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Falling Into Place (Candy Butchers Album)
''Falling into Place'' is a studio album by Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers released in 1999. Track listing (All songs written by Mike Viola.) # "Falling Into Place" - 2:58 # "Killing Floor" - 4:05 # "All I Have" - 2:17 # "Too Much Going On" - 3:36 # "Let It Ride" - 2:49 # "Give Me Some Time" - 4:01 # "Hills Of L.A." - 3:07 # "I Don't Know Anything" - 2:37 # "Can't We Do Anything Right" - 2:28 # "Stop When It Hurts" - 2:56 # "Doing It The Wrong Way" - 2:26 # "Break Your Heart" - 3:28 # "Fall Back Down" - 2:55 # "Once I Was" - 5:10 Personnel *Danny Bennett: producer *Dae Bennett: producer *Mike Viola: vocals, guitars, producer * Pete Donnelly: bass, vocals *Mike Levesque: drums *Dan Levine: trombone (on "Once I Was") *Larry Etkin: trumpet (on "Once I Was") *Jim O'Connor: trumpet (on "Once I Was") *Garth Hudson Eric Garth Hudson (August 2, 1937 – January 21, 2025) was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Viola And The Candy Butchers
Michael Anthony Viola (born September 26, 1966) is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtracks for movies such as ''That Thing You Do!'', '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', and ''Get Him to the Greek''. As a teenager in the early 1980s, Viola played Boston-area clubs with his band, the Bottom Line, and was billed as "Boston's youngest musical talent." His parents, Charlene and Larry Viola, bought his equipment and allowed their basement to be turned into a rehearsal room. Viola got his major professional start in the mid-1990s as the musical architect for New York–based band Candy Butchers, releasing three critically acclaimed albums with RPM/Sony Records before focusing on music production. Soundtrack work Viola, along with friend Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, co-produced the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the Beat (music), beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with Pop music, pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less Authenticity in art#Authenticity of performance, authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Records
Sony Records was a record label founded by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1963. It was not affiliated with Sony Group Corporation. Ike Turner produced singles by members of the Kings of Rhythm and the Ikettes on Sony Records. Records on the label were distributed by CIRCA distributing firm. CIRCA (Consolidated International Record Company of America) was formed in 1962 to operate as a releasing company for independent labels by working with various distributors around the US. History Sony Records was established in March 1968 as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and the American media conglomerate CBS Inc., under the name CBS/Sony Records. This partnership was groundbreaking, marking the first joint venture between a Japanese and a foreign company after Japan’s capital deregulation policy. Based in Tokyo, the label’s original mission was to distribute CBS’s music catalog in Japan, bringing Western artists to Japanese audiences and bridging cultural gaps throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM Records (United States)
RPM Records was an American Los Angeles–based record label launched in 1950. This is not the same RPM used by Tony Bennett, nor is it related to labels in the UK and South Africa. RPM was a subsidiary of Modern Records and part of the Bihari Brothers record empire. Ike Turner, who was a talent scout for the Bihari Brothers, arranged for many blues musicians such as Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, and Roscoe Gordon to record for the Biharis. King released many successful singles on the RPM label. Paul Anka released his first single on RPM in 1956. In 1957, the Bihari Brothers announced that they were halting all album releases on both Modern and RPM, and that their released and scheduled albums for Modern and RPM would be issued on their Crown Records label. The catalogs and master tapes were sold to Ace Records (UK) in the 1990s. Selected discography See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Get Serious (Candy Butchers Album)
''Let's Get Serious'' is an EP by Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers released in 1999 in anticipation of the Candy Butchers's then-upcoming album '' Falling into Place''. It was rated three stars by AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus .... Track listing # "Killing Floor" – 4:04 # "Falling into Place" – 2:59 # "Cherubino" – 3:28 # "What Will You Do with Your Hands" – 3:41 # "I Want You to Come Home" – 3:02 # "Happy Birthday Risbee" – 2:32 References 1999 EPs Mike Viola albums {{ep-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Get Christmas
''Let's Get Christmas'' is an EP by Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers. It was released in 1999 on Sony Records as a throw-away bonus to the Candy Butchers then recently released album Falling into Place. It includes two covers: an acoustic version of the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" (recorded live at The Kitchen on November 1, 1999), and a rocked up version of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album, ''Merry Christmas'' (1994). She wrote and produced the song with Walter Afanasieff. It was released a ...." Track listing # "Give Me a Second Chance for Christmas" – 3:17 # "I Want It That Way" (Live) – 3:52 # "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – 3:49 # "Christmas in Venice" – 1:57 # "Doin' It the Reggae Way" (Bonus track) – 4:27 References 1999 EPs Mike Viola albums 1999 Christmas albums Christmas albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Viola
Michael Anthony Viola (born September 26, 1966) is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music has been featured on soundtracks for movies such as ''That Thing You Do!'', ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', and ''Get Him to the Greek''. As a teenager in the early 1980s, Viola played Boston-area clubs with his band, the Bottom Line, and was billed as "Boston's youngest musical talent." His parents, Charlene and Larry Viola, bought his equipment and allowed their basement to be turned into a rehearsal room. Viola got his major professional start in the mid-1990s as the musical architect for New York–based band Candy Butchers, releasing three critically acclaimed albums with RPM/Sony Records before focusing on music production. Soundtrack work Viola, along with friend Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, co-produced the That Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Donnelly (musician)
Pete Donnelly (born October 11, 1972) is an American bass player, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Figgs. Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Donnelly is based in Philadelphia. In November 2007 Donnelly began playing with keyboardist Terry Adams, a founder of NRBQ, in the Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet. Adams rechristened the band NRBQ in March 2011. Donnelly played in the group until September 2012. Donnelly has also worked with Soul Asylum, Tommy Stinson Thomas Eugene Stinson (born October 6, 1966) is an American rock musician. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for The Replacements, one of the definitive American alternative rock groups. After their breakup in 1991, Stins ..., Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers and others. In 2015, Grammy Winning artist Shelby Lynne released her album, ''I Can't Imagine'', the title track was co-written by Donnelly. Donnelly released his first solo album ''Another Day On You'' in 1999, reissued in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garth Hudson
Eric Garth Hudson (August 2, 1937 – January 21, 2025) was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band. He was a principal architect of the group's sound and was described as "the most brilliant organist in the rock world" by ''Keyboard (magazine), Keyboard'' magazine. In 1994, Hudson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band. Prior to his death in 2025, he was The Band's last surviving original member. A master of the Lowrey organ, Hudson's other primary instruments were piano, accordion, keyboard instrument, electronic keyboards, and saxophones (soprano saxophone, soprano, alto saxophone, alto, tenor saxophone, tenor, baritone saxophone, baritone, bass saxophone, bass). He was a much-in-demand and respected session musician, performing with dozens of artists; Elton John has cited him as an early influence. Biography Early life Hudson was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Albums
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
