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From Time To Time – The Singles Collection
''From Time to Time – The Singles Collection'' is a compilation album by the English singer Paul Young. Released in 1991, it was Young's first "greatest hits" collection, compiling tracks from the past decade. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one (Young's third and final UK number one album to date) and has been certified Triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales in excess of 900,000 copies. The album featured tracks from all of Young's previous four studio albums as well as four tracks not previously released on a Young album: "I'm Only Foolin' Myself", "Senza una donna", "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Both Sides Now". "Both Sides Now" which featured Clannad, was an edited version of the track on the soundtrack to the film ''Switch In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Young
Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s. His hit singles include " Love of the Common People", " Wherever I Lay My Hat", " Come Back and Stay", " Every Time You Go Away" and " Everything Must Change", all reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. Released in 1983, his debut album, '' No Parlez'', was the first of three UK number-one albums.Paul Young: Official Charts ''Five number one albums and number one single'' (retrieved 19 August 2007) Young's smooth yet soulful voice belongs to a genre known as " blue-eyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Back And Stay
"Come Back and Stay" is a 1981 song written and originally recorded by the American musician Jack Lee. In 1983, the English singer Paul Young, with female backing singers The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts (Marilyn "Maz" Roberts and Kim Lesley), released his version as a single from his album '' No Parlez'', and it became an international hit, reaching number one in Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland and West Germany, and the top three in several other countries. The song reached number four on the UK singles chart. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales Pop culture *The song was featured in the 2006 video game, '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'', and can be heard on the in-game radio station Flash FM. Cover versions * James Morrison recorded a version of the song for the '' Radio 1 Established 1967'' CD. *The song was re-worked by Chicane and released as a dance track entitled " Come Back" in 2010 and was featured on the album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Of The Common People (song)
"Love of the Common People" is a song written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins, eventually released in 1970 on John Hurley's album ''John Hurley Sings about People,'' but first sung in January 1967 by the Four Preps. The Four Preps' recording was not a hit, but, later in 1967, the Everly Brothers and Wayne Newton would each issue their versions of the song, both of which "bubbled under" in the US charts; Newton's version peaked at No. 106, the Everlys' at No. 114. However, the Everly Brothers' recording was a major hit in Canada, peaking at No. 4. In 1968, Irish artist Joe Dolan with backing group the Drifters recorded a version which hit the top 10 on the Irish Singles Chart, but did not chart elsewhere. Soul group the Winstons recorded their version in 1969, where it peaked at No. 54 on the US Hot 100. A year later, Nicky Thomas had a UK hit (No. 9) with a reggae version, and Paul Young had a No. 2 UK hit (and No. 1 in several European countries) in 1983 with his interpreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Carrack
Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and composer who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands. The BBC dubbed Carrack "The Man with the Golden Voice", while '' Record Collector'' remarked: "If vocal talent equalled financial success, Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John." Carrack rose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of rock band Ace, and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Squeeze and Roger Waters' backing band, the Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, he enjoyed considerable success as the co-lead vocalist (with Sad Café's Paul Young) and a songwriter for Mike + The Mechanics; following Young's death in 2000, Carrack served as the band's sole lead vocalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz and for being the lead singer of Crowded House. He was also a member of Fleetwood Mac from 2018 until 2022. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs". Finn joined Split Enz in 1977 after the departure of founding member Phil Judd and facilitated the band's shift away from art rock towards new wave pop. Gradually rising in creative prominence within the band, he wrote the majority of the band's hits in the 1980s, including " I Got You", " One Step Ahead", " History Never Repeats", and " Message to My Girl". After Split Enz broke up in 1984, Finn helped form Crowded House with Split Enz's final drummer Paul Hester and served as the band's lead singer and principal songwriter. Crowded House achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single " Don't Dream It's O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Two Fires (album)
''Between Two Fires'' is the third solo album by English singer Paul Young. Released in October 1986, it reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, and No. 77 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The album has been certified Platinum (300,000 copies) by the British Phonographic Industry. ''Between Two Fires'' follows the pattern of Young's first two albums combining s with original songs written by Young and keyboard player Ian Kewley. However, after the numerous covers contained in the previous two works there were only two on this album with the Young/Kewley partnership contributing eight of the tracks, two co-written with bass player |
