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Solitaire (other)
Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself, or a single-player game of concentration and skill using a set layout of tiles, pegs or stones. Solitaire may also refer to: Birds *Solitaire (bird), a bird group in the thrush family *Night parrot, ''Pezoporus occidentalis'', or solitaire, an endangered bird of Australia *Réunion solitaire, ''Threskiornis solitarius'', an extinct bird *Rodrigues solitaire, ''Pezophaps solitaria'', an extinct bird Film and television *''Le Solitaire'', a 1987 French film * ''Solitaire'' (1991 film), a Canadian drama film * ''Solitaire'' (2008 film), a drama film *''Solitaire'', 2016 Lebanese comedy film with Bassam Kousa *"Solitaire", a 1977 episode of ''Police Woman'' *"Solitaire", a 1996 episode of ''Dave's World'' * Solitaire (James Bond), a Bond girl in ''Live and Let Die'' *Solitaire Island, a fictional island in the 1995 "Watergate" episode of ''seaQuest DSV'' Gaming *Mahjong solitaire, a tile game *Microsoft Solitaire, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitaire
Solitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself, usually with cards, but also with dominoes. The term "solitaire" is also used for single-player games of concentration and skill using a set layout tiles, pegs or stones. These games include peg solitaire and mahjong solitaire. The game is most often played by one person, but can incorporate others. History The origins of Card Solitaire or Patience are unclear, but the earliest records appear in the late 1700s across northern Europe and Scandinavia. The term ''Patiencespiel'' appears in ''Das neue Königliche L’Hombre-Spiel'', a German book published in 1788. Books were also reported to appear in Sweden and Russia in the early 1800s. There are additional references to Patience in French literature. In the United States, the first card solitaire book, ''Patience: A series of thirty games with cards'', was published by Ednah Cheney in 1870. The most popular card solitaire is Klondike, which was called Microsoft So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klondike (solitaire)
Klondike, also known as Canfield, is a card game for one player and the best known and most popular version of the patience or solitaire family, something which "defies explanation" as it has one of the lowest rates of success of any such game.Parlett (1979), pp. 94–95. Partly because of that, it has spawned numerous variants including Batsford, Easthaven, King Albert, Thumb and Pouch, Somerset or Usk and Whitehead, as well as the American variants of the games, Agnes and Westcliff. The distinguishing feature of all variants is a triangular layout of the tableau, building in ascending sequence and packing in descending order.Coops (1939), p. 10. Name In the U.S. and Canada, it is so well known that the term Solitaire, in the absence of qualifiers, typically refers to Klondike. Equally in the UK, it is often just known as "Patience". Elsewhere the game is known as American Patience. Historically Klondike was also called Canfield in America, perhaps because it was a casino gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitaire (Uri Caine Album)
''Solitaire'' is a 2001 solo album by pianist Uri Caine. It was released on the Winter & Winter label. accessed September 9, 2014 Reception In his review for AllMusic, David R. Adler notes that "''Solitaire'', the first solo piano album by Uri Caine, is a tour de force… Here, with nothing but 88 keys to work with, he makes music as electrifying as anything in his catalog". On All About Jazz C. Michael Bailey said "The music is a bit indescribable, as its depth and breath are immense. Suffice it to say that the recording is a bit like an Classical recital where the performer has a stream-of-consciousness conversation w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitaire (Andy Williams Album)
''Solitaire'' is the thirty-first studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in the fall of 1973 by Columbia Records and was an attempt to move away from his formulaic series of recent releases that relied heavily on songs that other artists had made popular. The album made its first appearance on '' Billboard'' magazine's Top LPs & Tapes chart in the issue dated November 17, 1973, and remained there for six weeks, peaking at number 185. It entered the UK album chart the following month, on December 22, and stayed there for 26 weeks, during which time it made it all the way to number three. On January 1, 1974, the newly formed British Phonographic Industry awarded the album with Silver certification for sales of 60,000 units in the UK, and Gold certification from the BPI, for sales of 100,000 units, followed on January 1, 1975. The first single from the album was the title track, which entered ''Billboards list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitaire (Neil Sedaka Album)
''Solitaire'' is a 1972 album by American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka. Background and recording The album was produced at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, with the musical support of Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley who – together with the album's recording engineer Eric Stewart – would shortly become the successful pop band 10cc. Sedaka opted to record at Strawberry after meeting Gouldman in New York and discovering his association with Stewart, Godley and Creme. The trio had recorded the single "Umbopo", which Sedaka liked, under the band name of Doctor Father. His work with the four British musicians proved to be a pivotal influence on their collective decision to forge a career as a band. Gouldman recalled: "It was Neil Sedaka's success that did it, I think. We'd just been accepting any job we were offered and were getting really frustrated. We knew that we were worth more than that, but it needed something to prod us into facing that. We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitaire (Edenbridge Album)
''Solitaire'' is the seventh studio album by the Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. Like its predecessor '' MyEarthDream'', ''Solitaire'' also enlists the Czech Film Orchestra. Although the album features mainly symphonic metal, influences of power metal have also been observed. Reception The album received positive reviews from the critics. The complex sound, a flawless production and the vocal abilities of singer Sabine Edelsbacher have been noted by both About.com and the German ''Sonic Seducer'' magazine. The latter also mentioned a few hints at power metal in the album and considered the overall material an aspirant for Symphonic metal song classics. The German edition of ''Metal Hammer ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...'' praised the orchestral arrang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitude/Solitaire
