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NonStop (Fun Factory Album)
''NonStop! The Album'' is the debut album by German musical group Fun Factory. The original lead singer, Balca, appears only in one music video titled "Groove Me". Due to a disagreement, she separated from the group but because she was under a contract, she still had to continue singing for the band. She was replaced in visuals by Marie-Anett Mey. Track listing # "Intro Jam" — 1:15 # "Groove Me" — 4:16 # " Take Your Chance" — 4:32 # "Love of My Life" — 5:03 # " Close to You" — 4:39 # "We are the World" — 4:19 # "Fun Factory's Groove" — 3:35 # "Hey Little Girl" — 6:46 # "Fun Factory's Theme" — 3:05 # "Prove Your Love / Freestylin'" — 5:36 # " Pain" — 5:45 # "I Miss Her" — 6:05 # " Close to You (Close To Ragga Remix)" (bonus) — 4:36 # " Take Your Chance (Take The Tribe Mix)" (bonus) — 5:53 Charts Singles Sources Fun Factory.euweb.cz* NonStop! The Album aDiscogs* NonStop! The Album aAllmusic References 1994 albums Fun Factory (band) albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun Factory (band)
Fun Factory is a German eurodance group formed in 1992, originally consisting of founding members Balca Tözün, Rodney Hardison, Toni Cottura and Stephan Browarczyk. They have been nicknamed simply Balja, Rod D., Smooth T. and Steve. The group enjoyed success throughout the '90s. Band history 1992–94: Formation, ''Non Stop-The Album'' and Balca's departure The group was founded in 1992 with Balca Tözün from Turkey, Rodney Hardison from America, and Toni Cottura and Stephan Browarczyk from Germany. They released their first singles "Fun Factory's Theme" and "Groove Me" in 1992 and 1993. Fun Factory released their debut album ''Nonstop! The Album'' in 1994. Before their third single release " Close to You" in late 1993, the group reported that lead singer Balca Tözün had been replaced with Marie-Anett Mey, an entertainer from Paris, France.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 126 " Close to You" became their first chart succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regular Records
Regular Records was an Australian record label based in Sydney that operated from 1978 until the mid-1990s. Regular Records released music by acts including Mental As Anything, Icehouse (band), Icehouse, and The Cockroaches. The Regular Records label was founded in 1978 by Martin Fabinyi and Cameron Allan. The label was associated with music recording and publishing company Festival Records. The act first signed to the label was Mental as Anything. The second act signed to label was "Flowers" who later changed their name to Icehouse (band), Icehouse. Regular signed Brisbane band The Riptides in 1981. In 1986 Regular signed The Cockroaches, who later went on to form the nucleus of The Wiggles. Acts also signed to Regular included I'm Talking, Electric Pandas and The Reels. In the early 1990s, Regular signed Sydney band The Welcome Mat, and distributed the independent label Half a Cow. Cameron Allan died in 2013. Artists signed to label *Mental As Anything *Icehouse (band), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun-Tastic
''Fun-Tastic'' is the second album by German Eurodance group Fun Factory. Track listing # Dreaming — 5:22 # Celebration — 3:26 # Doh Wah Diddy — 4:43 # Oh Yeah Yeah (I Like It) — 4:50 # I Love You — 4:56 # Don't Fight — 5:57 # I Wanna B with U — 3:33 # Together Forever — 6:30 # Don't Go Away "Don't Go Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis from their third album, '' Be Here Now'' (1997). Written by Noel Gallagher, the song was released as a commercial single only in Japan, peaking at number 48 on the Oricon chart, and as a pro ... — 5:09 # All For You (Close To You 2) — 4:20 # Be Good To Me — 4:25 # Back In The Days — 6:10 # Take Your Chance — 3:56 Charts Album Singles References External links * ''Fun-Tastic'' oDiscogs 1995 albums Fun Factory (band) albums Curb Records albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Your Chance
"Take Your Chance" is a song by German Eurodance band Fun Factory, released in August 1994 as the fourth single from their debut album, '' NonStop! The Album'' (1994). The song is written by Bülent Aris, Rainer Kesselbauer, Toni Cottura, and Rodney Hardison. It reached number 18 in Germany, number 35 in Sweden and number five on the Canadian ''RPM'' Dance/Urban chart. Critical reception Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' wrote in their review of the single, "In a "1984" doom-type prophecy everybody says the end of Euro is near, and all involved should change their musical course. Here, the adjustments are the presence of rap and ragga rhymes." Music video The accompanying music video for "Take Your Chance" was directed by Steve Willis and released in summer of 1994. It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA Viva may refer to: Companies and organisations * Viva (network operator), a Dominican mobile network operator * Viva Air, a Spanish airline taken over by flag carrier Iber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close To You (Fun Factory Song)
"Close to You" is a song by German Eurodance band Fun Factory, released in March 1994 by various labels as the second single from the band's debut-album, '' NonStop'' (1994). The song is written by Bülent Aris, Rainer Kesselbauer and Toni Cottura, while Aris and Cottura produced it. It received positive reviews from music critics, peaking at number-one on the Canadian ''RPM'' Dance/Urban chart and at number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, the single peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. In Europe, it reached number 19 in Germany and number 97 in the UK. Its music video was directed by Swedish director Stefan Berg and filmed at a quarry. It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in June 1994. "Close to You" uses the same melody as the 1993 hit single " Hold On" by German group Loft. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' wrote that "taking a cue from Sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pain (Fun Factory Song)
"Pain" is a Eurodance song by German band Fun Factory, released in November 1994 as the fourth and last single from their debut-album, '' NonStop'' (1994). It peaked at number eight in Finland, number 24 in Germany and number 25 in Austria and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 56 in March 1995. Outside Europe, it peaked at number 30 in Israel. The CD single also featured the music video of the band's previous hit single, "Take Your Chance". Critical reception James Hamilton from ''Music Weeks ''RM'' Dance Update described the song as an "instantly familiar cliches packed but powerful cheesy Euro galloper". Music video A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by R.T. Firefly. It was later published on Fun Factory's official YouTube channel in November 2015. Track listing * 12", Germany #"Pain" (Feel The Pain Mix) – 4:50 #"Pain" (Endless Pain Mix) – 6:54 #"Pain" (Sequential One Club Mix) – 5:47 #"Fun Factory's Slam" – 3:46 * CD singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Albums
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. Specific locations * 1994 in British music * 1994 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1994 in country music * 1994 in heavy metal music * 1994 in hip hop music * 1994 in Latin music * 1994 in jazz Events January–February *January 19 – Bryan Adams becomes the first major Western music star to perform in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. *January 21–February 5 – The Big Day Out festival takes place, again expanding from the previous year's venues to include the Gold Coast, Queensland and Auckland in New Zealand. The festival is headlined by Soundgarden, Ramones and Björk. *January 25 – Alice in Chains release their ''Jar of Flies'' album which makes its US chart debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so. *January 29 – The Supremes' Mary Wilson is injured when her Jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside Los Angeles, USA. Wilson's 14-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
