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Being Somebody
''Being Somebody'' is the second studio album by English-Irish pop vocal group Liberty X. It was released on 3 November 2003 via V2 Records. The album was released a year-and-a-half after their debut release, ''Thinking It Over (album), Thinking It Over''. The album peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart, selling around 75,000 copies in its first week of release. Background The band returned to the studio shortly after the release of their debut effort, ''Thinking It Over (album), Thinking It Over'', and began by recording a collaboration with producer Richard X – a mash-up of classic tracks "Being Boiled" and "Ain't Nobody", entitled "Being Nobody". As well as being released to promote the band's new album, it also served as the lead single from ''Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1''. For their second studio effort, the band teamed up with producers Lucas Secon and Mike Peden, as well as allowing band member Tony Lundon to produce three tracks, one of which he solely w ...
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Liberty X
Liberty X (originally called Liberty) are a British girl group consisting of Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young. The group's best-known line-up also included Tony Lundon and Kevin Simm. The group was formed by the five finalists of the 2001 ITV (TV network), ITV talent show ''Popstars (British TV series), Popstars'' who failed to make it into the winning group Hear'Say. The group released their debut album, ''Thinking It Over (album), Thinking It Over'', on 27 May 2002 which featured their biggest single "Just a Little (Liberty X song), Just a Little", which gave them international success. They released their second studio album ''Being Somebody'' a year later on 3 November 2003, although not matching the success of their debut. Following disappointing sales, the group were dropped and later signed with Virgin Records, Virgin, released a final studio album ''X (Liberty X album), X'' on 10 October 2005 and disbanded in 2007. Liberty X went on to achieve ten consecuti ...
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Ronnie Wilson
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. History Early years The band formed in Tulsa in 1967, based around the three Wilson brothers, but often included other musicians as well. The name "Greenwood, Archer, and Pine Band" originally started as a joke, reflecting the band's origins, and was shortened to GAP Band later. The band received its first big break by being the back up band for fellow Oklahoman Leon Russell's ''Stop All That Jazz'' album released in 1974. Early on, the group took on a funk sound typical of the early 1970s. This style failed to catch on, and their first two LP's, 1974's '' Magicians Holiday'' which was recorded at Leon Russell's historic The Church Studio ...
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Kool & The Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (musician), Ronald Bell (also known as "Khalis Bayyan"), Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Charles Smith, George Brown, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, Rock music, rock, and Pop music, pop music. The group changed their name several times. Settling on Kool & the Gang, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album ''Kool and the Gang (album), Kool and the Gang'' in 1969. The band's first mainstream success came with the release of their fourth album ''Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album), Wild and Peaceful'' (1973); it contained the US top ...
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Fresh (Kool & The Gang Song)
"Fresh" is a song by the American group Kool & the Gang. Released as a single in 1984 from the album ''Emergency'', the song peaked at #9 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart, and #11 on the UK chart. It also reached number one on both the U.S. R&B chart and U.S. Dance chart. Music video The action in the music video references the fairy tale Cinderella with the band performing the song at the ball. The two overweight women, the Ugly Sisters, are seen eating sandwiches, and a girl, Cinderella, cleaning the floor. Then suddenly Marilyn-lookalike Fairy appears and saves the day. Track listings ;12" maxi (De-Lite 881 564-1) #"Fresh" - 4:22 #"Home Is Where the Heart Is" - 3:51 #"Take My Heart" - 4:01 ;12" maxi (De-Lite 311122) #"Fresh" - 4:20 #"Rollin'" - 3:11 #"You Can Do It" - 4:08 ;7" single (De-Lite 881 564-7) #"Fresh" - 3:20 #"Home Is Where the Heart Is" - 3:51 Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Beat System version In 1996, Beat System rele ...
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Just A Little (Liberty X Song)
"Just a Little" is a song by English-Irish pop group Liberty X. Written by singer Michelle Escoffery and produced by the BigPockets, it was released on 13 May 2002 as the third single from the group's debut studio album, ''Thinking It Over (album), Thinking It Over''. The song proved to be Liberty X's breakthrough to mainstream and critical success, in the process overtaking fellow ''Popstars (British TV series), Popstars'' alumni Hear'Say in terms of success. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand. The music video features the group as a gang of professional burglars (with two of its members, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young, wearing tight catsuits and bodysuits in popular media, black latex catsuits) who steal a diamond from an atrium at the Worshipful Company of Vintners, Vintners' Hall in London. Chart performance Following its release on 13 May 2002, the song debuted at number one on ...
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Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen ( ...
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Ain't Nobody
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, by Warner Bros., as one of four studio tracks included on their live album, ''Stompin' at the Savoy'' (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart and number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, "Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It has become one of Khan's signature songs. Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer; however, John "JR" Robinson, the band's drummer, played real drums for the recording session. The band held a democratic vote, and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single. Wolinski threatened to ...
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Being Boiled
"Being Boiled" is a song by the British synth-pop band the Human League. Composed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh with lyrics by Philip Oakey, it is regarded as a seminal work in early synth-pop. "Being Boiled" was one of the first mainstream British singles to use entirely electronic instruments and is strikingly different from and darker than the group's more well known songs. "Being Boiled" was released as the Human League's debut single in 1978. It has been re-issued several times since then, becoming a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1982 and in West Germany four years later. Background and composition The song was influenced by Kraftwerk, German krautrock such as Can and Neu!, American funk bands Funkadelic and Parliament and the attitudes of punk placed in a different context. It has a strong bassline, compared to Bootsy Collins. The lyrics, described as "bizarre" and "confused", combine a protest against silk farming with vague mention of Eastern religion - ...
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UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ...
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Everybody Cries
"Everybody Cries" is the third and final single to be released from English-Irish pop-group Liberty X's second studio album, ''Being Somebody''. The single was released on 12 January 2004, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 24 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single only spent a further two weeks on the British chart before falling out of the top 40 completely. It was the band's last single with V2 Records, after being dropped by label boss Richard Branson. Background In its second week on the chart, the single fell to No. 26, before falling even further the following week, to No. 39. Whilst discussing the single during the ITV2 documentary ''The Big Reunion'', band member Kelli Young revealed that the band were worried that releasing "Everybody Cries" as a single would be a risk, and she was not sure whether the fans "would get it", as the song was a power ballad. She stated that the risk was uncalculated as the band "had never really released along that line ...
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Jumpin' (Liberty X Song)
"Jumpin'" is a song by English-Irish pop group Liberty X. It was released in the United Kingdom via CD and DVD on 20 October 2003 as the second single from their second studio album, ''Being Somebody'' (2003). The song was co-written by singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas, Charlie Russell and Mike Peden. It was showcased during Liberty X's sold-out arena tour in early 2003, quickly becoming a fan favourite. The song debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted at number 16 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 78 on the Australian Singles Chart, number 55 on the Dutch Singles Chart, and number 56 on the French Singles Chart. "Jumpin'" was included as one of the songs on the video game '' EyeToy: Groove'' (2003). Background "Jumpin'" was one of the first songs to be recorded by Liberty X following the release of their debut studio album, '' Thinking It Over''. The single was highly popular amongst fan circles and DJs alike, with a number of remixes appear ...
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Being Nobody
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, by Warner Bros., as one of four studio tracks included on their live album, ''Stompin' at the Savoy'' (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart and number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, "Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It has become one of Khan's signature songs. Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer; however, John "JR" Robinson, the band's drummer, played real drums for the recording session. The band held a democratic vote, and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single. Wolinski threatened to ...
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