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No Regret (album)
''No Regret'' is a compilation album by singer-songwriter Lonnie Gordon, released on October 31, 2000. The compilation features the three singles from her debut album '' If I Have to Stand Alone'', the singles and album highlights from her second album '' Bad Mood'', and other tracks Gordon released as singles in the late 1990s which hadn't been included on an album up to that point. It also includes two new tracks, a cover of Stevie Nicks' single ''Edge of Seventeen'', and a cover of ''He Lives in You'', which was released as a single to promote the album. Track listing * 1. "Happenin' All Over Again" * 2. " Gonna Catch You" * 3. "No Regrets" * 4. "If I Have to Stand Alone" * 5. "Don't Turn Around" * 6. "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" * 7. "Do You Want It?" * 8. "Bad Mood" * 9. "Missing You" * 10. "Dirty Love" * 11. "If You Really Love Me" * 12. "A God That Can Dance" * 13. "Edge of 17" * 14. "He Lives in You "He Lives in You" is a song written and performed by Lebo M. and his S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonnie Gordon
Lonnie Gordon (born November 8, 1965, Philadelphia) is an American female dance, pop and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. She scored several record chart, chart hit record, hits during the 1990s, most notably for her 1990 United Kingdom, UK top 10 single ''Happenin' All Over Again''. Early life and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gordon moved to the Bronx at an early age. In the early 1980s, she started performing around the Harlem area in clubs as the lead singer of a band called Nythjar. After meeting her husband, she relocated to England in the late 1980s, and retired from the music scene to take care of her daughter Rikki. Gordon resumed her singing career in 1988 singing lead vocals for club-oriented acts such as Offshore, Deja Vu and most notably, House ensemble Quartzlock, releasing the singles "No Regrets", "Love Eviction" and "You Make Loving Fun". In 1989, she contributed lead vocals to Simon Harris (musician), Simon Harris' cover of the Marshall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago's underground Clubbing (subculture), club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. House was pioneered by African Americans, African American DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music expanded to other American cities such as New York City and became a worldwide phenomenon. House has had a large effect on pop music, especially dance music. It was incorporated by major international pop artists including Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson ("Together Again (Janet Jackson song), Together Again"), Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna ("Vogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Mood (album)
''Bad Mood'' is the second album by musician Lonnie Gordon. It was released in 1993 on SBK Records, SBK/EMI, EMI Records. The album is her most commercially successful to date. It was produced primarily by the group Black Box (band), Black Box. The album includes the hit singles "Gonna Catch You" (originally released in 1991), "Happening All Over Again" (a 1993 remix of her 1990 hit), "Bad Mood" and "Do You Want It?". It includes covers of Gloria Gaynor's hit "I Will Survive" and Donny Hathaway's "Little Ghetto Boy". Three of its singles, "Gonna Catch You", "Bad Mood" and "Happenin' All Over Again '93", all peaked at #1 on the U.S. Dance charts. Critical reception AllMusic editor Michael Gallucci said, "Gordon's three big club hits -- "Bad Mood", "Gonna Catch You", "Happening All Over Again"—are on her debut album, which is sort of a patchwork piece, gathering songs from a four-year period. You won't notice, though, since most of her dance jams stick to the same groove. Besid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Have To Stand Alone
''If I Have to Stand Alone'' is the debut album by Hi-NRG and house singer Lonnie Gordon, released in 1990 on Supreme Records. It includes Gordon's breakthrough hit "Happenin' All Over Again", which was a top 10 hit in the UK and Ireland. However, the two follow-up singles, "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" and " If I Have to Stand Alone" did not fare as well. The album was released in parts of continental Europe in late 1990, and Japan and Australia in early 1991, albeit in limited quantity, and wasn't released in the UK until a Cherry Pop reissue in 2009. Background and production Most of the album was produced by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken Waterman or their associates Phil Harding and Ian Curnow. The album also includes Gordon's debut single for the label, "It's Not Over", which was released in September 1989. The album incorporates Stock Aitken Waterman's typical Europop sound, but also adding influences of the Italo house scene that was big in the UK charts in late 1989/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasing the album ''Buckingham Nicks'' to little success, Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, helping the band to become one of the best-selling music acts of all time with over 120 million records sold worldwide. '' Rumours'', the band's second album with Nicks, became one of the best-selling albums worldwide, being certified 20× platinum in the US. In 1981, while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began her solo career, releasing the studio album '' Bella Donna'', which topped the ''Billboard'' 200 and has reached multiplatinum status. She has released eight studio solo albums and seven studio albums with Fleetwood Mac, selling a certified total of 65 million copies in the US alone. After the release of her first solo album, ''Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge Of Seventeen
