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Reminiscing
"Reminiscing" is a song by Australian soft rock music group Little River Band, released in June 1978 as the second single from their fourth studio album ''Sleeper Catcher''. The song was written by the band's guitarist, Graeham Goble, and sung by their lead singer, Glenn Shorrock. "Reminiscing" peaked at number 35 on the Australian Kent Music Report and at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards, the song won Australian Record of the Year. "Reminiscing" was given a BMI Five Million-Air award for five million plays on US radio—the highest achievement ever for any Australian popular song. According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as one of his favourite songs. May Pang, erstwhile girlfriend of Lennon, said "Oddly, with all the fantastic music he wrote, "our song" was 'Reminiscing' by the Little River Band." Background and recording In 2005, Goble spoke of his inspiration and recording of the song, saying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little River Band
Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including '' Diamantina Cocktail'' (May 1977) and ''First Under the Wire'' (July 1979), which both peaked at No. 2. Nine singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles chart, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No. 3. Little River Band have received many music awards in Australia. The 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, George McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at the 18th annual ARIA Music Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeham Goble
Graeham George Goble, (born 15 May 1947)Goble, Graeham (2006Graeham Goble: Biography. Retrieved on 14 July 2008. is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Little River Band. As a performer, Goble was responsible for the vocal arrangements and high harmonies on eleven studio albums and numerous Top 10 singles with LRB. As a songwriter he penned songs like "Reminiscing", "Lady", "Take It Easy on Me", " The Other Guy" and " The Night Owls", each played millions of times on radio. As a producer, Goble's credits include John Farnham's '' Uncovered'' album in 1980 and his own catalog of recordings. Goble is a keen student of concepts such as spirituality; he changed his first name from Graham to Graeham as a consequence of his interest in numerology and feng shui.Kruger, Debbie (2001Graeham Goble's Long Way Here APRA, March 2001. Retrieved on 14 January 2007. Goble was awarded a Medal of the Order of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Polyester Embassy
''The Polyester Embassy'' is the only album by Australian band Madison Avenue, released in Australia on 2 October 2000 by Vicious Grooves. Background Before joining Madison Avenue, Cheyne Coates was working as a choreographer and singer in Melbourne. Coates met producer and writer Andy Van Dorsselaer (aka Andy Van) in a dance club. Van was the founder of the Vicious Vinyl record label and had remix credits for Tina Arena and CDB. Van Dorsselaer had won an ARIA Award for his production work on "Coma" by Pendulum. The duo started working together mainly as writers and producers in 1998. Madison Avenue recorded their first song, "Fly", featuring Kellie Wolfgram as the vocalist. However, Coates sang on the group's breakthrough single "Don't Call Me Baby", as Van Dorsselaer preferred her version, even though the song was initially used as the guide track for Wolfgram. The duo continued to work on their debut album through 2000, which was eventually released on 2 October 2000, eleve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeper Catcher
''Sleeper Catcher'' is the fourth studio album by the Little River Band, released in April 1978. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in May 1979. At the Australian 1978 King of Pop Awards the album won Most Popular Australian Album. The band is shown on the cover of the album playing the Australian game Two-up, and the Sleeper Catcher is a participant who retrieves bets left behind by a tardy gambler in the game. This is the band's last album to feature George McArdle on bass. Track listing Australian version ; Side A #"Fall from Paradise" (Beeb Birtles/Graham Goble) - 3:59 #" Lady" (Graham Goble) - 4:50 #"Red-Headed Wild Flower" (Beeb Birtles/Ed Nimmervoll) - 4:35 #"Light of Day" (Beeb Birtles) - 8:03 ; Side B #"So Many Paths" (Glenn Shorrock/Idris Jones) - 4:24 #"Reminiscing" (Graham Goble) - 4:13 #"Sanity's Side" (Glenn Shorrock/Chris Dawes) - 4:14 #"S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything You Need (song)
"Everything You Need" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Madison Avenue, released on 18 September 2000. The single was a top-10 hit in Australia and Hungary, reaching number six in both nations, but did not continue the group's success in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 33. On the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart, the song peaked at number 24. Track listings Australian CD single # "Everything You Need" (original mix edit) # "Everything You Need" ( Mobin Master Remix edit) # "Don't Call Me Baby" (Armin van Buuren Stalker Mix) # "Everything You Need" (original 12-inch mix) UK CD single # "Everything You Need" (original mix edit) # "Everything You Need" (Olav Basoski Remix) # "Everything You Need" (King Unique Mix) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Everything You Need" (Olav Basoski Remix) :A2. "Everything You Need" (original mix edit) :B2. "Everything You Need" (King Unique Mix) UK cassette single # "Everything You Need" (original mix edit) – 3:53 # "Don't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Avenue (band)
