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Unmixed Ideal
''Unmixed'' is the second album by house production duo Freemasons. It was released on 29 October 2007, with the lead single "Uninvited" being released one week earlier. The album is unique, as unlike most DJ/Producers, the tracks are all unmixed full length versions. In addition, producer samples packs created by the Freemasons were included on a data portion of the album. Track listing Samples, covers and interpolations * "Uninvited" is a cover of Alanis Morissette's song. * "If" is a cover of Jackie Moore's song, released in 1973 on her album ''Sweet Charlie Babe''. * "Nothing But A Heartache" is a cover of The Flirtations' song. * "Love on My Mind" incorporates lyrics from Tina Turner's song " When the Heartache Is Over" and samples Jackie Moore's song "This Time Baby". * "Watchin'" incorporates elements from Deborah Cox's song "It's Over Now", released in 1998 on her album '' One Wish''. * "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is a cover of Rose Royce's song. * "Pacifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freemasons (band)
Freemasons are an English house music duo from Brighton, East Sussex. The act consists of the producers Russell Small (who is also one half of the house production duo Phats & Small) and James Wiltshire (who also works with Phats & Small under the alias 'Jimmy Gomez'). Biography 2005–2007: Early career Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, which they frequently visit. The duo also record and remix under the similar-sounding "Freemaison" name, which is also the name of their record label that was founded in 2005. Freemasons have also produced tracks under the names of Alibi, Walken, Funk Fanatics and BN3 (which is part of their hometown of Hove's postal code). In 2005, the duo transformed Jackie Moore's 1979 #1 ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play track " This Time Baby", and Tina Turner's 1999 hit " When the Heartache Is Over", into an international nightclub hit as " Love on My Mind". A #11 hit in the UK, it was also released in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Wilson
Amanda Leigh Wilson (born 13 April 1980) is an English Platinum selling singer/song writer. She is a member of house music act Freemasons. As part of the act she has scored two major UK hit singles, one of which went on to success in several European charts, and the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs. Wilson also scored another major UK and worldwide smash hit working with Avicii and Samuele Sartini on the single "Seek Bromance" in 2010, which went on to be certified Platinum by BPI for selling over 600,000 units in the UK, and certified Gold in numerous countries across Europe. Biography As a soloist Wilson provided lead vocals on the track "When We Were in Love", which made it to the semi-final of The Great British Song Contest 1998 to select the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2019, French DJ David Guetta played a previously unreleased collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii and Afrojack, with vocals from Wilson. Called "Before I Could Say Goodbye" by fans, t ... [...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] |
The Flirtations (R&B Musical Group)
The Flirtations (previously The Gypsies) are an all-female musical group who have recorded since the early 1960s. History In 1962 in New York City, Lestine Johnson and sisters Ernestine Pearce, Shirley Pearce and Betty Pearce from South Carolina formed The Gypsies. In 1964 they signed to Old Town Records, where they released their debut single "Hey There, Hey There". The song achieved airplay only on local radio stations, but their next single — the J.J. Jackson-written "Jerk It" — was more successful, reaching #111 (pop) and #33 (R&B) in the spring of 1965. Despite the relative success of "Jerk It", Lestine Johnson left the group, replaced by Viola Billups. The Gypsies released only two singles on Old Town Records in 1966, giving them a total of four. That year, now on Josie Records, the four women renamed themselves The Flirtations and released the well-regarded northern soul dancer "Change My Darkness Into Light". It was ignored by DJs and sales suffered. The q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Moore (singer)
Jackie Moore (1946 – November 8, 2019) was an American R&B singer. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she is best known for her gold single 1970 song "Precious, Precious," which reached No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1971. This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. in March 1971. Also noteworthy was her 1979 disco hit "This Time Baby," which hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The track reached No. 49 in the UK Singles Chart. The latter would later be sampled for the 2005 dance radio and club hit "Love on My Mind" by the Freemasons featuring Amanda Wilson. Moore also had a US pop chart hit (No. 42) with Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurtt's upbeat "Sweet Charlie Babe" in the fall of 1973, which she recorded with the Philadelphia Strings and Horns. Career Before her success at Atlantic Records and Columbia Records, Moore recorded for Wand Records which produced the single "Who Told You." Her debut "De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Massey
Graham Vernon Massey (born 4 August 1960 in Manchester) is a British record producer, musician, and remixer. Early career He was a member of experimental punk jazz rock group Biting Tongues, once signed to Factory Records. After recording with the latter he enrolled in a sound engineer course. By 1988, he was a founding member of the British band 808 State. Originally a hip-hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, they shifted to an acid house sound for recording their debut album '' Newbuild''. Music 808 State was named after Massey's favourite drum machine, the Roland TR-808. He said he thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool" when they first appeared. Massey had also been a member of the D.I.Y. band Danny and the Dressmakers, a member of the Manchester punk rock band Aqua in the late 1970s (not to be confused with the Danish pop band Aqua from the 1990s), and collaborated with violinist Graham Clark. Massey co-wrote and co-produced the tracks " Army of Me" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific State (song)
"Pacific" is a single by the English electronic music group 808 State, released in November 1989 by ZTT Records. It exists in various mix versions known by different titles, such as "Pacific State" (as included on the '' Quadrastate'' mini-album that year) and "Pacific 202" (as included on the album '' 90''). The song charted for 11 weeks in the United Kingdom, peaking at number ten on the UK Singles Chart. In July 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked "Pacific State" number 107 in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time". Background and release Gerald Simpson began working on the track before leaving 808 State in 1989, after which it was released and entered the charts. However, according to Simpson, they had finished and released the track without his permission. Although Simpson was credited on its first release on the album '' Quadrastate'' both as a writer and co-producer, the dispute escalated as Simpson claimed to have written the entire track. According to 808 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaskade
Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, music producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade as "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Magazine, DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-first on its 2009 list of Top 100 DJs. Early life Born in Chicago, Kaskade grew up in nearby Northbrook, Illinois, Northbrook and attended Glenbrook North High School. As a teenager, he bought music at Gramaphone Records on Clark Street (Chicago), Clark Street in Chicago. His brother, Rich Raddon, became an entrepreneur and film producer. Ryan attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1989 to 1990, working on DJ skills in his dorm room. At age 19, Ryan Raddon went on a two-year full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan. Next he went to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, eventually graduating with a degree in communications. While attending school, Kaskade and his close friend Jodi Call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke ( ; born Judie Myers, 3 April 1956) is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1979 hit "Stay with Me till Dawn", which reached number 16 on the UK singles chart. Life and career Early life Tzuke's family relocated from Poland to England in the 1920s, and changed their surname from Tzuke to Myers, like other Jewish families from Eastern Europe. Her mother, Jean Silverside, was a television actress, and her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also managed artists and singers—most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the writing of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Tzuke preferred the original family name, started using it at school and so, when Tzuke embarked on her singing career, she used it as her stage name. Educated in the visual arts, performing arts, and music, Tzuke performed in folk clubs from the age of 15. Her meeting with Mike Paxman in 1975 was a turning point and they began to collaborate. Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Don't Live Here Anymore
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is a song written by Miles Gregory and originally recorded by Rose Royce. It was produced by former Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield for Whitfield Records. Lead vocals were sung by Gwen Dickey and the song was released as the second single from their third studio album '' Strikes Again''. The song was developed as a result of producer Whitfield's interest to work with Paul Buckmaster, the British arranger and composer. Together they asked songwriter Miles Gregory to write a song for them. Gregory's undergoing medical care for his deteriorating physical health became the inspiration behind the song. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" incorporated the use of the Pollard Syndrum TwinDrum, and was one of the first songs to effectively use the sound reverbs of the instrument. The song was mainly recorded at music contractor Gene Bianco's house, where Dickey was present during the recording. After its release, the song was critically a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchin'
"Watchin'" is a song by English dance music duo Freemasons. The song is a remake of Deborah Cox Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before ...'s "It's Over Now", from her 1998 album '' One Wish''. It was released as the second single from their second studio album '' Unmixed'' and features vocals from British singer Amanda Wilson. Track listing Charts References 2006 singles Freemasons (band) songs 2006 songs Nu-disco songs {{2000s-UK-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell And James
Bell and James were an United States, American soul music, soul musical ensemble, group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania formed by LeRoy Bell (drums, guitar) and Casey James (guitar, bass guitar, bass, keyboard instrument, keyboards). Career Both LeRoy Bell and Casey James had played in Special Blend before beginning to write songs together. Bell's uncle Thom Bell got them signed to Gamble & Huff as songwriters for Philadelphia International Records.[ Biography], Allmusic.com They wrote tunes for Elton John, MFSB, The O'Jays, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Freda Payne, Phyllis Hyman, The Three Degrees, and others, before A&M Records took notice and signed them to a full album deal in 1978. Three albums and several hit singles followed, including "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)", which hit No. 7 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B singles chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1979. It sold over one million copies in the U.S., p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
