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The Finest (Fine Young Cannibals Album)
''The Finest'' is a compilation album by British rock band Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1996 by London Records (under the FFRR brand name) and licensed in the United States to MCA Records. It includes tracks from the band's two studio albums ''Fine Young Cannibals'' (1985) and '' The Raw & the Cooked'' (1989), plus a track from the film '' Something Wild'' and three new tracks. The album's cover art was created by Anton Corbijn. It has sold 600,000 copies worldwide, excluding the United States. Track listing All tracks written by Roland Gift Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ... and David Steele, except where noted. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References 1996 compilation albums Fine Young Cannibals albums London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) was a British pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele (musician), David Steele, guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat (British band), The Beat), and singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). Their self-titled 1985 debut album contained "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of "Suspicious Minds", two songs that were top 40 hits in the UK, Canada, Australia, and many European countries. Their 1989 album, ''The Raw & the Cooked (album), The Raw & the Cooked'', topped the UK, US, Australian, and Canadian album charts, and contained their two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones: "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals song), Good Thing". In 1990, the band won two Brit Awards: Best British Group, and Best British Album (for ''The Raw & the Cooked''). Their name came from the 1960 film ''All the Fine Young Cannibals'' starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood. History The group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Not The Man I Used To Be
"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" is a song by British pop-rock band Fine Young Cannibals. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 1988 album '' The Raw & the Cooked''. The song reached the top 40 charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Austria, and the Netherlands. It also appeared on the CD version of the compilation album '' Now 16''. Composition Written by lead vocalist Roland Gift and bassist David Steele, "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" contains prominent drum beats with keyboards and finger-picked guitar accompaniment. The song utilises, throughout the track, a sample from "Funky Drummer" by James Brown. Allmusic writer Jo-Ann Greene described the song as having "a futuristic jungle beat and an almost housey production". Release and reception "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" entered the UK Singles Chart in November 1989 and spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 20. The song also peaked at number 29 in Austria and the Netherlands, number 35 in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look Back (Fine Young Cannibals Song)
"Don't Look Back" is a song by British pop-rock band Fine Young Cannibals. It was released as the third single from the band's 1988 album '' The Raw & the Cooked''. The song reached the top 40 charts in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Music and lyrics Written by lead vocalist Roland Gift and bassist David Steele, the lyrics of "Don't Look Back" are mostly pessimistic, and depict someone who tries desperately to leave their difficult past behind them without looking back. While the band's previous two hits, the US number ones "She Drives Me Crazy" and " Good Thing", were influenced by American rhythm and blues, "Don't Look Back" features guitar riffs that are more reminiscent of The Byrds and The Beatles. Release and reception Released in August 1989, "Don't Look Back" hit number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, number eight on the Singles Sales chart, number 18 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart ,number nine on the Modern Rock char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left. The group released their biggest hit "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" in 1978. The band broke up in 1981 and reformed at the end of the decade. Shelley also had a solo career; his song " Homosapien" charted in the US in 1981. Biography Shelley was born to Margaret and John McNeish at 48 Milton Street, in Leigh, Lancashire. His mother was an ex-mill worker in the town and his father was a fitter at Astley Green Colliery. He had a younger brother, Gary. Shelley's stage name is inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley, his favourite Romantic poet. Buzzcocks Shelley formed Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto after they met at the Bolton Institute of Technology (now the University of Bolton) in 1975 and subsequently trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group Buzzcocks. It was a number 12 hit on the UK Singles Chart and was included on the album ''Love Bites (album), Love Bites''. Background and writing In November 1977, the Buzzcocks were on a headline tour of the UK. Before a gig at the Clouds (also known as the Cavendish Ballroom) in Edinburgh, they stayed the night. Pete Shelley later recalled: "We were in the Blenheim Guest House with pints of beer, sitting in the TV room half-watching ''Guys and Dolls''. One of the characters, Adelaide, is saying to Marlon Brando's character, 'Wait till you fall in love with someone you shouldn't have.' "I thought, 'fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have?' Hmm, that's good." The following day Shelley wrote the lyrics of the song, in a van outside the main post office on nearby Waterloo Place. The music followed soon after. In an interview, Shelley said that the song wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark James (songwriter)
