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Hazell Dean
Hazell Dean ( Poole; born 27 October 1952) is an English dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top-ten hits in the United Kingdom "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)", " Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" and " Who's Leaving Who". She has also worked as a songwriter and producer. Career Dean was born in Great Baddow, Essex. She started her career in the mid-1970s and came to prominence in the following decade after many years as a club performer and working on the gay scene with her brand of hi-NRG. She was elected three times the "Best Live Performer" by the "Federation of American Dance Clubs" (US), and twice a "Best British Performer" by "Club Mirror Awards" (UK).. Dean started her career signed to Decca Records releasing a few pop/soul singles from the mid to late '70s written and produced by Paul Curtis. Dean participated in the ''A Song for Europe'' contest in 1976, and took eighth place (out of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Baddow
Great Baddow is a major village and civil parish in the Chelmsford borough of Essex, England. It is close to the city of Chelmsford and, with a population of over 13,000,Great Baddow Parish Council published 2005, accessed 2011-10-13 is one of the largest villages in the country. History Great Baddow's name is believed to have been derived from the River Beadwan, now known as the River Chelmer, which marks the northern boundary of the village. ''Beadwan'' is thought to be a Celtic word of uncertain meaning, possibly ''birch stream'' or a reference to the goddess Badb. In the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)
"Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme from ''A Star Is Born''") is the theme song from the 1976 film ''A Star Is Born (1976 film), A Star Is Born''. It was composed and performed by American singer, songwriter, actress and director Barbra Streisand with lyrics by Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams, and arranged by Ian Freebairn-Smith. The song was released on the soundtrack album to ''A Star Is Born''. Background As composers, Streisand and Williams earned an Academy Award for Best Original Song, making Streisand the first woman to be so honored as a composer. She also earned a Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Streisand and Williams also won Golden Globes for Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song. The song's opening couplet, "Love, soft as an easy chair; love, fresh as the morning air", almost did not appear that way. Williams wrote the "morning air" line first, but told Streisand to "flip those two first lines, because it sings better". In 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Have To Stand Alone
''If I Have to Stand Alone'' is the debut album by American Hi-NRG and house singer Lonnie Gordon, released in 1990 on Supreme Records. It includes Gordon's breakthrough hit " Happenin' All Over Again", which was a top 10 hit in the UK and Ireland. However, the two follow-up singles, " Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" and " If I Have to Stand Alone" did not fare as well. The album was released in parts of continental Europe in late 1990, and Japan and Australia in early 1991, albeit in limited quantity, and was not released in the UK until a Cherry Pop reissue in 2009 — although it was originally planned to be released on February 4, 1991. The album was also released in South Africa in 1990. Background and production Most of the album was produced by British hitmaking team Stock Aitken Waterman or their associates Phil Harding and Ian Curnow. The album also includes Gordon's debut single for the label, "It's Not Over", which was released in September 1989. The album incorporates S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Harding (producer)
Philip James Harding (born 1957) is an English Record producer, music producer, Audio engineering, audio engineer, remixer, academic and author. Harding started in the music industry aged 16 at London's Marquee Studios in 1973, where he got to work as an assistant engineer under the guidance of top producers on albums for artists such as Elton John, Kiki Dee and Barry Blue. As Harding's career progressed, a long list of credits began to accumulate, with artists as diverse as The Clash, Killing Joke, Toyah Willcox, Amii Stewart and Matt Bianco, all taking advantage of Harding's fast-growing reputation as a top engineer. The very first band Harding worked with was Killing Joke where he was a young in-house engineer. By 1984, a newly formed production team at The Marquee – Stock Aitken Waterman – was added to the list. Harding engineered and mixed their first chart successes, Divine (performer), Divine and Hazell Dean, and their breakthrough international hit and first No. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Pains
"Love Pains" is a dance song written by Michael Price, Dan Walsh and Steve Barri. It was originally recorded by Yvonne Elliman in 1979. Both Hazell Dean and Liza Minnelli covered it and had hits in 1989 and 1990 respectively with their versions. There have also been many other cover versions of this song. Yvonne Elliman version Background "Love Pains" was a hit for Elliman in 1979, reaching number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as well as number 75 on the Hot Dance Club Play, and number 33 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Love Pains" would be Elliman's final chart single, Elliman's extended hiatus from the music business commencing soon after the release of the track's parent album ''Yvonne'' which was the last release of newly recorded music by Elliman until her 2004 EP ''Simple Needs''. In 1982, Moby Dick Records were in the process of re-releasing remixes of previous hits for their Gold Standard label when Rob Kimbel presented them with a remix of "Love Pains". The remix w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US No. 1 hit with " If I Can't Have You". The song also reached No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Her cover of Barbara Lewis's " Hello Stranger" went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and " Love Me" was No. 5; at the time she had 3 top 10 singles. After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she left music to be with her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004. Biography Early years Elliman was born and raised in the Manoa neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother was of Japanese and Chinese ancestries Wayne HaradaHonolulu Advertiser: "Reinvigorated Elliman may invest in rock future" February 17, 2002. and her father, a salesman for Best Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always (Hazell Dean Album)
