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The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder
''The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder'' is a compilation album by English electronic musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 June 2006. In addition to previously released material, the album includes two new tracks: "Champion Sound" and "That Old Pair of Jeans". A collection of music videos titled ''The Greatest Hits – Why Make Videos'' was also released in 2006. Hit singles Ya Mama and Star 69 were omitted. Background To save space on the audio disc, the songs are shorter radio edits with the exception of the final track. The profanity in "Wonderful Night" remains intact in the United Kingdom edition, but was removed for the United States. "Champion Sound" is also significantly different on the US edition, as it contains verses that are absent from the UK release. Cover art For the UK release, the artwork for the album cover was created by Brighton artist Julie-Anne Gilburt. It features the image of the man previously used on the cover of ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby''. Gil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Kingston upon Hull, Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman (band), Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success. In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released ''Better Living Through Chemistry (album), Better Living Through Chemistry'' to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby,'' ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,'' and ''Palookaville (album), Palookaville'', as well as singles such as "The Rocka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You've Come A Long Way, Baby
''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' is the second studio album by Fatboy Slim, a project of English electronic music producer Norman Cook. It was first released on 19 October 1998 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astralwerks. Cook recorded and produced the album at his home studio in Brighton, known as the House of Love, using an Atari ST computer, Creator software, and floppy disks. The photo on the album cover was originally taken at the 1983 Fat Peoples Festival in Danville, Virginia; for the North American release, the album cover was changed to an image of shelves stacked with records. ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' proved to be Cook's global breakthrough album, peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number 34 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Praised by critics for its sound and style, the album brought international attention to Cook, earning him a Brit Award in 1999, and was later certified four times platinum by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim Song)
"Right Here, Right Now" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 April 1999 as the fourth single from his second studio album, ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' (1998). The song samples "Ashes, the Rain & I" by James Gang and an Angela Bassett quote from American science fiction thriller film '' Strange Days'' (1995). "Right Here, Right Now" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, and the Walloon region of Belgium. It was voted by ''Mixmag'' readers as the 10th-greatest dance record of all time. Composition The basic string melody of the song was sampled from the James Gang song "Ashes, the Rain & I" and Antonin Dvorak „Humoresque”. The lyrics "''right here, right now''" are a sample of Angela Bassett's voice saying "''This is your life, right here, right now!''" from the film '' Strange Days'' at the 1:43:21 mark. The album version of "Right Here, Right Now" ends with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lateef The Truth Speaker
Lateef Daumont, better known by his stage name Lateef the Truthspeaker, or mononymously as Lateef, is a hip hop artist from Oakland, California (United States). He is a member of several hip hop groups such as Latyrx, Lateef and the Chief, and the Mighty Underdogs. He was the founding member of the Solesides collective, which became Quannum Projects. Life and career Lateef was raised in East Oakland, where his father was security detail for the Black Panthers. His mother, a Panther medic, was a roommate and political associate of Angela Davis. He is of African American and Puerto Rican descent. He has released several mixtapes such as ''Ahead of the Curve'' (2007), ''Truth Is Love'' (2009), and ''Truth at Sea'' (2011). His solo debut album, ''Firewire'', was released in 2011. It features contributions from Chief Xcel, Del the Funky Homosapien, the Grouch, Lyrics Born, Dan the Automator and DJ Shadow. He was also featured on the songs "Wonderful Night" and "That Old Pair of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderful Night
"Wonderful Night" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as a single from his album '' Palookaville''. It features vocalist Lateef the Truthspeaker, credited monomously as Lateef on the single release. The song is often played at Staples Center immediately after Los Angeles Clippers home wins and at Madison Square Garden during the second half of New York Knicks games. A shortened version of the song also appears on the video game ''Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2''. The song was edited for radio due to the brief coarse language used in the middle of the song. Critical reception The song garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of Allmusic felt the song was one of the highlights of the album. Pitchfork's Johnny Loftus called the song's rhythm "concise," also praising Lateef's performance. Rolling Stone's review of "Palookaville" called the song "groovy." Music video A music video for the song was released; it features tuxedo-cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groove Armada
Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "At the River", "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of which have charted in the UK Albums Chart top 50. History Groove Armada formed after Cato and Findlay had been introduced by a mutual friend and soon started their own club night in London, called Captain Sensual at the Helm of the Groove Armada, after a 1970s discothèque. By 1997 they had released a few singles, including "4 Tune Cookie" and the song that first brought them minor fame, "At the River", which sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page. The song went on to be one of Groove Armada's best-known tracks and has been found on numerous chill out compilations. Their first album, '' Northern Star'', was released in 1998 on Tummy Touch Records, and was followed by a second, ''Vertigo'', in 1999, which had a more mainstream and 'polished' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I See You Baby
"I See You Baby" is a song by British duo Groove Armada, featuring Gram'ma Funk on vocals. The song was also recorded with the chorus line "shakin' that thang" (to replace "shakin' that ass") for various markets around the world, and also for use in American TV commercials. The song was later remixed by Fatboy Slim, with this latter version appearing in airplay. It was also remixed by Futureshock. The Fatboy Slim remix featured extensively in a Renault Megane television advertising campaign in the United Kingdom in 2003. The Futureshock dance version is used as the theme for the show '' MTV Cribs'' since 2000. Although the single only peaked at number seventeen in the UK Singles Chart upon its original release in November 1999, it became very popular due to its inclusion on its parent album ''Vertigo'', and various dance compilations. A reissue of the song on the compilation album '' The Best of Groove Armada'' saw it reach a new peak of number eleven on the chart almost five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangster Trippin
"Gangster Tripping" (released as a single under the name "Gangster Trippin", which is also the title of the clean version that censors profanity) is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released on 5 October 1998 as the second single from his second studio album, ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' (1998). Samples The song contains samples from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow, "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners, "Beatbox Wash" by the Dust Junkys (this track contains the song's chorus line), "Change the Mood" by Jackie Mittoo, "Sissy Walk" by Freedom Now Brothers, and "You Did It" by Ann Robinson. The song was featured in the 2006 PlayStation Portable game ''Lumines II'' and the 1999 film '' Go''. The single peaked at 3 in the United Kingdom and No. 49 in Switzerland. The recognizable "''We gotta kick that gangsta shit''" sample comes from the first recorded live performance by jazz rap duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth (sampled by DJ Shadow on "Entropy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootsy Collins
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. He later formed his own P-Funk side project known as Bootsy's Rubber Band. He was a frequent collaborator with other musicians from a variety of genres, including dance music (Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart"), electronic big beat ( Fatboy Slim's " Weapon of Choice"), and alternative metal (Praxis), among others. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2020, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked Collins number 4 in its list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time. Early life Collins was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 26, 1951. He said that his mother nicknamed him "Bootsy". "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornershop (band)
Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and guitar), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and Tanpura (instrument), tamboura), the first three having previously been members of Preston, Lancashire, Preston-based band General Havoc, who released one single (the ''Fast Jaspal EP'') in 1991.Buckley, Peter (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, , p.229-230 The band name originated from a stereotype referring to British Asians often owning convenience store, corner shops. Their music is a fusion (music), fusion of Music of India, Indian music, indie rock, alternative and electronic dance music. History Formation and early years: 1991–1996 Tjinder Singh formed the General Havoc whilst a stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimful Of Asha
"Brimful of Asha" is a song by British alternative rock band Cornershop (band), Cornershop from their third album, ''When I Was Born for the 7th Time'' (1997). The recording originally reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success, the song was re-released and reached number one on the UK chart and number 16 on the US Modern Rock Tracks, ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyric is a tribute to Asha Bhosle. Background This song is based on the history of Cinema of India, film culture in India. Since their beginnings, Indian films have relied heavily on song-and-dance numbers. The singing is almost always performed by background singers while the actors and actresses lip sync. Asha Bhosle is a playback singer who has sung over 12,000 songs and is referred to as "Sadi rani" (Punjabi language, Punjabi for "our queen") at one point in the lyrics. In the slower, original album recording, playback si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praise You
"Praise You" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album, ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' (1998), on 4 January 1999. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Iceland, number four in Canada, number six in Ireland, and number 36 in the United States. As of 1999, it had sold over 150,000 units in the US. Samples A total of six samples are used in the song. The song features a prominent vocal sample from the opening of "Take Yo' Praise" by Camille Yarbrough, as well as a prominent piano sample from the track "Balance and Rehearsal" from a test album entitled ''Sessions'' released by audio electronics company JBL. The song also features a guitar sample from the opening of "It's a Small World" from the Disneyland Records-released album ''Mickey Mouse Disco'', the theme from the cartoon series ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'', the electric piano riff from "Lucky Man" by Steve Miller Band, and the dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
