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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] |
If I Have To Stand Alone (song)
"If I Have to Stand Alone" is a song by American Hi-NRG and house singer Lonnie Gordon, released in November 1990 as the fourth and last single from her debut album by the same name (1990). Like the other tracks, it was written and produced by English songwriting and record producing trio Stock Aitken & Waterman, and a black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single. In spite of good critical reception, "If I Have to Stand Alone" did not manage to become a hit, remaining at the bottom of the charts in the countries where it was released. Critical reception A reviewer from ''Music & Media'' commented, "Clearly inspired by 70s disco and bearing the trademark SAW production imprint. A nice little tune with loads of violins and a stampeding drum computer." Nick Robinson from ''Music Week'' wrote, "Written, arranged and produced by SAW, this sticks to a winning formula. The Supremes-meets-Gloria Gaynor vocals are coaxed along by that familiar chugging rhythm and vibrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonnie Gordon
Lonnie Gordon (born November 8, 1965, Philadelphia) is an American female dance, pop and R&B singer and songwriter. She scored several chart hits during the 1990s, most notably for her 1990 UK top 10 single " Happenin' All Over Again". Early life and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gordon moved to the Bronx at an early age. In the early 1980s, she started performing around the Harlem area in clubs as the lead singer of a band called Nythjar. After meeting her husband, she relocated to England in the late 1980s, and retired from the music scene to take care of her daughter Rikki. Gordon resumed her singing career in 1988 singing lead vocals for club-oriented acts such as Offshore, Deja Vu and most notably, House ensemble Quartzlock, releasing the singles "No Regrets", "Love Eviction" and "You Make Loving Fun". In 1989, she contributed lead vocals to Simon Harris' cover of the On the House song "(I've Got Your) Pleasure Control", which became her first charting si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italo House
Italo house (often simply referred to as "Italian" or "Italian house" in the UK) is a form of house music originating in Italy. Typically popular in Italy, Britain, and United States since the late 1980s, it fuses house music and Italo disco. The genre's main musical characteristic is its use of predominantly electronic piano chords in a more lyrical form than classic Chicago house records. The best known example is Black Box's " Ride on Time", but the genre became very popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s for the uplifting and anthemic tunes against the background of indie-dance. History "Italo-house" as it became known in the early 1990s was a happy, euphoric sound; pioneered essentially by the production stable of Gianfranco Bortolotti, whose alter egos included Cappella, R.A.F., East Side Beat, and the 49ers. Records produced in Italy dominated the UK dance charts of 1990/91 with tunes including Asha's "JJ Tribute" (lead vocals by Joyce Chung), DJ H's "Think Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Young (artist)
Russell Young (born 13 March 1959) is a British-American artist best known for large silkscreen paintings using imagery drawn from recent history and popular culture. Young's artistic output includes painting, screen printing, sculpture, installations and film. Life Young studied photography, film and graphic design at the University of Chester and later attended Exeter College of Art and Design. He moved to London and gained recognition photographing the early live club shows in the late 1970s of Bauhaus, R.E.M. and the Smiths, and with editorial work for magazines including ''BLITZ'', which featured on several front covers. During this period he shot portraits of Morrissey, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, New Order (band), New Order, Diana Ross, and Paul Newman. In 1986, he shot the Faith (George Michael album), ‘Faith’ sleeve for George Michael. In the following ten years he directed many music videos, working with artists ranging from the Brand New Heavies to Earth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Stockley
Miriam Arlene Stockley (born 15 April 1962) is a South African singer. She was born in Johannesburg, and her work is influenced by the Music of Africa, African music of her home country. Her distinctive ''vocal warm up#Vocalise, vocalise'' style gained international acclaim when Karl Jenkins launched the ''Adiemus (albums), Adiemus'' project with ''Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary'', with Stockley as the lead singer. In 1992 she performed as a backing vocalist at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, which was broadcast live from the Wembley Stadium (1923), Old Wembley Stadium in London. Early life At the age of eleven, Stockley and her older sister Avril formed the Stockley Sisters group and had a hit with a cover of Shocking Blue's "Venus" in 1976 on the South African Top 30, ten years before Bananarama's version. Later in her life, she moved to the United Kingdom, settling in London to further pursue her musical career. There she contributed vocals to several albums and TV commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Stock (musician)
Michael Stock (born 3 December 1951) is an English songwriter, record producer, musician, and member of the songwriting and production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. He has been responsible for over a hundred top-40 hits in the UK, including 16 number ones and is recognised as one of the most successful songwriters of all time by the ''Guinness World Records''. As part of Stock Aitken Waterman in the 1980s and 90s, he holds the UK record of 11 number one records with different acts. In the UK Singles Chart he has written 54 top-ten hits including 7 number ones. Biography Stock was born in Margate, Kent, England in 1951 and grew up in Swanley, Kent. He attended White Oak primary school and Swanley comprehensive school. At Swanley school he was involved in several school variety productions. He was self-taught in playing the piano and guitar and began writing songs at the age of seven. Inspired by the Beatles, he soon became fixated with pop music and put together his first band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Day
