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The Best Of The Jets
''The Best of The Jets'' is the first greatest hits album by Tongan-American family band The Jets, released on July 13, 1990, by MCA Records. It featured four new songs, including "Special Kinda Love", "Sendin' Out a Message", "Forever In My Life" and "Another You", as well as a compilation of their greatest hits (" Crush on You", "Sendin' All My Love", "You Got It All", "Rocket 2 U", "Cross My Broken Heart" and "Make It Real"). This first greatest hits package excluded hits such as "You Better Dance", "The Same Love", and "Somebody to Love Me" while other tracks such as "I Do You" and "Private Number" (among others) were included on import versions. Track listing # " Special Kinda Love" – 4:32 # " Forever in My Life" – 5:15 # " Crush on You" – 4:31 # "Curiosity" – 4:58 # " Sendin' All My Love" – 4:32 # " You Got It All" – 4:09 # "Rocket 2 U" – 4:18 # "Sendin' Out a Message" – 4:00 # "La-La (Means I Love You)" (1990 remix) – 3:50 # " Cross My Broken Heart" – 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jets (Minnesota Band)
The Jets are a Tongan-American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of brothers and sisters LeRoy, Eddie, Eugene, Haini, Rudy, Kathi, Elizabeth, and Moana Wolfgramm, who perform pop, R&B, and dance music. They started performing as a family band in 1977. The group enjoyed worldwide success in 1985–1990, performing three world tours, and producing five top-10 hits on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background The original band consisted of the eight oldest children of Maikeli "Mike" and Vaké Wolfgramm, who were originally from Tonga. The family has 17 children: 15 by birth, and two, Eddie and Eugene, by adoption. The children attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School. The family are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The band initially called themselves Quasar after a now-defunct brand of television sets. They changed their name to the Jets, a name taken from the Elton John song "Bennie and the Jets" on the suggestion of manager Don Powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe (The Jets Album)
''Believe'' is the fourth studio album by Tongan-American family band The Jets, released on July 8th, 1989, by MCA Records. It includes the singles "You Better Dance", " The Same Love", Somebody to Love Me", and "Under Any Moon". The album peaked at No. 107 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Critical reception The ''Star Tribune'' called ''Believe'' the band's "most consistent LP," writing that "like the Miami Sound Machine, the Jets divide their repertoire between middleweight, made-for-radio dance music and middle-of-the-road ballads." Track listing # "You Better Dance" – 3:50 # "Somebody to Love Me" – 3:46 # "How Can I Be Sure" – 3:46 # " The Same Love" – 3:58 # "In My Dreams" – 4:07 # "Under Any Moon" (with Glenn Medeiros Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American former musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is best known on the national and international music scene for his 1987 global s ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jets (band) Albums
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Make It Real
"Make It Real" is a song by the American sibling group, The Jets, released as a single from their album, ''Magic'' in April 1988. Background Moana Wolfgramm of the Jets would recall: "'Make It Real' was given to us at the eleventh hour .e. last minute We needed a slow ballad henwe were finishing up the last tracks for the 'Magic' album. Our manager Don Powell, Linda Mallah and Rick Kelly wrote this song and it was simple yet very catchy. I remember Liz lizabeth Wolfgrammrecorded it on the road after one of our shows, I think somewhere in Texas." One of the two videos for "Make It Real" showed Elizabeth Wolfgramm singing in front of a basic blue screen background: although Elizabeth Wolfgramm was the only group member to sing on the track, still images of the other Jets were shown during the instrumental break. The other video features the entire band performing the song, with Elizabeth Wolfgramm standing in front of the other group members playing their individual instruments, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross My Broken Heart (The Jets Song)
"Cross My Broken Heart" is the title of the first single released from ''Magic'', the second studio album released by the American band The Jets. It also appears on the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film, ''Beverly Hills Cop II''. The single reached number seven on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August 1987. Music video The accompanying music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ... features the group performing inside a soundstage, against a backdrop of a movie theater entrance. It does not contain any scenes from the film ''Beverly Hills Cop II''; however, it shows stills of the group posing in front of the film's marquee. Eugene Wolfgramm is in the video, despite having left the group to form Boys Club. The video was the first filmed inside of Paisley Park. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La-La (Means I Love You)
