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"Longer" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg and released in 1979 by Full Moon Records and Epic Records. The song can be found on Fogelberg's 1979 album ''Phoenix''. It was also included on his 1982 greatest hits album as well as various other retrospective and compilation recordings. Fogelberg, who had released more rock oriented songs throughout the 1970s, jokingly described "Longer" in the liner notes to one of his retrospective albums as "the song that put me on the elevators."Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) He wrote the song while vacationing in Maui, "lounging in a hammock one night and looking up at the stars. It just seems this song was drifting around the universe, saw me, and decided I'd give it a good home." Accompanying Fogelberg's vocals is an acoustic guitar (played by the singer) as well as a flugelhorn solo by Jerry Hey. Lyrically, the song compares vario ...
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Phoenix (Dan Fogelberg Album)
''Phoenix'' is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). Track listing All songs written by Daniel Fogelberg. Personnel * Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion (1, 9), Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Prophet 5, electric piano, electric and acoustic pianos (4–7, 9), bass guitar (10), orchestral arrangements * Kenneth A. Buttrey – percussion (3) * Paul Harris (musician), Paul Harris – acoustic piano (2) * Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (8) * Russ Kunkel – drums (5, 6), congas (7) * Gayle Levant – harp (8) * Marty Lewis – tambourine (5) * Jody Linscott – conductor, congas (4) * Andy Newmark – drums (2–4, 7, 9) * Norbert Putnam – bass guitar (except on 10) * Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott – saxophone (7), lyricon (7) * Sid Sharp – concertmaster * Glen Spreen – orchestral arrangements * Michael Utley, Mike Utley – organ (2, 5) Production * Producers – D ...
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Dan Fogelberg
Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his 1970s and 1980s songs, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and "Leader of the Band" (1979). Fogelberg recorded “Leader” as a tribute to his father for his 1979 album Phoenix, but felt it was too sentimental for the album and didn't release it until 1981 on The Innocent Age. Early life and family Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois. He was the youngest of three sons born to Margaret (née Irvine), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a band director at Woodruff High School (Peoria, Illinois), Woodruff High School in Peoria, at Pekin Community High School (Illinois), Pekin Community High School in Pekin, and at Bradley University in Peoria. Fogelberg’s mother was a Scottish immigrant, and his father was of Sweden, Swedish descent. His father was later to be the insp ...
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Heart Hotels
"Heart Hotels" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The song appears on Fogelberg's 1979 album '' Phoenix''. It was the second of two single releases from the LP. Background "Heart Hotels" is a metaphor for protracted loneliness, bordering on despair. The song features a Lyricon solo by acclaimed session musician Tom Scott. Personnel * Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Prophet 5, electric and acoustic pianos, orchestral arrangements * Russ Kunkel – congas * Jody Linscott – conductor * Andy Newmark – drums * Norbert Putnam – bass guitar * Tom Scott – saxophone, lyricon * Sid Sharp – concertmaster * Glen Spreen – orchestral arrangements Weekly charts In the spring of 1980, the song peaked at #21 in the U.S. and #3 on ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), t ...
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Greatest Hits (Dan Fogelberg Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by American recording artist Dan Fogelberg. It included two previously unreleased tracks, "Missing You" and "Make Love Stay", both of which were released as singles and peaked at chart positions #23 and #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, respectively. Both of the new songs made the Top 10 on the adult contemporary chart, with "Missing You" rising to #6 and "Make Love Stay" becoming the singer's third #1 on the AC chart.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) Track listing # "Part of the Plan" (from ''Souvenirs'') - 3:18 # "Heart Hotels" (from ''Phoenix'') - 4:14 # "Hard to Say" (from ''The Innocent Age'') - 3:59 # "Longer" (from ''Phoenix'') - 3:15 # " Missing You" (previously unreleased) - 4:40 # "The Power Of Gold" (from ''Twin Sons of Different Mothers'') - 4:30 # "Make Love Stay" (previously unreleased) - 4:35 # "Leader of the Band" (from ''The Innocent Age'') - 4:17 # ...
