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Chelsea Girl (other)
Chelsea girl may refer to: * ''Chelsea Girl'' (album), a 1967 record by Nico ** Chelsea Girls (song), the title track from the Nico album * '' Chelsea Girls'', a 1966 film, by Andy Warhol featuring Nico * "Chelsea Girl", a song from the Simple Minds album ''Life in a Day'' * "Chelsea Girl", a song from the Ride EP '' Ride'' * Chelsea Girl, a young women's clothing shop; which in 1991 merged with its sister operation Concept Man, now known as River Island River Island (stylised as RiverIsland and abbreviated as RI) is a London-based, multi-channel fashion brand, founded in 1948 by Bernard Lewis (entrepreneur), Bernard Lewis. The retailer has a presence in over 125 of worldwide markets, in stores .... See also * Chelsea F.C. Women {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Girl (album)
''Chelsea Girl'' is the debut solo album and second studio album by German singer Nico. It was released in October 1967 by Verve Records and was recorded following Nico's collaboration with the Velvet Underground on their 1967 debut studio album. ''Chelsea Girl'' was produced by Tom Wilson, who added string and flute arrangements against the wishes of Nico. The title is a reference to Andy Warhol's 1966 film '' Chelsea Girls'', in which Nico starred. Much of the album features instrumental work and songwriting credits from Velvet Underground members Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and John Cale. The song " I'll Keep It with Mine" was written by Bob Dylan, while three songs are by Jackson Browne, who contributes guitar. Background After collaborating as a singer with the Velvet Underground on their debut '' The Velvet Underground & Nico'' (recorded in 1966 and released in March of the following year), Warhol superstar Nico toured with the band in Andy Warhol's Exploding Plas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Girls (song)
"Chelsea Girls" is the title track of Nico's 1967 debut album, '' Chelsea Girl''. The song was written by Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison of the Velvet Underground, whom Nico had collaborated with for their debut album the previous year. The title of the song and the album itself is a reference to the 1966 film of the same name by Andy Warhol, which Nico starred in herself. The film was an experimental reality movie that focused on the various residents of the Hotel Chelsea during Warhol's Factory days. Many of them were Bohemian artists, drop outs, and drug addicts, which is also described in the lyrics of the song, and also referred to are turning tricks, heroin, S&M, amphetamine and silver foil. Running at just under seven and a half minutes long, "Chelsea Girls" is similar in style to a ballad, telling the stories of various residents at the hotel. It features guitar work from both Reed and Morrison, who wrote the song together, as well as a flute and string section, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea Girls
''Chelsea Girls'' is a 1966 American experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey. The film was Warhol's first major commercial success after a long line of avant-garde art films (both feature-length and short). It was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and other locations in New York City, and follows the lives of several of the young women living there; it stars many of Warhol's "superstars". The film is presented in a split screen, accompanied by alternating soundtracks attached to each scene and an alternation between black-and-white and color photography. The original cut runs at just over three hours long. In 2024, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Cast The cast of the film is largely made up of persons playing themselves, and are credited as follows: * Brigid Berlin as Herself / The Duchess * Nico as He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In A Day (album)
''Life in a Day'' is the debut album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in April 1979 by record label Zoom Records (Scotland), Zoom. It reached number 30 in the UK Albums Chart. The title track and "Chelsea Girl" were issued as singles. Background Most of the songs on the album was written and demoed in 1978 and were part of Simple Minds live set that year. The song "Wasteland" had been written for the bands earlier incarnation as Johnny and the Selfabusers in 1977. "No Cure" was a reworking of an earlier song called "The Cocteau Twins". "Destiny" was a reworking of a song called "Sweet Things" that would open Simple Minds live shows in 1978. The Lou Reed and Nico influenced "Chelsea Girl" was written in March 1978 and appeared on Simple Minds first demo tape along with "Pleasantly Disturbed", "The Cocteau Twins" and three other songs. "Someone", written in the latter half of 1978, were representative of the band's live sound at the time and was chosen as the opening tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride (EP)
''Ride'' is the first EP by British rock band Ride and their debut, released in January 1990. It was in the UK singles charts for four weeks and was the first Creation Records label release to enter U.K. Top 75. “Ride” EP was combined with its follow-up ''Play'' to form the '' Smile'' mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. Two years later, in November, 1992, ''Smile'' was released in the UK, too, after both EPs had gone out of print. In November 2022, all four songs from “Ride” EP were made available on ‘‘4EPs’’, a compilation of Ride’s first four EPs made available together for the first time and packaged as one gatefold album on white vinyl and in CD format. It charted at number 78 on the 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 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Island
River Island (stylised as RiverIsland and abbreviated as RI) is a London-based, multi-channel fashion brand, founded in 1948 by Bernard Lewis (entrepreneur), Bernard Lewis. The retailer has a presence in over 125 of worldwide markets, in stores and online. Best known for its trend focused womenswear offering, River Island also has menswear, kidswear and pet collections. River Island's collections are entirely designed in-house at the brand's West London head office, and it was one of the first vertical fashion retailers in the UK. In the 1960s, it became an influential name in the womenswear fashion scene, under its previous name: Chelsea Girl. Today, River Island is considered a key player on the UK high street, with 250 stores across the country, including flagship locations in London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, plus a significant online presence. In recent years, the business has expanded internationally, and continued to grow its online offer. River Island is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
