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Sweet 19 Blues (song)
"Sweet 19 Blues" (stylized in all caps SWEET 19 BLUES) is the seventh single by Japanese people, Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was composed, written and arranged by Tetsuya Komuro for Sweet 19 Blues, her debut album of the same name. A month after its release, her label Avex Trax released the song as a recut single due to overwhelming demand. The song's subject and the album in general was about the melancholic passing of another sweet year of youth, which is a particularly Japanese obsession. Although it did not achieve the success of her previous singles, it still managed to debut at No. 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart with over 100,000 copies sold in its first week and eventually sold about half a million units overall; a great feat for a post-album single. The single was certified platinum by the RIAJ for 400,000 copies shipped to stores. The song later served as the ending theme song for the 1996 Comedy film, comedy ''That's cunning shijo saidai no sakusen, That's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro ( ; ; born September 20, 1977) is a retired Japanese singer. She rose to prominence as a Japanese idol, teen idol, and transitioned into a leading Pop music, pop artist due to her versatility across music styles and visual presentation. Due to her career reinventions and longevity, she is known as an Pop icon, icon across Japan and Asia. She has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Japanese Pop", and her influence domestically has drawn equivalent comparisons to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western pop culture. Born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Amuro debuted as the Lead vocalist, lead singer of the idol group Super Monkey's in 1992 when she was 14 years old. Despite early sales disappointments, Amuro's rising popularity helped to score a major hit with the 1995 Eurobeat single "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)". Signing to Avex Trax for her solo career, Amuro catapulted to fame with a string of number one singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Single
A CD single is a single (music), music single in the form of a compact disc (CD). Originally the ''CD single'' standard (as defined in the Rainbow Books, Red Book) was an 8 cm (3-inch) "mini CD" (''CD3''); later on the term referred to any single recorded onto a CD of any size, particularly the 12 cm (5-inch) "full-size" disc (''CD5''). From a technical viewpoint, a CD single is identical to any other Compact Disc Digital Audio, audio CD. The format started gaining popularity in the early 1990s, but quickly declined in the early and mid 2000s, in favor of Digital download (music), digital downloaded singles and CD Album, albums. Commercially released CD singles can vary in length from two songs (an A-side and B-side, A side and B side, in the tradition of 7-inch 45-rpm 7 inch record, records) up to six songs like an Extended play, EP, which would be marketed as a maxi single in some regions. Some contain multiple mixes of one or more songs (known as remixes), in the tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Riff
A riff is a short, repeated motif or figure in the melody or accompaniment of a musical composition. Riffs are most often found in rock music, punk, heavy metal music, Latin, funk, and jazz, although classical music is also sometimes based on a riff, as in Ravel's Boléro. Riffs can be as simple as a tenor saxophone honking a simple, catchy rhythmic figure, or as complex as the riff-based variations in the head arrangements played by the Count Basie Orchestra. David Brackett (1999) defines riffs as "short melodic phrases", while Richard Middleton (1999) defines them as "short rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic figures repeated to form a structural framework". Author Rikky Rooksby states: "A riff is a short, repeated, memorable musical phrase, often pitched low on the guitar, which focuses much of the energy and excitement of a rock song." BBC Radio 2, in compiling its list of 100 Greatest Guitar Riffs, defined a riff as the "main hook of a song", often beginning the song, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazine House
is a Japanese publisher, formerly named Heibon Shuppan Co., Ltd. History The company was founded in October 1945 by Kinosuke Iwahori and Tatsuo Shimizu. Its first publications were the magazines ''Heibon'' and ''Heibon Weekly''. In 1964, it launched the influential men's magazine '' Heibon Punch''. Some of Magazine House's publications are as follows: ''an-an'' (women's fashion and lifestyle magazine; est. 1970), ''Croissant'' (women's magazine; est. 1977), ''Popeye'' (men's fashion magazine; est. 1976), and ''Brutus'' (men's lifestyle magazine; est. 1980). References External links Magazine House official website Japanese companies established in 1945 Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo Book publishing companies in Tokyo Publishing companies established in 1945 {{Publish-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popeye (magazine)
''Popeye'' is a monthly fashion and men's magazine based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1976, it is one of Japan's oldest magazines featuring articles about men's fashion and has become one of the country's most influential cultural publications. Its tagline is "Magazine for City Boys". The magazine is widely recognized for introducing American youth culture to Japanese audiences and has maintained its position as Japan's longest-running men's fashion magazine. History and profile Founding ''Popeye'' was conceived in 1976 as a male counterpart to '' an an'', Magazine House's successful women's magazine. The magazine emerged from the merger of two existing publications, ''Ski Life'' and ''Made in U.S.A.'' According to cultural historian W. David Marx, founding editor Jirō Ishikawa originally wanted to name the publication "City Boys" before settling on ''Popeye'', reflecting the magazine's focus on urban male lifestyle and American cultural influence. The first issue appeared in Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globe (band)
was a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by the producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko (musician), Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's Single (music), singles consistently entered the charts. In late 2002, Yoshiki (musician), Yoshiki, the drummer and pianist of X Japan, joined the group, but he left the band about a year later. Their Globe (album), self-titled 1996 debut album sold over four million copies and their 1998 single ,"Wanna Be a Dreammaker", won the grand prix award at the 40th Japan Record Awards, the Japanese record industry's highest honor. Komuro said that there would be some collaboration work with other artists with the artist title of ''Globe Featuring'', and ''Globe Extreme'' for collaborations with Yoshiki. Members ; Globe * Tetsuya Komuro, Tetsuya "TK" Komuro – the ex-pianist, producer and mastermind of the band; in the Globe Extreme era he played the guitar instead of keyboard (instrument), key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globe (album)
''Globe'' (stylized as ''globe'') is the debut studio album by Japanese band Globe. Released by Avex Trax on March 31, 1996, the album features the singles " Feel Like Dance", "Joy to the Love", "Sweet Pain", " Departures, and "Freedom". "Departures" sold over two million copies, becoming the second highest-selling single in Japan (behind Mr. Children's " Namonaki Uta"). The album hit No. 1 on Oricon's weekly albums chart. It sold over 4,136,000 copies and was certified as a 4 Million seller by the RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include prom .... Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certification References External links Official website* * {{Authority control 1996 debut albums 1990s Japanese-language albums Albums produced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Waldman
Randy Waldman (born September 8, 1955, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor. He has frequently collaborated with Barbra Streisand, serving as her pianist and conductor since 1984. Waldman has worked with notable artists including Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. His 2018 album ''Superheroes'' garnered the award for Best Arrangement at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Waldman is also a helicopter and airplane instructor, holding a 2003 flight speed record in a Bell OH-58 helicopter.World and United States Aviation & Space Records, © 2004, National Aeronautic Association of the USA Early life Waldman was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 8, 1955. Waldman began playing piano at age five at which time he was considered a child prodigy. He was hired to demonstrate pianos at a local piano store at age 12. While in high school, he performed with the Northwestern Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