Madison Avenue was an Australian electronic music duo consisting of writer-producer Andy Van Dorsselaer and singer-lyricist Cheyne Coates. Madison Avenue is best known for the song "Don't Call Me Baby" (October 1999), which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart in 1999 and topped the charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom in 2000. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 they won Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Don't Call Me Baby" as well as Best Video for Mark Hartley's direction of "Who the Hell Are You". History Before joining Madison Avenue, Cheyne Coates was working as a choreographer and singer in Melbourne. Coates met producer and writer Andy Van Dorsselaer (aka Andy Van) in a dance club. Van was the founder of the Vicious Vinyl record label and had remix credits for Tina Arena and CDB. Van Dorsselaer had won an Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) award for his production work on "Coma" by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady (Little River Band Song)
"Lady" is a song written by Graeham Goble and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It was released in September 1978 as the third and final single from their fourth studio album, ''Sleeper Catcher''. The song peaked at number 46 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart. The song also peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Goble said "A girl (I never met) inspired "Lady" when she danced in front of Mississippi at the Matthew Flinders Hotel, Melbourne 1973." Track listings ; Australian 7" (EMI 11800) :A. "Lady" - 3:31 :B. "Happy Anniversary" ; New Zealand 7" (EMI 1036) :A. "Lady" - 3:31 :B. "So Many Paths" - 5:07 ; North American 7" (Harvest 4667) :A. "Lady" - 3:31 :B. "So Many Paths" - 5:07 ; Spanish version (OZ Records 10C 006-082647) :A. "Señorita" - 3:55 :B. "Recordando" - 4:11 Charts Weekly charts {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !Chart (1978/79) !Peakposition , - , Australia (Kent Music Report) , align="center", 46 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo performer. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including "Needle in a Haystack" and "What's Wrong with the Way I Live". Axiom's top 10 hits were "Arkansas Grass", "Little Ray of Sunshine" and "My Baby's Gone". Little River Band had national and international chart success, including the Shorrock-penned "Emma", "Help Is on Its Way" and " Cool Change". Shorrock was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1991 and as a member of Little River Band in 2004. In May 2001, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change" as one of the APRA Top 30 Australian songs of all time. Early years Gle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Pop Music Awards
Australian pop music awards are a series of inter-related national awards that gave recognition to popular musical artists and have included the ''Go-Set'' pop poll (1966–1972); ''TV Week'' King of Pop Awards (1967–1978); ''TV Week'' and ''Countdown (Australian TV series), Countdown'' Music Awards (1979–1980); the ''Countdown'' Awards (1981–1982) and ''Countdown'' Music and Video Awards (1983–1987). Early awards were based on popular voting from readers of teenage pop music newspaper ''Go-Set'' and television program guide ''TV Week''. They were followed by responses from viewers of ''Countdown'', a TV pop music series (1974–1987) on national broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Some of the later award ceremonies incorporated listed nominees and peer-voted awards. From 1987 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) instituted its own peer-voted ARIA Music Awards. 1966–1972:''Go-Set'' pop poll results Teen-oriented pop music newspaper, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can't Smile Without You" and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". He has recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one, 28 that appeared within the top ten, and 36 that reached the top twenty. Manilow has released 13 platinum and six multi-platinum albums. Although not a favorite artist of music critics, Manilow has been praised by his peers in the recording industry, including Frank Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s as saying, "He's next." As well as producing and arranging albums for himself and other artists, Manilow has written and performed songs for musicals, films, and commercials for corporations such as McDonald's, Pepsi-Cola, and Band-Aid. He has been nominated for a Grammy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Of '78
''Summer of '78'' is an album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1996. The album was a collection of cover versions of popular songs, mostly from the late 1970s, and was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Track listing Personnel *Barry Manilow - vocals, keyboards * Tim Akers - keyboards * Mike Brignardello - guitar, bass * Eric Darken - percussion * John Hammond - drums * Tom Hemby - guitar, bass * Dann Huff - electric guitar * Bonnie Keen - backing vocals * Paul Leim - drums * Blair Masters - synthesizer * Marty McCall - backing vocals * Jerry McPherson - electric guitar * Michael Mellett - backing vocals * Michael Omartian - keyboards * Chris Rodriguez - backing vocals * Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass * Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ... - ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shut Down Turn Off
"Shut Down Turn Off" is a song by Australian band Little River Band, released in March 1978 as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album, ''Sleeper Catcher ''Sleeper Catcher'' is the fourth studio album by the Little River Band, released in April 1978. It peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Platinum by ...''. The song peaked at number 16 on the Australian charts. Track listing ;Australian 7" (EMI 11691) :Side A. "Shut Down Turn Off" - 3:54 :Side B. "Days On the Road" (Live from Rainbow Theatre, London.) - 5:17 Charts References 1978 songs 1978 singles Little River Band songs Songs written by Glenn Shorrock Song recordings produced by John Boylan (record producer) EMI Records singles {{1970s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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