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The Hit Factory (other)
The Hit Factory The Hit Factory is a recording studio in New York City owned and operated by Troy Germano. History On March 6, 1975, Edward Germano, a singer, record producer, and one of the principal owners of the Record Plant Studios New York, purchased the ... was a recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele. The Hit Factory or Hit Factory may also refer to several compilation albums: * Associated with the Stock Aitken Waterman production team, or Pete Waterman: ** The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman, a 1987 compilation of SAW productions ** The Hit Factory Volume 2, a 1988 compilation of SAW productions ** The Hit Factory Volume 3, a 1989 compilation of SAW productions ** The Hit Factory: Pete Waterman's Greatest Hits, a 2000 compilation of songs associated with Pete Waterman * Hit Factory (album), a 1985 compilation of hits by The Monkees {{DEFAULTSORT:Hit Factory, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hit Factory
The Hit Factory is a recording studio in New York City owned and operated by Troy Germano. History On March 6, 1975, Edward Germano, a singer, record producer, and one of the principal owners of the Record Plant Studios New York, purchased the Hit Factory from Jerry Ragavoy. At that time the Hit Factory studios were located at 353 West 48th Street and consisted of two studios, A2 and A6. Eventually, a third studio, A5, was added. These studios were active from 1975 to 1981. Germano incorporated the Hit Factory into a business, redesigned its studios, and created the logo it uses to this day. Notable albums from this location include "Songs in the Key of Life" by Stevie Wonder, "One Trick Pony" by Paul Simon, "Station to Station" by David Bowie, "Fear of Music" by Talking Heads, "Voices" by Hall & Oates, "Bat Out of Hell" by Meat Loaf, "Foreigner" by Foreigner (band), "I'm In You" by Peter Frampton, "Live and Sleazy" by Village People, "They Only Come Out At Night" by the Edgar Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Stock Aitken Waterman
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The Hit Factory Volume 2
''The Hit Factory Volume 2'' is a compilation album released in November 1988 by Fanfare Records and PWL Records. It was an album featuring hits produced by British production trio Stock Aitken Waterman who were at their peak at the time of the album's release. The first compilation '' The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman'' was issued by Stylus in 1987. The range of tracks included four special 12" remixes, exclusive to the set, and also a previously unavailable track by an American group called Sequal. The album gained a platinum BPI Award and reached #16 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart. When compilation albums were excluded from the main chart on January 14, 1989, the album crossed to the new chart for the remainder of its run. ''The Hit Factory Volume 2'' was also released in Japan by PWL in association with Alfa Records. Although the albums share the same name, they have an entirely different track listing. Track listings UK track listing (UK: Fanfare Records/PWL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hit Factory Volume 3
''The Hit Factory Volume 3'' is a compilation album collecting the biggest hits of the award-winning British music production trio Stock Aitken Waterman during their most successful era. It was released by PWL Records in association with Fanfare Records in June 1989 and reached #3 in the compilation Top 20, achieving a Gold BPI award. Some critics highlighted the negative aspects of the release: it contained 2 B Sides ("Made in Heaven" and "Wrap My Arms Around You"), 5 cover versions ("Turn It Into Love", "Help!", "I Only Wanna Be With You", "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" and " Ferry 'Cross the Mersey"), a major flop ("S.S. Paparazzi") and the remaining 3 tracks were considered weak songs ("Take Me To Your Heart", "I'd Rather Jack" and "He Ain't No Competition") although they all reached the UK Top 10. Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's duet "Especially for You" was however one of the biggest selling singles of the 1980 Stock Aitken Waterman's success peaked during 1988 and 1989 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Waterman's Greatest Hits
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