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The Best Of Jon English
''The Best of Jon English'' is a compilation album released in Australian by RCA Records/BMG. The album was released in May 1993, celebrating the 20th anniversary of his first solo album, '' Wine Dark Sea''. The album peaked at number 68 on the Australian ARIA Charts. Track listing ;CD/ Cassette (74321126802) # "All Together Now" (Jon English) - 3:02 # "You Might Need Somebody" (Tom Snow, Nan O'Bryne, Chris Gilby) - 3:37 # "Some People (Have All The Fun)" (John Dallimore, English) - 3:51 # "Get Your Love Right" ( Alan David, Lionel Martin) - 3:26 # " Hot Town" (Graeme Connors, Mike Wade) - 3:48 # " Handbags and Gladrags" ( Mike d'Abo) - 5:19 # "Always the Busker" (English) - 4:25 # "Same Old Feeling Again" (English, S Rattray)- 3:00 # "Carmilla" (English) - 4:01 # "Lay it All Down" ( Barry Goldberg, Will Jennings) - 3:35 # " Superstar" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber) - 3:12 # "She Was Real" (English) - 7:17 # " Turn the Page" (Bob Seger) - 4:30 # "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" (E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon English
Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian Hardie but left to take on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Australian version of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' from May 1972, which was broadcast on television. English was also a noted solo singer; his Australian top twenty hit singles include " Turn the Page", " Hollywood Seven", "Words are Not Enough", " Six Ribbons" and " Hot Town". NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. Jon English entry English was acclaimed for his starring role in the 1978 Australian TV series '' Against the Wind'' – he won the ''TV Week'' Logie Award for 'Best New Talent in Australia'. He also co-wrote and performed the score with Mario Millo (ex-Sebastian Hardie) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Goldberg
Barry Joseph Goldberg (born December 25, 1942) is an American blues and rock keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Goldberg has co-produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and the Textones, plus Bob Dylan's version of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready". Career 1950s–1970s As a teenager in Chicago, Goldberg sat in with Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, and Howlin' Wolf. He played keyboards with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band backing Bob Dylan during his 1965 newly 'electrified' appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. He formed The Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield in 1967, and formed the Barry Goldberg Reunion in 1968. In 1965, after moving to Chicago to play the blues, Steve Miller and Goldberg founded the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band, along with bassist Roy Ruby, rhythm guitarist Craymore Stevens, and drummer Maurice McKinley. The band contracted to Epic Records and recorded a single, "The Mother Song", which they performed on Hullabaloo, befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Chart
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] |
Six Ribbons
"Six Ribbons" is a 1978 song credited to Australian musicians Jon English and Mario Millo. The song was written by Jon English and was included on the Against the Wind (Soundtrack), soundtrack of the Australian miniseries, ''Against the Wind (miniseries), Against the Wind''. The song was certified gold in Australia. Track listing ; Australian 7" Single *Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15 *Side B "Mary's Theme" - 4:00 ; Scandinavian 7" Single *Side A "Six Ribbons" - 3:15 *Side B "Against The Wind" - 2:32 Charts Weekly Charts "Six Ribbons" entered the Kent Music Report on 5 December 1978, before peaking at number 5 in 1979. The song peaked at number 1 in Norway in December 1981. Year-end charts Cover Version * In 2000, Donald Hall (harpist), Donald Hall covered the song on his album ''Harp Moods''. * In 2005, Black Majesty covered the song on their album, ''Silent Company''. * In 2005, Green Carnation covered the song on their EP ''The Burden is Mine... Alone''. and in their 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Seven (song)
"Hollywood Seven" is a song by Australian singer Jon English. The song was written by Gloria Sklerov and Harry Lloyd and produced by Rod Thomas, William Motzing. The song was the second single from English's third studio album, ''Hollywood Seven (album), Hollywood Seven'' and became English's 3rd highest charting single, reaching No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1976; after "Words Are Not Enough", which reached No 6 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1978 and "Six Ribbons" credited to Jon English and Mario Millo, which reached No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1979. Gloria Sklerov recalls the writing of "Hollywood Seven": "On the way home on the freeway, I passed a motel called "Hollywood Eight" which intrigued me. I started to think about who might be checking in there. When I got together with Harry Lloyd, we discussed it and decided to change the name to "Hollywood Seven" because it 'sang' better. We then plotted the story and it all sort of came to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jans
