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Dedicated To The Moon
''Dedicated to the Moon'' is the debut album by Italian singer Spagna, released in 1987 the CBS Records International, CBS record label. It featured the European hits "Easy Lady" and "Call Me (Spagna song), Call Me". Overview The singer's debut album, which was recorded mostly in the spring of 1987, contains songs sung in English. The singles "Easy Lady" and "Call Me" both became top 10 hits throughout Europe between 1986 and 1987. The songs "Dance Dance Dance", "Dedicated to the Moon" and "Sarah" were also released as singles in various territories. ''Dedicated to the Moon'' sold in excess of 500,000 copies. In 2010, a remastered edition of the CD was released with 6 additional tracks. Track listing Charts Sales and certifications References External links * {{Authority control 1987 debut albums CBS Records albums Italo disco albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Spagna
Ivana Spagna (; born 16 December 1954), also known simply as Spagna, is an Italian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her worldwide hit song "Call Me (Spagna song), Call Me", released in 1987. Career Spagna started her singing career in the early 1970s when she released the first Italian version of "Mamy Blue" in 1971 under her name Ivana Spagna, then the following year, she released the single "Ari Ari". In the early 1980s, she provided human voice, vocals (with Angela Parisi) and wrote songs for the Italo disco duo Fun Fun; as well as writing songs and singing for many other dance music projects like Baby's Gang until 1986, when she embarked on a solo career. During this time, she also released two singles (in 1983 and 1985) under the alias Yvonne Kay, the first a cover of the Kiki Dee Band's "I've Got the Music in Me". Spagna's 1986 single "Easy Lady" was a success across Europe. In 1987, she released "Call Me (Spagna song), Call Me", which topped the European Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italo Disco
Italo disco (variously capitalized, and sometimes hyphenated as Italo-disco) is a music genre which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, pop, and electronic music, both domestic and foreign (hi-NRG, Euro disco) and developed into a diverse genre. The genre employs electronic drums, drum machines, synthesizers, and occasionally vocoders. It is usually sung in English, and to a lesser extent in Italian and Spanish. The origin of the genre's name is strongly tied to marketing efforts of the ZYX record label, which began licensing and marketing the music outside Italy in 1982.Folklore that ZYX boss Bernhard Mikulski coined the term ''Italo-disco'' in 1983 was long published on Wikipedia, but is unsubstantiated; to date, reliable third-party documentation has not been found to support whether ZYX label boss Mikulski himself named it, or whether ZYX was even the first to publish t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic music, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the New wave music, new wave movement of the late 1970s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Records International
CBS Records International was the international arm of the Columbia Records unit of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. ( CBS) formed in 1961 and launched in 1962. Previously, Columbia Records had licensed other record companies to manufacture and distribute Columbia recordings outside North America, such as Philips Records and its subsidiary Fontana (now part of the Universal Music Group) in Europe. Formation and history In 1960, CBS acquired its Australian distributor since 1956, the Australian Record Company, and with it its flagship label Coronet Records. American Columbia material continued to be issued on the CBS Coronet Records label in Australia. The CBS label was launched in Australia in 1963. Also in 1960, CBS began negotiations with its European distributor Philips Records with the goal of the establishment of a CBS Records label in Europe. Philips' acquisition of Mercury Records paved the way for the formation of the CBS label in 1961 with Philips distributing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Lady
"Easy Lady" is a song by Italian singer Spagna, released in 1986 as the lead single from her debut studio album, '' Dedicated to the Moon'' (1987). Although she and her brother, Theo Spagna, had already composed several songs for artists such as Boney M or Fun Fun, Spagna became known to the general public through this song. Commercial performance "Easy Lady" topped the charts in Italy and Spain. The single debuted at number 12 in Switzerland on 31 August 1986, peaking at number two in its fifth week. In France, it debuted at number 38 before peaking at number four for three non-consecutive weeks, spending 10 weeks in the top 10. That same year, the song was certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ... ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me (Spagna Song)
