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Super 20
''Super 20'' is a greatest hits album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in 1989 by Ariola Records. Background The album was part of the ''Super 20'' compilation series, released by Ariola Records throughout 1989, which included albums with music of the likes of Al Bano and Romina Power, Bad Boys Blue, C. C. Catch and more. It was Lear's first retrospective released on new digital format compact disc. The compilation includes songs from her first five Ariola studio albums, released between 1977 and 1981, as well as the 1982 non-album single " Fever". The CD features many of Amanda's biggest hits from the disco era, however, " Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", a Top 10 hit considered to be one of her most famous songs, was ignored in the final track listing, and so were charting singles " Lili Marleen", "Solomon Gundie", " Incredibilmente donna" and " Love Your Body". The artwork is credited to Ariola Studios. The picture used on the album's cover dates back to 1978 and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear (; born 1939) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress, and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s, and went on to model for Paco Rabanne, Ossie Clark, and others. She met Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, and remained his closest friend and muse for the next 15 years. Lear first came into the public eye as the cover model for Roxy Music's album '' For Your Pleasure'' in 1973. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, she was a million-album-selling disco queen, mainly in Continental Europe and Scandinavia, signed to Ariola Records. Lear's first four albums earned her mainstream popularity, charting in the top 10 of European charts, including the best-selling '' Sweet Revenge'' (1978). Her bigger hits included " Blood and Honey", "Tomorrow", " Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", " The Sphinx", and " Fashion Pack". By the mid-1980s, Lear had become a lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Gundie
"Solomon Gundie" is a song by Jamaican ska singer Eric "Monty" Morris released in 1964 by Black Swan Records. It was produced by Leslie Kong with lyrics based on the nursery rhyme " Solomon Grundy". The song was later recorded by a number of artists, most notably by French singer Amanda Lear. Her version was released as a single by Ariola Records in 1980 and was a minor chart hit in Germany. Australian band Allniters released a cover of the song on their 1999 album ''Another Fine Mess''. Music video In the music video, Amanda Lear performs the song in and around an amusement park, riding a carousel and dancing surrounded by onlookers. The clip begins with Lear writing "solomon gundy" with spray paint Aerosol paint (commonly spray paint) is paint that comes in a sealed, pressurized container and is released in an aerosol spray when a valve button is depressed. Aerosol painting is one form of spray painting; it leaves a smooth, even coat, unlike ... on a wall and ends with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainer Pietsch
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Rainer may refer to: People * Rainer (surname) * Rainer (given name) Other * Rainer Island, an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia * 16802 Rainer, an asteroid * Rainer Foundation, British charitable organisation See also * Rainier (other) * Rayner (other) * Raynor * Reiner (other) * Reyner Reyner is a surname, and has also been used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Reyner Banham Peter Reyner Banham Hon. FRIBA (2 March 1922 – 19 March 1988) was an English architectural critic and writer best known for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)
"Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1979 by Ariola Records as the lead single from her album '' Diamonds for Breakfast''. Song information The song was composed by Rainer Pietsch and produced by Anthony Monn Anthony Monn (also known as Tony Monn, born March 17, 1944) is a German singer, composer, and record producer. Biography Monn started his career as a singer in the German schlager genre in the early 1970s. Among his best-known songs from tha .... "Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)" was released as the advance single from Amanda's fourth album, '' Diamonds for Breakfast'', in the second half of 1979. The B-side of the single was "Oh Boy", a song about a girl who unluckily falls in love with a gay boy, which would later also be included on ''Diamonds for Breakfast''. Photographs used on the cover were taken by Denis Taranto. The song was a top 10 success in Sweden, where it remains Lear's highest charting single to date, and a mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashion Pack
"Fashion Pack" (also known as "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)") is a song by French singer Amanda Lear from her third album ''Never Trust a Pretty Face'', released in 1979 by Ariola Records. Song information The song was composed and produced by Lear's long-time collaborator, Anthony Monn. Musically, it showcases mainstream disco sound, which in the second half of the 1970s was at the peak of its popularity. The lyrics, written by Amanda Lear, focus on positive aspects of fame and capture the eminence of the Manhattan-based nightclub Studio 54 at the time – hence the subtitle added on the single cover. Name-checked are some of its most famous attendees, such as Andy Warhol, Margaux Hemingway, Francesco Scavullo, Liza Minnelli, Bianca Jagger and Paloma Picasso. The song references the fashion and celebrity magazines '' Vogue'', '' Women's Wear Daily'', ''Interview'' and ''Ritz'', as well as such activities as " travolting", " sniffing" and travelling by Concorde. The second ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Honey
