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Rock-n-Roller
''Rock-n-Roller'' (sometimes stylised ''Rock N' Roller'') is the second album from Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on November 4, 2008. It was reissued the following year as ''Rock-n-Roller: Reloaded'' to feature an additional song, a cover of Saving Jane's "Supergirl." Three singles released from the album, including the aforementioned "Supergirl", which became McNeil's most successful single to date when it peaked at No. 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. Critical reception The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Matthew Chisling from ''AllMusic'' labelled the album "almost as good" as '' Broken & Beautiful'', explaining that in spite of ''Rock-n-Roller'' being generally "quite excellent", "the repetitiveness of some tracks limits their overall quality." The staff of '' Metro Canada'' gave a more negative review, describing the material as "sterile" and "so L.A." Ranking the album two stars out of five, the newspaper remarked that "this shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzie McNeil
Susan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter. After garnering attention as a contestant on Rock Star: INXS in 2005, McNeil began pursuing a musical career and released her debut album, '' Broken & Beautiful'', on April 10, 2007. Its second single, " Believe" was re-recorded with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in support of Canada's Own the Podium campaign, and served as the official anthem of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. McNeil performed alongside Theory of a Deadman and Andrée Watters at the halftime show during the 96th Grey Cup. Her second studio album, '' Rock-n-Roller'' (2008), spawned the successful single "Supergirl", a cover of the Saving Jane song. In 2011, McNeil signed with Canadian label 604 Records and enjoyed mainstream success with the songs "Drama Queen" and "Merry Go Round". They preceded the release of her third studio album, '' Dear Love'', which came out on August 7, 2012. In 2014, after a two-year hiatus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supergirl (Saving Jane Song)
"Supergirl" (sometimes stylized as "SuperGirl") is a song written by Marti Dodson and Mats Valentin and recorded by American rock band Saving Jane for their 2008 album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on March 25, 2008. Use in popular culture During the summer of 2008, "SuperGirl" became the theme song of two prominent athletes, racecar driver Danica Patrick and Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Nastia Liukin. Commercial performance The single entered the ''Billboard'' Pop 100, becoming the group's second entry after "Girl Next Door (2005)". On the chart dated June 21, 2008, the song debuted at number 95, becoming one of eighteen new entries that week. The track began slowly ascending the chart in June and July, entering the top 90 in its fifth week on, and eventually attaining a peak of number 85 on the chart dated August 2, 2008. It spent a total of eleven weeks in the top 100, exiting the chart at the end of August. Chart performance Suzie McNeil version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe (Suzie McNeil Song)
"Believe" is a song written by Kara DioGuardi and Marti Frederiksen and famously recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil for her debut studio album, '' Broken & Beautiful'' (2007). It was first released to digital retailers in September 2006, while "Hung Up" was serviced to radio as the official lead single. The song was re-recorded with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in support of Canada's Own the Podium campaign, and served as the official anthem of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The "Olympic Inspired" version of the song, released September 17, 2007, served as the album's second single. An alternate version is also included on McNeil's second album, ''Rock-n-Roller'' (2008). A moderate commercial success, "Believe" entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 81, and peaked at number 61. The song was more well-received critically, being highlighted as a standout track from the album by critics including AllMusic's Matthew Chisling, and is one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken & Beautiful (Suzie McNeil Album)
''Broken & Beautiful'' is the debut album from Canadian pop rock artist Suzie McNeil, released on April 10, 2007 through Curve Music. It was preceded by the release of radio hit "Hung Up" and features the popular single "Believe", which served as an official anthem for the Canadian Olympic team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Critical reception Matthew Chisling of AllMusic stated that the record was a strong effort where "...every single track individually is strong, and the best moments on the album are stronger than anything Kelly Clarkson ever recorded. With any luck, ''Broken and Beautiful'' will be a commercial success and McNeil will become the household name she deserves to be." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Broken & Beautiful'' liner notes. * Marti Frederiksen – producer, mixing, engineering ("Hung Up" and "Skin") * Brian Paturalski – mixing, engineering * PK Pandey and John Shipp – engineering ("Believe") * Dave Donnelly – mastering * Kimberlee Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Love (album)
