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Ultimate Collection (The Fixx Album)
''Ultimate Collection'' is a 1999 compilation of songs by the band the Fixx. It is largely a collection of singles; many tracks appear as they did on their respective 7" releases. It also has two B-sides and one recording pulled from the rare ''Happy Landings'' EP, which makes it stand out from other greatest hits collections. This is the only Fixx collection to use the original recordings of all tracks. Track listing #"Stand or Fall" – 4:00 #"Red Skies" – 4:20 #"Lost Planes" – 3:19 #"Some People" – 3:00 #* Tracks 1-4 from '' Shuttered Room'' #" Saved by Zero" – 3:23 (single edit) #"One Thing Leads to Another" – 3:24 (single mix) #"The Sign of Fire" – 3:51 #* Tracks 5-7 from '' Reach the Beach'' #"Going Overboard" – 3:16 #* B-side to "Saved by Zero" #"Deeper and Deeper ong version – 6:29 #* From the soundtrack to the motion picture '' Streets of Fire'', this version appeared on the B-side to "Are We Ourselves?". #" Are We Ourselves?" – 2:28 #"Sunshine in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fixx
The Fixx are a rock band from London, England, founded in 1979. The band's hits include " One Thing Leads to Another", " Saved by Zero", " Are We Ourselves?", and " Secret Separation", each of which charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as mainstream rock chart hits " Red Skies", " Stand or Fall", "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film '' Streets of Fire''. Early years as Portraits and The Fix (1979–1981) College friends Cy Curnin on vocals and Adam Woods on drums formed the group in London in 1979, initially calling themselves Portraits. The pair placed an ad for additional members, and recruited keyboardist Rupert Greenall, guitarist Tony McGrail and bassist Russell Mckenzie, the last of whom was later replaced by Charlie Barrett. Portraits issued two singles for Ariola Records: "Little Women" (1979), and "Hazards In The Home" (1980). Later in 1980, McGrail left. At this point, the band added guitari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Thing Leads To Another
"One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx, from their album '' Reach the Beach''. It is the band's most successful single, reaching number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1983. It also peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Rock Top Tracks chart and became a number-one hit in Canada. Vocalist Cy Curnin has described the song as an indictment of dishonest politicians. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the "uptempo, almost poppy feel is balanced by Cy Cumin’s strong vocalizing and the sobriety of the subject matter." Legacy It appears in a 2022 TV commercial for ADP. The song was used in 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the in-game radio station Flash FM. Music video The video, co-produced and directed by Jeannette Obstoj, begins at a science lab where Adam Woods is looking into a microscope observing a new dimension (the wrist shackle in the video on the wall is seen on the cover of ''Reach the Beach''). It s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ink (The Fixx Album)
''Ink'' is the sixth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released in 1991. The single, "How Much Is Enough?", reached No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Track listing All lyrics written by Cy Curnin except where noted; all music composed by Curnin, West-Oram, Woods, Greenall and Brown except where noted. #"All Is Fair" #"How Much Is Enough?" (Music: Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Brown/Hall/ Cutler) #"No One Has to Cry" (Music: Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Brown/Cutler) #"Crucified" (Music: Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Brown/Cutler) #"Falling in Love" (Lyrics: Champlin, Music:Gaitsch/Champlin) #"Shut It Out" #"Still Around" #"All the Best Things" (Music: Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Brown/Sturkin/Rogers) #"Yesterday, Today" (Lyrics: Woods, Music: Curnin/West-Oram/Woods/Greenall/Brown) #"One Jungle" (Lyrics: Jeannette Obstoj) #"Climb the Hill" (Lyrics: Woods) #"Make No Plans" (Music: Curnin/W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calm Animals
''Calm Animals'' is the fifth studio album by British new wave band the Fixx, released on February 7, 1989. The single "Driven Out" gave them a #1 song on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in early 1989, and reached #55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Additionally, the single "Precious Stone" reached the top 25 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart later that year. ''Calm Animals'' was also the Fixx's only album to be released on RCA Records. Track listing All songs are written by Cy Curnin, Adam Woods, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, and Dan K. Brown, except where noted. #"I'm Life" – 3:19 #"Driven Out" – 3:59 #"Subterranean" – 3:43 #"Precious Stone" (The Fixx, Woods) – 3:08 #"Gypsy Feet" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 4:03 #"Calm Animals" – 4:12 #"Shred of Evidence" – 3:41 #"The Flow" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 2:59 #"World Weary" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 4:38 #"Cause to Be Alarmed" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 3:46 #"Never Mind What You Leave Behind" (Curnin, The Fixx) – 3:17 * b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkabout (The Fixx Album)
''Walkabout'' is the fourth studio album by the English new wave band the Fixx, released in 1986. The first single, "Secret Separation", spent two weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart in July 1986; it was the band's second No. 1 single on the chart. Production The album was produced by Rupert Hine. Singer Cy Curnin started working on the album while temporarily living in Africa. ''Walkabout'' was the first album to include bass player Danny Brown as an official member of the band. Critical reception The ''Ottawa Citizen'' called the album "the most well-rounded, honest effort by the group so far, marked by a deliberate attempt to 'uncomplicate' the group's sound, without sacrificing the poignancy of the social messages in the songs." The ''Los Angeles Times'' called the album the band's best to that point, writing that "the LP's uninventive slices of quirky new wave, tentative funk and Bowie impersonations could have been worse." The ''Sun Sentinel'' wrote that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Separation
