Solitary Man
Solitary Man may refer to: * ''Solitary Man'' (novel), a novel based on the U.S. television series ''Angel'' * ''Solitary Man'' (film), a 2009 film with Michael Douglas * "Solitary Man" (song), a 1966 song by Neil Diamond * Solitary Man Records, a German-Japanese independent record label * '' American III: Solitary Man'', an album by Johnny Cash * ''Solitary Men'', a 1983 album by Giorgio Moroder and Joe Esposito Joe Esposito may refer to: *Joe Esposito (author) (1938–2016), American author and publisher *Joe Esposito (singer) (born 1948), member of the Brooklyn Dreams *Joe Esposito (politician) (1872–1928), American corrupt politician *Joe Esposito (ba ...

Solitary Man (novel)
''Solitary Man'' is an original novel based on the US television series ''Angel''. Plot summary The widow Mildred Finster has been a fan of "cozy" mystery novels for years. At the age of seventy-one she decides she would like to become a real private detective. She finds a business card for Angel Investigations and likes the name. Team Angel is busy with its own personal problems, and has little time to deal with Mildred offering her services. Later a truckload of valuable antiquities is stolen and they assume a simple theft. The arrival of ruthless killers from afar soon gets the attention of the gang. They must cope with being followed everywhere by a well-meaning old lady, fight off poltergeists, and try to set aside their personal differences (at least temporarily) so that they can overcome the supernatural foe which is responsible for a centuries-old mystery. Continuity Characters include: Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, Gunn, Fred, and Lorne. Supposed to be set in ''Angel'' ...
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Solitary Man (film)
''Solitary Man'' is a 2009 American film co-directed by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The film stars Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Mary-Louise Parker, and Danny DeVito. The film received generally positive reviews, though it grossed just $5.68 million against its $15 million budget. Plot The film opens with 54-year-old Ben Kalmen (Michael Douglas), a very successful car dealer in the New York area, at his annual medical check-up; his doctor tells him he needs a CAT scan to get a better look at his heart, due to an "irregularity" in his EKG. About six years later, Ben's fortunes have drastically changed. He is taking oral medications but never got the prescribed heart tests, and his lost sense of "immortality" has sent him on a self-destructive binge: habitual lying, illicit sexual affairs, divorce, and bad business decisions that nearly put him in prison. Ben is broke, borrowing money from his daughter Susan (Jenna Fischer), still unwilling ...
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Solitary Man (song)
"Solitary Man" is a song that was written and composed by American musician Neil Diamond, who himself initially recorded the song for BANG Records in late January 1966. It has since been covered many times by such artists as Billy Joe Royal, B.J. Thomas, Jay and the Americans, T. G. Sheppard, Gianni Morandi, The Sidewinders, Chris Isaak, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rivers, HIM, Crooked Fingers, Cliff Richard, Ólöf Arnalds, Theuns Jordaan and Farhad Mehrad. History Recorded in late January 1966 and initially released on BANG Records in April 1966, "Solitary Man" was Diamond's debut single as a recording artist, having already had moderate (but accidental) success as a songwriter for other artists; their versions of the songs he had already written and composed were released before his ''own'' versions of them were. By July, the track had become a minor hit, rising to #55 on the U.S. pop singles chart. It would then be included on Diamond's first album, ''The Feel of Neil Diamond,'' ...
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Solitary Man Records
Solitary Man Records is a German-Japanese Independent record label with headquarters in Münster, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. The record label was formed by Ingo Knollmann (singer of the Donots) and Florian Brauch (manager of the Donots) in 2006 in Japan and in 2008 in Germany, too. Artists The following artists/bands already released albums and/or EPs at Solitary Man Records Europe: * Donots The following artists/bands already released albums and/or EPs at Solitary Man Records Japan: * 3 Colours Red * Beatsteaks * Bombshell Rocks * Boysetsfire * Coalfield * Donots * Dover * Dropkick Murphys * Endstand * Fabulous Disaster * Favez * Force Of Change * Heideroosjes * The Lucky Nine * Monta * The Movement * Muff Potter * Placebo * Sahara Hotnights Sahara Hotnights are a Swedish rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk. History The band formed sometime around 1991/1992, "due to boredom". While in Australia, Joseph ...
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Solitary Man
Solitary Man may refer to: * ''Solitary Man'' (novel), a novel based on the U.S. television series ''Angel'' * ''Solitary Man'' (film), a 2009 film with Michael Douglas * "Solitary Man" (song), a 1966 song by Neil Diamond * Solitary Man Records, a German-Japanese independent record label * '' American III: Solitary Man'', an album by Johnny Cash * ''Solitary Men'', a 1983 album by Giorgio Moroder and Joe Esposito Joe Esposito may refer to: *Joe Esposito (author) (1938–2016), American author and publisher *Joe Esposito (singer) (born 1948), member of the Brooklyn Dreams *Joe Esposito (politician) (1872–1928), American corrupt politician *Joe Esposito (ba ...

Giorgio Moroder
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers had a large influence on several music genres such as Hi-NRG, Italo disco, new wave, house and techno music. When in Munich in the 1970s, Moroder started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records. He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Queen (band), Queen and Elton John. He produced singles for Donna Summer during the mid-to-late 1970s disco era, including "Love to Love You Baby (song), Love to Love You Baby", "I Feel Love", "Last Dance (Donna Summer song), Last Dance", "MacArthur Park (song)#Donn ...
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