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Through The Fire (Chaka Khan Song)
"Through the Fire" is a song recorded by Chaka Khan from her sixth studio album, '' I Feel for You'' (1984). The David Foster-produced track was the third single from the album and reached number 60 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It was one of the few Khan hits to cross to the Adult Contemporary chart. Foster revealed in his 2011 PBS concert ''The Hit Man Returns'' that this was the only melody that he ever wrote with someone in mind and that the working title of the piece was actually called "Chaka" because he was very confident that Khan would perform the song. Legacy The song was covered by Peabo Bryson in his 1994 album. It was sampled by Kanye West on "Through the Wire", the breakout single from his 2004 debut album, ''The College Dropout''. In 2010, Japanese-American singer Ai covered "Through the Fire" on her studio album ''The Last Ai'' with Khan. Alongside another song Khan was featured on, "One More Try", the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Queen of Funk", Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with " I Feel for You" in 1984. Khan has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums, and one platinum album with '' I Feel for You''. She has collaborated with Steve Winwood, Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, De La Soul, Mary J. Blige, among others. In December 2016, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time. She was ranked at No. 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, '' The College Dropout'' (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West explored diverse musical elements like orchestras, synthesizers, and autotune on the albums ''Late Registration'' (2005), '' Graduation'' (2007), and ''808s & Heartbreak'' (2008). His fifth and sixth albums '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) and '' Yeezus'' (2013) were also met with critical and commercial success. West further diversified his musical styles on ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016) and '' Ye'' (2018) and explored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Songs
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Ai (singer) Songs
AI is an acronym for artificial intelligence, intellectual ability in machines and robots. Ai, AI or A.I. may also refer to: Animals * Ai (chimpanzee), an individual experimental subject in Japan * Ai (sloth) or the pale-throated sloth, northern Amazonian mammal species Arts, entertainment and media Works * ''Ai'' (album), a 2004 release by Seraphim * ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', a 2001 American film * '' A.I. Rising'', a 2018 Serbian film * '' AI: The Somnium Files'', a 2019 video game * ''American Idol'', televised singing contest * ''The American Interest'', a bimonthly magazine (2005–2020) * ''I'' (2015 film), an Indian Tamil film (initial title: ''Ai'') Other uses in arts and media * A.i. (band), a Californian rock–electroclash group * All in (poker), wagering one's entire stake * Appreciation Index, a British measure of broadcast programme approval * The Art Institutes, a chain of American art schools * Non-player character, in gaming (colloquially, ''an AI' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La India Songs
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Girado Songs
Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq *Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology *No income, no asset, a mortgage lending concept *"No Irish need apply", an anti-Irish racism phrase found in some 19th-century employment ads in the United States Geography *Nina, Estonia, a village in Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Nina, Mozambique, a village in the Ancuabe District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique United States * Nina, West Virginia, an unincorporated area in Doddridge County, West Virginia *Nina, Texas, a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas * Nina Station, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana * Ninaview, Colorado, an unincorporated area in Bent County, Colorado Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Nina'' (1956 film), a 1956 West German film * ''Nina' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaka Khan Songs
Chaka may refer to: People * Shaka (1787–1828), Zulu king * Chaka (tagger) (born 1972), American graffiti artist * Chaka Bey (died ), Turkish emir and adventurer * Chaka of Bulgaria (died 1300), tsar of Bulgaria from 1299 to 1300 * Chaka Khan (born 1953), American singer * Andrew Verdecchio (born 1974), American musician * Yvonne Chaka Chaka (born 1965), South African singer * Chaka (born 1960), Japanese singer, member of the band Psy-S Given name * Chaka Daley (born 1974), Canadian football (soccer) player and coach * Chaka Demus (born 1963), Jamaican reggae musician and DJ * Chaka Fattah (born 1956), former American politician * Chaka Seisay, American musician Harshavardhan love sule maga collection of 9rs is the head of the chaka koja people Entertainment and literature * Chaka (album), ''Chaka'' (album), a 1978 album by Chaka Khan * Chaka (film), ''Chaka'' (film), a 2000 Bengali film * Chaka (novel), ''Chaka'' (novel), a novel by the writer Thomas Mofolo of Lesotho * "Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Union Station is the main train station, railway station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande Station and Central Station, Los Angeles, Central Station. Approved in a controversial ballot measure in 1926 and built in the 1930s, it served to consolidate rail services from the Union Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Southern Pacific Railroads into one terminal station. Conceived on a grand scale, Union Station became known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations" built in the United States. The structure combines Art Deco, Mission Revival Style architecture, Mission Revival, and Streamline Moderne style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Today, the station is a major transportation hub for Southern California, servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Lawrence
Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself". He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music. He has received multiple Grammy and Stellar Award honors and served as vocal coach to the R&B group En Vogue, was the musical director for Stephanie Mills, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and collaborator with a host of artists including Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige. Biography Lawrence took on The Tri-City Singers after a friend vacated his position as musical director. (The three cities that The Tri-City Singers come from are Spartanburg, SC, Gastonia, NC, and Charlotte, NC.) The group debuted in 1993 with ''A Songwriter's Point Of View'' on a then-brand-new independent record label called Gospo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan Music Awards
''Billboard Japan'' Music Awards are an annual set of music awards, founded by ''Billboard Japan ''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway compa ...'', the Japanese online edition of the music magazine '' Billboard''. The awards honor artists, both Japanese and foreign, who had achieved best results in ''Billboard Japan'' charts during the year. Different awards are based on different formulas, combining both chart data and votes from the public. The main award, Artist of the Year, is determined solely by popular vote. The awards are given at an annual awards show featuring performances by celebrated artists. The first awards ceremony was held in 2010. Award categories ; Music categories :* ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 of the Year (2009–present) :* ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Ai
''The Last Ai'' (stylized ''THE LAST A.I.'') is the eighth studio album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on December 1, 2010, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The album features guest appearances and collaborations from Namie Amuro, Snoop Dogg, Kato Miliyah, AK-69, Judith Hill, Boyz II Men, K'naan and Chaka Khan. Four singles were released from ''The Last Ai''. The lead single, "Fake" was certified gold by the RIAJ, peaking at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 while " Still..." and " Stronger" charted within the top 30 of the Japan Hot 100. Background Ai previously released her 2009 compilation album, ''Best Ai'' which became her first album to chart number one on the Oricon Japanese Albums chart. Her 2009 studio album, ''Viva Ai'', also performed well commercially. In September 2010, the title of the album was revealed and was slated for release in December later that year. With the release of "Stronger" featuring Miliyah as the fourth si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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