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Real Love (Skyy Song)
"Real Love" is a song by R&B band Skyy, released in late 1989 from their '' Start of a Romance'' album. It spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart in 1990, and was the second consecutive R&B chart-topper off the album. "Real Love" also charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number forty-seven. See also * R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA) References 1990 singles Skyy (band) songs 1989 songs {{1990s-R&B-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyy (band)
Skyy (also known as New York Skyy) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B/Funk music, funk/disco band based in New York City. They are perhaps best known for their 1981 hit, "Call Me (Skyy song), Call Me", as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance (song), Start of a Romance" and "Real Love (Skyy song), Real Love". Career Skyy was formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1977. The original line-up consisted of sisters Denise, Delores and Bonny Dunning as vocalists, with guitarists Solomon Roberts and Anibal Anthony Sierra, keyboardist Larry Greenberg, bassist Gerald Lebon and drummer Tommy McConnell. In 1978 the band was signed to Salsoul Records, releasing their debut album the following year. After several albums that yielded moderate hits on the R&B charts, the group crossed over to the US pop charts with the release of the ''Skyy Line'' album in late 1981. Featured on this album was the single "Call Me (Skyy song), Call Me" which reached number 26 on the ''Billboard'' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Start Of A Romance (album)
''Start of a Romance'' is the ninth album by the New York City, New York-based R&B/Soul music, soul band Skyy (band), Skyy. After a three-year hiatus from the charts, the group appeared to have already passed their peak. However, this album became a major comeback success for the group, featuring two number-one R&B chart, R&B singles, the title track ("Start of a Romance (song), Start of a Romance") and "Real Love (Skyy song), Real Love". "Real Love" also returned Skyy to the Billboard Hot 100, pop charts, where it became a top-50 hit. An additional single, released between the two above mentioned tunes, "Love All the Way", was also a top-50 R&B hit. The album itself peaked at No. 16 on the R&B albums chart, Skyy's highest placement in this domain since their most successful album, ''Skyy Line'' topped the chart in 1982. It peaked at No. 155 on the Billboard 200, pop albums chart. Track listing References {{Authority control 1989 albums Skyy (band) albums Atlantic Recor ... [...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, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Record producer, record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic music, Electronic influences 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, pop culture and pop music. Precursors According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] in ways that haven't been equaled since" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recordings in January 1948, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. In 2004, Atlantic and its sister label Elektra were merged into the Atlantic Records Group. Craig Kallman is the chairman of Atlantic. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Start Of A Romance (song)
"Start of a Romance" is a 1989 single by Skyy and the title track of their 1989 album. The single was their first to place on the Hot Black Singles chart in almost two years. "Start of a Romance" peaked at number one on the Black Singles for two weeks, their first number one since 1982. Although the single did not chart on the Hot 100, it peaked at number forty-one on the dance charts. It was the first of two number one hits from the '' Start of a Romance'' album. References 1989 singles Skyy (band) songs 1989 songs {{1980s-R&B-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R&B Number-one Hits Of 1990 (USA)
''Billboard'' published a weekly chart in 1990 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in African American–oriented genres; the chart's name has changed over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since 2005. In 1990, the chart was published under the title Hot Black Singles through the issue of ''Billboard'' dated October 20 and Hot R&B Singles thereafter, and 36 different singles reached number one. Among the acts who topped the chart for the first time was Mariah Carey, who reached number one in August with "Vision of Love", her first chart entry, and returned to the peak position in November with "Love Takes Time"; both also topped ''Billboard''s pop chart, the Hot 100. Carey would go on to become one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with reported worldwide career sales of over 200 million by 2013, and set a new record for the most number ones on the Hot 100 by a solo artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Singles
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyy (band) Songs
SKYY vodka is an American vodka spirit produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly SKYY Spirits LLC. SKYY Vodka is 40% alcohol by volume, ABV or 80 alcoholic proof, proof, except in Australia and New Zealand where it is 37.5% ABV / 75 Proof and in South Africa where it is 43% ABV / 86 Proof. Its creator, Maurice Kanbar, claims the vodka is nearly Congener (alcohol), congener-free due to its distillation process. That is why the popular company slogan is "Vodka so filtered - we even took the Russia out of it". The bottle is a cobalt blue with a clear, adhesive label. In 2008, SKYY expanded the SKYY Vodka line with seventeen new flavors, referred to as SKYY Infusions. These SKYY Infusions are made with fruit. Brand ownership history SKYY vodka was originally sold by SKYY Spirits LLC, established in 1992 by Maurice Kanbar. In 2009 SKYY Spirits LLC was acquired by Campari Group, and in 2012 was renamed Campari America. It is now a wholly ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
