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The Very Best Of Bucks Fizz
''The Very Best of Bucks Fizz'' is a compilation album of the hits of pop group Bucks Fizz. The album was released in 2007 and was coupled with a DVD of the group's Promotional Videos. This was the first time the group's videos had been available on DVD. The album reached No.40 in the UK Charts - the first time Bucks Fizz had appeared on the album charts since 1986. Allmusic gave the album a favourable three and a half stars out of five, but commented on the fact that Bucks Fizz were always more successful as a singles band. A review in the Nottingham Post bemoaned the fact that while Bucks Fizz are usually remembered for their Eurovision winner, their later songs were much better, naming "My Camera Never Lies", "I Hear Talk" and "New Beginning" as particularly strong. Track listing CD #" Making Your Mind Up" Hill / Danter from ''Bucks Fizz'' #" The Land of Make Believe" Hill / Sinfield from ''Are You Ready'' #" Piece of the Action" Hill from ''Bucks Fizz'' #" One of Those Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucks Fizz (band)
Bucks Fizz were a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comprised four vocalists: Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston. They received attention for the dance routine which accompanied the song, in which the male members of the group ripped the female members' outer skirts off to reveal much shorter mini-skirts beneath. The group went on to have a successful career around the world (although they were commercially unsuccessful in the United States), but the UK remained their biggest market, where they had three No.1 singles with "Making Your Mind Up" (1981), " The Land of Make Believe" (1981) and "My Camera Never Lies" (1982) and became one of the top-selling groups of the 1980s. They also had UK Top 10 hits with "Now Those Days Are Gone" (1982), "If You Can't Stand the Heat" (1982), " Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hand Cut
''Hand Cut'' is the third studio album by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released on 1 March 1983 and features the UK top 20 hits, " If You Can't Stand the Heat" and " Run for Your Life". Overview ''Hand Cut'' continued the group's success, which had been building for two years since their Eurovision win. The first single from the album was " If You Can't Stand the Heat" in November 1982, which became their fourth consecutive top ten hit in the UK charts. This was followed in March 1983 by " Run for Your Life", which reached UK#14. Along with this came the album's release, which received favourable reviews and became their third UK top 20 album. Remaining on the chart for three months, ''Hand Cut'' was certified silver by the BPI. The album also coincided with a successful 40 date UK tour. Despite this, the group's management were concerned that the singles hadn't performed as well as the ones on their previous album and took the decision not to release any furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Stone (Bucks Fizz Song)
"Heart of Stone" is a song written by Andy Hill and Pete Sinfield for the band Bucks Fizz in 1988, and recorded by the band at Abbey Road Studios in London. The following year it was recorded by Cher as the title track of her album of the same name. Bucks Fizz version "Heart of Stone" was originally recorded by Bucks Fizz and released as a single in 1988. It was the group's 20th single and their last one to chart, reaching number 50 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1988. The single was accompanied by a Promotional video of the group performing the song inside and outside of a country mansion. The mansion was owned by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who claimed that his house was haunted by the ghost of a gardener who enjoys playing pranks on the Gibb family. As a reference to this, a gardener was fleetingly seen in some shots. Soon after this, the group released ''The Story so Far,'' a greatest hits album, which featured "Heart of Stone" as the only new track (at a shortened 3:58) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Each Other Warm
"Keep Each Other Warm" is a 1986 single by Bucks Fizz (band), Bucks Fizz. The song peaked at No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1986. It was the fifth and final single from their ''Writing on the Wall (Bucks Fizz album), Writing on the Wall'' album, which was released at the same time. It also received positive reviews in the music press with ''Number One (magazine), Number One magazine'' stating; “Their best effort yet with the new line-up, but set beside the sheer genius of say “The Land of Make Believe”, it doesn't really cut the cake”, while ''Smash Hits'' predicted; “Bucks Fizz will find themselves back with a very welcome hit”. Like many other Bucks Fizz singles, "Keep Each Other Warm" was produced by Andy Hill (composer), Andy Hill and also co-written by him with Pete Sinfield. The B-side was a song called "Give a Little Love", which went on to become a top 20 hit by Aswad (band), Aswad two years later. In 1989, "Keep Each Other Warm" was covered by Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love The One You're With
"Love the One You're With" is a song by folk rock musician Stephen Stills. It was released as the lead single from his debut self-titled studio album in November 1970. The song, inspired by a remark Stills heard from musician Billy Preston, became his biggest hit single, peaking at No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1971. David Crosby and Graham Nash, Stills' fellow members of Crosby, Stills & Nash, provide background vocals on the song. The song was also covered by a number of artists, notably the Isley Brothers, The Meters, Bucks Fizz, Luther Vandross, Bob Seger and Richard Clapton. Background Stills wrote the song after being inspired by the tag line — "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" which was a frequent remark by musician Billy Preston. Stills explained in 1991: "This song has been very good to me. The title came from a party with Billy Preston. I asked him if I could pinch this line he had, and he said, 'Sure. ' So I took the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)
"New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" (often referred to as simply "New Beginning") is a song by UK pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released as a single in 1986 (their first release on Polydor Records) and was a comeback hit, achieving their highest chart placing for four years. Overview Background The song was written by Mike Myers and Tony Gibber and was produced by Myers along with the group's regular producer Andy Hill. According to the group, the recording of the song took an unusually long time due to the vocal tracks. As well as the group recording their vocals repeatedly, there was also a children's choir and gospel choir used on the track. The musicians in the studio also were used on distant back-up vocals. Member Cheryl Baker remembers one version where Hill instructed them to deliberately sing out of tune, which she found difficult. Many of the vocals were recorded at the newly opened Terminal 24 studios in South London due to its distinctive vocal acoustics. The original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writing On The Wall (Bucks Fizz Album)
''Writing on the Wall'' is the fifth and latest studio album by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was released on 24 November 1986 and featured the comeback top ten single "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)". It was their first and only album to feature then new member Shelley Preston and their only album released on Polydor Records. Despite the album being initially unsuccessful in the charts, it was re-released twice - first in 2004 and again in 2012, both times with different track listings. It was the group's final studio album until '' The Lost Masters'' series (2006–2013). Overview ''Writing on the Wall'' was a significant album in the Bucks Fizz catalogue for many reasons. Apart from being their final studio album, it was also the only one to feature newly recruited member Shelley Preston, who replaced Jay Aston a year before. It was also their first album on record label Polydor after their 5-year contract with RCA expired. Despite this, the album contained three of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Days (song)
"The Golden Days are Over" or "Golden Days" is a 1983 song, popularized a year later by the UK pop group Bucks Fizz. Written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin, it was the follow-up to their top 20 single " Talking in Your Sleep", but failed to chart as highly. A month later it was featured on the band's fourth studio album ''I Hear Talk''. "Golden Days" was originally recorded by Cliff Richard. Background Released in October 1984, this was the thirteenth single by the group but failed to achieve the success of the group's previous hits and stalled at No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart. With lead vocals by member Bobby G, the song tells of a fading movie star who is desperate to regain some of her former glory. The song was written by Terry Britten and Sue Shifrin and was produced by Britten – the only Bucks Fizz single not to be produced by Andy Hill. The promotional video for the song featured the group as 1920s film stars, depicting them in a black and white film as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |