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Room At The Top (novel)
Room at the Top may refer to: * ''Room at the Top'' (novel), a 1957 novel by John Braine ** ''Room at the Top'' (1959 film), a film based on the novel ** ''Room at the Top'' (2012 film), a television film based on the novel * "Room at the Top" (Adam Ant song), 1990 * "Room at the Top" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song), 1999 * "Room at the Top", a song by the Boo Radleys from ''Everything's Alright Forever'' * ''Room at the Top'', a 2002 album by the James Taylor Quartet The James Taylor Quartet (or JTQ) are a British four-piece jazz funk band formed in 1985 by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band The Prisoners (band), The Prisoners, and in the wake of Stiff Records' ba ...
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Room At The Top (novel)
Room at the Top may refer to: * ''Room at the Top'' (novel), a 1957 novel by John Braine ** ''Room at the Top'' (1959 film), a film based on the novel ** ''Room at the Top'' (2012 film), a television film based on the novel * "Room at the Top" (Adam Ant song), 1990 * "Room at the Top" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song), 1999 * "Room at the Top", a song by the Boo Radleys from ''Everything's Alright Forever'' * ''Room at the Top'', a 2002 album by the James Taylor Quartet The James Taylor Quartet (or JTQ) are a British four-piece jazz funk band formed in 1985 by Hammond organ player James Taylor following the break-up of his former band The Prisoners (band), The Prisoners, and in the wake of Stiff Records' ba ...
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Room At The Top (1959 Film)
''Room at the Top'' is a 1959 British film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. It was adapted by Neil Paterson (with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler), directed by Jack Clayton (his feature-length debut), and produced by John and James Woolf. The film stars Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit, Donald Houston, and Hermione Baddeley. The film was widely lauded, and it was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two: Best Actress (Signoret) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Paterson). Its other nominations at the 32nd Academy Awards were for Best Picture, Best Director (Clayton), Best Actor (Harvey), and Best Supporting Actress (Baddeley). Baddeley's performance, consisting of 2 minutes and 19 seconds of screen time, is the shortest ever to be nominated for an acting Oscar. Plot In 1947, in West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Joseph (Joe) Lampton, an ambitious young man, moves from his hometown, the dreary factory town of Dufto ...
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Room At The Top (2012 Film)
''Room at the Top'' is a 2012 BBC television adaptation by Amanda Coe of John Braine's 1957 novel of the same name, with a cast led by Matthew McNulty, Maxine Peake and Jenna Coleman, and directed by Aisling Walsh. Summary Based on John Braine's classic novel about a young man on the make in 1940's Yorkshire. Joe Lampton moves to the wealthy town of Warley. It's not long before he has attracted the attentions of Susan Brown, a very pretty girl with a rich and successful father. But Joe is already in love with another woman. Older than him and with her looks beginning to fade, Alice Aisgill is married already. Production It aired in two parts on 26 and 27 September 2012 on BBC Four BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002
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Room At The Top (Adam Ant Song)
"Room at the Top" is a song by Adam Ant, and the lead track on his fourth solo album, ''Manners & Physique''. It was released as a single on 5 February 1990, a month prior to the album's release. Charts After having spent most of the past five years working on his acting career, this was Adam's first single since "Vive Le Rock" in 1985. "Room at the Top" peaked at number seventeen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his second biggest hit in the US behind "Goody Two Shoes". It was also a number three dance hit in America. It reached number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart. Credits "Room at the Top" was written by Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni & Prince protégé André Cymone. Adam only provided vocals for the track, while Marco played guitar & bass guitar. Cymone produced the track, played keyboards & did the programming. Or, as ''Manners & Physiques liner notes put it, "everything else". "Room at the Top", was styled after the Minneapolis sound, as was most of the ''Manners & Ph ...
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Room At The Top (Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Song)
"Room at the Top" is the first track on the album ''Echo'' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the second single from the album. It reached number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart. The song is about escapism and the end of Petty's first marriage. Petty described it as one of the most depressing songs in rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... history, and so intensely personal for him that once the Echo tour was over, he refused to play it. Charts References {{Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1999 songs Tom Petty songs Songs written by Tom Petty ...
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Everything's Alright Forever
''Everything's Alright Forever'' is the second album by English indie rock band the Boo Radleys, released in 1992. Critical reception ''Newsday'' called ''Everything's Alright Forever'' a "rewarding journey through light and dark, acoustic serenity brushing against pure white noise." The ''Calgary Herald'' determined that "buried beneath several coats of mind-gliding guitar are some of the catchiest pop songs this side of Teenage Fanclub." ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' wrote that the album was "clear evidence that the band were developing" and that it contained "excellent pop tunes behind the array of effects pedals." Track listing Early copies of the vinyl edition came with a free 7" single ''Sunfly''. Personnel The Boo Radleys *Sice - vocals *Rob Cieka - drums, percussion *Tim Brown - bass guitar, keyboards *Martin Carr - guitar, keyboards, vocals References External links ''Everything's Alright Forever''at YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online ...
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