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Sharon O’Neill
Sharon Lea O'Neill (born 23 November 1952) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and pianist, who had an Australasian hit single in 1983 with "Maxine (Sharon O'Neill song), Maxine" which reached No. 16 on both the Australian Kent Music Report and Recording Industry Association of New Zealand charts. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.Australian chart peaks: *Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988. *Top 100 (ARIA Charts, ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: *"Satin Sheets" (ARIA Chart) peak: *''The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill'': New Zealand chart peaks: *All except "Don't Let Love Go": *"Don't Let Love Go": Career 1960s–1977: Career beginnings Sharon O'Neill is a self taught musician who learned to play guitar by ear and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson () is a List of cities in New Zealand, city and Districts of New Zealand, unitary authority on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the oldest city in the South Island and the second-oldest settled city in the country; it was established in 1841 and became a city by British royal charter in 1858. Nelson City is bordered to the west and south-west by the Tasman District and to the north-east, east and south-east by the Marlborough District. The Nelson urban area has a population of , making it New Zealand's 15th most populous urban area. Nelson is well known for its thriving local arts and crafts scene; each year, the city hosts events popular with locals and tourists alike, such as the Nelson Arts Festival. Naming Nelson was named in honour of Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Horatio Nelson, who defeated both the First French Empire, French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Many roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent (historian), David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Paradise
"Asian Paradise" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in April 1980 as the third single from her second studio album, ''Sharon O'Neill'' (1980) Track listing New Zealand 7" (BA 461975) *Side A "Asian Paradise" – 4:10 *Side B "Ready to Love" – 2:27 Australian 7" (BA 222776) *Side A "Asian Paradise" – 4:10 *Side B "Awkward City" Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Sharon O'Neill''. * Sharon O'Neill – lead and backing vocals, piano * Clinton Brown – bass * Ross Burge – drums * Jay Lewis – backing vocals, production * Dennis Mason – percussion * Wayne Mason Wayne Ashley Mason (born 1949) is a New Zealand musician. Biography Mason was born in New Plymouth in 1949. He was a founding member of 1960s pop group The Fourmyula and later formed Rockinghorse and The Warratahs before embarking on a solo c ... – electric piano * Steve Robinson – acoustic guitar Charts When the Cat's Away versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Words (Sharon O'Neill Song)
"Words" is a song by the New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in New Zealand in September 1979 as the lead single from her second studio album, ''Sharon O'Neill'' (1980). The song was released in Australia in April 1980 as her first single in that country. Track listings New Zealand 7" (BA 222561) *Side A "Words" - 3:16 *Side B "Face in a Rainbow" Australia 7" *Side A "Words" - 3:16 *Side B "Dance All Night" Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Sharon O'Neill''. * Sharon O'Neill – lead and backing vocals * Clinton Brown – bass guitar * Steve Garden – drums * Wayne Mason – piano * Simon Morris – backing vocals * Steve Robinson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, string machine, tambourine, production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon O'Neill (album)
''Sharon O'Neill'' is the second studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. ''Sharon O'Neill'' peaked at No. 5 in New Zealand in March 1980. The album was released in Australia in August 1980 under the title Words, with the inclusion of "How Do You Talk to Boys". Background and reception CBS Records' manager John McCready recruited US producer Jay Lewis to work on the album. McCready recalls, “Jay with his brilliant production managed to enhance Sharon’s wonderful songs.” Gordon Campbell from the NZ Listener said “There are at least four tracks on ''Sharon O'Neill ''that are the equal of anything Linda Ronstadt is capable of. Two songs "Asian Paradise" and "Southern Blues" are marvelously evocative mood pieces.” adding “CBS deserve a lot of credit for having both the interest and the courage to put up the $30,000 that it took to make this album.” Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from vinyl record liner notes, which omit the music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that a group or artist can receive in Music of New Zealand, New Zealand music, and have been presented annually since 1965. The awards show is presented by Recorded Music NZ. A range of award sponsors and media partners support the event each year. History and overview The first awards for New Zealand recorded music were the Loxene Golden Disc awards, launched in 1965. The awards were created by soap powder manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser, Reckitt & Colman's advertising agency, with support from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), the New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industries and the Australasian Performing Rights Society (APRA), with the awards named after Reckitt & Colman's anti-dandruff shampoo, Loxene. While initiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APRA Awards (New Zealand)
The APRA Music Awards are several annual and two-yearly award ceremonies run in New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills of its members. APRA hold the annual Silver Scroll Awards and song awards, selects an inductee into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, and makes five professional development awards every year. APRA also runs awards for its Australian members. APRA Silver Scroll Awards Each year all songwriters that are members of APRA with a song on general release in the eligibility period can enter the APRA Silver Scroll Award. For the APRA Silver Scroll Award, a judging panel of APRA members decides a shortlist of songs, which is then voted on by APRA's wider membership of 10,000+ songwriters and composers. The votes of the wider APRA membership decide the winner and finalists for the APRA Silver Scroll Award. The APRA Silver Scroll Award is awarded purely on the basis of songwriting. Silver Scroll award Silver Scroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Say No To Tomorrow
"Don't Say No to Tomorrow" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in June 1979 and became O'Neill's first top 10, peaking at number 6 in New Zealand. It remains her career highest-charting single. Background and release O'Neill signed with CBS Records in 1978 and had released her debut studio album, ''This Heart This Song'' in February 1979. John McCready, the head of CBS Records in New Zealand, was aware of the upcoming TVNZ telethon and convinced the producers to have O'Nell do the official song. McCready said; "On approaching them I was informed of the show’s aims. It was International Year of the Child UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1979, by United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation ... and the theme of Telethon would be “Don’t Say No To Tomorrow”. The prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Heart This Song
''This Heart This Song'' is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. ''This Heart This Song'' debuted and peaked at No. 12 in New Zealand in February 1979. Background and release Sharon O'Neill was signed to CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ... shortly after finishing third in a singing contest performing the song, " Luck's on Your Table". John McCready, the head of CBS Records in New Zealand said: "I thought she was just fantastic and was surprised that her wonderful song and performance only got her only 3rd place. I was sure I had come across an artist who would be worth signing as our CBS New Zealand’s first local artist." McCready discovered Dick La Forte, a Radio New Zealand music producer had completed an album with Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Records International
CBS Records International was the international arm of the Columbia Records unit of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. ( CBS) formed in 1961 and launched in 1962. Previously, Columbia Records had licensed other record companies to manufacture and distribute Columbia recordings outside North America, such as Philips Records and its subsidiary Fontana (now part of the Universal Music Group) in Europe. Formation and history In 1960, CBS acquired its Australian distributor since 1956, the Australian Record Company, and with it its flagship label Coronet Records. American Columbia material continued to be issued on the CBS Coronet Records label in Australia. The CBS label was launched in Australia in 1963. Also in 1960, CBS began negotiations with its European distributor Philips Records with the goal of the establishment of a CBS Records label in Europe. Philips' acquisition of Mercury Records paved the way for the formation of the CBS label in 1961 with Philips distributing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck's On Your Table
"Luck's on Your Table" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in September 1978 as the lead single from her debut studio album, ''This Heart This Song'' (1979). Background and release In the late 1960s, O'Neill was part of an acoustic band called Nelson. In 1972, O'Neill released her debut single, which didn't chart, before joining numerous bands between 1972 and 1977, including Chapta, Jessica and Shiner. In 1978, O'Neill competed on the national television program "The Entertainers" and sang the song from her Nelson days called "Luck's On Your Table". O'Neill finished third in the contest and signed with CBS Records CBS Records may refer to: * CBS Records, a former name of Sony Music, a global music company * CBS/Sony, a former name of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, a Japanese music company division of Sony * CBS Records International, a label for Columbia Re ... shortly after, releasing "Luck's On Your Table" in September 1978. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
