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Eyes Of A Woman
''Eyes of a Woman'' is the second English-language solo studio album by Swedish singer and former ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, and her eighth studio album overall. It was released in March 1985. Background The album was recorded in the Polar Music Studios in Stockholm. Sessions began in early October 1984 and lasted until the end of November. The album was produced by Eric Stewart of 10cc and features former 10cc members Rick Fenn and Vic Emerson as session musicians, as well as Stewart's longtime friend Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. Notable songwriters who contributed to the album included Jeff Lynne, John Wetton and Geoff Downes as well as Justin Hayward and Eric Stewart himself. Long time ABBA fan Elvis Costello submitted a track "Shatterproof" for inclusion on the album, however Fältskog decided against recording it.Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 209. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995 Two of the songs recorded, "Turn the World Around" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnetha Fältskog
Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved international stardom in the 1970s as a member of the pop group ABBA. The group has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making it one of the best-selling music acts in history. She is the youngest member of ABBA, and the only one born in the 1950s. After the unofficial break-up of ABBA in December 1982, Fältskog found renewed success later in the decade as a solo artist with three albums and a leading role in a movie. She became reclusive in the 1990s, avoiding outside publicity and residing on the Stockholm County island of Ekerö. Fältskog stopped recording music for 16 years until she released a new album, '' My Colouring Book'', in 2004. She returned in 2013 with '' A'', her highest UK charting solo album to date. ABBA sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drottningholm Palace
The Drottningholm Palace ( sv, Drottningholms slott) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Drottningholm is near the capital Stockholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Sweden's Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century, and it served as a regular summer residence of the Swedish royal court for most of the 18th century. Apart from being the private residence of the Swedish royal family, the palace is a popular tourist attraction. History Origin The name ''Drottningholm'' (literally meaning "Queen's islet") came from the original renaissance building designed by Willem Boy, a stone palace built by John III of Sweden in 1580 for his queen, Catherine Jagiellon. This palace was preceded by a royal mansion called ''Torvesund''. The Queen Dowager Regent Hedwig Eleonora bought the castle throughout 1661, a year after her role as Queen of Sweden ended, but it burnt to the ground on 30 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Bard
Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard (born 17 March 1961) is a Swedish musician, author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist religious movement alongside his co-author Jan Söderqvist. Bard was a member of music band Army of Lovers. Background and education Bard was born in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden on 17 March 1961. After he completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands. While living in Amsterdam, he earned part of his living as a sex worker. Bard returned to Sweden to study at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1984 to 1989. In addition to his studies in economics, he took a strong interest in philosophy and social theory with the explicit aim of becoming a philosophy writer and lecturer. Musical career Bard began his musical career in 1982 with the single ''Life in a Goldfish Bowl'' released under the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Håkansson
Ola Håkansson is a Swedish singer, composer and producer. He is the founder and CEO of TEN Music Group, a Swedish independent record label. He also founded Stockholm Records, another record label and a subsidiary of UMG. In 2012 Ola started ''100 SONGS'', a record label focused on releasing singles. Ola Håkansson was born in Stockholm. He was the singer of the band Ola and the Janglers and later Secret Service. In 1986 he recorded the duets "The Way You Are" and "Fly Like The Eagle" with Agnetha Fältskog. He was part of the songwriting trio Norell Oson Bard. In 1992, with Alexander Bard, Håkansson founded the independent record company Stockholm Records Stockholm Records is a Swedish subsidiary of Universal Music Group, founded in 1992, and known for signing musicians such as Army of Lovers and E-Type. Overview The boutique label was originally launched in 1992 as an independent record company .... He has four sons, Andreas, Viktor, David and Ludvig, and a daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards along with two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004. Some of Edelman's best known films scores include '' Twins'', ''Ghostbusters II'', ''Kindergarten Cop'', ''Beethoven'', '' The Distinguished Gentleman'', ''Gettysburg'', ''The Mask'', ''Dragonheart'', ''Daylight'' and ''XXX''. He also wrote the theme of the popular television series ''MacGyver''. Many of his musical pieces have been reused in television advertising, trailers, Disney movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Downes
Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English keyboardist who gained fame as a member of the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia. Born in Stockport, Downes moved to London to pursue a music career. In 1977, he formed The Buggles with Horn and enjoyed success with their first album ''The Age of Plastic'' (1980) which included the worldwide hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". In May 1980, Downes joined Yes with Horn and recorded ''Drama'' (1980). After Yes disbanded in 1981, Downes helped Trevor Horn to produce a second Buggles album, ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' (1981) although he was only primarily involved for half of it, and co-founded Asia with ex-Yes fellow musician Steve Howe. He left Asia in 1986, rejoined in 1990, and has been a part of the line-up since then; he released several solo albums and produced for several artists, including Mike Oldfield and the Thompson Twins. In 2006, Downe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Keane Brothers
