
"Nine Million Bicycles" is a song written and produced by Mike Batt for the singer Katie Melua's second album, '' Piece by Piece''. It was released as the album's first single in September 2005 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Melua's first top five hit as a solo artist. It was a finalist for The Record of the Year prize, losing to "You Raise Me Up" by Westlife. Background According to Melua, the inspiration for the song came during a visit to Beijing with her manager Mike Batt. Their interpreter showed them around the city and told them that there are supposedly nine million bicycles in the city. Batt wrote a song based around the title "Nine Million Bicycles" after returning to England two weeks later, and it was one of the last songs to be recorded for ''Piece by Piece''. Adrian Brett, who played the ethnic flutes on Batt's album ''Caravans'' (1978), contributed to the song; an ocarina was used for the low sounds, and a Chinese bamboo flute for the hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Closest Thing To Crazy
"The Closest Thing to Crazy" is the debut single of Georgia-born singer Katie Melua. The song is featured on her first studio album, ''Call Off the Search'' (2003). The song was written as part of the musical ''Men Who March Away', and appeared first in 1995 on Mike Batt's album ''Arabesque''. The single was originally due out in January 2004 but was released a month early in an attempt by Terry Wogan to make it that year's Christmas number one in the United Kingdom; it stalled at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. However, owing to the success of the album reaching number one, the song climbed back into the top 20 during January and February and resulted in Melua's first nomination for the annual Record of the Year prize on ITV1. At the end of 2004, due to its longevity on the UK chart, the song came in at number 77 on the year-end chart, making it the lowest-charting song to finish within the top 100 for that year. Composition and lyrics The song is played in the key of E majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider's Web (song)
"Spider's Web" is the sixth single from Georgian-born singer Katie Melua's second studio album, '' Piece by Piece'' (2005). The title song was written during the lead up to the Iraq War and is said to be about finding the difference between right and wrong. The single was a bigger success in continental Europe than in Britain, where it reached number 52 on the UK Singles Chart. In the video for this single, there is a visual reference to ''Schindler's List''. Track listings # "Spider's Web" (Katie Melua) # "Spider's Web" - live version # "Cry Baby Cry" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Personnel * Vocals: Katie Melua * Guitars: Katie Melua, Chris Spedding, Jim Cregan * Piano: Mike Batt * Bass: Tim Harries * Drums: Henry Spinetti * Solo Trumpet: Dominic Glover * Solo violin: Mike Darcy * Percussion: Martin Ditchman, Chris Karan Chris Karan (born Chrisostomos Karanikis, 14 October 1939) is a Britain-based Australian jazz drummer and percussionist of Greek descent. Life and career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Were A Sailboat
"If You Were a Sailboat" is a song by United Kingdom, British singer Katie Melua. Written and produced by Mike Batt, it is Melua's ninth single (music), single and the first from her third album, ''Pictures (Katie Melua album), Pictures'' (2007). Melua said of the song: It was released as a single on September 24, 2007. The CD single has three extra tracks exclusive to the release, including a version of David Gray (musician), David Gray's "This Year's Love (song), This Year's Love". In the week of 30 September, the song debuted at number twenty-three on the UK Singles Chart. PRINCE VERSION - World renowned performing artist Prince also recorded a version, which at this time 2023, remains unreleased. It is currently available on Youtube. Prince asked Mike Batt's permission to change the words, so he incorporated the word 'Witness' (Jehova's Witness), into the lyric. Parody version Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster), Mark Radcliffe of BBC Radio 2 was amused by the lyric 'I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs. He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music, and was a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as songs written by others from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including " Moon River", " Days of Wine and Roses", " Autumn Leaves", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Oscar nominations, and won four Best Original Song Oscars. Early life Mercer was born in Savannah, Georgia, where one of his first jobs, aged 10, was sweeping floors at the original 1919 location of Leopold's Ice Cream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'' (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including " Over the Rainbow", Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA. Life and career Arlen was born in Buffalo, New York, the child of a Jewish cantor. His twin brother died the next day. He learned to play the piano as a youth, and formed a band as a young man. He achieved some local success as a pianist and singer before moving to New York City in his early twenties, where he worked as an accompanist in vaudeville and changed his name to Harold Arlen. Between 1926 and about 1934, Arlen appeared occasionally as a band vocalist on records by The Buffalodians, Red Nichols, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
