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The Blessing (rock Band)
The Blessing was a British musical group led by William Topley, whose music featured elements of blues, gospel, soul, and rock. The group released two albums and had one UK Top 40 hit before disbanding. History The Blessing was founded in London in 1987, initially acting mostly as a blues and reggae cover band. The group began writing its own material and recorded in keyboardist Mike Westergaard's studio, eventually landing a recording contract in 1989 with MCA Records. Their debut, ''Prince of the Deep Water'', followed in 1991, with the lead single "Highway 5" reaching #42 on the UK Singles Chart.Paul Lester, liner notes to The Blessing, ''Best of the Blessing: Highway 5''. Castle Music, 2000 The single was remixed and re-released at the end of the year and re-charted early in 1992, this time peaking at #30.Search for "Blessing" performed aEveryhit.comdatabase on 25 July 2009. ''Prince of the Deep Water'' featured guest musicians Nicky Hopkins, Richard Tee, Jeff Porcaro, Ricki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Topley (musician)
William Topley is a British musician. He was the lead singer of the band The Blessing in the early 1990s, releasing two albums before breaking up. He was signed as a solo artist by Mercury Nashville after Luke Lewis, who had worked at The Blessing's label MCA, became president of Mercury. William Topleyat AllMusic Barry Beckett produced Topley's debut album, which appeared in 1997. He continued recording through the 2000s. Discography ;Solo * ''Black River'' (Polygram, 1997) * ''Mixed Blessing'' (Polygram, 1998) * ''Spanish Wells'' (Mercury, 1999) * ''Feasting With Panthers'' ( Lost Highway, 2002) * ''Sea Fever'' (Warner Bros., 2005) * ''All in the Downs'' (Self-released, 2007) * ''Water Taxi'' (Self-released, 2009) ith The Sea Gypsies* ''South on Velvet Clouds'' (Self-released, 2011) * ''Aristocrats of the South Seas'' (Self-released, 2012) ith The Sea Gypsies*''Halved Moons & Hooded Mountains'' (2016) ith The Black River Band*''Amidst the Alien Cane'' (2020) *Back at the Nap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Music
Castle Communications, also known as Castle Music, was a British independent record label and home video distributor founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane, and Jon Beecher. Its video imprint was called Castle Vision. The label's production ceased in 2007, and its remaining rights are now chiefly vested in BMG Rights Management. Castle also operated a subsidiary label, Essential Records. History Castle Communications was acquired by American music distributor Alliance Entertainment (which at the time owned Concord Records and NCircle Entertainment) in 1994 and then by Sanctuary Records Group in 2000. The label was dissolved when Sanctuary became a Universal Music Group subsidiary in 2007. Since 2013 Sanctuary has been owned by BMG Rights Management, with global distribution handled by Warner Music Group. Starting out as a mid-price catalogue reissue specialist, with labels including The Collector Series and Dojo, it grew into the largest European owner of repertoire outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of The Deep Water
''Prince of the Deep Water'' was the first of two studio albums by British band The Blessing. Released by MCA Records in 1991, it included the band's only UK Top 40 hit single, "Highway 5". The album was recorded and produced by Neil Dorfsman and mastered by Bob Ludwig. "Highway 5" initially reached #42 on the UK Singles Chart.Paul Lester, liner notes to The Blessing, ''Best of the Blessing: Highway 5''. Castle Music, 2000 The single was remixed and re-released at the end of the year, and early in 1992 re-charted, this time peaking at #30.Search for "Blessing" performed aEveryhit.comdatabase on July 25, 2009. ''Prince of the Deep Water'' featured guest musicians Nicky Hopkins, Richard Tee, Jeff Porcaro, Rickie Lee Jones, and Bruce Hornsby, and went on to sell 125,000 copies. Track listing # "Highway 5" # "Flames" # "Hurricane Room" # "Baby" # "Let's Make Love" # "Back From Managua" # "I Want You" # "Delta Rain" # "Birdhouse" # "Denial" # "Prince of the Deep Water" Personnel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Hanson
Simon Hanson is an English drummer, songwriter and producer. He was the former drummer of Death in Vegas and is the current drummer of British band Squeeze (band), Squeeze. Early life Hanson's father and sister both died in a plane crash in 1983. Career In 1985, Hanson formed the band Shot, which was signed by IRS records. However nothing was ever released. He was then spotted by a member of the band The Blessing (rock band), The Blessing and joined them on tours. Together they signed with MCA Records and recorded Locusts and Wild Honey. Jimmy Miller was called in to produce three tracks on the album. Miller was hugely influential on Hanson's work as Miller had been himself a drummer. Miller taught him that being creative, is not always being in control. Unfortunately Miller died before the album's release, in 1994. In the early 1990s, Hanson worked with Tina Hamilton at Session Connection, playing drums with Ace of Base, Natalia Imbruglia, Hall and Oates and the P.F. Proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the United Kingdom and Japan (as Mercury Tokyo in the latter country), it is distributed by EMI Records. Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been placed under Island Records, although its back catalogue is still owned by the Island Def Jam Music Group (now Island Records). Background Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
