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I Just Want To Be Your Everything
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" is a song recorded by Andy Gibb, initially released in April 1977 by RSO Records as the first single from his debut album ''Flowing Rivers'' (1977). The song was written by Gibb's older brother Barry, and produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson. It reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three weeks, starting on the week ending 30 July 1977, and again for the week ending 17 September 1977. It was Gibb's first single released in the United Kingdom and United States. His previous single, " Words and Music" was only released in Australia. It is ranked number 26 on ''Billboard''s 55th anniversary ''All Time Top 100''. Writing and recording "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was written by Barry Gibb in Bermuda, as well as "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" with Andy Gibb credited as co-writer on the latter. It was recorded in October 1976; the sessions were produced mainly by Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson and with Barry on this track and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Gibb
Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer and songwriter. He was the younger brother of Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, musicians who had formed the Bee Gees during the late 1950s. Andy Gibb came to prominence in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to No. 1: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (1977), and "Shadow Dancing (song), Shadow Dancing" (1978). In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series ''Solid Gold (TV series), Solid Gold''. He also performed in productions of ''The Pirates of Penzance'' and ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. Gibb would later have Substance use disorder, substance use problems and Depression (mood), depression. He died on 10 March 1988 from complications due to drug abuse, aged 30. Life and career 1958–1975: Early life and first recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albhy Galuten
Albhy Galuten (born Alan Bruce Galuten; December 27, 1947) is an American technology executive and futurist, Grammy Award-winning record producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and conductor. Career Musical career Galuten attended Berklee College of Music. Galuten's record productions include the soundtrack ''Saturday Night Fever,'' the theme song " Grease," the Eric Clapton recording of " Knockin on Heaven's Door" and albums for Jellyfish, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand ('' Guilty''), Dionne Warwick ('' Heartbreaker''), Andy Gibb, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, Samantha Sang, Diana Ross, Eric Clapton, Jesse Ed Davis, Titanic Love Affair and the Bee Gees. He also formed a production team with Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson under the name Gibb-Galuten-Richardson. Galuten also contributed playing or orchestration skills to recording artists Wishbone Ash, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Eagles (band), Eagles, Kenny Loggins, Petula Clark and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Light Up My Life (song)
"You Light Up My Life" is a Sentimental ballad, ballad written by Joseph Brooks (songwriter), Joseph Brooks, and originally recorded by Kvitka Cisyk, Kasey Cisyk for the You Light Up My Life (soundtrack), soundtrack album to the 1977 You Light Up My Life (film), film of the same title. The song was lip synced in the film by its lead actress, Didi Conn. The best-known cover version of the song is a cover version, cover by Debby Boone, the daughter of singer Pat Boone. It held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped ''Record World'' magazine's Top 100 Singles Chart for a record 13 weeks. Original film version Cisyk's original soundtrack recording was included in the film's soundtrack album. It was then later released as a single to bolster sales of the soundtrack album after Debby Boone included her version on her first solo album (also titled ''You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone album), You Light Up My L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debby Boone
Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, " You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. Boone later focused her music career on country music, resulting in the 1980 No. 1 country hit " Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again". In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her four top 10 Contemporary Christian albums as well as two more Grammys. Throughout her career, Boone has appeared in several musical theater productions and has co-authored many children's books with her husband Gabriel Ferrer. Biography Beginnings Debby Boone was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the third of four daughters born to singer-actor Pat Boone and Shirley Foley Boone, daughter of country music star Red Foley. When Boone was 14 years old, she began touring with her parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record World
''Record World'' magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ownership of Sid Parnes and Bob Austin. It ceased publication on April 10, 1982. History Growth ''Music Vendor'' published its first music chart for the week ending October 4, 1954. ''Record World'' was housed in New York City at 1700 Broadway, at 53rd Street, across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater. Its West Coast editorial offices were located in Los Angeles on Sunset and Vine. Peak ''Record World'' showed musical diversity by printing a "Non-Rock" survey, comparable to ''Billboard's'' "Easy Listening" / "Adult Contemporary" chart. This chart began in the February 4, 1967, issue, and ended on April 1, 1972, having morphed to the name "The MOR Chart" by 1971. Several titles of interest appeared on this 40-position list without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Box
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online magazine with weekly charts and occasional special print issues. In addition to the music industry, the magazine covered the amusement arcade industry, including jukebox machines and arcade games. History Print edition charts (1942–1996) ''Cashbox'' was one of several magazines that published record charts in the United States. Its most prominent competitors were ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' and ''Record World'' (known as ''Music Vendor'' prior to April 1964). Unlike ''Billboard'', ''Cashbox'' combined all currently available recordings of a song into one chart position with artist and label information shown for each version, alphabetized by label. Originally, no indication of which version was the biggest seller was given, but f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees Song)
"How Deep Is Your Love" is a ballad written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September of that year by RSO Records. It was ultimately used as part of Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film ''Saturday Night Fever''. It was a number-three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 25 December 1977 and stayed in the Top 10 for 17 weeks. It spent six weeks atop the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, adult contemporary chart. It is listed at No. 27 on ''Billboard'' All Time Top 100. Alongside "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever", it is one of the group's three tracks on the list. The song was covered by Take That for their 1996 ''Greatest Hits (Take That album), Greatest Hits'' album, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. "How Deep Is Your Love" ranked number 375 on ''Rolling Stone'' list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In a Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bee Gees
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emotions
The Emotions are an American soul/ R&B vocal group from Chicago. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into R&B and disco music. The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time. History Early career The group was originally a gospel outfit known as the Hutchinson Sunbeams who toured the gospel circuit with their father Joe Hutchinson. The Sunbeams sang on Jerry Van Dyke’s “Children’s Gospel” television show and also occasionally performed in the concert with Mahalia Jackson. They eventually became an R&B/Soul act with a popular following in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Soon being renamed as The Emotions, and now managed by Pervis Staples (formerly with the Staple Singers, another father/children gospel group), they signed with the Memphis-based Volt imprint of Stax Records in the late 1960s. Under the production of Isaac Hayes and David Porter the group issued their 1969 debut album entitled '' So I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of My Love (The Emotions Song)
"Best of My Love" is a song by American band The Emotions from their fourth studio album '' Rejoice'' (1977). Released as the album's lead single on June 9, 1977, the song topped both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and US ''Billboard'' R&B charts. It also reached the top five in the UK and Canada, the top 10 in New Zealand, and the top 20 in Australia. "Best of My Love" won a Grammy at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards (1977) for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals; The tune also won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single. Background This tune was composed by Maurice White and Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire, also produced by White and Clarence McDonald. "Best of My Love" was originally published in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 120 beats per minute. The vocals span from C4 to A5 (although in the outro of the song, one of the Emotions hits a C6). Commercial performance The single achieved huge success, remaining on top of the US '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emotions
The Emotions are an American soul/ R&B vocal group from Chicago. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into R&B and disco music. The Emotions were named by VH1 as one of the 18 most influential girl groups of all time. History Early career The group was originally a gospel outfit known as the Hutchinson Sunbeams who toured the gospel circuit with their father Joe Hutchinson. The Sunbeams sang on Jerry Van Dyke’s “Children’s Gospel” television show and also occasionally performed in the concert with Mahalia Jackson. They eventually became an R&B/Soul act with a popular following in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Soon being renamed as The Emotions, and now managed by Pervis Staples (formerly with the Staple Singers, another father/children gospel group), they signed with the Memphis-based Volt imprint of Stax Records in the late 1960s. Under the production of Isaac Hayes and David Porter the group issued their 1969 debut album entitled '' So I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