"Edge of Seventeen" is a song by the American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks from her debut solo studio album ''Bella Donna (album), Bella Donna'' (1981), released as the third Single (music), single from the album on February 4, 1982. The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John Lennon during the same week of December 1980. The song features a distinctive, chugging Sixteenth note, 16th-note guitar riff, drum beat and a simple chord structure typical of Nicks' songs. The song's title for the single release was "Edge of Seventeen (Just Like the White Winged Dove)". In the United States, "Edge of Seventeen" just missed out on the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 11. Despite this, it became one of Nicks' most enduring and recognizable songs and has been covered by several artists. In 2021, it was listed at No. 217 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Lives In You
"He Lives in You" is a song written and performed by Lebo M. and his South African Choir for ''Rhythm of the Pride Lands'', an album inspired by the film ''The Lion King''. It is performed twice in the The Lion King (musical), musical adaptation of the film, and a shorter version of the song was used for the opening of ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''. The song was co-written by Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin. ''The Lion King'' musical The song initially appears in Act I as ''They Live in You'', which is sung by Mufasa to his young son Simba. Mufasa explains that the Great Kings of the Past are watching over them from the stars above. If Simba ever feels alone, he can trust that the Great Kings are there, as Mufasa will also be one day. Later, in Act II, Rafiki finds a lonely and forlorn Simba in the jungle and explains to the lion that his father Mufasa lives on through the song ''He Lives in You''. In the musical, this serves as a reprise of ''They Live in You''. Simba follows R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happenin' All Over Again
"Happenin' All Over Again" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman for American singer Lonnie Gordon's first album, '' If I Have to Stand Alone'' (1990). It was released as the album's second single on January 15, 1990, and reached 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song mixed Stock Aitken & Waterman's Europop sound with the blooming Italo house music which was becoming big in the UK charts at the time. This 1990 version was never released in the US. The song had been originally written for Donna Summer, but due to a falling-out with the producers, she never recorded it. Instead, it was given to Gordon. The Stock, Aitken & Waterman version was mixed by Phil Harding. A different version of the song was included on Gordon's 1993 album ''Bad Mood''. This version was released as a US single in 1993 and peaked at No. 98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and also hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Dance chart. In 1998, Gordon recorded the song for a second time and relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonna Catch You
"Gonna Catch You" is a 1991 song by American Hi-NRG singer Lonnie Gordon, written and produced by Italian group Black Box. First released around Europe in April 1991, it became the singer's second top 40 hit in the UK. It would also be Gordon's last release with her UK label, Supreme Records, which folded soon after. Months later, the single was featured in the 1991 film, ''Cool as Ice''. SBK Records signed Gordon and released the single in the US, making it her debut solo single in her homeland. It became the first of three number one dance singles in a row for Gordon in the US. The single also made the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #79, and was Gordon's only hit on the soul singles chart peaking at #30. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' wrote that "this pop/house slammer, which was written and produced by the Black Box posse, is a fine intro to radio programmers here. Gordon delivers a swaggering, finger-snappin' vocal that should easily broaden her growin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" is a ballad written by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken & Waterman, which was recorded by three of their artists, Lonnie Gordon, Sybil, and Nancy Davis. The songwriters have cited this song as one of the best they ever wrote, and were dissatisfied with its poor chart performance. Gordon and Sybil's versions were released as singles. Lonnie Gordon version The song was written for American singer-songwriter Lonnie Gordon, and was released as the follow-up to her breakthrough top 10 hit "Happenin' All Over Again". Initially the follow-up single was going to be another song, the uptempo "How Could He Do This To Me", however disagreements with the label led to a change of the single choice and "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" was released instead. These disagreements created a delay on the release of the single and it was finally released in August 1990, seven months after "Happenin' All Over Again" had entered the UK charts. The song peaked at number 48 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Really Love Me
"If You Really Love Me" is a song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright. Wonder recorded the song and released his version as a single from his 1971 album ''Where I'm Coming From''. The single peaked in the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (number 8), ''Billboard''′s R&B chart (number 4), and ''Billboard''′s Easy Listening chart (number 10). Background The song was one of the last to feature Motown's background band the Funk Brothers. After its release, Wonder left the Hitsville USA studios to record in New York City, playing most of the instruments himself. Wonder played Moog bass synthesizer, drums, and piano on "If You Really Love Me", while Wright is featured in the background singing. '' Cash Box'' said of it that "Wonder, via superb use of dynamics and fine mood changes will bring this tune to national attention." Personnel * Stevie Wonder – lead and background vocals; arrangement, instrumentation; production *Syreeta Wright – background vocals *The Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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