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Sadisfaction
''Sadisfaction'' is the debut album by Gregorian. Two singles were released from the album: "So Sad" and " Once in a Lifetime", with "So Sad" reaching number one in Portugal. Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of Enigma. Under this concept, Frank Peterson together with Matthias Meissner and Thomas Schwarz recorded this album, with lead vocals provided by The Sisters of Oz: Susana Espelleta (Peterson's wife at the time) and Birgit Freud. However, this was the only album by the trio in that style. The project was revived by Peterson in 1998 with new members, releasing the ''Masters of Chant'' series of albums in the Gregorian chant style. Track listing # "Watcha Gonna Do" (F. Gregorian, Wehr) – 4:04 # " Once in a Lifetime" (F. Gregorian, Schwarz, Meissner) – 4:09 # "So Sad "So Sad" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison that was released on his 1974 album ''Dark Horse (George Harrison album), Dark Horse''. Harrison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorian (band)
Gregorian is a German band headed by Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment. They competed in Unser Lied für Stockholm, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and placed 5th in the first round of public voting with the song "Masters of Chant", failing to make the Top 3 with 9.06% of the public vote. Band history Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of Enigma. Under this concept, Peterson together with Matthias Meissner and Thomas Schwarz, recorded the 1991 album '' Sadisfaction'', with lead vocals provided by The Sisters of Oz: Susana Espelleta (Peterson's wife at the time) and Birgit Freud. However, this was the only album by the trio in that style. In 1998, Peterson and his team of Jan-Eric Kohrs, Michael Soltau and Carsten Heusmann re-invented the project to perform popular songs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Sad (Gregorian Song)
"So Sad" is the debut single recorded by German band Gregorian. It was written and produced by Frank Peterson, and is from the album ''Sadisfaction'' (1991), on which it appears as the third track. The song is composed of Gregorian chants using biblical verses while in the chorus a woman is asking Jesus Christ why she is so sad. In the music video, she first enters a church, then becomes a nun. The song was included on Gregorian's best of compilation titled '' Best of 1990–2010'', released in 2011, on which it appears as the first track. It became a hit in France and Portugal. Cricial reception According to Elia Habib, an expert of the French chart, "So Sad" is a more pop-oriented song than Enigma's ones, on which Peterson also worked, as the chorus is sung in English in a very contemporary phrasing. When reviewing the new singles releases, ''Music & Media'' stated: "It's hard to tell the difference ith Enigma although this time there is the choice of a Monastery Sex Mix". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once In A Lifetime (Gregorian Song)
"Once in a Lifetime" is a song by Gregorian, released as the second single from their 1991 debut album ''Sadisfaction''. The song is sung by the Sisters of Oz (Susana Espelleta and Birgit Freud). The singles were released on both CD format and vinyl in 7" and 12" versions. An exclusive remix named "Summer Mix" only appeared on the vinyl version and was never released on CD format. The song was later covered by Sarah Brightman, Princessa and in Cantonese by Shirley Kwan Shirley Kwan, Milo Kwan, Bik Luik Kwan, Kwan Suk'E, or Kwan Suk Yee (, born 15 August 1966) is an influential Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. Kwan first shot to fame in 1989 with the hit, " Happy Are Those in Love" () and was widely popular throu .... Track listing CD single # "Once in a Lifetime" (Extended Version) # "Once in a Lifetime" (L.A. Mix) # "Once in a Lifetime" (Radio Version) Vinyl # "Once in a Lifetime" (Extended Version) # "Once in a Lifetime" (L.A. Mix) # "Once in a Lifetime" (Summer Mix) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Of Chant
''Masters of Chant'' is the first album of the second incarnation of Gregorian (band), Gregorian and second overall under the Gregorian name, released in 1999. It is the first in the ''Masters of Chant'' series of albums. In 2008, Barnes & Noble/Curb Records released a Gregorian compilation album with the ''Masters of Chant'' name, containing tracks from various ''Masters of Chant'' albums. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 1999 albums Covers albums Gregorian (band) albums {{2000s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Peterson
Frank Peterson (born 29 December 1963) is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa, and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album, ''Romanza''. Peterson was born in Hamburg. As a child, he taught himself to play the piano and keyboard, going on to work in a music store. It was here that he met Michael Cretu and became lead keyboardist for Sandra, appearing prominently on her hit single "Maria Magdalena". He was a member of Sandra's band for a few more years, then moved with the Cretus to Ibiza. While there, he became involved with Cretu's new project, Enigma, under the pseudonym of ''F. Gregorian''. Peterson contributed to their first album, '' MCMXC a.D.'', writing several tracks. He left the group in 1991 and pursued work on Gregorian, a musical project co-founded by Thomas Schwarz and Matthias Meissner. The female vocals for this album were provided by The Sisters of Oz—a duo co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enigma (German Band)
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra, before he conceived the idea of a new-age, worldbeat project. He recorded the first Enigma studio album, '' MCMXC a.D.'' (1990), with contributions from David Fairstein and Frank Peterson. The album remains Enigma's most successful, helped by the international hit single "Sadeness (Part I)", which sold twelve million units alone. According to Cretu, the inspiration for the creation of the project came from his desire to make a kind of music that did not obey "the old rules and habits" and presented a new form of artistic expression with mystic and experimental components. Enigma followed '' MCMXC a.D.'' with a series of albums that involved several musicians and producers working with Cretu. The first was ''The Cross of Changes'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorian Chant
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and central Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries, with later additions and redactions. Although popular legend credits Pope Gregory I with inventing Gregorian chant, scholars believe that it arose from a later Carolingian synthesis of the Old Roman chant and Gallican chant. Gregorian chants were organized initially into four, then eight, and finally 12 modes. Typical melodic features include a characteristic ambitus, and also characteristic intervallic patterns relative to a referential mode final, incipits and cadences, the use of reciting tones at a particular distance from the final, around which the other notes of the melody revolve, and a vocabulary of musical motifs woven together through a process called centonization to create families of related ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Debut Albums
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Gregorian (band) Albums
Gregorian may refer to: *The thought or ideology of Pope Gregory I or Pope Gregory VII (also called ''Gregorianism'') *Things named for Pope Gregory I: **Gregorian chant, the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the western Roman Catholic Church ** Gregorian mass **Brotherhood of Saint Gregory, a community of friars within the Anglican Communion. The community's members, known as "Gregorians", include clergy and laymen. Since 1987 there has also been a parallel order of sisters, the Sisters of Saint Gregory *The Gregorian Reform (Pope Gregory VII), a series of reforms initiated by Pope Gregory VII and the circle he formed in the papal curia, c. 1050–80, which dealt with the moral integrity and independence of the clergy *Things named for Pope Gregory XIII: **Gregorian calendar, internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582 **Pontifical Gregorian Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