''Always'' is the third album by British singer Hazell Dean, released in October 1988 by EMI Records. The album coincided with Dean's comeback and features the hit singles " Who's Leaving Who" (UK No. 4), "Maybe (We Should Call it a Day)" (UK No. 15) and " Turn It into Love" (UK No. 21). Also included are remixes of Dean's earlier singles; " They Say It's Gonna Rain" (UK No. 58, 1985), "No Fool (For Love)" (UK No. 41, 1985; original version included on her previous album '' Heart First''), and "Always Doesn't Mean Forever" (UK No. 92). The album itself reached No. 38, Dean's highest placing in the album chart. It was also released in the US in 1988 with an alternative cover. On 23 April 2012, a remastered deluxe double edition of the album with bonus tracks was released on the Cherry Pop UK label, including previously released singles that had not been included on any album; "ESP (Extra Sensual Persuasion)" (UK No. 98, 1986) and "Stand Up" (UK No. 79, 1986) – and several remixe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie (album)
''Kylie'' is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 4 July 1988 by Mushroom Records. Minogue had established herself as a child actor, child actress before signing to the record label in early 1987. The success of her debut single, "The Loco-Motion#Kylie Minogue version, Locomotion", resulted in her working with Stock Aitken Waterman, who produced the album and wrote nine of its ten tracks. Their recording sessions, commencing in October 1987 in London and Melbourne, coincided with Minogue's filming schedule for the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Musically, ''Kylie'' is a bubblegum pop and dance-pop album. It received mixed reviews from music critics who praised individual tracks but criticised Minogue's vocals and the album's formulaic production. The album has been received more positively in retrospect, with praise being towards Minogue's charm and the album's nostalgic sentimentality. It was a commercial success, peaking at number one i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fashion world as a major style icon. List of awards and nominations received by Kylie Minogue, Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards and eighteen ARIA Music Awards. Minogue is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time, with sales surpassing 80 million records worldwide. In 2024, ''Time (magazine), Time'' listed her in its annual list of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world. Born and raised in Melbourne, Minogue first achieved recognition starring as Charlene Robinson in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1986–1988). She began her music career in the late 1980s, releasing four dance-pop studio albums under Pete Waterman Entertainment, PWL. By the early 1990s, Minogue had amassed sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn It Into Love
"Turn It into Love" is a single released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was taken from her debut studio album '' Kylie'' (1988). The single was released in December 1988 in Japan only. The B-side was a new song "Made in Heaven", which also served as the B-side to both " Je ne sais pas pourquoi" and " It's No Secret" in other international territories. The song, written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), was also released by British singer Hazell Dean the same year, sparking years of speculation about which performer recorded it first. But the track's writer and producer Matt Aitken insists it was written for Minogue, and later given to Dean when it became apparent the Australian singer did not need another UK single from her debut album. Kylie performed the song (as part of medleys) during her On a Night Like This Tour and Showgirl Homecoming shows in the 2000s, as well the Mushroom Records 25th birthday concert in Melbourne, Australia in 1998. Critical rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulu Language
Zulu ( ), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu languages, Southern Bantu language of the Nguni languages, Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa. Nguni dialects are regional or social varieties of the Nguni language, distinguished by vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and other linguistic features. So, Zulu is one of the Nguni dialects which is spoken by the Zulu people, with about 13.56 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The word "KwaZulu-Natal" translates into English as "Home of the Zulu Nation is Natal". Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of its population. It became one of languages of South Africa, South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994. According to Ethnologue, it is the second-most widely spoken of the Bantu languages, after Swahili language, Swahili. Like many other Bantu languages, it is written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Say It's Gonna Rain
"They Say It's Gonna Rain" is a song co-written (with George Sanders) and sung by British female artist Kerry Delius. She released the song as a single in 1984 and while it failed to chart, it became an underground club hit. The song achieved a bigger popularity when it was covered by Hazell Dean the following year. A Zulu chant is featured in the intro which is repeated throughout the song. Hazell Dean version British Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean covered the song and released it as a single in September 1985. Having scored two top 10 singles in 1984 with an independent dance label, Dean was offered to sign major label EMI Records in 1985, and this single marked her first release with them. Dean's version was produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman, with whom Dean had recorded most of her debut album. She changed some parts of the lyrics, most notably, she substituted the line on the chorus "though you can break my heart" with "they say it's gonna rain"; the title of the song not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
