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Rendezvous (The Choirboys Song)
"Rendezvous" is a song by Australian hard rock group The Choirboys, released in March 1991 as the lead single from their third studio album ''Midnight Sun''. The song peaked at number 40 on the Australian ARIA charts. Reception Eric Kamau from ''Classic Rock History'' retrospectively said "'Rendezvous' is a fast-paced awe-inspiring ballad that gives us a taste of Mark Gable's vocal skillfulness. The song also features some alluring guitar riffs that make it one of the band's hard-hitting classic rock hits." Track listing Australian CD single (D10020) # "Rendezvous" - 4:57 # "Sweet Seduction" - 3:58 # "Run to Paradise "Run to Paradise" is a song by Australian hard rock group The Choirboys which reached No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in December 1987. The related '' Big Bad Noise'' album peaked at No. 5, and was the twenty-fi ..." (US Mix) - 4:30 Australian 2x 7" vinyl/ 2x CS (K 10020) *Side A "Rendezvous" - 4:57 *Side B "Sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Choirboys (band)
The Choirboys is an Australian hard rock and Australian pub rock band from Sydney formed as Choirboys in 1979 with mainstays Mark Gable on lead vocals, Ian Hulme on bass guitar, Brad Carr on lead guitar and Lindsay Tebbutt on drums. In preparation for their second album '' Big Bad Noise'' in 1988, the band changed their name to The Choirboys. The band line-up saw many changes from 1983 to 2007, while releasing 8 studio albums. Their 1987 single "Run to Paradise" remains their biggest commercial success. Career Early years Choirboys formed in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney as a hard rock pub band in 1979. Original members were Brad Carr on lead guitar, Mark Gable on vocals, Ian Hulme on bass guitar and Lindsay Tebbutt on drums. In 1983, after one of their demos was sent to Albert Productions record producer George Young (ex-The Easybeats, older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC) they signed to Albert Records. Jim Manzie produced their self-titled debut al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Sun (The Choirboys Album)
''Midnight Sun'' is the third studio album by the Australian hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ... band The Choirboys, released in May 1991. Track listing #"Midnight Sun" #"Our Empire Falls" #"Moon" #"Rise Up" #"Place With No Love" #" Rendezvous" #"Only America" #"Battle Boulevard" #"Going Home (For Cathel)" #"Romance Street" #"We Can Dance" #"We Believed" Charts References The Choirboys (band) albums 1991 albums Mushroom Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival Mushroom Records was later acquired by Warner Bros. Records, which operated the label from 2005 to 2010 until it folded to Warner Bros. Records. Founder Michael Gudinski went on to become the leader of the Mushroom Group, the largest independent music and entertainment company in Australia, with divisions such as Frontier Touring. History Mushroom Records was an Australian record label formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998 along with Mushroom Distribution Services, they merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it was operated by Warner Bros. Records. Gudinski subsequently expanded a pre-existing label, Liberation Music, to release material by former Mushroom artists.McFarlane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gable
Mark Dixon Kitchen (born 8 September 1950), known professionally as Mark Gable, is an Australian musician who serves as the frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Choirboys. The band was formed in Sydney in 1979. Mark was born in Captains Flat, New South Wales. Radio Starting in 2012, Mark hosted ''The Awesome Eighties'' on 107.7 2GO in The New South Wales Central Coast, with assistance from Mike Duncan. In 2008/9 Gable hosted and co-produced a weekly series for smoothfm, ''The Sunday Session'' where he interviewed many international and local artists. The show was aired on a Sunday afternoon in Sydney and Melbourne. Personal life In 2008 Gable become an ambassador for Beyondblue. Gable is married to country singer-songwriter Melinda Schneider, they were married on September 10 2022 on Killcare Beach NSW after 14 years together. They had their first child Sullivan James Gable in August 2012. Gable has five children from a previous relationship. Discography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Tanner
The Marc Tanner Band was a west coast rock band fronted by Marc Tanner, that released two albums on the Elektra label. They had a small hit with the song "Elena" in 1979. Background During their time the band released two albums, '' No Escape'' in 1979 and ''Temptation'' in 1980.Blue Desert. West Coast Music, Marc Tanner Band/ref> They released two singles in 1979, " Elena" bw "Lady In Blue" and "She's So High" bw "Never Again". They released two more the following year which were, "Hold Your Head Up" bw "Don't Say No (Surrender)", and "Hot And Cold" bw "Temptation" in 1980.45Cat The Marc Tanner Band - Discography/ref> Career By February 1979, the group's debut album ''No Escape'' was released on Elektra, supported by the single "Elena".''Billboard, February 17, 1979 Page 1/ref>West Coast Music In France, June 16, 2010 /ref> Among the musicians that appeared on the album were William "Smitty" Smith, formerly of the group Motherlode and Vanetta Fields. For the week ending April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run To Paradise
"Run to Paradise" is a song by Australian hard rock group The Choirboys which reached No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in December 1987. The related '' Big Bad Noise'' album peaked at No. 5, and was the twenty-first highest-selling album of 1988 in Australia. In New Zealand, "Run to Paradise" attained No. 13 on the RIANZ Singles Chart. Released in the United States in 1989, it appeared on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock charts. The song was re-worked for a 2004 release credited to Nick Skitz vs. Choirboys and reached No. 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Run to Paradise" was ranked number 24. Background The song is about misspent youth, though upon release in 1987 it was widely believed to be about heroin use due to the lyrics “You don’t need a friend when you can score / You run to paradise”. Songwriter Mark Gable said: “It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Choirboys (band) Songs
Choirboy is a boy member of a choir, also known as a treble Choirboy and variants may also refer to: * '' Choir Boy'', a Broadway play *Choir Boy (band), an alternative rock / dream-pop band from Salt Lake City * ''The Choirboys'' (book), a 1975 novel by Joseph Wambaugh * ''The Choirboys'' (film), a 1977 film adaptation of the novel starring Perry King *The Choirboys (band), an Australian hard rock band *** ''Choirboys'' (album), debut album of the Australian band of the same name *The Choirboys (boyband) The Choirboys was an English boy band, made up of cathedral choristers. In 2005, a talent search was held to find a young chorister to bring choral music into the current music scene. However, the judges could not decide which of the three fi ..., a British boyband of cathedral choristers * The Choirboys, the early name of British rock band The Quireboys {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Singles
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
