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Looking Up (Michelle Gayle Album)
''Looking Up'' is a compilation album by British R&B singer Michelle Gayle, released in 2000. Track listing #"Looking Up" – 4.33 from ''Michelle Gayle Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and writer. Gayle had success as a Contemporary R&B, soul and R&B singer in the 1990s, having achieved seven top 40 single (music), singles in the UK Singles ...'' #"Girlfriend" – 4.10 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #" Sweetness (Radio Edit)" – 3.38 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #"Fly Away" – 3.41 from '' Sensational #"Your Love" – 5.10 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #"Talk It Over" – 4.46 from ''Sensational'' #" Do You Know (Radio Edit)" – 3.36 from ''Sensational'' #"One Day" – 3.45 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #"Sensational (Radio Edit)" – 3.08 from ''Sensational'' #"Say What's on Your Mind" – 3.34 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #"Freedom" – 4.06 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #"Get Off My Back" – 4.09 from ''Michelle Gayle'' #"Personality" – 3.49 fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Gayle
Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and writer. Gayle had success as a Contemporary R&B, soul and R&B singer in the 1990s, having achieved seven top 40 single (music), singles in the UK Singles Chart. These include "Sweetness (Michelle Gayle song), Sweetness" and "Do You Know (Michelle Gayle song), Do You Know". She released two top 40 albums through RCA Records but they parted company in 1997, and although Gayle has recorded other albums, they have not been released. As an actress, Gayle is known for her work on television, in particular playing Hattie Tavernier in BBC's ''EastEnders'' from 1990 to 1993. She has also had various roles in film and theatre and played Belle (Disney), Belle in the West End musical ''Beauty and the Beast (theatrical production), Beauty and the Beast'' in 1999. She has taken part in several celebrity-based reality television shows, and, in June 2007, she became a panellist for ITV (TV network), ITV's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip hop music, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Record producer, record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, Pitch correction, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic music, Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or electronic dance music, dance-inspired beat (music), beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertelsmann Music Group
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music company was formed as RCA/Ariola International in 1985 as a joint venture to combine the music label activities of RCA's RCA Records division and Bertelsmann's Ariola Records and its associated labels which include Arista Records. It consisted of the BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher, and (since August 2004) the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music, which established the German American Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008. Acquisition In March 1998, BMG sold its video game publisher BMG Interactive to Take-Two Interactive, with Bertelsmann taking a 16 percent stake in Take-Two. BMG Interactive published the '' Grand Theft Auto'' video game series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensational (Michelle Gayle Album)
''Sensational'' is the second album by the British R&B-soul singer Michelle Gayle, released in 1997. It includes three singles which reached the UK Top 20: "Do You Know" (UK #6), "Sensational" (UK #14) and the remixed version of "Happy Just to Be with You" (UK #11), which had been released as a single in 1995. The original version of the song appeared on Gayle's self-titled debut album. Critical reception AllMusic wrote that "while Gaye is in strong voice throughout the record and the album has an alluring, classy production, the material is generally colorless, relying more on style than substance." Track listing #"Fly Away" #"Do You Know Do You Know may refer to: Music Albums * ''Do You Know'' (Michelle Williams album) an album from Michelle Williams ** "Do You Know", the album's title track * ''Do You Know'' (Jessica Simpson album), an album from Jessica Simpson ** "Do You Kno ..." #"Sensational" #"Working Overtime" #"Don't Keep Me Waiting" #"No Place Like Home" #"It' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Gayle (album)
''Michelle Gayle'' is the debut album by British R&B- soul singer Michelle Gayle, released in 1994 by RCA Records of BMG UK. The album was produced and co-written in parts by Narada Michael Walden who had previously worked with artists such as Whitney Houston. According to the sleeve notes of the single "Sweetness", the album was originally scheduled to be titled "''Walk with Pride''". The album includes Gayle's biggest hit single "Sweetness", which reached 4 on the UK Singles Chart, along with four other UK top-40 singles; "Looking Up" (No. 11), "I'll Find You" (No. 26), "Freedom" (No. 16) and "Happy Just to Be with You" (No. 11). "Happy Just to Be with You" was remixed for single release; this version features on Gayle's second album, '' Sensational''. Critical reception Emma Forrest from '' NME'' wrote, "She has an impressive range, from sharp and sassy on the upbeat numbers, to feathery and soothing on the soulful tracks. Over the 15 songs, she hits every note perfectl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweetness (Michelle Gayle Song)
"Sweetness" is a song by British R&B- soul singer, songwriter, actress and author Michelle Gayle, released on 12 September 1994 by RCA and 1st Avenue as the second single from Gayle's eponymous debut album (1994). It is her most successful hit single, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK R&B Singles Chart. It also peaked within the top 40 in New Zealand and several countries across Europe, including Denmark, where it entered the top 10 and peaked at number seven. Critical reception In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The follow-up has been a long time in coming but has been well worth the wait, belying the soap origins of the singer. Radio loves it to death, hence this high entry and I would be very surprised if this does not scrape a Top 10 placing." He added, "Its the kind of single that grows on you with each play". A reviewer from ''Music & Media'' commented, "Like tea-for-one, there's now also new jill swing for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Know (Michelle Gayle Song)
"Do You Know" is a song by British R&B-soul singer, songwriter, actress and author Michelle Gayle, released in January 1997 by RCA, BMG and 1st Avenue as the first single from the singer's second album, '' Sensational'' (1997). The song was co-written by Gayle and received positive reviews from music critics. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the UK R&B Singles Chart, making it her second highest charting single. The accompanying music video for "Do You Know" was directed by Randee St. Nicholas. Critical reception A reviewer from ''Music Week'' gave the song four out of five, adding, "Strong R&B and house remixes will boost the profile of a pop song which, though not as uplifting as previous hits, is sung stunningly well." The magazine's Alan Jones wrote, " Michelle Gayle is easily the most accomplished singer to emerge from television drama in recent years — no apologies to Robson & Jerome, or any of their ilk — and her career as a recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Gayle Albums
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