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Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', ''Rock with You'', '' Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Workin’ Day and Night'' and the flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "''Longer''". Additionally, he has performed with artists such as George Benson, Al Jarreau, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, George Duke, Lionel Ritchie, Rufus and Chaka Kahn, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Patti Austin, among many others. He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr.. Biography Jerry Hey was born in 1950 in Dixon, Illinois to a family of musicians. His mother was a pianist and his father was a trombonist. Jerry also had two older brothers who played the trombone and tuba. After compl ...
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Toyota Tercel
The is a subcompact car manufactured by Toyota from 1978 until 1999 across five generations, in five body configurations sized between the Corolla and the Starlet. Manufactured at the Takaoka plant in Toyota City, Japan, and sharing its platform with the Cynos (aka Paseo) and the Starlet, the Tercel was marketed variously as the — sold at Toyota Japanese dealerships called ''Toyota Corolla Stores'' — and was replaced by the Platz in 1999. It was also known as the and sold at Toyopet Store locations. Starting with the second generation, the Tercel dealership network was changed to ''Vista Store'', as its badge engineered sibling, the Corolla II, was exclusive to ''Corolla Store'' locations. The Tercel was the first front-wheel drive vehicle produced by Toyota, although it was the only front-wheel drive Toyota to have a longitudinally mounted engine. For example, the E80 series Corolla's frame (except AE85 and AE86) is similar to the L20 series Tercel's frame. Also, To ...
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Nissan Gloria
The Gloria ( ja, 日産・グロリア) is a large luxury car made from 1959 by the Prince Motor Company, and later by Nissan Motors since its merger with the former - hence being originally marketed as Prince Gloria and later as Nissan Gloria. Initially based on the smaller Prince Skyline, the Gloria line was merged with Nissan Cedric starting with 1971 models and both continued until 2004, when they were both replaced by Nissan Fuga. After Nissan assumed Prince's operations, the now Nissan-badged Glorias were sold along with the Nissan Skyline. They were marketed through the '' Nissan Prince Shop'' network, composed of dealerships that were formerly affiliated with the Prince company. The Prince G engine was used in the Gloria until 1969. It was inspired by the Latin word " Glory". First generation BLSI The Prince Automobile Manufacturers, previously known as Fuji Precision Industry, released a modification of their Prince Skyline with a more luxurious approach, and modif ...
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Cashbox (magazine)
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. History Print edition charts (1952–1996) ''Cashbox'' was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were '' Billboard'' and '' Record World'' (known as ''Music Vendor'' prior to April 1964). Unlike ''Billboard'', ''Cashbox'' combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but from October 25, 1 ...
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British Hit Singles & Albums
''British Hit Singles & Albums'' (originally known as ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles'' and ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') was a music reference book originally published in the United Kingdom by the publishing arm of the Guinness breweries, Guinness Superlatives. Later editions were published by HiT Entertainment (who had bought the Guinness World Records brand). It listed all the singles and albums featured in the Top 75 pop charts in the UK. In 2004 the book became an amalgamation of two earlier Guinness publications, originally known as ''British Hit Singles'' and ''British Hit Albums''. The publication of this amalgamation ceased in 2006, with Guinness World Records being sold to The Jim Pattison Group, owner of ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!''. At this point, the Official UK Charts Company teamed up with Random House/Ebury Publishing to release a new version of the book under the Virgin Books brand. Entitled ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles ...
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UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ...
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is included on their 1980 album '' The Game'', and also appears on the band's compilation album ''Greatest Hits'' in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, becoming the group's first number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US in 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The ''Billboard'' Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard BooksRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks. Kent, David (1993) (doc). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W It was the band's final single release of the 1970s. Having composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar, Mercury played rhythm guitar while performing the song live, which was the first time he played guitar in conce ...
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Adult Contemporary (chart)
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in ''Billboard'' magazine on July 17, 1961.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits''. New York City: Billboard Books. . Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening (1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles (1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles (1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary (1983–present). Chart history The ''Billboard'' Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from b ...
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