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Sarah Connor (album)
''Sarah Connor'' is a studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was released by Epic Records and Sony Music on 9 March 2004 in the United States, marking her North American debut. It compiles selected songs from her first three studio albums ''Green Eyed Soul'' (2001), '' Unbelievable'' (2002) and '' Key to My Soul'' (2003). Comprising nearly all of her singles released up to then, ''Sarah Connor'' includes the number-one hits " From Sarah with Love" and "Music Is the Key", both produced by frequent collaborators Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, as well as production by Bülent Aris, Mekong Age, and American musicians Jerry Duplessis, and Wyclef Jean. Propelled by the unexpected success of her single " Bounce", the album reached the lower half of US ''Billboard'' 200 and debut atop ''Billboard''s Top Heatseekers, the latter of which highlights the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. The collection garnered a mixed reception from American music criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Connor (musician)
Sarah Connor (born Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe; 13 June 1980) is a German singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence after she signed with X-Cell Records in 2000 and released her debut album ''Green Eyed Soul'' (2001) the following year. She followed it with a series of successful albums, including '' Unbelievable'' (2002), ''Key to My Soul'' (2003), '' Naughty but Nice'' (2005), '' Christmas in My Heart'' (2005), '' Soulicious'' (2007), '' Sexy as Hell'' (2008) and '' Real Love'' (2010). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop record charts, including the number-one hits " From Sarah with Love", "Music is the Key", "Just One Last Dance", " Living to Love You" and "From Zero to Hero". In 2015, Connor's first German language project '' Muttersprache'' became her second chart-topper after a decade. Her popularity was further enhanced by the ProSieben reality television series ''Sarah & Marc in Love'' (2005) and '' Sarah & Marc Crazy in Love'' (2008) alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He's Unbelievable
"He's Unbelievable" is a song by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor from her second studio album, '' Unbelievable'' (2002). Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, it was released as the album's third single on 24 March 2003. The track contains elements of 2Pac's 1996 hit "California Love" featuring Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and .... Track listings German CD single # "He's Unbelievable" (Kayrob Video Mix) – 3:26 # "Please Take Him Back" – 3:43 German CD maxi single # "He's Unbelievable" (Kayrob Video Mix) – 3:26 # "He's Unbelievable" (Kayrob Radio Rmx) – 3:52 # "He's Unbelievable" (UK Radio Edit) – 3:26 # "Please Take Him Back" – 3:43 # "He's Unbelievable" (Detroit Club Mix featuring Strawberry) – 4:04 # "He's Unbelievable" (Ced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin On Skin (Sarah Connor Song)
"Skin on Skin" is a song by German singer–songwriter Sarah Connor from her second studio album, '' Unbelievable'' (2002). Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, the song was released as the album's second single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ... on 4 November 2002 and reached the top 10 in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Portugal. Track listings German CD single # "Skin on Skin" (radio version) – 4:02 # "Skin on Skin" (US college radio version) – 4:02 European CD single # "Skin on Skin" (radio version) – 4:02 # "Skin on Skin" (Kayrob dance remix) – 4:03 European CD maxi-single # "Skin on Skin" (radio version) – 4:02 # "Skin on Skin" (US college radio version) – 4:02 # "Skin on Skin" (album version) – 4:44 # "Skin on Skin" (Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TQ (singer)
Terrance Quaites (born May 24, 1976), known professionally as TQ, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his hit song " Westside", which became a top 40 hit in several countries in 1998. Career Music TQ began his music career in the early 1990s with the R&B group Coming of Age, who had a hit with the ballad "Coming Home to Love". After two album releases, Coming of Age in September 1993 and Comin' Correct in May 1995, the group went their separate ways. The summer of 1998 saw TQ notch his first hit with "Westside". Later that year, on November 10, the album '' They Never Saw Me Coming'' was released, along with the single "Bye Bye Baby", and "Better Days", which followed the next year. In 2000, TQ released his second album, '' The Second Coming''. The album was never released in America but was released in other parts of the world. The UK release had a different track listing to the European release. Although the album was not released in America, the American versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Get Back To Bed – Boy!
"Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor. Written and produced by frequent collaborative duo Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, the song features American R&B singer TQ. Conceived for Connor's debut album, ''Green Eyed Soul'' (2001), the track is built around a mandolin sample and scratching hip hop beats, over which Connor, as the female protagonist, adopts sensual vocals and expresses her desire to have sex with her partner, inviting him to her bed. The song was released as the album's lead single in German-speaking Europe on 7 May 2001. Its impact on the charts was large for a debut single; it reached the top ten in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the top twenty in the United Kingdom and Norway. "Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!" was nominated for Best National Single – Rock/Pop at the 2002 ECHO Awards, and received gold certifications from the German and Austrian arms of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Pen
Lynise Walters (born 1972), known professionally as Queen Pen, is an African American rapper, record producer, and novelist. Born in Brooklyn New York, she was discovered by record producer Teddy Riley at a local iHop restaurant in Virginia Beach. Riley later invited her to "spit lyrics" for Blackstreet's "No Diggity" 1996 hit. Riley produced her debut album, '' My Melody'' (1997) and she coproduced her second album '' Conversations with Queen'' (2001) with Kedar Massenburg. Career Her music career launched after she became a protégé of Teddy Riley, a record producer and member of the R&B group Blackstreet in the mid-1990s. Although she was not listed on the song, she was a featured artist alongside Dr. Dre in Blackstreet's 1996 hit, "No Diggity." She signed to Riley's Lil' Man label, and released '' My Melody'' (1997), her solo debut album, produced by Riley. Her first album produced the charted singles "Man Behind the Music," " All My Love", and "Party Ain't a Party." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Riley (producer)
Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. " Teddy Riley biography Allmusic Retrieved on September 19, 2009 He fused hip hop and R&B in his production work with artists including Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Samantha Mumba, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Heavy D & the Boyz, Hi-Five, Men of Vizion and Profyle, as well as his spearheaded groups Guy and Blackstreet. Riley's consistency and drum ideas had some influence on modern-day R&B, leading to more samples and rapping segments as well as singing, a practice which in part was reminiscent of the Jackson family. Along with neo soul-style singers such as Marvin Gaye, Riley has had a seminal influence on gospel and R&B music, which became more open to using rap and sound effects in their recordings. Early life Teddy Riley was raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chauncey Black (singer)
Blackstreet (often stylized as BLACKstreet) is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by record producers Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, and Teddy "Street" Riley. The group has released four albums with Interscope Records until 2003. They achieved relative success leading up to the single "No Diggity" (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen), which peaked at number 1 for four weeks in November 1996. Formation After the breakup of Guy, Riley (while working on Bobby Brown's 3rd album, ''Bobby'') came up with the idea to start a new group featuring himself. Originally, the group was to be named Stonestreet, but it was later decided to combine Stonestreet with Chauncey's nickname "Black". The group became Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley, with an original lineup of Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Levi Little, and Joseph Stonestreet. However, Stonestreet was replaced with Dave Hollister before the first self-titled album was released. Career In 1993, their first single "Baby Be Mine" was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Kissing (song)
"French Kissing" is a song by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor from her debut album, ''Green Eyed Soul'' (2001). Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, the track incorporates a sample of Blackstreet's 1996 hit song "No Diggity" featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen, as well an uncredited bassline from Eminem's 2000 song "Stan" featuring Dido and it includes vocal theme inspired by "Tom's Diner", a song performed by "Suzanne Vega". Released on 20 August 2001 as the album's second single, the song saw moderate success when it reached the top thirty in Germany and Austria, but failed to make the top forty elsewhere. To date, "French Kissing" and 2008s " I'll Kiss It Away" are the only singles by Connor not having entered the top twenty of the German Singles Chart The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Cottura
Toni Cottura (born 7 June 1971), better known by his stage name Smooth T., is an Italian-born German Eurodance and hip hop producer and rapper. Musical career He started his career in 1988 as a hip hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin. In 1993, he founded the Eurodance group Fun Factory, where he started as a dancer before he went on to producer, songwriter and then moving up to rapping on the band's second album. Fun Factory disbanded in 1996. Cottura and partner Bülent Aris began to concentrate on their hip-hop collective, known as the Booya Family. While at Booya, he produced tracks for a variety of artists including Nana (a.k.a. Darkman), Pappa Bear, Ray Horton, Jonestown, A.K. Swift and Alex Prince, mostly in hip hop and R&B. He also produced tracks for boy bands 'N Sync (" Here We Go", "U Drive Me Crazy") and Backstreet Boys (" Get Down") and collaborated with P. Diddy. In 2000, Cottura parted ways with Aris and disbanded Booya, returnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
