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Tonight (David Bowie Album)
''Tonight'' is the sixteenth studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 24 September 1984 through EMI America Records. The follow-up to his most commercially successful album '' Let's Dance'', it was written and recorded in mid-1984 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Canada, following the conclusion of the Serious Moonlight Tour. Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham co-produced the album. Many of the same personnel from ''Let's Dance'' and the accompanying tour returned for ''Tonight'', with a few additions. Much of Bowie's creative process was the same as he used on ''Let's Dance'', similarly playing no instruments and offering little creative input to the musicians. The music on ''Tonight'' has been characterised as pop, blue-eyed soul, dance and rock. Much of the album's sound is the same as its predecessor's, due to Bowie's effort to retain the new audience that he had recently attracted, although some tracks contain R&B and reggae infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serious Moonlight Tour
The Serious Moonlight Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the English musician David Bowie, launched in May 1983 in support of his album '' Let's Dance'' (1983). The tour opened at the Vorst Forest Nationaal, Brussels, on 18 May 1983 and ended in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 8 December 1983; 15 countries visited, 96 performances, and over 2.6 million tickets sold. It was the biggest tour of the year 1983. The tour garnered mostly favourable reviews from the press. It was, at the time, his longest, largest and most successful concert tour to date, although it has since been surpassed in length, attendance and gross revenue by subsequent Bowie tours. Background and development In 1980, David Bowie had released his album '' Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)'', at the time expecting to support the album with a tour. However, the murder of John Lennon in December 1980 deeply affected Bowie and as a result, he cancelled his tour plans and withdrew to his home in Switzerland where he bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the '' album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s before shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Girl (song)
"China Girl" is a song written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie in 1976, and first released by Pop on his debut solo album, ''The Idiot'' (1977). Inspired by an affair Pop had with a Vietnamese woman, the lyrics tell a story of unrequited love for the protagonist's Asian girlfriend, realizing by the end that his Western influences are corrupting her. Like the rest of ''The Idiot'', Bowie wrote the music and Pop improvised the lyrics while standing at the microphone. The song was released as a single in May 1977 and failed to chart. Bowie recorded a more well-known version during the sessions for his 1983 album '' Let's Dance'', reportedly to assist Pop with his poor finances at the time. It was co-produced by Nile Rodgers, who transformed the song into a pop number with an Asian-inspired guitar riff. Bowie's version was released as the second single from the album in May 1983, reaching number two in the UK and number 10 in the US. Its accompanying music video featured New Zealand a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Java
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, projected to rise to 158 million at mid 2025, Java is the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, home to approximately 55.7% of the Demographics of Indonesia, Indonesian population (only approximately 44.3% of Indonesian population live outside Java). Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast. Many of the best known events in Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the History of Indonesia, Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. Java dominates Indonesia politically, economically and culturally. Four of Indonesia's eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bali
Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller offshore islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan to the southeast. The provincial capital, Denpasar, is the List of Indonesian cities by population, most populous city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second-largest, after Makassar, in Eastern Indonesia. Denpasar metropolitan area is the extended metropolitan area around Denpasar. The upland town of Ubud in Greater Denpasar is considered Bali's cultural centre. The province is Indonesia's main tourist destination, with a significant rise in Tourism in Bali, tourism since the 1980s, and becoming an Indonesian area of overtourism. Tourism-related business makes up 80% of the Bali economy. Bali is the only Hinduism in Indonesia, Hindu-majority province in Indonesia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowie 1983 Serious Moonlight
Bowie may refer to: People * Bowie (surname), origin of the surname and a list of people with the surname, including particularly: ** David Bowie (1947–2016), English singer, songwriter, and actor ** James Bowie ( 1796–1836), Texan revolutionary ** Bowie Kuhn (1926–2007), fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball Places * Bowie, Arizona, an unincorporated community * Bowie, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Bowie, Maryland, a city * Bowie County, Texas * Bowie, Texas, a city in Montague County * Fort Bowie, a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Arizona * Bowie Seamount, a submarine volcano on the coast of British Columbia, Canada * Bowie hotspot, a volcanic hotspot in the Pacific Ocean * Bowie Canyon, a submarine canyon in the Bering Sea * Bowie Crevasse Field, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica Entertainment * Bowie (Shining Force II), the default name of the protagonist in the ''Shining Force II'' video game * "Bowie" (Flight of the Conchords), the sixth epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving The Alien (1983–1988)
''Loving the Alien (1983–1988)'' is a box set by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 12 October 2018. A follow-up to the compilations '' Five Years (1969–1973)'', '' Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)'', and '' A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)'', the set covers the period of Bowie's career from 1983 to 1988, and includes eleven compact discs or fifteen LPs. Overview Exclusive to the box set are '' Never Let Me Down 2018'', a re-engineered version of his 1987 album, and ''Dance'', an alternate 2018 version of a previously planned but scrapped 12" collection. Initially exclusive to this box set, but released separately later, are live albums from his Serious Moonlight and Glass Spider tours from 1983 and 1987, respectively. The ''Serious Moonlight'' live album was the first official audio release from the tour, using the same setlist and audio as the ''Serious Moonlight'' concert film (save for the addition of a live performance of " Modern Love", rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let Me Down
''Never Let Me Down'' is the seventeenth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 21 April 1987 through EMI America Records. Co-produced by Bowie and David Richards (record producer), David Richards and featuring guitarist Peter Frampton, the album was recorded in Switzerland and New York City from September to November 1986. Bowie's goal for the project was to record it differently following his disappointment with 1984's ''Tonight (David Bowie album), Tonight''. Musically, ''Never Let Me Down'' has been characterised as pop rock, art rock and hard rock; Bowie himself considered the record a return to rock and roll music. The cover artwork features Bowie surrounded by numerous elements from the songs. ''Never Let Me Down'' was commercially successful, reaching the UK top 10; its three Single (music), singles all reached the UK top 40. Despite this, the album was poorly received by fans and was met with negative reviews from critics, with most criticis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Haggerty
Mick Haggerty is an English graphic designer, illustrator, art director, video director and artist. Haggerty has received four Grammy Award nominations for Best Recording Package for the album Worship and Tribute and in 1980 was jointly awarded, with Mike Doud, the Grammy for Supertramp's ''Breakfast in America'' (1979). He also received a Grammy nomination for Best Music Video (short form) in 1986 for ''The Daryl Hall and John Oates Video Collection''. Background Born in England and educated in London at the Central School of Art and Design, Central School of Art and the Royal College of Art, he moved to Los Angeles in 1973. During the following decades he produced images for many artists. Starting in 1980 he directed many of the first music videos for artists. His editorial illustration includes covers for ''Time (magazine), Time'', ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'', ''New York (magazine), New York Magazine'', and ''New West Magazine''. He was a founding partner in vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifying stage presence Timeline of African-American firsts, broke the racial barrier in rock music. Turner rose to prominence in 1960 as the lead singer of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner, known for their explosive live performances with the Ikettes and Kings of Rhythm. Their tumultuous marriage led to a disbanding in 1976, and she embarked on a successful solo career, becoming one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time, with estimated sales of 100 million records. In 1984, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history", with her multi-platinum album ''Private Dancer''. Her single "What's Love Got to Do with It (song), What's Love Got to Do with It" won the Grammy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