''Dear Love'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on July 24, 2012 through 604 Records. It has spawned four singles, including the top 10 Canada AC hit "Merry Go Round" and the Faber Drive Faber Drive is a four-piece Juno Award-nominated Canadian pop punk band from Mission, British Columbia, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Dave Faber, lead guitarist Jordan Pritchett, bass guitarist Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle and drum ... duet "Love Can't Save Us Now". According to McNeil, the album "tells the story of erjourney into love ndloss," and lyrically, the songs revolve around the themes of heartbreak and recovery. Critical reception The Calgary Herald's review gave the album three stars out of five, with critic Eric Volmers explaining that "Dear Love works because it has all of the trappings of a shameless, radio-grabbing pop album. Immaculate production, airplay-friendly hooks, semi-cool ’80s cover (The Eurythmics’ Here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2008. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2008 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 albums Albums 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen N
Nielsen may refer to: Business * Nielsen Gallery, an American commercial art gallery * Nielsen Holdings, global information, data, and measurement company ** Nielsen Corporation, a marketing research firm ** Nielsen Audio, formerly Arbitron, which measures radio listenership ** Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, a service also known as BDS that tracks monitored radio, television, and internet airplay of songs ** Nielsen Media Research, the company that creates the Nielsen ratings *** Nielsen ratings, a rating system used to gauge audience measurement of television programming habits in the United States * Nielsen Norman Group, a computer user interface and user experience consulting firm Other uses * Nielsen (surname), including a list of people * Nielsen (crater), a lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum * Nielsen–Olesen vortex, a point-like object localized in two spatial dimensions or a classical solution of field theory with the same property * Nielsen fixed-po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Broadcast Data Systems (also known as BDS or Luminate BDS), is a service that tracks radio, television and internet airplay of songs. The service, which is a unit of MRC Data, is a contributing factor to North American charts published by co-owned magazine ''Billboard'', including the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100, when combined with sales and streaming data from Soundscan. BDS monitors airplay on more than 2,000 radio stations, satellite radio, and cable music channels across the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, and Mexico. Luminate distributes BDS airplay data in their suite of music data products, including Music Connect, BDSRadio, BDS RealTime, ENcore and Musictracking. From August 2006 to its final June 2009 publication, BDS also provided chart data for '' R&R'' after Nielsen acquired the trade. On September 10, 2009, the website ''Radio-Info.com'' struck a partnership with Nielsen BDS to provide radio airplay charts and related data for over 20 forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Hot AC
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The two most important charts are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for songs and ''Billboard'' 200 for albums, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales. The weekly sales and streams charts are monitored on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle since July 2015; previously it was on a Monday-to-Sunday cycle. Radio airplay song charts, however, follow t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marti Dodson
Marti may refer to People Surname * Benedictus Aretius (non-Latinized surname Marti; 1504-1574), Swiss Protestant theologian and natural philosopher * Berthe Marti (1904–1995), French scholar of mediaeval Latin * Debbie Marti (born 1968), English high jumper * Lara Marti (born 1999), Swiss footballer * Marcel Marti (ski mountaineer) (born 1983), Swiss ski mountaineer * Min Li Marti (born 1974), Swiss politician, publisher, sociologist and historian * Yann Marti (born 1988), Swiss tennis player Given name * Marti Caine (1944–1995), English comedian * Marti Noxon (born 1964), U.S. scriptwriter * Marti Pellow (born 1965), Scottish singer * Marti Webb (born 1944), UK singer/actress * Marti Wong, Chinese games designer Other uses * Marti, Montopoli in Val d'Arno, a village in the province of Pisa, Italy * MARTI Electronics, a manufacturer of remote location broadcasting equipment * Soviet minelayer ''Marti'', originally the Russian yacht ''Standart'' * Marti Venturi, fictional ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Curfman
Shannon Marie Curfman (born July 31, 1985, Fargo, North Dakota) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer. Career She came to prominence in 1999, at the age of 14, with the release of her first album, '' Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions'', which she recorded a year earlier. Curfman self-released a five-song EP entitled ''Take It Like a Man'' in July 2006, followed by the full-length album '' Fast Lane Addiction'' in 2007. She released her third album, '' What You're Getting Into'', in 2010. Since 2010, Curfman has been a vocalist and guitarist with Kid Rock's backing band Twisted Brown Trucker. Discography Albums *'' Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions'' (1999), Arista Arista may refer to: Organizations *Arista Networks, a software defined networking company *Arista Records, an American record label, division of Sony Music **Arista Nashville, a record label specializing in country music *Arista (honor society) ... *''Take It Like a Man'' (2006), Purdy – EP *'' Fast Lane Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