"Call Me" is a song by Italian singer Spagna, released in 1987 as the second single from her debut studio album, '' Dedicated to the Moon'' (1987). Unlike its predecessor, " Easy Lady", "Call Me" was also released in North America and Japan. A "U.S. remix" was done by Steve Thompson and Mike Barbiero. The single's B-side, "Girl, It's Not the End of the World", also appears on Spagna's debut album. The song became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Spain and becoming a top-10 hit in 14 other countries. The music video for the song, directed by David Hillier, was filmed in and around Nottingham, England, particularly around the Ritzy nightclub, with the nearby Belvoir Castle also appearing. Commercial performance "Call Me" reached number one in Spain while peaking at number two in Italy and the United Kingdom, as well as number three in Ireland. In France, the single debuted at number 40, before peaking at number four in its 10th week on the chart, and was certified silver by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spagna
Ivana Spagna (; born 16 December 1954), also known simply as Spagna, is an Italian singer and songwriter. She is best known for her worldwide hit song " Call Me", released in 1987. Career Spagna started her singing career in the early 1970s when she released the first Italian version of " Mamy Blue" in 1971 under her name Ivana Spagna, then the following year, she released the single "Ari Ari". In the early 1980s, she provided vocals (with Angela Parisi) and wrote songs for the Italo disco duo Fun Fun; as well as writing songs and singing for many other dance music projects like Baby's Gang until 1986, when she embarked on a solo career. During this time, she also released two singles (in 1983 and 1985) under the alias Yvonne Kay, the first a cover of the Kiki Dee Band's " I've Got the Music in Me". Spagna's 1986 single " Easy Lady" was a success across Europe. In 1987, she released " Call Me", which topped the European Hot 100 Singles chart, and reached number two in Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacturing, manufacture, distribution (marketing), distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting Artists and repertoire, talent scouting and development of new artists, artist financing and maintaining Recording contract, contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Official Finnish Charts
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is singular in both Finnish and Swedish, is used generically to refer to both the albums and the singles chart, and the context (albums or songs) reveals which chart is meant. History The first charts were published in 1951. In January 1991, the Yle radio station Radiomafia started to compile the first weekly chart in Finland called ''Radiomafian lista'', which was broadcast on the radio every Sunday. Prior to that, all singles and album charts in Finland had been either monthly or biweekly published sales charts. ''Radiomafian lista'' became the official Finnish charts in January 1994 when they began a partnership with Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat (ÄKT) (now known as Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland), the umbrella organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otava (publisher)
Otava Publishing Company Ltd (, ) is a major Finnish publisher of books. It was founded in 1890 and is now the second largest publisher in Finland. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, books for teenagers and children, multimedia and teaching materials. The number of new titles exceeds 400 a year. Otava has also been at the forefront of encyclopedia publishing in Finland with many well-known series, such as the ''Otavan Suuri Ensyklopedia'' (The Great Otava Encyclopedia). Writers whose work Otava has published over the years include Frans Emil Sillanpää, Eino Leino, Paavo Haavikko, Pentti Saarikoski and Laila Hirvisaari. The parent company Otava Group also owns the major bookstore chain, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa. The name "Otava" refers to the Big Dipper. History Otava was founded in 1890 by Hannes Gebhard and Eliel Aspelin-Haapkylä to publish Finnish national literature. became managing director in 1893 and was the main figure during the company's early years. His de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Debut Albums
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CBS Records Albums
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV. Founded in 1927, headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City and being part of the " Big Three" television networks, CBS has major production facilities and operations at the CBS Broadcast Center and the headquarters of owner Paramount at One Astor Plaza (both also in that city) and Television City and the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. It is sometimes referred to as the Eye Network, after the company's trademark symbol of an eye (which has been in use since October 20, 1951), and also the Tiffany Network, which alludes to the perceived high quality of its programming during the ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
