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Flying High (Freeez Song)
"Flying High" is the third single from Freeez' debut album '' Southern Freeez''. "Flying High" performed moderately well in the UK, peaking at #35 on the UK Singles Chart Search for "Freeez" performed aEveryhit.com database Track listing UK single # "Flying High" - ''05:30'' # "Flying High (remix)" Chart 1981 Credits *Bass guitar by Peter Maas *Drums by Paul Morgan *Electric guitar by Gordon Sullivan *Keyboard by Andy Stennett *Horns arrangement by Andy Stennett *Percussion by John Rocca *Saxophone and flute by Geoff Warren *Trombone by David Allison *Trumpet by Lawrie Brown **Produced by John Rocca **Engineers: Simon Sullivan, Paul Burry References See also * Freeez discography * Freeez {{authority control 1981 singles Freeez songs 1981 songs Beggars Banquet Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeez
Freeez were an English electronic music group, initially known as one of the UK's main jazz-funk bands of the early 1980s before transitioning to an electro style. Initiated by John Rocca, Freeez consisted of various musicians, originally with Rocca and others such as Andy Stennett (keyboards), Peter Maas (bass guitar) and Paul Morgan or Everton McCalla (drums). They had an international hit with "IOU", and a UK top 10 with " Southern Freeez". Career The jazz-funk band Freeez started in North London in 1978. Their first single, " Keep in Touch" (1979) was self-funded and produced by John Rocca on his label Pink Rhythm Records (later signed to Calibre/ Pye), and included guitarist Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick, who went on to become the initiator of the musical band Incognito. Freeez are known for their UK top 10 single " Southern Freeez", from the album of the same name, also self-funded and produced by Rocca on his own Pink Rhythm label (and later signed to post-punk label Begg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Freeez (album)
''Southern Freeez'' is the debut album by the British jazz-funk band Freeez, first released in 1981 by John Rocca on his Pink Rhythm record label and then signed to Beggars Banquet. In 2020, Beggars Banquet released a remastered version of the album as part of a double album titled ''Southern Freez/Variations on a Theem'', the second part of which contains new recordings by Rocca, including a new version of the track "Southern Freez" itself. Track listing All songs written by Freeez except where noted. #"Mariposa" - ''5:40'' #"Caribbean Winter" - ''5:15'' #"Easy On The Onions" - ''2:37'' #"Sunset" - ''4:38'' #" Flying High" (Peter Maas) - ''5:30'' #" Southern Freeez" (Andy Stennett, John Rocca, Peter Maas) - ''5:40'' #"Roller Chase" - ''5:07'' #"First Love" - ''4:22'' #"Finale" - ''1:59'' Producer *John Rocca Personnel Freeez *John Rocca - percussion, vocals *Peter Maas - bass guitar, vocals *Andy Stennett - keyboard *Paul Morgan - drums Additional musicians *Geoff Warren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz-funk
Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat, electrified sounds, and analog synthesizers. The integration of funk, soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the creation of a genre that ranges from pure jazz improvisation to soul, funk or disco with jazz arrangements, jazz riffs, jazz solos, and sometimes soul vocals. Similar genres to jazz funk include acid jazz. History Jazz-funk exhibits several distinctive characteristics. A first characteristic of jazz funk has simple structure based around one or two riffs, and second characteristic of jazz funk has a harmonic structure that allows musicians to improvise. Modern jazz funk music was influenced by Herbie Hancock. The Mizell Brothers were producers for many jazz and soul artists. Examples of early jazz funk albums include Miles Davis' '' On the Corner'' (1972) and Jimmy Smith's '' Root Down'' (1972). The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, Lightnin' Rod, T.S. Monk, Pleasure, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogie (genre)
Boogie (sometimes called post-disco and electro-funk) is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s. The sound of boogie is defined by bridging acoustic and electronic musical instruments with emphasis on vocals and miscellaneous effects. It later evolved into electro and house music.Serwer, Jesse (2009XLR8R Jesse Serwer in an interview with Dam-Funk. Retrieved on 2-2-2010. Characteristics Boogie, following the example of post-disco, generally lacks the four-on-the-floor beat, the "traditional" rhythm of disco music; instead has a strong accent on the second and fourth beats, and tempo generally in the 110 to 116 beats-per-minute range. Aside from applying certain technological and promotional aspects of new wave music and having been fairly exposed to its subgenre synthpop, boogie is, however, R&B-rooted and predominantly draws from funk music. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggars Banquet Records
Beggars Banquet Records is a British independent record label. Beggars Banquet started as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. History In 1977, spurred by the prevailing DIY aesthetics of the British punk rock movement (then at the height of its popularity), Martin Mills and Nick Austin founded a record label to release records under the Beggars Banquet imprint. The first band on the label was the English punk group the Lurkers; the first release on the label was the Lurkers' 7" single "Shadow"/"Love Story". They also released the first solo "Duffo" album from Australian big-band vocalist Jeff Duff. Later in the decade and into the early 1980s, hits with Tubeway Army and Gary Numan secured the label's future. Other bands who were signed to the label include the Associates, Bauhaus, the Cult, Biffy Clyro, Flesh for Lulu, Gene Loves Jezebel, the Icicle Works and the Go-Betweens. See also * List of rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rocca
John Rocca (born 23 September 1960) is an English dance music performer, remixer, percussionist, and record producer, most well known for his band Freeez. History During the early 1980s, Rocca formed, played with, wrote for, produced and managed his first band, Freeez. After his entrepreneurial first self-funded and self-released effort, "Keep in Touch", became a No. 49 hit on the UK Singles Chart, his next effort, '' Southern Freeez'', was a chart success in various countries in Europe and around the world, reaching No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart. Both singles were number one hits in the UK Blues and Soul charts. During 1983, one of the first records to use digital sampling, "IOU", featured Rocca's falsetto voice and became one of the major dance successes of the 1980s electro music style. It scored number one in dance charts in Europe and the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play and had popular music chart success across the world, spending three weeks at number 2 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Freeez (song)
"Southern Freeez" produced by John Rocca was the first single released by British dance band Freeez from their debut album, also entitled '' Southern Freeez''. The album was self-funded by member John Rocca and initially released on his Pink Rhythm record label before the group was signed to Beggars Banquet. Song information Freeez gained far higher recognition and sales with this record than with the previous singles " Keep in Touch" (which reached number 49 in the UK sales charts) and its follow-up "Stay"/"Hot Footing It". "Southern Freeez" reached number one in the blues and soul chart and spent two weeks at number 8 of the UK Singles Chart during early 1981. Guest Ingrid Mansfield Allman provided vocals. The titular Southern Freeez is attested to derive from a dance move, "The Freeze," used by clubbers in the "Royalty" club, Southgate in the early 1980s. A then-popular song, "The Groove" by Rodney Franklin, has moments where the band drops out for a bar, and a style of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One To One (Freeez Song)
"One to One" is the fourth single by British jazz-funk band Freeez. The single was released by Beggars Banquet. Although the single failed to chart, the song appeared on the band's greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ... album, ''Anti-Freeez'', in 1984. Track listing # "One To One" - 5:35 # "One To One" (Instrumental) Credits *Produced by Mark Arthurworrey *Remixed by Paul O'Duffy References See also * Freeez * Freeez discography {{Freeez 1982 singles Freeez songs 1982 songs Beggars Banquet Records singles Virgin Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Charts
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for UK Singles Chart, singles, UK Albums Chart, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of UK Singles Downloads Chart, downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar Group, Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Singles
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