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Uptight (TV Show)
Uptight may refer to: Film and television * ''Uptight'' (film), also known as Up Tight!, a 1968 American film directed by Jules Dassin * ''Uptight'' (TV series), a 1960s Australian pop music programme *" Uptight (Oliver's Alright)", an episode of ''Hannah Montana'' Music * ''UpTight'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 1968 film, by Booker T. & the MG's * '' Up-Tight'', a 1966 album by Stevie Wonder * " Uptight (Everything's Alright)", a 1966 song by Stevie Wonder * Up Tight! (album), a 1961 album by Gene Ammons * "Uptight" (Share Nelson song), 1994 * "Uptight", a song by Green Day from ''Nimrod'' * "Uptight", a song by The Hives from '' Tyrannosaurus Hives'' * "Uptight", a song by Imagine Dragons from the EP ''Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons are an American pop rock band formed in 2008, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band currently consists of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee. They first gained exposure with the release o ...
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Uptight (film)
''Uptight'' (also known as ''Up Tight!'') is a 1968 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin. It was intended as an updated version of John Ford's 1935 film '' The Informer'', based on the book of the same name by Liam O'Flaherty, but the setting was transposed from Dublin to Cleveland. The soundtrack was performed by Booker T. & the MG's. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is used as a backdrop for the film's fictional narrative. Plot In Cleveland, Ohio, at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., protesters riot in the streets. Johnny Wells, a charismatic black revolutionary, leads a group of black men on a mission to steal guns from a warehouse as preparation for violent racial conflict. Johnny's best friend Tank, who formerly worked at the steel mill with several of the men, is supposed to help with the robbery, but when the group goes to his house, they find him drunk and watching the television coverage of King's funeral. Tank is a middle-age ...
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Uptight (TV Series)
''Uptight'' is an Australian music television series which aired on ATV-0 in Melbourne from 1967 until 1969 on Saturday mornings at 8am to 12pm, it was hosted by singer Ross D. Wyllie.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for A compilation album, ''Uptight – Party Time'', by Ross D. Wyllie and the Uptight Party Team, was issued via Calendar/Festival Records in 1968. The record was produced by Roger Savage. It features two medleys of then-current songs including, "Midnight Hour", "You Are My Sunshine" and "Day Tripper". In August 2003 Wyllie compered a reunion stage show, ''Uptight'', with the line-up of fellow 1960s artists and regular performers: Jim Keays (The Masters Apprentices), Marcie Jones, Ronnie Charles (The Groop, Bobby Bright ( Bobbie and Laurie), and the Strangers at Melbourne's Palais Theatre The Palais Theatre, formerly known as Palais Pictures, is a historic Movie Palace, picture palace located in St Kilda, Victoria, St Kilda, an inner suburb of Melbourn ...
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Uptight (Oliver's Alright)
The third season of American show Disney Channel teen sitcom ''Hannah Montana'' aired from November 2, 2008, until March 14, 2010. Filming for the season started a day after the 2008 Teen Choice Awards on August 5, 2008. The third season of ''Hannah Montana'' focuses on how the characters grow up than the previous seasons. Hannah has grown up into a new look. Different from the previous two seasons, she has shorter hair and an untraditional style which includes a lot of zebra print and unique boots. Oliver and Lilly start dating starting from the episode " What I Don't Like About You". Later, Lilly moves in with the Stewarts. At the end of the season, the Stewarts and Lilly move from Malibu while Oliver prepares to go on tour with a band. This is the last season to be broadcast in Standard Definition. Production Disney Channel renewed the series for a third season in April 2008, which was filmed from August 2008 to June 2009. Casting The main cast of season 3 remained the same ...
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UpTight (soundtrack)
''UpTight'' is a soundtrack album by Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s for the film of the same title. The album features " Time Is Tight", the single version of which became a US Top 10 hit (the second biggest of their career) and a signature song for the band. Recording The version of "Time Is Tight" included on the ''UpTight'' soundtrack album is an alternate recording, which differs from the single version in several respects: it is in stereo, it is played at a faster tempo, it runs almost two minutes longer (4'55"), and it includes both an extended introduction and an instrumental "breakdown" (beginning around 3'30"), neither of which are in the single version. "Johnny, I Love You" (the B-side of "Time Is Tight") features a rare vocal by keyboardist Booker T. Jones. Judy Clay provides vocals on "Children, Don't Get Weary." The album was recorded at Stax Records' studios by Ron Capone, produced by Jones, and was overdubbed and mixed at Ardent Studios by Steve C ...
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Up-Tight
''Up-Tight'' (shown as ''Up-Tight Everything's Alright'' on the cover) is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released by Motown on the Tamla label. it was released on May 4, 1966. Production ''Up-Tight'' was recorded at Motown's studio Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit. It includes two earlier recordings, the 1962 single "Contract on Love" and the un-issued 1964 single "Pretty Little Angel". Also included on the album are "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby", another Wonder co-write, and a remake of folk star Bob Dylan's " Blowin' in the Wind", which made Wonder popular with crossover audiences, and a recording of the standard " Teach Me Tonight", featuring vocals by the Four Tops. Stevie was backed by the Funk Brothers, the uncredited Motown Records studio musicians who helped define the '60s Motown sound. Motown's in-house female backing group, the Andantes, also accompany Wonder on the album. For one recording session, vocalist Pat Lewis stepped in as a r ...
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Uptight (Everything's Alright)
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label. One of his most popular early singles, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" was the first hit single that Wonder himself co-wrote. A notable success, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Pop Singles chart in early 1966, at the same time reaching the top of the ''Billboard'' R&B Singles chart for five weeks. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the 59th biggest American hit of 1966. An accompanying album, '' Up-Tight'' (1966), was rushed into production to capitalize on the single's success. It also garnered Wonder his first two career Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance. Background Wonder had a US number-one hit with " Fingertips" in 1963, and two more singles in the Top 40: "Workout, Stevie, Workout" (1963) and " Hey Harmonica Man" (1964) . But in 1965 at age 15 his voice had begun to change, ...
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Up Tight! (album)
''Up Tight!'' is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.Gene Ammons discography
accessed December 10, 2012 The album was recorded at the same sessions that produced '' Boss Soul!''.


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Uptight (Shara Nelson Song)
"Uptight" is a song by English singer-songwriter Shara Nelson, released in January 1994, by Cooltempo Records, as the fourth single from her first solo album, '' What Silence Knows'' (1993). Co-written by Nelson with Attrell Cordes, the song was produced by Michael Peden and became a top-20 hit in the UK, peaking at numbers 19 and 12 on the UK Singles Chart and the ''Music Week'' Dance Singles chart. The accompanying music video was directed by American director Kevin Bray. Critical reception Alan Jones from ''Music Week'' gave the song a score of four out of five and named it Pick of the Week, saying, "It's a perky uptempo song, with a funky, shuffling Motown-esque beat, and great pop potential." He added that Nelson "is certain of another Top 40 hit". Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' wrote, "It's hard to keep your cool with this funky groover, with Miss Nelson wrapping her vocals around the staccato sung chorus." Terry Staunton from ''NME'' wrote, "This isn't quite up ...
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Nimrod (album)
''Nimrod'' (stylized as ''nimrod.'') is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on October 14, 1997, by Reprise Records. The band began work on the album in the wake of the cancellation of a European tour after the release of their previous album, ''Insomniac (Green Day album), Insomniac''. Recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles, the album was written with the intent of creating a set of standalone songs as opposed to a cohesive album. Retrospectively, ''Nimrod'' is noted for its musical diversity and experimentation, containing elements of Folk music, folk, Hardcore punk, hardcore, surf rock, and ska. Lyrical themes discussed include maturity, personal reflection, and fatherhood. The album peaked at number ten on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' U.S. charts and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The record was also certified triple platinum in Australia and double platinum in Can ...
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Tyrannosaurus Hives
''Tyrannosaurus Hives'' is the third studio album by Swedish rock band the Hives, released on 19 July 2004 through Polydor Records internationally and Interscope Records in the United States. As of 2006 the album has sold 176,000 copies in United States. Track listing All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons Personnel ;The Hives * Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals * Nicholaus Arson – lead guitar, backing vocals * Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar * Chris Dangerous – drums ;Additional musicians * Björn Yttling – string arrangement *Andreas Forsman, Johan Moren, Rebecca Karlsson, Christoffer Öhman, Henrik Söderqvist – string performance ;Technical *Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, engineer, mixing *The Hives – producer, mixing, artwork *Johan Gustavsson – engineer *Michael Ilbert – mixing *George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums ...
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