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Righeira (album)
''Righeira'' is the debut studio album by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira. Produced by La Bionda, it was released on the Compagnia Generale del Disco, CGD label on 28 September 1983 in Italy, following the success of the band's first two singles "Vamos a la playa (Righeira song), Vamos a la playa" which reached number 53 on the UK Singles Chart, and "No Tengo Dinero (Righeira song), No Tengo Dinero", which reached number 10 on the Dutch Top 40 chart. Aside from their already released singles, including the debut single "Tanzen mit Righeira", Righeira recorded the majority of ''Righeira'' during studio sessions in Munich, West Germany between August and September 1983. Of the album's 8 songs, six were written by Johnson Righeira. Recording and production In August 1983, Righeira convened at Weryton Studios in Munich, with Audio engineer, engineers Berthold Weindorf and Ben Fenner. By September 1983, eight songs had been recorded and mixed. Righeira were introduced to La Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Righeira
Righeira were an Italian Italo disco duo, formed in Turin in 1983, that comprised Johnson Righeira (lead vocals and keyboards) and Michael Righeira (backing vocals, keyboards and harmonica). Originally rooted in the early stages of Italo disco music, Righeira's musical style evolved throughout their career, incorporating elements of synth-pop and new wave in their songs in innovative ways, later exploring music styles such as electronic music and regular pop. The duo was formed after attending the Albert Einstein Scientific High School as schoolmates. Within the first months of their career, they signed with several record labels and released their debut album, ''Righeira'' (1983). With the release of the album, and the singles " Vamos a la playa" and " No Tengo Dinero", Righeira established their reputation as a modern dance duo. They scored another hit in the mid-1980s with the single "L'estate sta finendo", and won the Festivalbar singing competition in 1985. The duo's seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albums Produced By La Bionda
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Debut Albums
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McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction. Its president is Rhonda Herman. Its former president and current editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who founded the company in 1979. McFarland employs a staff of about 50, and had published 7,800 titles. McFarland's initial print runs average 600 copies per book. Subject matter McFarland & Company focuses mainly on selling to libraries. It also utilizes direct mailing to connect with enthusiasts in niche categories. The company is known for its sports literature, especially baseball history, as well as books about chess, military history, and film. In 2007, the ''Mountain Times'' wrote that McFarland publishes about 275 scholarly monographs and reference book titles a year; Robert Lee Brewer reported in 2015 that the number is about 350. List of scholarly journals The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Cress
Curtis Cress (born 11 August 1952), known by his stage name Curt Cress, is a German musician, singer and songwriter. Life and work Curt Cress began his career in 1965 in Hanau with the band Load. Later also in Hanau he played with the bands Inspiration Six and most recently in 1969 Orange Peel, which was officially disbanded again the very next year, but comes together for occasional appearances. He has taken part in about 12,000 published recordings sold on at least 400 million records. He worked as a member of several bands including Klaus Doldinger's Passport, Atlantis, Spliff, Milli Vanilli and Snowball, Curt Cress Clan, and as a guest on numerous studio recordings and live performances with German and international artists, e.g. Falco, Peter Maffay, Rick Springfield, Saga and Tina Turner. In 1977, he replaced original drummer and cofounder Hans Bathelt in the german band Triumvirat, for their album ''Pompeii'', but because of temporary legal quarrels between the keyboardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Righeira
Stefano Rota (born 1 October 1961), known professionally as Michael Righeira, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known for his work in the musical duo Righeira. Early life Michael Righeira was born Stefano Rota on 1 October 1961 in Turin. Rota attended Albert Einstein Scientific High School in Turin, where he first met schoolmate Johnson Righeira, Stefano Righi. Career At the age of 22 in 1983, Rota formed a musical duo together with Righi. They adopted the name ''Righeira'', which was made up by Righi during a football game a few years earlier. The two billed themselves as Michael and Johnson Righeira, as well as "musical brothers". Their music resulted in attention from the La Bionda brothers, who became key figures in their subsequent success. They signed a recording contract in 1982. The duo had their first hit, "Vamos a la playa (Righeira song), Vamos a la playa", in 1983. The success established their reputation as a modern dance duo. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Parlerò Di Te