"Secret Separation" is a song by British new wave rock group the Fixx, from their fourth studio album ''Walkabout''. The single peaked at #19 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in July 1986 and peaked at No. 1 on the US Album Rock Tracks chart. The single also peaked at #39 in Canada and #83 in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and .... Music video The music video features an actor sitting at a control panel observing the band playing in an abandoned building filled with random items. Track listing ;7" vinyl #"Secret Separation" — 3:51 #"Sense the Adventure" — 3:42 ;12" vinyl #"Secret Separation" — 7:00 #"Sense the Adventure" — 3:42 #"Rediscover" - 4:03 Chart performance References {{Authority control 1986 singles The Fixx son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletch (film)
''Fletch'' is a 1985 American neo-noir comedy thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Andrew Bergman. Based on Gregory Mcdonald's popular '' Fletch'' novels, the film stars Chevy Chase as the eponymous character. It co-stars Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Geena Davis and Joe Don Baker. The film revolves around ''Los Angeles Times'' reporter Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher, who is offered a large sum of money to kill a millionaire (by the millionaire himself) who supposedly has a terminal cancer prognosis. Fletch becomes suspicious when he discovers the man is not ill; when he continues to investigate, his life is threatened. ''Fletch'' did well with critics and at the box office – it was among the top 50 grossing domestic films in its first year of release. It has since developed a cult following and was followed by a 1989 sequel, '' Fletch Lives''. Subsequent decades saw many unsuccessful attempts to restart or reboot the series; another ''Fletch'' fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantoms (The Fixx Album)
''Phantoms'' is the third studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released in August 1984 by MCA Records. It contains the American hit " Are We Ourselves?", which reached No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the fall of 1984. The song hit No. 1 on ''Billboards Album Rock Tracks chart, staying at the summit for several weeks. It was also assisted by a popular MTV music video. The album's cover art was provided by George Underwood, who had also provided artwork for the band's previous album, '' Reach the Beach'' (1983), and went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including ''Calm Animals'' (1989) and '' Beautiful Friction'' (2012).Album covers by George Underwood https://www.georgeunderwood.com/#/albumcovers/ Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the ''Phantoms'' liner notes. The Fixx * Cy Curnin – vocals * Adam Woods – drums; percussion * Rupert Greenall – keyboards * James West-Oram – guitar * Dan K. Brown – bass Bass or Basses may ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are We Ourselves?
"Are We Ourselves?" is a 1984 song by English new wave band the Fixx, the first single from their third album, '' Phantoms''. Written by the band's five members, it was the Fixx's third of four top 20 US hits, the others being " Saved By Zero","One Thing Leads to Another" and "Secret Separation". Description In an interview, the band stated that the song is about taking on a new persona when going somewhere in which one is unfamiliar. Chart performance "Are We Ourselves?" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the issue dated August 18, 1984, reaching #15 on the issue dated October 20 of the same year and spending a total of 15 weeks on the chart. It also reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada. Format background Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active ro ... chart, where it spent a total of two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets Of Fire
''Streets of Fire'' is a 1984 American neo-noir rock musical film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It is described in the opening credits and posters as "A Rock & Roll Fable" and is a mix of various movie genres with elements of retro-1950s woven into then-current 1980s themes. The film stars Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, E.G. Daily, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh. ''Streets of Fire'' was released in the United States on June 1, 1984, by Universal Pictures. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $8 million against a production budget of $14.5 million. Plot In Richmond, a city district in a time period that resembles the 1950s (referred to within the film as another time, another place'''), Ellen Aim, lead singer of Ellen Aim and the Attackers, has returned home for a concert. The Bombers, a biker gang from another part of town named the Battery, led by Raven Shaddock, crash the concert and kidnap Ellen. Witn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach The Beach
''Reach the Beach'' is the second studio album by English new wave band the Fixx, released on 13 May 1983 by MCA Records. It was the group's most successful studio album, reaching No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' albums chart and eventually selling two million copies in the United States alone. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was certified platinum in Canada in November 1983. The album's cover art was provided by George Underwood, who went on to illustrate future Fixx releases including '' Phantoms'' (1984), ''Calm Animals'' (1989), and ''Beautiful Friction'' (2012).Album covers by George Underwood https://www.georgeunderwood.com/#/albumcovers/ ''Reach the Beach'' contains their best-known and highest charting single, "One Thing Leads to Another", which reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the ''Reach the Beach'' liner notes. Musicians * Cy Curnin – vocals * Rupert Greenall – keyboards * Jamie West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saved By Zero
"Saved by Zero" is a song by English new wave band the Fixx. Released in 1983, it was the lead single off their second album, ''Reach the Beach'', and is one of the group's best known hits. Their signature song is the follow-up single "One Thing Leads to Another". An extended 4:24 version of "Saved by Zero" is included as a bonus track on the 2003 reissue of ''Reach the Beach''. The song was featured in the fourth season of TV series ''Breaking Bad''. Composition and meaning "Saved by Zero" features a repetitive, jittery staccato guitar riff and corresponding bass. It features a soothing yet haunting presentation with its ghostly vocals and dark atmosphere. Lyrically, "Saved by Zero" is a reference to the Buddhist mantra ''Śūnyatā''. Fixx lead vocalist Cy Curnin reflected on its meaning in a 2008 interview: :"It was about looking at your own life, not so much about amassing material things but about experiences that lend you to be blissful... The song was written from the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |