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Now That's What I Call Power Ballads
''Now That's What I Call Power Ballads'' is a special edition compilation album from the (U.S.) Now series, containing power ballad rock songs mostly from the 1980s, and was released on March 24, 2009. It debuted at number thirty on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart in April 2009. Track listing Classic Power Ballads On iTunes, the song, "Forever", by Kiss replaces the track, "Love Bites", by Def Leppard, and the album is titled ''Now That's What I Call Classic Power Ballads''. Destinyxnowmusic. Chart performance References 2009 compilation albums |
Glam Metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music, heavy metal that features pop music, pop-influenced Hook (music), hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat arena rock, rock anthems, and slow Sentimental ballad#Power ballads, power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam rock. Early glam metal evolved directly from the glam rock movement of the 1970s, as visual elements taken from acts such as David Bowie, T. Rex (band), T. Rex, and New York Dolls (and to a lesser extent, the Punk rock#New York City, punk and New wave music, new wave movements taking place concurrently in New York City) were fused with the decidedly more heavy metal leaning and theatrical acts such as Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss. The first examples of this fusion began appearing in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. Early glam metal bands include Mötley Crüe, Hanoi Rocks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Bites (Def Leppard Song)
"Love Bites" is a song by English glam metal band Def Leppard from their album ''Hysteria (Def Leppard album), Hysteria''. The power ballad is Def Leppard's only number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a top-10 hit in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. On the UK Singles Chart, the track peaked at number 11. Song history and composition When Robert John "Mutt" Lange originally brought the song to the band's attention, it was a country ballad, which the band thought sounded like nothing they had done before. The band then added power rock elements and emotive backing vocals similar to those used in R&B ballads at the time. The title "Love Bites" was originally used for a very different song that was eventually re-titled "I Wanna Be Your Hero", and which appeared as a ''Hysteria'' B-side and later on the album ''Retro Active''. Musically, the song has been described as glam metal, and is considered a classic of the genre. Following the huge m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survivor (band)
Survivor was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Chicago in 1978 by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. The band achieved commercial success in the 1980s with five top ten singles in the United States. The band is best known for their 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme song for the film ''Rocky III'' which spent Hot 100 number-one hits of 1982 (United States), six weeks at number one in the US. Dave Bickler was the band's vocalist from 1978 to 1983, appearing on the band's first four albums. He left the band after a vocal injury and was replaced by Jimi Jamison in 1984. With Jamison, the band had several hits including "High on You (Survivor song), High on You", "The Search Is Over", "Burning Heart (song), Burning Heart" and "Is This Love (Survivor song), Is This Love" before going on hiatus in 1988. The band returned in 1993 with Bickler, but Jamison replaced him again in 2000. Their final album Reach (Survivor album), ''Reach'' (2006) was their first in 18 years. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Search Is Over
"The Search Is Over" is a 1985 power ballad by the American rock band Survivor (band), Survivor. It was the band's third single and second top-ten hit from their 1984 album ''Vital Signs (Survivor album), Vital Signs''. Background Former keyboardist/guitarist for the band and co-songwriter Jim Peterik told Songfacts: "It wasn't about my life as much as a friend of mine who had a girlfriend – really a play pal throughout their growing up years – and never thought it could be anything more than that. It was looking him straight in the face that this was the girl of his destiny, and he looked everywhere to find that dream girl only to come back to the sandbox." Charts It peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard Hot 100, Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 the week of July 13, 1985, and finished at No. 48 on the year-end ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for 1985. The song also spent four weeks atop the Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary chart, Survivor's only chart-topper on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American hard rock band from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 1982 and experienced a surge of popularity during the 1980s with the release of several successful albums and hit singles. Guitarist Brad Gillis and drummer Kelly Keagy have been the band's only constant members, though bassist Jack Blades performed on all but one of their albums. Other current members of the band include guitarist Keri Kelli and keyboardist Eric Levy. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and the group has sold 17 million albums total. The quintet is best known for the power ballad "Sister Christian", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1984, along with several other top 40 hit singles in the 1980s, including "Don't Tell Me You Love Me", "When You Close Your Eyes", "Sentimental Street", "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Any More)", and "Goodbye (Night Ranger song), Goodbye." After thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Christian
"Sister Christian" is a song by the American hard rock band Night Ranger. A power ballad, it was released in March 1984 as the second single from their album '' Midnight Madness''. It was ranked No. 32 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. It was written and sung by the band's drummer, Kelly Keagy, for his sister. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song is used in several films, including ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Superstar'' (1999), '' Friday the 13th'' (2009) and Ben Affleck's 2023 film ''Air'' (2023). Origin and meaning "Sister Christian" was inspired by Keagy's younger sister, Christy. Upon returning from a visit to his hometown of Eugene, Oregon, Keagy wrote the song at his San Francisco apartment after being astonished at the speed at which his sister was growing up. Keagy later recalled that "after we started playing it a lot, Jack turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad English
Bad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1987. It reunited Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in the Babys, along with Journey guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo. The band is known for their hit single " When I See You Smile", which peaked at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1989. History The members decided on a name for the band while playing pool. John Waite missed a shot and Jonathan Cain made a comment on how bad his "" was (referring to the spin a player puts on the cue ball), and the band decided to use the phrase. Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, members of the successful rock band Journey, formed Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded. They were joined by Ricky Phillips, who had played bass for the Babys on two albums with Waite and Cain, and drummer Deen Castronovo. First album The band's first album, '' Bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When I See You Smile
"When I See You Smile" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American-British glam metal band Bad English. It was released in September 1989 as the second single taken from their self-titled debut album released in 1989. The power ballad is the band's most successful song, reaching number-one in both the United States and Canada. Music video In the video the band are performing on a stage, which contains close-up shots of its members. The footage was taken at one of their arena concerts. It shows Jonathan Cain's distinctive synthesizer opening and moves into the soft initial vocal work of John Waite John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English rock singer and musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single "Missing You (John Waite song), Missing You", which reached No. 1 on th .... The tempo picks up with Deen Castronovo's drum work and Neal Schon's trademark guitar during which Waite becomes mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1970 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. Their work bridged elements of '60s pop rock, guitar pop, '70s hard rock, and the emerging punk rock sound, and would help set the template for subsequent power pop artists. Cheap Trick released their Cheap Trick (1977 album), self-titled debut album in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, ''In Color (album), In Color''. 1978's ''Heaven Tonight'' included the power pop classic "Surrender (Cheap Trick song), Surrender". The band achieved mainstream popularity in the United States in 1979 with the RIAA certification, triple-platinum live album ''Cheap Trick at Budokan, At Budokan'' and a Top 10 single, a live recording of "I Want You to Want Me". They followed with ''Dream Police'' (1979), their most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 6 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame (Cheap Trick Song)
"The Flame" is a power ballad released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick as the first single from their tenth album, ''Lap of Luxury''. It was written by songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham, and was produced by Richie Zito. "The Flame" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in July 1988; it also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Background "The Flame" was written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham in November 1987. It was one of two tracks that the pair wrote for English singer Elkie Brooks and her 1988 studio album '' Bookbinder's Kid'', but Brooks disliked "The Flame" and chose only to record the other song, "Only Love Will Set You Free". By the time Brooks refused to record "The Flame", the recording of the backing track was already underway. It was subsequently completed with Graham on lead vocals and was then sent to various record companies, including Epic Records, where it was warmly received by the vice president, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1973. The band evolved from previous projects led by founding members Roger Fisher (guitarist), Roger Fisher (guitar) and Steve Fossen (bass guitar), including The Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973). By 1975, original members Fisher, Fossen, and Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute), along with Nancy Wilson (rock musician), Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) formed the lineup for the band's initial mid- to late-1970s success period. These core members were included in the band's 2013 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Heart rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal as well as folk music. The band underwent a major lineup change between the late 1970s and the early 1980s; by 1982 Fisher, Fossen, and Derosier had all left and were replaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never (Heart Song)
"Never" is a song by American rock band Heart, released on August 29, 1985, as the second single from the band's eponymous eighth studio album (1985). It was written by Holly Knight, Gene Bloch (from the band Device) and "Connie" (a pseudonym for Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and Sue Ennis). "Never" is a rock song with an uplifting lyric to a person who has been discouraged by love. Like the preceding "What About Love", the music video for "Never" received heavy rotation on MTV. "Never" peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, marking the first time that Heart earned consecutive top ten entries, and the first time a Heart album generated two top ten singles. On the UK singles chart, it was a top 10 hit in 1988 as part of a double A-side reissue with "These Dreams", intended to capitalize on the success of " Alone" the previous year. While "Never" was ostensibly the lead track, airplay focused almost exclusively on "These Dreams". A reworking of the song appears on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