Peter Day (born 1970) is an English Recording engineer, recording/mixing engineer, record producer, and songwriter. Since the beginning of his musical career around 1987, he has been credited on numerous hit records from a diverse list of chart-topping artists that includes Kylie Minogue, Kylie, Sybil (singer), Sybil, Bananarama, Lisa Scott-Lee, Jason Donavon, and Rick Astley. He is also known for his audio engineering with songwriting/ production trio SAW ('Stock Aitken Waterman'). This led to credits on esteemed records such as 'Band Aid II', which topped the UK singles charts for three weeks running. To date he is credited on 19 top ten hits; 8 of which reaching No. 1. Early career (1987–2001) Pete began his career at PWL (now PWE) Studios in February 1987 as a Tape Operator; where he honed his skills using Analog recording, analogue systems. This first step into the music industry saw him editing recordings from Disco in Dream, Kylie's first tour of Japan, and within three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Aitken
Matthew James Aitken (born 25 August 1956) is an English songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as part of the 1980s/early-1990s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman. Biography He began his musical career as a musician and was a member of many bands before joining Mike Stock to write and produce music for other artists. They both later teamed up with Pete Waterman, and went from small independent record labels to the major RCA Records, producing myriad hits. According to Waterman, Aitken was a noted perfectionist, particularly when it came to his guitar solos. After the partnership split up in 1991, Aitken went into a period of retirement, raising his daughters, and pursuing hobbies such as auto racing. He later returned to the music industry in 1994—partnering with Mike Stock once again and having success with acts such as Nicki French, Scooch Scooch is a British pop group, comprising performers Natalie Pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Zager
Michael Zager (born January 3, 1943) is an American record producer, composer, and arranger of original music for commercials, albums, network television, and theme music for films. He teaches music at Florida Atlantic University. Zager was a member of jazz rock band Ten Wheel Drive from 1968 to 1973. Music career Zager has produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross, Deniece Williams, Jennifer Holliday, Joe Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Herb Alpert, Olatunji, and the (Detroit) Spinners. Zager also produced for R&B artist Street Corner Symphony (1975), Marilyn Chambers (1976), Andrea True (1977), Dee Edwards (1980), Take Five (1981), and Elusion (1981). He also co-wrote the Patti Day song " Right Before My Eyes" with Alexandra Forbes. In 1978, the Michael Zager Band had a popular disco anthem with " Let's All Chant". Between 1979 and 1981, Zager composed new bridges for the Spinners' cover versions of three 1960s and 1970s hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Before My Eyes
"Right Before My Eyes" is a 1988 song by Patti Day. It was remixed in New York by Bruce Forest and became a major club hit in the US and UK. Track listing ;UK/US vinyl (Bruce Forest mixes) :A1. "Right Before My Eyes" (House Vocal) - 4:57 :B1. "Right Before My Eyes" (Extended Club Mix) - 6:11 :B2. "Right Before My Eyes" (House Groove) - 5:28 N'n'G version In 1998, UK garage duo N'n'G ( Grant Nelson and Norris Windross) released a garage cover of "Right Before My Eyes" featuring singer Kallaghan on vocals. This version peaked at No. 80 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. A remix of the song was released in 2000 and featured MC Neat, one half of the duo DJ Luck & MC Neat. This version was a hit, peaking at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. Track listing ;UK CD single (N'n'G feat. Kallaghan, 1998) # "Right Before My Eyes" (Radio Edit) - 3:53 # "Right Before My Eyes" ( Grant Nelson's Buckin' Fumpin' Vocal) - 5:5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Fun (band)
Big Fun were a British boy band that was active between 1988 and 1994. The band consisted of Phil Creswick, Mark Gillespie and Jason John (a.k.a. Jason Herbert). Their album was produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, though many tracks on the album were produced by other PWL members. Career Before they were Big Fun, Creswick and John were in another regroup of Ian Levine's boy band Seventh Avenue with Mark Long. The other member of the group at that time was Steve Crawley who provided lead vocals for the group, and sang live at nightclub appearances across the UK. Other original Big Fun members include Keith Davies from Stretford in Manchester. Their only album, '' A Pocketful of Dreams'', was released in 1990, and reached the top 10 in the UK Albums Chart. Singles released from the album include " Blame It on the Boogie", a cover version of The Jacksons' 1978 hit, " Can't Shake the Feeling", and " Handful of Promises". "I Feel the Earth Move" was intended to be their first si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Evans
Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971), known mononymous person, mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop music, pop singer from Liverpool. She had a 1989 UK number one hit with "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" and became the first female UK artist to achieve five top 20 hit singles from one album. She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, United Kingdom in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, where she finished second with the song "Better the Devil You Know (Sonia song), Better the Devil You Know". Between 1989 and 1993, she had 11 UK top 30 hits, including "Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song), Listen to Your Heart" (1989), "Counting Every Minute" (1990) and "Only Fools (Never Fall in Love)" (1991). In 1994, she starred as Sandy in a West End theatre, West End revival of the musical ''Grease (musical), Grease'', while on television she appeared as Bunty in the 1998 BBC comedy series ''The Lily Savage Show''. Career ''Everybody Knows'' and breakthrough (1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