"Gli parlerò di te" is a song by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira from their debut album, ''Righeira (album), Righeira'', released in September 1983. It was written by Johnson Righeira. It was also issued as a non-album single in Italy, in 1986, as the A-side and B-side, B-side to "Innamoratissimo (Tu che fai battere forte il mio cuore)". The song's lyrics talks about an Italian astronaut who's on a mission. Background "Gli parlerò di te" was written by Johnson Righeira. In a ''Vice (magazine), Vice'' interview, Righi said that the song was one of his favourites from the ''Righeira'' album. Composition "Gli parlerò di te" is in the key of C♯ (musical note), C♯/D♭ (musical note), D♭ and in 4/4 time. The guitar parts featured on the track are played by Swedish guitarist Mats Björklund. The song's lyrics talks about an Italian astronaut who is about to carry out a mission, leaving without knowing if he'll ever return. Release and reception Compagnia Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Serra Pilota
"Luciano Serra pilota" is a song by the Italian Italo disco duo Righeira, included on their debut studio album, ''Righeira'' (1983). Johnson Righeira, the writer of the song, was inspired to write the song after an Italian war drama film of the same name. Composition Johnson Righeira wrote "Luciano Serra pilota" with inspiration from the 1938 Italian war drama film ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' starring Amedeo Nazzari as Luciano Serra. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, Righi commented, "The song was mainly based on D.A.F. and Kraftwerk, one of my favourite bands." "Luciano Serra pilota" was one of five songs from ''Righeira'' to be written solely by Righi (the other four being "Tanzen mit Righeira", " Gli parlerò di te", "Disco Volante" and "Kon Tiki"). Critical reception In a review of the ''Righeira'' album, the song was described, along with "Gli parlerò di te" and "Kon Tiki", as a "hidden pearl of dance and pop music". According to the staff from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlight CMI
The Fairlight CMI (short for Computer Musical Instrument) is a digital synthesizer, sampler, and digital audio workstation introduced in 1979 by Fairlight. — with links to some Fairlight history and photos It was based on a commercial licence of the Qasar M8 developed by Tony Furse of Creative Strategies in Sydney, Australia. It was one of the earliest music workstations with an embedded sampler and is credited for coining the term sampling in music. It rose to prominence in the early 1980s and competed with the Synclavier from New England Digital. History Origins: 1971–1979 In the 1970s, Kim Ryrie, then a teenager, had an idea to develop a build-it-yourself analogue synthesizer, the ETI 4600, for the magazine he founded, ''Electronics Today International'' (ETI). Ryrie was frustrated by the limited number of sounds that the synthesizer could make. After his classmate, Peter Vogel, graduated from high school and had a brief stint at university in 1975, Ryrie asked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermodernity
Hypermodernity (supermodernity) is a type, mode, or stage of society that reflects an inversion of modernity. Hypermodernism stipulates a world in which the object has been replaced by its own attributes. The new attribute-driven world is driven by the rise of technology and aspires to a convergence between technology and biology and more importantly information and matter. Hypermodernism finds its validation in emphasis on the value of new technology to overcome natural limitations. It rejects essentialism and instead favours postmodernism. In hypermodernism the function of an object has its reference point in the form of an object rather than function being the reference point for form. In other words, it describes an epoch in which teleological meaning is reversed from the standpoint of functionalism in favor of constructivism. Hypermodernity Hypermodernity emphasizes a hyperbolic separation between past and present due to the fact that: # The past oriented attributes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genius (website)
Genius is an American digital media company founded on August 27, 2009, by Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory, and Mahbod Moghadam. The site allows users to provide annotations and interpretation to song lyrics, news stories, sources, poetry, and documents. Originally launched as Rap Genius with a focus on hip-hop music, the company attracted the attention and support of celebrities, and venture capital enabling further growth. The site expanded in 2014 to cover other forms of media, such as pop, literature, R&B, and added an annotation-embedded platform. That same year, an iPhone app was released. To reflect these new goals, the site re-launched as Genius in July 2014. An Android version was released in August 2015, and in 2016 and 2017, the company began producing music-focused original video content and hosting live events and concerts. In December 2013, Google penalized Rap Genius for violating their backlinks guidelines—particularly involvement with blog networks—by removi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