Tom Jans (February 9, 1948 – March 25, 1984) was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Jose, California. He is perhaps best known for his song "Loving Arms" (also known as "Lovin' Arms"), which was recorded initially by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, and later by artists including Dobie Gray, Elvis Presley, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Cole, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark, Jon English, Livingston Taylor, Etta James, Millie Jackson, Jody Miller, The Beautiful South, Irma Thomas and The Cats, Reilly & Maloney) Early life The son of a farmer, Tom Jans was raised near San Jose. Jans's paternal grandmother had been involved in music, playing in the Rocky Mountain Five jazz group. His influences ranged from Hank Williams to flamenco (his mother was from Spain) to The Beatles. He studied English literature at the University of California at Davis, but rejected a graduate scholarship to Columbia University to seek a career in music. Career Playing coffeehouses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving Arms
"Loving Arms" is a song written by Tom Jans and first recorded and released by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge as a duet in 1973 on their album ''Full Moon''. It was covered by Dobie Gray shortly after, and then by a number of artists the following year including Elvis Presley, Petula Clark and Jody Miller. Millie Jackson and Olivia Newton-John also covered the song in 1975. History "Loving Arms" was written by Tom Jans. Jans recorded the song and released his version on his 1974 self-titled album. Dobie Gray's version of the song peaked at number 61 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the week of October 6, 1973. Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge's version was released as a single in late 1973, and became a minor ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit in the spring of 1974. The song first appeared on their 1973 duet album ''Full Moon''. Elvis Presley's version was first released on his 1974 album ''Good Times''. In 1975, it was included as a B-side on some editions of his "My Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Friese-Greene
Timothy Alan Friese-Greene is an English musician and producer. He worked with the band Talk Talk from 1983 to their breakup in 1991. He currently releases solo albums under the name "Heligoland". He is the grandson of filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene and great-grandson of photographer and inventor William Friese-Greene. Career He started his career as a tape-operator at Wessex Sound Studios in London in the mid 1970s before rapidly becoming an engineer, working with artists including Hawkwind and The Rumour. Producer Friese-Greene co-produced the second release of Thomas Dolby's ''The Golden Age of Wireless'' (1982), which included the "She Blinded Me with Science" single, and Blue Zoo's debut album '' Two by Two'' (1983). He produced and played keyboards on the Praying Mantis album ''Time Tells No Lies'' (1981). He produced a number of songs for the pop act Tight Fit, the single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in early 1982 (No. 1 for three weeks in the UK charts) and its follow-up "Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine (Too Many Secrets)
"Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" is a song by Australian musician Jon English. The song was released in Scandinavia only in 1982. The track was the third single from his seventh studio album, ''In Roads ''In Roads'' is the seventh studio album by Australian musician Jon English. The album was released in Australia in 1981. Three singles were released from the album, including "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" which peaked at number 9 in Norway. Tr ...'' and peaked at number 9 in Norway in June 1982. Track listing ; 7" single (Frituna – FR-1114) Side A # "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" - 3:58 Side B # " Straight From The Heart" - 2:58 ; 12" single (Frituna – FRDS-4) Side A # "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" - 3:58 # "Move Better In The Night" - 4:49 Side B # "Been In Love Before" - 4:10 # "You Might Need Somebody" - 3:35 Charts References Jon English songs 1981 songs 1982 singles Mercury Records singles Songs written by Tim Friese-Greene {{1980s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, ''Ramblin' Gamblin' Man'' (which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1968. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album ''Live Bullet'' (1976), recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album '' Night Moves''. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn The Page (Bob Seger Song)
"Turn the Page" is a song originally recorded by Bob Seger in 1971 and released on his ''Back in '72'' album in 1973. It was not released as a single until Seger's live version of the song on the 1976 ''Live Bullet'' album got released in Germany and the UK. The song became a mainstay of album-oriented rock radio stations, and still gets significant airplay on classic rock stations. Inspiration "Turn the Page" is about the emotional and social ups and downs of a rock musician's life on the road. Seger wrote it in 1972 while touring with Teegarden & Van Winkle. Drummer David Teegarden (of Teegarden & Van Winkle and later the Silver Bullet Band) recalls: We had been playing somewhere in the Midwest, or the northern reaches, on our way to North or South Dakota. uitaristMike Bruce was with us. We'd been traveling all night from the Detroit area to make this gig, driving in this blinding snowstorm. It was probably 3 in the morning. Mike decided it was time to get gas. He was slowing do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were successful outside of their parent musicals, such as "Memory" from '' Cats,'' "The Music of the Night" and " All I Ask of You" from ''The Phantom of the Opera'', "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from ''Evita'', and " Any Dream Will Do" from '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'' In 2001, ''The New York Times'' referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history". ''The Daily Telegraph'' ranked him the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" in 2008, lyricist Don Black writing "Andrew more or less single-ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
