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Afro King
"Afro King" is the last single by British band EMF, released in late 1995. It was not a commercial success, peaking at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings The title track and tracks two and three ("Too Much" and ''Easy'') on the first CD single were new songs, having not been included on any of the band's albums, including the compilation '' Epsom Mad Funkers: The Best of EMF''. Track four, "Bring Me Down" was taken from the band's final studio album, '' Cha Cha Cha''. Included on the second CD single are several previous EMF singles. CD1 # "Afro King" (single version) # "Too Much" # "Easy" # "Bring Me Down" CD 2 # "Afro King" (single version) # "Unbelievable" # "Children" # " I Believe" References 1995 singles 1995 songs EMF (band) songs Parlophone singles Songs written by Ian Dench {{1990s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMF (band)
EMF are an English alternative rock band from Cinderford, Gloucestershire, who came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s. During their initial eight-year run, from 1989 to 1997, the band released three studio albums before a hiatus. Their first single, "Unbelievable (EMF song), Unbelievable", reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a number 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Their debut album, ''Schubert Dip'', went to number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. In April 2022, EMF released their first album of new material in 27 years, ''Go Go Sapiens''. Biography Formation (1989) All the members of the band were relatively well known in the Forest of Dean music scene before forming EMF in Cinderford in October 1989. Keyboard player Derry Brownson had formed a band called Flowerdrum but left to join bass guitarist Zac Foley, drummer Marc Decloedt, DJ Milf, and singer James Atkin as EMF. Ian Dench was the last to join, having already tasted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlophone
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 1923 as the Parlophone Company Limited (the Parlophone Co. Ltd.), which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a jazz record label. On 5 October 1926, the Columbia Graphophone Company acquired Parlophone's business, name, logo, and release library, and merged with the Gramophone Company on 31 March 1931 to become Electric & Musical Industries Limited (EMI). George Martin joined Parlophone in 1950 as assistant to Oscar Preuss (who had set up the London branch of the company in 1923), the label manager, taking over as manager in 1955. Martin produced and released a mix of recordings, including by comedian Peter Sellers, pianist Mrs Mills, and teen idol Adam Faith. In 1962, Martin signed the Beatles, a beat group from Liverpool who earlier that year ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Dench
Ian Alec Harvey Dench (born 7 August 1964) is an English songwriter and musician. He is the guitarist and principal songwriter for EMF, who scored a major international hit reaching number 1 in the United States with " Unbelievable" in 1991. It was voted one of BBC Radio 2's 'Greatest Guitar Riffs'. Early life Ian Alec Harvey Dench was born in Cheltenham. His father, Harold Dench, taught Ian classical guitar. He attended The Crypt School in Gloucester from 1975, where one year at Prizegiving, his chosen prize of "100 Greatest Rock Licks" was somewhat frowned upon, compared to the preferred academic tomes of others. Dench began his music career playing in a Gloucester City punk band called Curse. He then formed the Gloucester-based band Apple Mosaic, who were signed to Virgin Records and released the single "Honey If". EMF In 1989, Dench met the other members of EMF, and within a few months of playing together, they were signed to a major label. Their debut hit, "Unbelievable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm A Believer
"I'm a Believer" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by the American band the Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all of 1967. ''Billboard'' ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967. While originally published by Screen Gems-Columbia Music (BMI), it is now published by Stonebridge Music/EMI Foray Music (SESAC), with administration passed to Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group. The song topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in January and February 1967. Also, it reached number one in several other countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Ireland. ''Billboard'' described the song as "an easy-go dance mover" that "will hit with immediate impact". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of EMF
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Cha Cha Cha (album)
''Cha Cha Cha'' is the third album by English rock band EMF, released in 1995 under the EMI label. Critical reception ''Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who, Dave Schulps, and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...'' wrote that "flashes of EMF’s early techno-pop sound surface in 'Bleeding You Dry', by far the most listenable track on 1995’s ''Cha Cha Cha''. Almost every other cut on this would-be comeback, however, finds the band groping-unsuccessfully — for some new musical direction." Track listing # " Perfect Day" – 3:35 # "La Plage" – 3:44 # "The Day I Was Born" – 3:50 # "Secrets" – 3:56 # "Shining" – 6:10 # "Bring Me Down" – 4:20 # "Skin" – 4:22 # "Slouch" – 2:17 # "Bleeding You Dry" – 5:20 # "Patterns" – 3:37 # "When Will You Come" – 3:39 # "West of the Cox" – 4:08 # "Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Believe (EMF Song)
"I Believe" is a song by British band EMF, released as the second single from their first album, ''Schubert Dip'' (1991). The song was released as a single in January 1991 in the UK following their big hit " Unbelievable". The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song was the band's third single, reaching number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The accompanying music video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. The song includes the sound of band member Derry Brownson smashing a wall—on the album version, the band can be heard laughing at Brownson for trashing the flat at the beginning of the song. Critical reception Simon Williams from ''NME'' wrote, "'I Believe' demonstrates how efficiently EMF have perfected those delayed Jesus Jones sampling techniques, and provides scant else to suggest that EMF are any more of a longterm proposition than Halo James. Maybe the radio-friendly 7-inch In music, a single is a type of re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Singles
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 (online service), 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–January 15, 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMF (band) Songs
EMF may refer to: Computing * Eclipse Modeling Framework, based on Eclipse software * Enhanced Metafile, a Microsoft Windows image file format * Electromagnetic Field (festival), a hacker camping festival Music * EMF (band), a British band ** "EMF", a bonus track on the EMF album ''Schubert Dip'' * ''E.M.F.'' (album), a 1983 album by GG Allin Festivals * Electrobeach Music Festival, in Port-Barcarès, France * Essence Music Festival, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Science and medicine * Electromagnetic field * Electromotive force * Endomyocardial fibrosis Other uses * E-M-F Company, an early American automobile manufacturer * Edinburgh Marathon Festival, in Scotland * Educational Media Foundation, an American radio network * El Monte Flores, an Hispanic gang located in El Monte, California * Electromagnetic Field (festival), a British hacker convention * Electronic Music Foundation, an American music organization * Emerging Markets Forum, an American economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