"La-La (Means I Love You)" is an R&B/Soul music, soul song by American vocal group The Delfonics. Released on January 26, 1968, by Philly Groove Records, the song was written by Thom Bell and William Hart, and produced by Bell and Stan Watson. Background The song was a number four U.S. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, pop, number two Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B hit in 1968. A 1971, release peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is one of the Delfonics' most enduring recordings and perhaps their best loved, noting a number of cover versions. Chart performance Other versions *Alton Ellis and the Flames recorded a rocksteady version in 1968 on the Jamaican Supersonics label. *Family group The Jets (Minnesota band), The Jets covered it in 1985 in for their The Jets (album), self-titled album. *Booker T. & the M.G.'s covered an instrumental version of the song in their 1968 album, ''Soul Limbo''. *The Jackson 5 covered the song in their 1970 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket 2 U
"Rocket 2 U" is a song by the American sibling group, The Jets. It was written and produced by Bobby Nunn. The single, featuring lead vocals by Haini Wolfgramm, received a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. Released as the third single from their album ''Magic'' in 1988, the song was the second most successful single released from the album, peaking at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number five on the R&B chart. In July 2022 Nunn sued The NFL and NBC for using "Rocket 2U" during football games on NBC without a license. The case was settled in April 2023 for an undisclosed amount. Background Nunn originally offered "Rocket 2 U" to Earth, Wind & Fire for inclusion on their 1987 album, '' Touch the World''. During that time, Nunn was talking to Bobby Brown, who introduced him to MCA Records executive Louil Silas Jr. Nunn played Silas several demos - one of which was "Rocket 2 U". Silas then wanted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Got It All (The Jets Song)
"You Got It All" is a song recorded by American band the Jets. It was released in 1986 as the fourth single from their debut studio album '' The Jets'' (1985). It was written by Rupert Holmes, most famous for the 1979 hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)", and produced by Don Powell (not to be confused with Slade's drummer) and David Rivkin. Holmes wrote it for his 10-year-old daughter Wendy but she never got to hear it become a hit, as prior to its release she died suddenly of an undiagnosed brain tumour. The song features the second youngest member of the group, then-13-year-old Elizabeth Wolfgramm, on lead vocals. "You Got It All" peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US in early 1987. The song also topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks, and reached number two on the R&B chart. It was also featured in the film '' Jaws: The Revenge'' as well as 1987 episodes of the daytime soap operas '' Another World'', ''As the World Turns'', '' Days of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendin' All My Love
"Sendin' All My Love" is a song by the American sibling group The Jets. It was written by Stephen Bray (who is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with Madonna during the 1980s) and Linda Mallah. Released as a single from The Jets' multi-platinum album ''Magic'', the song was not nearly as successful as some other recordings by the group on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, where it stalled at number 88 and only reached number 72 on the R&B chart. However, in October, 1988, "Sendin' All My Love" was The Jets' first (and, to date, only) number 1 song on the dance chart, where it stayed for one week. Remixes The 12" single featured the following remixes: *"Justin Strauss Summer Splash Mix" – 7:20 *"Deep Dive Dubapella" – 7:12 *"Drumapella" – 4:37 Chart performance See also *List of number-one dance hits (United States) This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crush On You (The Jets Song)
"Crush on You" is the second single released in 1986 from the Jets' debut album '' The Jets''. The song reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number five on the UK Singles Chart. Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman co-wrote the hit single which put the Jets on the charts. Music video In the music video, filmed on December 26, 1985, the Jets play the song and dance to it. It was directed by Stephen Rivkin and produced by Darrell Brand. Unlike the album version, which is 4:30, the music video version is shortened to 3:41. In 2019, Brand uploaded an HD remaster of the music video to his personal YouTube channel as part of "a resume reel of ispast work." Track listings 7-inch single # "Crush on You" – 3:40 # "Right Before My Eyes" – 3:49 12-inch single # "Crush on You" (Extended Version) - 6:35 # "Crush on You" (Radio Edit) - 5:25 # "Crush on You" (Instrumental) - 6:35 Credits * Elizabeth Wolfgramm – vocals * Moana Wolfgramm – vocals, keyboards * Eugene Wolfgra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever In My Life
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Special Kinda Love
"Special Kinda Love" is a single by The Jets, released on August 19, 1990. Written by Vassal Benford. It was released as a single from their greatest hits album, ''The Best of The Jets'' on the MCA MCA may refer to: Astronomy * Mars-crossing asteroid, an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars Aviation * Minimum crossing altitude, a minimum obstacle crossing altitude for fixes on published airways * Medium Combat Aircraft, a 5th gene ... label, the song was not nearly as successful as some other recordings by the group. It only reached number 83 on the R&B chart. Chart performance References External links * {{The Jets 1990 singles The Jets (band) songs Dance-pop songs 1990 songs MCA Records singles Songs written by Vassal Benford Songs written by Ronald Spearman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |