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S.O.S. Band
The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written as S.O.S. Band; abbreviation for Sounds of Success) is an American R&B and electro-funk group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs " Take Your Time (Do It Right)", " Just Be Good to Me", and " The Finest". History The Atlanta, Georgia, band was started in 1977, when keyboardist / vocalist Jason Bryant, saxophonists Billy Ellis and Willie "Sonny" Killebrew, guitarist Bruno Speight, bassist John Alexander Simpson, drummer James Earl Jones III, and lead vocalist Mary Davis formed a group called Sounds of Santa Monica that played at Atlanta nightclub the Regal Room. Their manager (Bunnie Jackson-Ransom) sent a demo to Clarence Avant, head of Tabu Records. After signing the band to Tabu, Avant suggested that the band work with songwriter/producer Sigidi Abdullah. Abdullah was curious as to why an Atlanta-based band named itself Santa Monica. Keyboardist Jason Bryant replied that the band had an enjoyable concert in Santa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, Atlanta is the eighth most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast and List of United States cities by population, 36th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Atlanta is classified as a Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Beta +, Beta + global city and is the principal city of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, the core of which includes Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb, Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton and Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett counties, in addition to Fulton and DeKalb. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among '' Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just The Way You Like It (The S
Just the Way You Like It may refer to: * ''Just the Way You Like It'' (The S.O.S. Band album), 1984 * ''Just the Way You Like It'' (Tasha Holiday album), 1997 ** "Just the Way You Like It" (song), title track from the album {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Me If You Still Care
"Tell Me If You Still Care" is a song by the S.O.S. Band. It is the opening track on the group's fourth studio album '' On the Rise'' and was issued as the album's second single. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs in 1983. The song was released in various formats (album, 7 inch single and compact disc) in different versions and a 7 inch single remix/edit. Chart positions Covers and samples "Tell Me If You Still Care" was covered by: * Monica in 1995 for her debut album '' Miss Thang'' * Mariah Carey's "Mr. Dupri Mix" of " Always Be My Baby" sampled the song, which also features rapper Da Brat and R&B group Xscape *It was also interpolated in the chorus of Scarface's 1997 hit " Smile", as well as the 2011 song "Smile" by gospel artist Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American Gospel music, gospel musician. One of the List of best-selling gospel music artists, best-sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Theft Auto IV
''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', and the eleventh entry overall. Set in the fictional Liberty City, based on New York City, the single-player story follows Eastern European war veteran Niko Bellic and his attempts to escape his past while under pressure from high-profile criminals. The open world design lets players Nonlinear gameplay, freely roam Liberty City, consisting of three main islands, and the neighbouring state of Alderney, which is based on New Jersey. The game is played from a Third-person view, third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot and by vehicle. Throughout the single-player mode, players control Niko Bellic. An online multiplayer mode is also included with the game, allowing up to 32 players to engage in both cooperative and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here And Now
Here and Now may refer to: Music * Here & Now (band), an English progressive/space rock band * Here and Now Tour, a series of concert tours Albums * Hear & Now (Shirelles album), 1965 * ''Hear and Now'' (album), a 1975 album by the Butts Band * ''Hear & Now'' (Don Cherry album) (1976) * ''Hear & Now'' (Billy Squier album) (1989) * ''Here and Now'' (The Jazztet album) (1962) * ''Here and Now'' (Hampton Hawes album) (1965) * ''Here & Now!'', a 1965 album by George Shearing * ''Here & Now'' (Jean Shepard album), 1971 * ''Here and Now'' (Tchukon album), a 1987 album by Tchukon * ''Here and Now'' (The Wilkinsons album) (2000) * ''Here and Now'' (Ike Turner album) (2001) * '' Here & Now: The Best of Human Nature'' (2001) * '' Here & Now (Pop Shuvit album)'', 2005 album by Malaysian band, Pop Shuvit * ''Here & Now'' (America album) (2007) * '' The Here and Now'', a 2011 album by Architects * ''Here & Now'', an album by The Idea of North * ''Here and Now'' (Charlie Major al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.The 50 Best Stand-up Comics of All Time . Rollingstone.com. Retrieved February 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Rise
''On the Rise'' is the fourth album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released by Tabu Records on July 1, 1983. Critical reception Marcia Smith of the Boston Globe claimed, "Smooth production, dynamic vocals and strong dance rhythms characterize this album...All in all, good danceable rhythm blues." Amy Hanson of Allmusic with praise wrote, "Hip, slick, and full of dance tricks, the band infused On the Rise with enough '80s synth sounds to break through in the clubs, while keeping their funk roots intact. Energized throughout, the set hardly slows down for a moment...On the Rise is the sound of a band finding their feet again -- and knowing what to do with them once they'd found them." History The album peaked at #7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #47 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, " Just Be Good to Me" and "Tell Me If You Still Care", each peaking at #2 and #5. Both singles also charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Hopes (The S
High Hopes may refer to: Film and television * ''High Hopes'' (1988 film), a 1988 British film * ''High Hopes'' (2006 film), a 2005 U.S. film * ''High Hopes'' (American TV series) * ''High Hopes'' (British TV series), a British situation comedy * ''High Hopes'' (Canadian TV series), a Canadian soap opera Music Albums and EPs * ''High Hopes'' (album), a 2014 album by Bruce Springsteen, or its title song (see below) * ''High Hopes'' (EP), a 2007 EP by The Amity Affliction Songs * "High Hopes" (Frank Sinatra song), 1959 * "High Hopes" (The S.O.S. Band song), 1982 * "High Hopes" (Tim Scott McConnell song), 1987 * "High Hopes" (Pink Floyd song), 1994 * "High Hopes" (Kodaline song), 2013 * "High Hopes" (Panic! at the Disco song), 2018 *"High Hopes", a song by Sammy Hagar from '' Unboxed'' *"High Hopes", a song by Neil Halstead from '' Sleeping on Roads'' {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
III (S
III or iii may refer to: Companies * Information International, Inc., a computer technology company * Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a library-software company * 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company Other uses * Institute for Information Industry, research institute in Taiwan * Insurance Information Institute, a US industry organization * Insurance Institute of India, an Indian organisation for training * Intelligence and Information Institute, a fictional US government organization in the comic version of ''Transformers'' * Interactive Investor International * Interstate Identification Index, an index of criminal records maintained by the FBI See also * 3 (other), including all uses of the Roman numeral "III" as a number *1/3 (other) *Number Three (other) *The Third (other) '' The Third'' is a Japanese media franchise. The Third may also refer to: * ''The Third'' (Henry Santos album), 2016 * ''The Third'' (Kitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too (S
Too or TOO may refer to: * Target of opportunity, a concept in targeting * Threshold of originality The threshold of originality is a concept in copyright law that is used to assess whether a particular work can be copyrighted. It is used to distinguish works that are sufficiently originality, original to warrant copyright protection from tho ..., a concept in copyright law * ''Too'' (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), the fourth studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine * ''Too'' (Fidlar album), the second studio album by American skate punk band Fidlar * ''Too'' (Kingdom Come album), the seventh album by the band Kingdom Come * ''Too'' (Madita album), the second solo album by Matida * ''Too'' (S.O.S. Band album), the second album by the band The S.O.S. Band * To1, a South Korean boy band, formerly known as TOO People with the surname Too * David Kimutai Too (1968–2008), a Kenyan politician and National Assembly member for the Orange Democratic Movement * Naomi Too, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
