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Elaine Paige And Friends
''Elaine Paige and Friends'' is a duet album from Elaine Paige, released on November 1, 2010. Phil Ramone produced the album for Rhino/Warner Bros Records.Gans, Andre"Elaine Paige and Friends" CD Released Nov. 1"playbill.com, November 16, 2010 The CD debuted on the UK Album Chart at #18.News Des"Elaine Paige Tops UK Charts with New Album"broadwayworld.com, November 8, 2010 Paige toured the UK in concert promoting the recording in the beginning of 2011. The CD sold "more than 100,000 units and earned Gold certification from the BPI", as of December 20, 2010.News Des'Elaine Paige and Friends' Album Reaches Gold Status"westend.broadwayworld.com, December 20, 2010 Track listing Source:''Playbill'' and ''Allmusic''O'Brien, JoElaine Paige and Friends"allmusic.com, accessed April 1, 2011 #"Mi Morena" – with Jon Secada (sax solo by Kenny G) #"Take a Bow" – with Idina Menzel #" The Prayer" – with Barry Manilow #" Just the Way You Are" – with Paul Anka #"The Closest Thing to Crazy" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Paige
Elaine Jill Paige (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of '' Hair'' marked her West End debut. Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Evita (musical), Evita'' in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of Grizabella in ''Cats (musical), Cats'' and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory (Cats song), Memory", a song from the show. In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical ''Chess (musical), Chess'', which remains the biggest-selling re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeAnn Rimes
Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue". She has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and other musical genres. Rimes has placed over 40 singles on international charts since 1996. In addition, she has sold over 37 million records worldwide, with 20.8 million album sales in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. '' Billboard'' ranked her number 17 in terms of sales success in the 1990–2000 decade. Rimes was raised in Texas and demonstrated a unique singing ability from a young age. Through her parents' efforts, Rimes began performing in various programs, including musical theater and local music contests. Developing a local following, Rimes recorded two studio albums as a preteen. These records helped bring her to the attention of Nashville label Curb Records. She signed a contract with Curb at age 13 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make It With You
"Make It with You" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by American pop- rock group Bread, of which Gates was a member. Gates and drummer Mike Botts are the only members of the group to appear on the recording which was a No.1 hit. Release The song first appeared on Bread's 1970 album, '' On the Waters''. Released as a single that June, it was the group's first top-ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and spent the week of August 22, 1970, at No.1, their only single to do so; it also reached No.5 on the UK Singles Chart. ''Billboard'' ranked "Make It with You" as the No. 13 song of 1970, and it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies. Personnel * David Gates - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, strings * Mike Botts - drums Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Notable cover versions Many artists have recorded cover versions of "Make It with You." Among the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and two number-one albums on the ''Billboard'' 200: '' If You Love Me, Let Me Know'' (1974) and '' Have You Never Been Mellow'' (1975). Eleven of her singles (including two Platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two Platinum and four 2× Platinum) have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1978, Newton-John starred in the musical film '' Grease'', which was the highest-grossing musical film at the time and whose soundtrack remains one of the world's best-selling albums. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: " You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and " Summer Nights". Her signature solo recordings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amoureuse
"Amoureuse" is a French language composition by Véronique Sanson introduced on her 1972 album of the same name. Rendered in English the song became a hit single for Kiki Dee and – as "Emotion" – for Helen Reddy. Background and first recordings The original song title "Amoureuse" – which does not feature in its lyrics – is the French equivalent of the English adjective ''amorous'' and is also a feminine noun meaning ”woman in love",''lover''. Sanson's lyric describes the contradictory feelings of passion and fear of a woman involved in a new love affair. Sanson was inspired to write the song while driving "up the Champs-Elysées in my little Autobianchi A112" at six AM: "It was a feeling of freedom... I was constantly monitored... and I wrote this song because I knew I was going to get yelled at by my parents pon arriving home" "Amoureuse" had its first major impact out of France via a cover version for the Quebec market by France Castel ( fr) which reached #1 on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the ''Billboard'' charts. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings. Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian and Spanish music, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album '' Mathis Magic'' in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, Mathis cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences. Early life and education Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas, on September 30, 1935, the fourth of seven children of Clem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Might Be You
"It Might Be You" is a song with music written by Dave Grusin, and lyrics written by Alan & Marilyn Bergman. It was performed by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop in the 1982 film ''Tootsie'' starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983. Bishop's recording peaked at No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on May 7, 1983, and spent eight weeks in the Top 40, becoming his final Top 40 song to date. It also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart in April the same year. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Personnel * Stephen Bishop - vocals * Dave Grusin – electric piano, acoustic piano *George Doering, Paul Jackson Jr., Mitch Holder - guitar * Abraham Laboriel - bass *Ian Underwood - synthesizer * Carlos Vega - drums *Steve Foreman - percussion *Becky Porter, Billy Phedford, Marva Holcolm, Paulette Brown - backing vocals Notable cover versions * In 1995, Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Ocean
Leslie Sebastian Charles, (born 21 January 1950), better known by his stage name Billy Ocean, is a British recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s. After scoring his first four UK top 20 singles including two No. 2 hits in 1976 and 1977, seven years passed before he accumulated a series of transatlantic successes, including three US number ones. His 1985 hit " When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" reached in the UK and in the US. In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit " Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist. His 1988 hit " Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" reached in the US and in the UK. His 1986 hit " There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" also reached No. 1 in the US. In 2002, the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are Everything
"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed and originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. The Stylistics version An R&B ballad, it was the sixth track from their 1971 debut self-titled album and was released as a single in 1971 and reached number 9 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Allmusic – Charts & Awards/ref> It also climbed to number 10 in the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and reached number 24 in the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening chart. The Stylistics' record sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc The award was presented by the RIAA on January 3, 1972. It was the band's first gold disc. Group member Airrion Love only sang the opening harmony part with Russell. The actual background vocals were done by Russell, producer Thom Bell, Carl Helm, Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble, and Phil Hurtt. The rest of the Stylistics never sang on the first three albums that Thom Bell produced, as Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the British pop group Take That. Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, having written thirteen number-one singles (ten with Take That, two solo, one with the Robbie Williams song "Candy") and twenty-four top-ten hits. As a solo artist, he has had three number-one singles, six top-ten singles and three number-one albums, and has additionally had seventeen top-five hits, twelve number-one singles and eight number-one albums with Take That. Barlow has also established himself as a talent show judge and television personality. He has judged on '' The X Factor UK'' (2011–2013), '' Let It Shine'' (2017), and ''Walk the Line'' (2021). Barlow has received six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music. He has sold o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', and '' Evita''; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote ''Chess''; and with Disney on ''Aladdin, The Lion King'', the stage adaptation of '' Beauty and the Beast'', and the original Broadway musical ''Aida''. He also wrote lyrics for the Alan Menken musical '' King David'', and for DreamWorks Animation's ''The Road to El Dorado''. Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of seventeen artists to have won an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinéad O'Connor
Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'' received glowing reviews upon release and became her biggest success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, " Nothing Compares 2 U" (written by Prince), was named the number one world single in 1990 by the ''Billboard'' Music Awards. She has released ten studio albums: 1992's '' Am I Not Your Girl?'' and 1994's '' Universal Mother'' both went gold in the UK, 2000's '' Faith and Courage'' received gold status in Australia, and 2005's '' Throw Down Your Arms'' went gold in Ireland. Her work also includes songs for films, collaborations with many other artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts. Her 2021 memoir ''Rememberings'' was a best seller. Throughout her music career she has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
