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The Best (Dan Seals Album)
''The Best'' is the first compilation album by American country music artist Dan Seals. It features his highest charting songs from his previous four albums beginning with Rebel Heart (1983). The album has been certified platinum. The new track, "One Friend" was originally found on his 1984 album '' San Antone'', and was re-recorded for this album, and was released as a single and became his seventh number one song in a row. Track listing Personnel on Track 11 Adapted from liner notes. *Eddie Bayers - drums *Dennis Burnside - piano *Larry Byrom - electric guitar *Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar *Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar *Scott Kaufman - percussion *Shane Keister - synthesizer *The Nashville String Machine - strings *Dan Seals - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals *Bergen White - string arrangements *Jack Williams - bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Seals
Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted nine singles between 1976 and 1980, including the No. 2 Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight". After the duo disbanded, Seals began a solo career, starting in soft rock before shifting to country music. Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, he released 16 studio albums and charted more than 20 singles on the country charts. Eleven of his singles reached number one: "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond), "Bop (Dan Seals song), Bop" (also a No. 42 pop hit), "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)", "You Still Move Me", "I Will Be There (Dan Seals song), I Will Be There", "Three Time Loser", "One Friend", "Addicted (Dan Seals song), Addicted", "Big Wheels in the Moonlight", "Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)
"Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in March 1986 as the third single from the album ''Won't Be Blue Anymore''. It peaked at number one in both the United States and Canada. The song was written by Seals and Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s an .... Content The song's narrator has an estranged wife popular on the national livestock rodeo circuit who left him alone to raise their daughter Casey. He and Casey compete at various regional rodeo competitions, and the narrator mentions Casey's constant curiosity about her mother throughout their travels. Casey is also approaching puberty, and he falls short of answers to her questions, especially since his wife does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Byrom
Steppenwolf was an American-Canadian rock band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian band the Sparrows. Guitarist Michael Monarch and bass guitarist Rushton Moreve were recruited via notices placed in Los Angeles-area record and musical instrument stores. Steppenwolf sold over 25 million records worldwide, released seven gold albums and one platinum album, and had 13 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles, of which seven were Top 40 hits, including three top 10 successes: "Born to Be Wild", " Magic Carpet Ride", and " Rock Me". Steppenwolf enjoyed worldwide success from 1968 to 1972, but clashing personalities led to the end of the core lineup. Today, John Kay is the only original member, having been the lead singer since 1967. The band was called John Kay & Steppenwolf from 1980 to 2018. In Canada, they had four top 10 songs, 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching Drum stick, drumsticks, one in each hand, and uses their feet to operate a foot-controlled hi-hat and bass drum pedal. A standard kit may contain: * A snare drum, mounted on a snare drum stand, stand * A bass drum, played with a percussion mallet, beater moved by a foot-operated pedal * One or more Tom drum, tom-toms, including Rack tom, rack toms and/or floor tom, floor toms * One or more Cymbal, cymbals, including a ride cymbal and crash cymbal * Hi-hat cymbals, a pair of cymbals that can be manipulated by a foot-operated pedal The drum kit is a part of the standard rhythm section and is used in many types of popular and traditional music styles, ranging from rock music, rock and pop music, pop to blues and jazz. __TOC__ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year,' and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019. He was also a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs. In 2022, Bayers was one of four inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with Ray Charles, The Judds, and Pete Drake. Early life The son of a career military man, Bayers moved around as a child, originally from Maryland then spending time in Nashville, North Africa, Oakland, and Philadelphia. His early musical training was as a classical pianist studying Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. During his college years in Oakland, California he was a member of the Edwin Hawkins Singers and he also jammed with future stars Jerry Garcia, and Tom and John Fogerty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Friend
"One Friend" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals for his 1984 album '' San Antone'', and this version was the B-side to that album's single " (You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me". In 1987, Seals re-recorded the song and, in September 1987, released it as the first and only single from his compilation album ''The Best''. It peaked at number one on the country charts, becoming his seventh straight number-one single. Music video Seals re-recorded "One Friend" again for his 1995 acoustic album, ''In a Quiet Room ''In a Quiet Room'' is the eleventh album released by country music artist Dan Seals and his only album on the Intersound label. This album consists mostly of acoustic versions of songs featured on earlier albums, as well as two songs — " I'd Rea ...'', and a music video was filmed for that version the following year. It was directed by Tom Bevins, and it shows Seals singing and performing the song on his guitar while sitting by a bonfire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Snow (songwriter)
Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter. Biography Snow has written songs for Gayle McCormick "( Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including Kenny Rogers and Joe Cocker). "Love Not War" (with Barbara Griffin), Olivia Newton-John ("Deeper Than the Night", "Make a Move on Me"), and Melissa Manchester ("You Should Hear How She Talks About You"), Cher, The Pointer Sisters' million-selling 1980 hit "He's So Shy" (with lyrics by Cynthia Weil), Barbra Streisand, Rita Coolidge ("You", which was also an Australian top 10 hit for Marcia Hines in 1977 and in 2005), Barry Manilow ("Somewhere Down the Road", a song which was performed on '' Ally McBeal''), Randy Crawford, Diana Ross (" Gettin' Ready for Love"), Bonnie Raitt ("Love Sneakin' Up On You"), Leo Sayer, Bette Midler, Michael Johnson ("I'll Always Love You"), Dolly Parton, Captain and Tennille, Kim Carnes ("Don't Call It Love"), Dionne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Be There (Dan Seals Song)
"I Will Be There" is a song written by Tom Snow and Jennifer Kimball, and recorded by American country music singer Dan Seals Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted .... It was released in January 1987 as the second single from his album '' On the Front Line''. It peaked at #1 which was his fifth straight number-one single. Charts References 1987 singles 1986 songs Dan Seals songs Songs written by Tom Snow Songs written by Jennifer Kimball Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning EMI Records singles {{1986-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Schuyler
Thomas James Schuyler (born June 10, 1952, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "A Long Line of Love" for Michael Martin Murphey. In 1983, Schuyler signed to Capitol Records and released the album ''Brave Heart''. Its title track was a No. 43 single on the Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Later, he founded the trio S-K-O (originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet) with J. Fred Knobloch and Paul Overstreet. S-K-O charted seven singles in the mid-1980s, including the Number One hit "Baby's Got a New Baby". Overstreet later assumed a solo career and the trio was renamed S-K-B when Craig Bickhardt replaced him. After S-K-B disbanded, Schuyler continued to write songs, and was eventually made chairman of the Country Music Association. He also headed RCA Records' Nashville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Old Yellow Car
"My Old Yellow Car" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in February 1985 as the third and final single from his album '' San Antone''. It peaked at #9 in early-1985. It was also recorded by Lacy J. Dalton Lacy J. Dalton (born Jill Lynne Byrem; October 13, 1946) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which ''People Magazine'' likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt. Dalton had a ... on her 1980 album ''Lacy J. Dalton'', but her version was never released as a single. Content The narrator of the song nostalgically describes his/her first car, which was old and battered, but was the source of many fond memories. Although the narrator is now wealthy and riding in a chauffeur-driven luxury car, the narrator wishes he/she were still driving that old yellow car. Chart positions References Songs about cars 1985 singles 1980 songs La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(You Bring Out) The Wild Side Of Me
"(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted .... It was released in June 1984 as the first single from his album '' San Antone''. It peaked at No. 9 in mid-1984, thus becoming his second top ten hit on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts. Chart positions References 1984 songs 1984 singles Dan Seals songs Songs written by Dan Seals Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning EMI America Records singles {{1984-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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