"Blood and Honey" is a song performed by French singer Amanda Lear, released as a single in 1976 by Ariola Records and later included on her debut album ''I Am a Photograph''. The song was a chart success in Europe and now remains one of Lear's trademark hits. Background The song was composed and produced by Anthony Monn, who would remain Amanda Lear's musical partner for the next five years. The lyrics were written by Amanda Lear herself and were inspired by Salvador Dalí's 1927 painting ''Honey Is Sweeter Than Blood'' (''La miel es más dulce que la sangre''). "Blood and Honey" was released in December 1976. The B-side of the 7" single was "She's Got the Devil in Her Eyes", in fact an instrumental version of "Blood and Honey" and a line taken from the chorus of the song. On the 12" version, released in the English-speaking countries, an extended, almost 9 minute-long mix of "Blood and Honey" was included. An alternative extended version was released in the USA and received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sphinx (song)
"The Sphinx" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1978 by Ariola Records as the single from her third album ''Never Trust a Pretty Face''. Song information The song was composed and produced by Anthony Monn, and marked a change in Lear's repertoire as her first downtempo disco ballad. The melancholic Lear-penned lyrics, in which the singer compares herself to the mythical Sphinx, tell about "the desire to remain a mystery". The singer has reflected that "The Sphinx" is the best song she wrote. "The Sphinx" was released as the advance single from the singer's third studio album ''Never Trust a Pretty Face'' in late 1978. The single B-side was "Hollywood Flashback", the closing track on her previous album, '' Sweet Revenge''. The song was a moderate chart success, reaching the top 20 across Europe, and remains one of Lear's biggest hits of the disco era. Lear re-recorded the song for the 1998 album '' Back in Your Arms'', and included the new version on her greatest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of Chinatown
"Queen of Chinatown" (also typed "Queen of China-Town") is a song by French singer Amanda Lear, released in 1977 by Ariola Records. It met with a big chart success and remains one of Lear's biggest hits to date. The song's lyrics were written by Lear herself and the music was composed by Anthony Monn, her musical partner at that time. It's an uptempo disco composition with characteristic oriental elements. The song was released in late 1977 as the sixth and final single from Lear's debut album, ''I Am a Photograph'' (1977), however, was included only on the album's re-issue, replacing " La Bagarre". The B-side of the single was "Alphabet", which had earlier received a separate A-side single release in the Netherlands. In Japan, "The Lady in Black" was released on the side B. Release "Queen of Chinatown" was heavily promoted by numerous TV performances in 1977 and 1978. The song became Lear's biggest hit up to that point and now remains one of her most memorable songs. It reached nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Baby Run (Amanda Lear Song)
"Run Baby Run" is a song performed by French singer Amanda Lear from her second album '' Sweet Revenge'', released as a single in 1978 by Ariola Records. Song information "Run Baby Run" is an uptempo disco song with pop rock elements, composed by Anthony Monn, with lyrics written by Amanda Lear. The song arrangement is credited to producers Charly Ricanek and Rainer Pietsch, with whom Lear and Monn frequently collaborated during the disco era. The track is part of the song suite from the '' Sweet Revenge'' album, which tells a story of a girl tempted by the Devil. The song was released as a single in select territories. Although the front cover of the 7" European single indicated "Follow Me" as the lead song, it was actually released on side B. In South Africa, the B-side was "The Stud", another pop rock track taken from ''Sweet Revenge''. "Run Baby Run" was also released as a limited 12-inch single. The song was promoted by TV performances, but failed to chart. Music videos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charly Ricanek
''Charly'' (marketed and stylized as ''CHAЯLY'') is a 1968 American drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on '' Flowers for Algernon'', a science-fiction short story (1958) and subsequent novel (1966) by Daniel Keyes. The film stars Cliff Robertson as Charly Gordon, an intellectually disabled adult who is selected by two doctors to undergo a surgical procedure that triples his IQ as it had done for a laboratory mouse who underwent the same procedure. The film also stars Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Dick Van Patten and Barney Martin. Robertson had played the same role in a 1961 television adaptation titled " The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon," an episode of the anthology series ''The United States Steel Hour''. The film received positive reviews and was a success at the box office and later in home media sales. Robertson won Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Plot Charly Gordon is an intellectually d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follow Me (Amanda Lear Song)
"Follow Me" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1978 by Ariola Records as the lead single from her second album, '' Sweet Revenge''. The song went on to become a multi-million-selling chart success in Continental Europe and remains one of Amanda Lear's trademark hits. Song information The lyrics of the song were written by Lear herself, who contributed words to every track on ''Sweet Revenge'', and the music was composed by Anthony Monn, her long-time producer and collaborator. Musically, "Follow Me" showcased mainstream disco sound, which in the second half of the 1970s was at the peak of its popularity, however, with symphonic elements, and inspired by the innovatory work of German band Kraftwerk. Lyrically, the song tells about seduction as the first track in conceptual suite on side A, which tells a story about a girl tempted by Devil. The suite is concluded with an alternative version of the song, billed as "Follow Me (Reprise)", which contains different lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stryx
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