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Special Kind Of Something
"Special Kind of Something" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kavana. The song was released in August 1998 as the lead single from his second album, ''Instinct'' (1998). The song peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings UK CD1, cassette and Australian CD single # "Special Kind of Something" – 3:32 # "Special Kind of Something" – 3:32 # "Is That You?" – 3:48 UK CD2 # "Special Kind of Something" – 3:32 # "Special Kind of Something" – 4:27 # "Special Kind of Something" – 4:23 Charts Cover versions The song was covered by British Pop group S Club S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group ... and appears as a B-Side to their single Say Goodbye / Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You released in 2003.https://www.discogs.com/release/10662745-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavana (singer)
Kavana (born Anthony Kavanagh, 4 November 1977) is an English singer and actor who scored a number of hit singles in the late 90s also winning Smash Hits ‘Best male artist’ His second album ‘Instinct’ went platinum in Asia followed by a tour of Australia and Japan. Kavana moved to Los Angeles in 2001 where he appeared in cult MTV soap opera ‘Undressed’ In 2014, he became part of the supergroup 5th Story, who took part in the second series of ''The Big Reunion'' followed by a major arena tour in the U.K.In 2015, he took part in the fifteenth series of the Channel 5 reality series ''Celebrity Big Brother'' making the final week. Career He released two albums ''Kavana'' (1997) and ''Instinct'' (1999) and enjoyed a number of chart singles including "I Can Make You Feel Good" (his debut UK Top 10 hit, reaching #8), "MFEO" (another No.8 hit) and " Will You Wait for Me?". Other songs included "Crazy Chance", "Thank You" and "Special Kind of Something". He resided in Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instinct (Kavana Album)
''Instinct'' is the second album by British singer Kavana. The album was recorded in Italy during the summer of 1998 and was produced by production team Absolute. The album spawned the singles "Special Kind of Something", "Funky Love" and "Will You Wait for Me". The album was released on 5 October 1998 by Virgin Records, released in Europe, Australia and Taiwan. The British release was postponed by the record label and was ultimately rescheduled for April 1999, however, Kavana was subsequently dropped from his label following poor sales of the three singles and the album was ultimately never released in the UK. The album was released digitally in the UK more than four years later on 1 March 2003. Singles * " Special Kind of Something" was released as the album's lead single on 17 August 1998, peaking at #13 on the UK Singles Chart. * " Funky Love" was released as the album's second single on 30 November 1998, peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Chart. * " Will You Wait for Me" was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwide success over time, with the success of platinum performers Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Devo, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Phil Collins, OMD, the Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, the Sex Pistols, and Mike Oldfield among others, meaning that by the time it was sold, it was regarded as a major label, alongside other large international independents such as A&M and Island Records. Virgin Records was sold to EMI in 1992. EMI was in turn taken over by Universal Music Group (UMG) in 2012 with UMG creating the Virgin EMI Records division. The Virgin Records name continues to be used by UMG in certain markets such as Germany and Japan. Virgin Records America Virgin Records America, Inc. was the company's North American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolute (production Team)
Absolute are a British music production team responsible for a number of hits in the 1990s and the 2000s. History Formed in 1988 by University of Bristol friends Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins, Absolute initially existed under the name ‘Bristol Bassline Productions’. They remixed artists such as Biz Markie and the Chimes. Purportedly, their radical remix of "Take Me" by Everything but the Girl (the 'Clifton Remix') in 1989 inspired Massive Attack to begin working with Tracey Thorn, eventually resulting in the writing of the track "Protection". In 1991, they underwent a name change to Absolute, which was initially a band/songwriting project spawning two singles, "Don't You Wanna Be Mine" (1991) and "Introduce Me to Love" (1992) on Rhythm King Records, the latter featuring vocals by John Paul Barrett. Following the singles, they ventured into the world of dance remixes and achieved critical acclaim for their work for artists such as Lisa Stansfield, Melanie Williams, the Nightcraw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Chance
