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You Could Have Been With Me (song)
"You Could Have Been with Me" is a 1981 single by Sheena Easton from her album of the same name. The single reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while its Adult Contemporary peak was number 6. Background The song was composed by Lea Maalfrid who had considerable success in her native land New Zealand as frontwoman for the mid-70s acid glam rock band Ragnarok. Maalfrid came to London at the behest of Elton John with whom she'd toured Australia. After plans for Maalfrid to record for John's label, The Rocket Record Company, fell through, she shopped her demos - including that for "You Could Have Been with Me" - and caught the interest of producer Christopher Neil, although his involvement with Easton meant postponing his recording with Maalfrid. Eventually Neil had Easton cut two of Maalfrid's songs: "You Could Have Been with Me" and "Trouble in the Shadows". Maalfrid had little awareness of Easton and "wasn't too bothered" of Easton recording her songs as she confid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheena Easton
Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records. Easton's first two singles, "Modern Girl" and " 9 to 5", both entered the UK Top Ten. She became one of the most successful British female performers of the 1980s. A six-time Grammy nominee in the US, Easton is a two-time Grammy Award winner, winning Best New Artist in 1982 and Best Mexican-American Performance in 1985, for her duet with Luis Miguel on the song "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres". She has received five US Gold albums and one US Platinum album. She has recorded 15 studio albums, released 45 singles total worldwide, and had 20 consecutive US singles, including 15 US Top 40 singles, seven US Top Tens and one US #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1981 and 1991. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Grammy Awards
The 24th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1982, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. The event recognized the accomplishments of musicians during the year 1981. Quincy Jones was the major recipient of awards with a total of five Grammys. The much coveted Album of the Year award went to Jack Douglas, John Lennon and Yoko Ono for ''Double Fantasy'', and Song of the Year went to Donna Terry Weiss, Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon for "Bette Davis Eyes". Award winners *Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year **Val Garay (producer) & Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes" *Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year ** Jack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for ''Double Fantasy'' *Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year **Donna Terry Weiss, Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes *Grammy Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |