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Shut Up, It's Christmas
''Shut Up, It's Christmas'' is a promo-only EP released by Suddenly, Tammy! in 1995. Track listing # "There in My Head" # "Linus and Lucy" # "Plant The Halls" # "Snowman" # "Whole Lotta Girl" # "Merry" # "Rock'n'Roll Santa Claus" Notes *"Plant The Halls" is an adaptation of the song "Plant Me" from the 1993 album '' Suddenly, Tammy!''; singer Beth Sorrentino Elizabeth Sorrentino is an American pianist and singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She lives in Los Angeles. Suddenly, Tammy! In the early 1990s, Sorrentino, her brother Jay (drums), and high school friend Ken Heitmueller (bass) f ... lays the lyrics of "Deck the Halls" over "Plant Me" instrumentation. *"Snowman" is a 1989 demo version, not the version that appears on '' (We Get There When We Do.)''. *"Whole Lotta Girl" is a 1993 demo version of a song later released on the album ''Comet''. *"Merry" was later released on ''Comet''. References 1995 Christmas albums 1995 EPs Christmas albums by Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suddenly, Tammy!
Suddenly, Tammy! (sometimes uncapitalized as suddenly, tammy!) was an American indie pop band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Notable for its guitarless, piano-centric lineup, the band released a self-titled album in 1993 on spinART Records and a second album, '' We Get There When We Do'' on Warner Bros. Records in 1995. Biography Siblings Jay and Beth Sorrentino began making music as kids in their Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home. Their father was a jazz drummer. Beth took up piano, percussion and vocals, while Jay became a drummer. A high school friend, Ken Heitmueller, joined on bass and the trio formed Suddenly, Tammy!, recording two EPs, ''Spokesmodel'' and ''El Presidente'', in a basement studio in the home of Ken's parents. Both EPs were well-received, especially by ''College Music Journal'', who featured the trio on their cover in 1992. Beth Sorrentino's voice served as centerpiece for the band's tight arrangements. SpinART released the band's full-length debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s, originally abbreviations for ''Independent music, independent'' and ''Popular music, popular''. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Music
Christmas music comprises a variety of Music genre, genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas and holiday season, Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or in the case of Christmas carol, carols, may employ lyrics about Nativity of Jesus, the nativity of Jesus Christ, traditions such as gift-giving and merrymaking, cultural figures such as Santa Claus, or other topics. Many songs simply have a winter or seasonal theme, or have been adopted into the canon for other reasons. Traditional List of Christmas carols, Christmas carols include pieces such as "Silent Night", "Gabriel's Message", "O Holy Night", "Down in Yon Forest" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". While most Christmas songs before the 20th century were of a gospel music, traditional religious character and reflected the Nativity of Jesus, Nativity story of Christmas, the Great Depression brought a stream of U.S. songs that did not explicitly mention the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suddenly, Tammy! (album)
''Suddenly, Tammy!'' is the self-titled debut album by Suddenly, Tammy! It was released in 1993 via spinART Records. The album sold around 14,000 copies the first year of its release, making it a success for spinART. Production The album was recorded at the band's Cat Box studio, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote: "The overly polite indie-label debut sidesteps the likely Carole King comparisons, mostly because the delicate melodies aren’t memorable enough and Beth Sorrentino hasn’t got that strong or distinctive a voice. (She is, however, a skillful pianist.)" ''The Washington Post'' wrote that the album "does have moments that are hopelessly coy, but such lively tracks as 'Lamp' and 'Ryan' give Sorrentino's dreaming a kick inside." ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Sorrentino
Elizabeth Sorrentino is an American pianist and singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She lives in Los Angeles. Suddenly, Tammy! In the early 1990s, Sorrentino, her brother Jay (drums), and high school friend Ken Heitmueller (bass) formed the music trio Suddenly, Tammy!. The band was signed by spinART Records, which released two Extended play, EPs (''Spokesmodel'', ''El Presidente''), produced by Sean Slade, and a self-titled debut album. In 1992, the band was featured on the cover of ''College Music Journal''. That same year, Sorrentino contributed backing vocals to the debut album by The Lilys. Suddenly, Tammy! subsequently signed with Warner Bros. Records, for whom they recorded the album ''(We Get There When We Do.), We Get There When We Do'', which was produced by Warne Livesey and released in 1995. That same year, Sorrentino made an appearance on the children's TV series ''Kidsongs''. In 1996, the group recorded and released a third album titled, ''Comet'', but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(We Get There When We Do
''We Get There When We Do'', stylized as ''(We Get There When We Do.)'', is an album by the American band Suddenly, Tammy!, released in 1995. The first single was "Hard Lesson". The band supported the album with a North American tour. Production Recorded in Bearsville, New York, the album was produced by Warne Livesey. Many songs initially included harmony vocals, which the band elected to remove at the end of the recording sessions. Critical reception ''The A.V. Club'' wrote: "Adding to the album's timeless intrigue are creepy, cryptic lyrics by singer-pianist Beth Sorrentino." by Marc Hawthorne. Jan 30, 2007. '' |
1995 Christmas Albums
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10– 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul II's concluding ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