Betsy Cook
Betsy Cook is an American-born singer, songwriter and musician. Since the late 1970s, she has worked mainly in the United Kingdom and collaborated with various British artists such as Gerry Rafferty, Ray Jackson, Lindisfarne, George Michael, Paul Young, Seal and Marc Almond. She later became affiliated with the producer Trevor Horn and worked on several of his projects in the late 1980s and early 1990s before releasing her own album, '' The Girl Who Ate Herself'', in 1992. As a songwriter, Cook was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1988 for the song " Telling Me Lies". Career Cook worked for many years as a session musician and backing vocalist for a variety of artists. Her earliest work was with Gerry Rafferty, providing backing vocals on his 1979 album '' Night Owl''. The album was produced by the London-born producer Hugh Murphy, whom Cook married. The album also featured contributions from Richard Thompson and his wife Linda Thompson, with whom Cook would begin a working rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything Must Change (Paul Young Song)
"Everything Must Change" is a song by English singer Paul Young, released in November 1984 by CBS Records as the second single from his second album ''The Secret of Association''. It was released in North America by Columbia Records in November 1985. The B-side was "Give Me My Freedom" also written by Young and Kewley. However, the single was also additionally released in the Netherlands and France in 1985 with the B-side a cover of Tom Waits' "Soldier's Things". Track listings 7" (CBS, A 4972, 1984) # "Everything Must Change" – 5:30 # "Give Me My Freedom" – 3:25 7" (CBS A 6649, 1985, Netherlands & France) # "Everything Must Change" – 5:23 # "Soldier's Things" – 6:21 7" promo (CBS, A 4972, 1984) # "Everything Must Change" – 5:30 # "Everything Must Change" (Radio Edit) – 4:28 Double 7" (The Christmas Package) (CBS, DA 4972, 1984) # "Everything Must Change" # "Give Me My Freedom" # "Everything Must Change" (Instrumental Version) # Paul's Christmas Message # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" is a song written by Memphis-based songwriter Earl Randle, and first recorded in 1972 by soul singer Ann Peebles. The song was also a hit in 1984 for English singer Paul Young. Ann Peebles version Produced by Willie Mitchell and with performances by the Hi Rhythm Section, Ann Peebles' recording was made at the Royal Studios on South Lauderdale Avenue in Memphis. It was issued as a single on the Hi label in January 1973. It reached no.31 on the US R&B chart, and "bubbled under" the Hot 100, reaching no.111. The track was also included on her 1974 album '' I Can't Stand the Rain''. Writer Craig Werner said:Like the most powerful gospel soul from the early sixties, "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" serves notice on a cheating lover (white America? the brothers in the Black Panther movement?) that the free ride has come to an end. It's a restatement of the revolutionary gospel anthem " Samson and Delilah," and the message, on every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Musker
Frank John Musker (born 1951) is a British songwriter and composer. Most prolific in the 1980s and 1990s, he worked with artists such as Sheena Easton, the Babys, Robert Miles, Jennifer Rush, Bucks Fizz, Air Supply, Lucio Battisti, Zucchero, Lisa Stansfield and Brian May (for the Queen song " Too Much Love Will Kill You"). His collaboration with May was awarded Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards. One of Musker's earlier successes was the 1977 North American hit " Heaven on the 7th Floor", written with co-writer Dominic Bugatti. It became a hit for Paul Nicholas and The Mighty Pope. Musker and Bugatti then collaborated with John Waite, frontman for the Babys at the time, to compose "Back on My Feet Again", which would become the Babys' last top 40 hit, peaking at No. 33 in 1980. Two years later, Musker and Bugatti recorded a number of singles, and an album, under the name The Dukes. The album was produced by Arif Mardin and recorded and mixed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zucchero Fornaciari
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to call him. His music is largely inspired by gospel, soul, blues and rock music, and alternates between Italian ballads and more rhythmic R&B-boogie-like pieces. He is credited as the "father of Italian blues", introducing blues to the big stage in Italy. He is one of the few European blues artists who still enjoys great international success. In his career, spanning four decades, Fornaciari has sold over 60 million records around the world, and internationally his most successful singles are " Diamante", "Il Volo/My Love", " Baila (Sexy Thing)/Baila morena", and the duet " Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" with Paul Young. He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hartman
Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American pop rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer, and songwriter and original frontman for several bands, including the Soploids, Mak and the Turnarounds, Our Wringer, Last Wing, and Orion. Among songs he wrote and recorded were " Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits " Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", " I Can Dream About You", " We Are the Young" and " Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You", his most successful US hit, reached No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1984. The James Brown song " Living in America", which Hartman co-wrote and produced, reached No. 4 on March 1, 1986. Hartman wrote the 1980 disco song " Love Sensation" recorded by Loleatta Holloway, which has been sampled on numerous records, including the 1989 Black Box track " Ride on Time". Early life Hartman was born on December 8, 1950, to Carl Hartman (1921–2006) and Pauline Angeloff (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