The Keane Brothers was an American pop music duo from 1976–82, composed of pre-teens, Tom Keane on piano and John Keane on drums. The duo released four albums and briefly hosted a television variety show on CBS. The brothers subsequently went on to solo careers as songwriters and music producers. History Tom and John Keane of Los Angeles, California, were the sons of Bob Keane, the founder of Del-Fi Records. After the elder Keane closed his record label, he promoted the boys as a bubblegum pop band. The Keane Brothers’ first single, “Sherry” (#84), was released in 1976, followed closely by a self-titled debut album in 1977. During the summer of 1977, John who was 12 years and Tom who was 13 years, reportedly became the youngest people ever to host a prime-time variety television program. ''The Keane Brothers Show'' aired on CBS for four weeks in 1977 as a summer replacement for ''Wonder Woman''. Between the years of 1977 and 1982, the brothers released four albums. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Gruska
Jay Gruska (; born April 23, 1952) is an American songwriter and composer best known for his film and television scoring, and for writing hit songs for a variety of artists. He has composed musical scores for dozens of TV dramas, with over 500 hours of shows played internationally. Gruska has received three Emmy Award nominations, one Genie Award nomination, and nine ASCAP awards. Some of his best-known scores are for the TV shows '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''Charmed'', and ''Supernatural.'' Career Gruska started his career as a singer/songwriter. He was briefly a member of Three Dog Night in 1976, replacing Danny Hutton, until the group disbanded. He had recording contracts with ABC Records and Warner Bros. Records with the band Maxus, for which he was the lead singer and songwriter. Warner Bros. Records later released his solo album ''Which One of Us Is Me'', which Gruska also produced. Gruska is also known for co-writing the hit duet " Tell Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Palmer
Philip John Palmer (born 9 September 1952) is a rock sideman and session guitarist who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous artists. He is best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Dire Straits. Biography Palmer grew up in north London. Ray and Dave Davies of The Kinks were his uncles on his mother's side."Session Man" by Phil Palmer, 2021 Palmer has supported artists that include Lucio Battisti (album '' Una giornata uggiosa'', 1980), Pet Shop Boys, Murray Head, Steve Harley, Wishbone Ash (1986 touring), Joan Armatrading, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Iggy Pop, Scott Walker (''Track Three'', 1984), Thomas Anders (1989), Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Dire Straits (1992 tour), Pete Townshend (1993 and 2000 shows), Eros Ramazzotti ( Tutte storie 1993), Alejandro Sanz (Alejandro Sanz 3 1995), Paola e Chiara (1997), Pino Daniele, Geri Halliwell, Katey Sagal, Chris de Burgh, Bryan Adams, Johnny Hallyday, David Knopfler, George Michael, Ivano Fossati, Renato Zero, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Won't Let You Go (Agnetha Fältskog Song)
"I Won't Let You Go" is a song by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog, released as the lead single from her second English solo studio album, ''Eyes of a Woman'' (1985). The song was composed by Fältskog with lyrics by producer Eric Stewart Eric Michael Stewart (born 20 January 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the rock groups the Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of 1 ..., formerly of the group 10cc.Couri, DanieMade in SuéciaPágina Nova Editorial. p.139 Retrieved January 6, 2016 The track reached number one in Denmark and the top 10 in Sweden and Belgium, while peaking at number 84 in the United Kingdom. The B-side of the single, "You're There", was also written by Fältskog and was the last song written by her to be released until "I Keep Them On The Floor Beside My Bed", which was the closing track on her 2013 album, '' A''. In some countries, a 12-inch singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Flynner
Marianne Flynner, (born 16 September 1954) is a Swedish singer. During the 1980s she travelled with Rocktåget, and sung as a backup-choir girl with among others, Roxette and Eva Dahlgren. For eight years, she lived in California, before studying at Adolf Fredrik's Music School. in the United States, she was influenced by country music. By late 1993, Country Girl came out and her first album with own songs, and it peaked at 47th position at the Swedish album chart. In 1994 came her second album, Tic-Tac Time, and in 1996 came her third, Sagt och gjort. The albums consisted of acoustic, country-influenced, folk rock. In 1984, Agnetha Fältskog recorded her composition " Eyes of a Woman". This became the title track of Agnetha's second English solo studio album, released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 2 in the Swedish charts and No. 38 in the UK charts. In 1995 she scored a hit together with Susanne Alfvengren and Åsa Jinder performing the Swedish women's national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Way Love (Agnetha Fältskog Song)
"One Way Love" is a song by Swedish singer, Agnetha Fältskog. It was released as a single in 1985, taken from her eighth solo-album ''Eyes of a Woman''. The song was written by Jeff Lynne and produced by Eric Stewart Eric Michael Stewart (born 20 January 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the rock groups the Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of 1 .... The song was the second single to be released from the album and the opening track on the album itself. Jeff Lynne Song Database. Retrieved January 14, 2016 A video was produced, featuring a 1950s tone, in line with the upbeat and somewhat retro feel of the song. Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