"Crazy Chance" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kavana. The song was released on 29 April 1996 as his debut single and the lead single from his debut self-titled album (1997). The song peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was re-released in 1997 and peaked at 16 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings UK CD1, cassette and Australian CD single # "Crazy Chance" – 4:09 # "Wait For The Day" - 4:30 # "Crazy Chance" – 4:09 # "Wait For The Day" – 4:30 UK CD2 # "Crazy Chance" – 4:09 # "One More Chance – 4:00 # "Crazy Chance" – 6:53 Crazy Chance '97 - UK CD1 # "Crazy Chance '97" – 3:49 # "Crazy Chance" – 4:09 # "Listen to the Music" - 2:43 # "Crazy Chance" – 9:52 Crazy Chance '97 - UK CD2 # "Crazy Chance '97" – 3:49 # "Everything to Me" - 3:43 # "Crazy Chance" – 8:16 Charts References {{Authority control 1996 songs 1996 singles 1997 singles Songs written by Howard Donald Songs written by Eliot Kennedy Virgin Records s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funky Love (Kavana Song)
"Funky Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter Kavana. The song was released in November 1998 as the second single from his second album, ''Instinct'' (1998). The song peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s .... Track listings UK CD1 and Australian CD single # "Funky Love" – 3:36 # "Isn't Love Insane" – 4:15 # "Funky Love" – 6:30 UK CD2 # "Funky Love" – 3:36 # "Funky Love" – 8:04 # "Funky Love" – 7:58 Charts References {{Authority control 1998 songs 1998 singles Song recordings produced by Absolute (production team) Songs written by Andy Watkins Songs written by Paul Wilson (songwriter) Virgin Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S Club
S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group was formed in 1998 and quickly rose to fame by starring in their own BBC television series, ''Miami 7''. In their five years together, S Club 7 had four UK number-one singles, one UK number-one album, and a string of hits throughout Europe as well as a Top 10 hit on the US Hot 100, with their 2000 single " Never Had a Dream Come True". They recorded four studio albums, released 11 singles and went on to sell over 10 million albums worldwide. The concept of the group was created by Simon Fuller who signed them to Polydor Records. Their show lasted four seasons and saw the group travel across the US, eventually ending up in Barcelona. It became popular in 100 countries where the show was watched by over 90 million viewers. The show, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say Goodbye (S Club Song)
"Say Goodbye" is a song by British pop music group S Club, released as a single from the compilation '' Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7''. The final single released before the band's split, it was released on 26 May 2003 as a double A-side with " Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" in the United Kingdom and Australia; in other territories, it was issued alone. Music video The music video showed the group packing up their things into boxes as if they were moving out of the house. While doing this, they look at photographs taken during their performances, photoshoots, as well as other events that they had experienced. When everything is packed up, they look at their past music videos on a sofa before finally gathering together in an empty room to say goodbyes for a final time. At the same time it shows all the rooms empty and when it shows the living room they're in, we find the room empty, indicating they have left. Track listings * UK CD1 and Australasian CD single # "Say Goodbye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You
"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" is a song by British pop group S Club and the last single by the band, released on their final studio album '' Seeing Double'' and included on the compilation '' Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7''. It was released in United Kingdom on 26 May 2003 as double A-side with " Say Goodbye". In other countries, only "Say Goodbye" was released as single. Music video This video is a montage, incorporating scenes from the '' Seeing Double'' movie (which the song features in) along with shots from all their previous music videos, series of their TV show and the Carnival 2002 arena tour. Track listings * UK CD1 and Australasian CD single # " Say Goodbye" # "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" (single remix) # "Special Kind of Something" # "Say Goodbye" (video) # Goodbye messages from Rachel, Tina and Bradley (video) * UK CD2 # "Say Goodbye" # "Bitter Sweet" # "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" (video) # Goodbye messages from Jon, Jo and Hannah (video) * UK casset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Songs
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