Mark James (born Francis Rodney Zambon; November 29, 1940) is an American songwriter who wrote hits for singers B.J. Thomas, Brenda Lee, and Elvis Presley, including Presley's US number one hit single, "Suspicious Minds." Early life Mark James was born and raised an Italian-American in Houston, Texas, on November 29, 1940. James befriended B.J. Thomas while both were still young. Career 1967–1969: Career beginnings and songwriting By the late 1960s, James was signed as a staff songwriter to Memphis producer Chips Moman's publishing company, Moman producing Thomas’ versions of "The Eyes of a New York Woman", "Hooked on a Feeling", and "It's Only Love" from 1968 to 1969 (all of which achieved success). James released his own version of "Suspicious Minds," also produced by Moman, on Scepter Records in 1968. Using much the same arrangement, Elvis Presley recorded a version in 1969 that became a smash hit and was later listed on ''Rolling Stone's'' 500 Greatest Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspicious Minds
"Suspicious Minds" is a 1968 song written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James. After this recording failed commercially, it was cut by Elvis Presley with producer Chips Moman, becoming a No. 1 song in 1969, and one of the most memorable hits of Presley's career. The song The song is about a mistrusting and dysfunctional relationship, and the need of the characters to overcome their issues in order to maintain it. Written in 1968 by Mark James, who was also co-writer of " Always on My Mind" (which Presley would later record), the song was first recorded and released by James on Scepter Records in 1968. Chips Moman had asked James to come to Memphis to write songs for American Sound Studio. At the time, James was residing in Houston. He had written three songs that became No.1 hits in the Southern United States. American Sound Studio was gaining a reputation in the industry, as the Box Tops had just recorded " The Letter" there, so James relocated to Memphis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Thing (Fine Young Cannibals Song)
"Good Thing" is a song recorded by British band Fine Young Cannibals, released as the second single from their second and last album, ''The Raw & the Cooked (album), The Raw & the Cooked'' (1989). The song was their second and final #1, topping the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 8 July 1989. It also peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. The song made its first appearance in ''Tin Men'' (1987). Fine Young Cannibals portrayed a nightclub band in the movie, performing this song and three others (including the single's b-side "Social Security"). The film is set in Baltimore in 1963, and the song's retro soul style is consistent with that setting. Jools Holland played piano on the track, noting that it was "one of the biggest selling records I've ever played on". Music video The accompanying music video for "Good Thing" features many scenes with the ''Orribly Good Scooter Club'', the Jokers and A41 Eagles displaying their motor scooter (motorcycle), scooters, both at rest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Come Home
"Johnny Come Home" is a song by British band Fine Young Cannibals, released as the first single from their debut album, ''Fine Young Cannibals'' (1985). It is similar to the style of many other of the band's hits, a mixture of rock and ska with Roland Gift's distinctive vocals, as well as a jazz-type trumpet solo. It was released in 1985 and was one of the group's most popular hits. The song tells the gritty realistic story of a runaway youth, and alternates from the first-person narrative, explaining how his arrival in the big city has not turned out as he expected, to the view of the parents in the chorus, expressing their wish that he would come home. Chart performance Although it failed to reach the top 40 in the United States, stalling at No. 76, along with the track, "Blue", "Johnny Come Home" reached No. 9 on the dance chart. The track was a good start for the group in their native United Kingdom, peaking at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1985. Charts Popular cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Drives Me Crazy
"She Drives Me Crazy" is a song by English group Fine Young Cannibals, released in 1988 as the first single from their second and final album, '' The Raw & the Cooked'' (1989). Peaking at No. 5 on the British singles chart in January 1989, it is the band's highest charting single in their native UK. The single proved an even bigger hit in the US, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 15 April 1989 for one week and becoming the first of two chart-topping singles for the band on that chart. "She Drives Me Crazy" also reached No.1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, as well as in countries including Australia, Austria, Canada, New Zealand and Spain. It reached the top 3 on several European charts including Belgium, West Germany, Iceland, Ireland and Switzerland. In 2018, '' Time Out'' magazine listed "She Drives Me Crazy" at No. 28 in their countdown of ''The 50 best '80s songs''. Background and recording Co-produced by Prince associate David Z, the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Corbijn
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"''The Times'', 14 February 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2009Mackintosh, Hamish"Talk Time: Anton Corbijn"''The Guardian'', 31 March 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2009 having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. Some of his works include music videos for Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990), U2's " One" (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams' "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993) and Coldplay’s "Talk" (2005) and "Viva la Vida" (2008), as well as the Ian Curtis biographical film ''Control'' (2007),Zacharek, Stephanie"Closer to Joy"''Salon'', 10 October 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2009 '' The American'' (2010), '' A Most Wanted Man'' (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
