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Any Colour
"Any Colour" is a track from Cutting Crew's debut album, ''Broadcast'', released in 1986. The album is best known for the hit single "I Just Died in Your Arms," which catapulted the band to international fame. Although "Any Colour" did not achieve the same commercial success, it remains a beloved song among fans. About "Any Colour" the songwriter Nick Van Eede said: "That is the song where things clicked for us. Everything that took five days previously would take about ten minutes. Kevin, our founding member with me, who is sadly no longer with us, flew in from Halifax, Nova Scotia to be with Terry Brown in his studio in Toronto. Terry, the Rush producer, was already my mate. The session really worked. Nick had this beautiful guitar part and said that is all he had, and I came up with another part. We wrote it in twenty minutes, and it became our first demo. We really didn’t change much of it when we recorded it properly, later. The song is about people who click. Kevin had no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cutting Crew
Cutting Crew is an English rock band formed in London in 1985. They are best known for their debut studio album ''Broadcast'' (1986) and their UK Top 40 hit singles, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and " I've Been in Love Before". History 1985–1986: Formation While still in his teens, Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede) recorded a few UK solo singles in the late 1970s. Later, he was in the band the Drivers, which found success in Canada, particularly with their 1982 single "Tears on Your Anorak". While touring Canada, the Drivers had a support band called Fast Forward, whose line-up included guitarist Kevin MacMichael. Van Eede was so impressed with MacMichael's guitar playing that he asked him to form a new band with him. The Drivers broke up in 1984, but MacMichael continued to tour with Fast Forward. In 1985, MacMichael survived an accident when his tour bus drove off the side of a mountain, and he relocated to London, England to join forces with Van Eede. Initially, the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast (Cutting Crew Album)
''Broadcast'' is the debut studio album by the English rock band Cutting Crew. It was first released in the United Kingdom in November 1986, and was later released more widely, including in the United States, Canada and Japan in March 1987 with different packaging and four remixed tracks ("Any Colour", "One for the Mockingbird", "I've Been in Love Before" and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"), all of which were released as singles. It was the first album to be released in the US by Virgin Records' new American imprint, Virgin Records America. ''Broadcast'' was re-released by Cherry Red Records on 24 May 2010, with bonus tracks including for the first time on CD "For the Longest Time", the B-side of "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Critical reception "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, and later on, "I've Been in Love Before" and "One for the Mockingbird" became top 10 and top 40 hits respectively across variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Van Eede
Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede; 14 June 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, " (I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw international success including a top 10 placing on the UK Singles Chart. Career 1978–1981 While working as a hospital orderly in the late 1970s, Van Eede was discovered playing by ex-member of the Animals, Chas Chandler, who sent him on a tour of Poland aged 18 as support for Slade. His career continued with tours supporting headliners such as David Essex, Hot Chocolate and Alan Price. During that time, Van Eede released five solo singles on Barn Records between 1978 and 1980, but none of them charted on the UK Singles Chart. The first three were "Rock 'n' Roll Fool" b/w "Ounce of Sense", "All or Nothing" b/w "Hold on to Your Heart" and "I Only Want to Be Number One" b/w "Dicing". The Drivers (1981–1984) Van Eede formed the Driv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin MacMichael
Kevin Scott Macmichael (7 November 1951 – 31 December 2002) was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for being a member of the 1980s UK-based pop-rock band, Cutting Crew, who had a number-one hit in 1986 with "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Cutting Crew was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1988. Early life Macmichael was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Career Early years Kevin got his first guitar in 1963, as did his friend Sandy Bryson. They were Beatles fans from the very beginning, learned to play many of their early songs, and went to see '' A Hard Day's Night'' in Halifax. MacMichael and Bryson started a band called The FourToGo in Dartmouth in 1964 with drummer Darrell Lysens and lead guitarist Al Arsenault, managed by Larry Manette. MacMichael then played with Bedford Row and Yellow Bus, later playing with the Nova Scotia band Chalice before joining the band Spice in 1978. Cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One For The Mockingbird
"One for the Mockingbird" (also titled "One for the Mocking-Bird" in some editions) is a song by the British new wave band Cutting Crew. It was released in 1987 as the third single from their first studio album, ''Broadcast''. The song was written by the band's lead vocalist, Nick Van Eede Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede; 14 June 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, " (I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw int .... "One for the Mockingbird" is known for its catchy melody and introspective lyrics, which touch upon themes of longing, loneliness, and the search for connection. The mockingbird in the title and lyrics symbolizes a messenger or a guide, leading the singer through the emotional landscape of the song. The song was moderately successful, reaching the top 40 in several countries, including the United States, where it peaked at number 38 on the Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Between A) Rock And A Hard Place
"(Between a) Rock and a Hard Place" is a song by the British band Cutting Crew, released in 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''The Scattering''. Singer Nick Van Eede Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede; 14 June 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, " (I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw int ... stated in interviews that the lyrics of "(Between a) Rock and a Hard Place" were inspired by personal struggles and the pressures of navigating life's challenges. The song reflects the emotional intensity and resilience required to overcome difficult circumstances. Charts References External links * * * https://lyrics.lyricfind.com/lyrics/cutting-crew-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place 1989 songs Cutting Crew songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub ... [...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] |
1986 Songs
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