''Solitude/Solitaire'' is the second solo album by former Chicago bassist and vocalist Peter Cetera, and his first album after leaving the band in 1985. It was released in June 1986. The album includes the hits "Glory of Love" and " The Next Time I Fall" (with Amy Grant); both reached the No. 1 position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. ''Solitude/Solitaire'' was produced by Michael Omartian, who later co-produced Cetera's 2001 album, ''Another Perfect World''. Composition Cetera co-wrote eight of the nine songs on the album, "The Next Time I Fall" being the exception. Because Cetera had been a prominent songwriter for Chicago, many of the songs on ''Solitude/Solitaire'' were rumored to originally have been slated for ''Chicago 18'', especially "Big Mistake" and "Daddy's Girl". Singles While "Big Mistake" was due to be the first single from the album, "Glory of Love", co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini, was released instead. That song, from the film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pump Friction
Pump Friction is the studio project of DJ/ producer Lewis Dene from London. He scored a number 1 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1997 with " That Sound". He also reached number 40 that same year with "Vicious" (as Pump Friction & Soundclash featuring Connie Harvey). Dene is also one half of the duo Solitaire (with Dave Taylor), which a scored number 13 hit in 2004 on Hot Dance Music/Club Play and number 7 on the Dance Radio Airplay charts with "I Like Love (I Love Love)", which sampled Norma Jean Wright's "I Like Love". Discography Singles See also *List of number-one dance hits (United States) *List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in t ... References British house musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitair
Sheldon Pitt, better known by his stage name Solitair, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Toronto, Ontario. He is a founding member of the now defunct Black Jays record label and production team. Solitair has been producing hip hop and R&B for nearly 20 years, and has produced for Nina Sky, Glenn Lewis, Cham, Maestro, Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall, Ivana Santilli, Jully Black, Choclair, and Sugar Jones among others. In the late 1990s, Solitair was part of a hip-hop collective known as "The Circle". In 1998, he released his first 12" single, "Silver Surfer". Early in his career, Solitair and fellow rapper Kardinal Offishall founded a production company called "Silver House and the Girl" (S.H.A.G.) in 2000. As a duo, the pair mainly produced for various hip-hop and R&B artists on the local Canadian music scene. Solitair's first internationally successful production was Kardinal's single "BaKardi Slang" from the album '' Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1'' released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solitaire (musician)
Solitaire was an American one-man project with pioneering live-electronics created by James L. Callahan (born 1965) from Baltimore, Maryland, United States; who performed, wrote and recorded solo synth-pop music between 1983 and 1986. James Callahan (aka Solitaire) was the first “truly computerized” artist in the Baltimore area. As Solitaire, Callahan played keyboards and electronic drum machines as a one-man show. Live electronics overview Solitaire's performance system was manufactured by Sequential Circuits (SCI). It consisted of the Sequential Circuits Six-Trak a six-voice, polyphonic, analogue synthesizer that was among the first MIDI instruments designed to be used with a computer. The computer and software allowed Solitaire to program the Six-Trak sequencer and SCI's Drumtraks to form one of the earliest known MIDI-based iveperformance systems. In 1984 the system used by Solitaire was said to "create instruments that have never been heard before," at that time "m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Solitaires
The Solitaires are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1957 hit single "Walking Along". Although they never had a national chart hit, they were one of the most popular vocal groups in New York in the late 1950s. History The Solitaires formed in Harlem in 1953. They started as a street-corner singing group, one of many that used to congregate on 142nd Street. The original lineup consisted of Eddie "California" Jones (lead singer), Nick Anderson (first tenor), Winston "Buzzy" Willis (second tenor), Rudy "Angel" Morgan (baritone), and Pat Gaston (bass). Old Town Records: 1954–1963 Herman Curtis After a series of personnel changes, the group had six members: Herman Curtis, also known as Herman Dunham (lead singer/first tenor), Buzzy Willis (second tenor), Pat Gaston (bass), Monteith "Monte" Owens (tenor/guitar), Bobby Baylor (second tenor/baritone) and Bobby "Schubie" Williams (tenor/piano). Curtis had previously performed with the Vocaleers, Gaston with the Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Oseman
Alice May Oseman (born 16 October 1994) is an English author of young adult fiction. She secured her first publishing deal at 17, and had her first novel ''Solitaire'' published in 2014. Her novels include ''Radio Silence'', ''I Was Born for This'', and ''Loveless.'' She wrote and illustrated the webcomic '' Heartstopper'', which has been published as multiple graphic novels and which she adapted into a TV series, earning her two Children's and Family Emmy Awards as both a writer and producer. Her novels focus on contemporary teenage life in the UK and have received the Inky Awards. Early life and education Alice Oseman was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up in a village near Rochester, Kent with her younger brother, William, and attended Rochester Grammar School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Durham University in 2016. Career Oseman's debut novel ''Solitaire'' was published by HarperCollins in 2014 after a bidding war. It follows the story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
