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Whenever You're Near
"Whenever You're Near" is a song composed by Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw, recorded by American singer and actress Cher. Song information "Whenever You're Near" was one of three songs recorded exclusively for Cher's first European compilation, '' Greatest Hits: 1965–1992''. The song was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom and it managed to enter the official UK singles chart for one week, peaking at number 72. The song was released in three formats: CD, 7-inch vinyl, and 12-inch picture disc. Critical reception AllMusic called this song "gutsy." Retrieved October 15, 2013 Track listings * European 7-inch and cassette single # "Whenever You're Near" – 4:04 # "[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher
Cher ( ; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Goddess of Pop", she is known for her Androgyny, androgynous contralto voice, Music and fashion, bold visual presentation and Multiple careers, multifaceted career, while cultivating a Persona, screen persona that mirrors her public image by often portraying strong-willed and outspoken women. An Cultural impact of Cher, influential figure in popular culture, her continual reinvention has fueled multiple Comeback (publicity), comebacks over a career spanning more than six decades. Cher rose to fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock duo Sonny & Cher, early exponents of 1960s counterculture, while also scoring solo top-ten singles such as "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". In the 1970s, she topped the Billboard Hot 100, US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with Storytelling, narrative Pop music, pop songs "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Many Rivers To Cross
"Many Rivers to Cross" is a song written and recorded in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff. It has since been recorded by many musicians, most successfully by UB40, Cher and Annie Lennox and it was sung in the Caribbean by Alison Hinds and Tessanne Chin. Background Cliff was aged 25 when he wrote and recorded the song in 1969. He has said he wrote the song due to the trouble he was having making it as a musical artist after moving to the United Kingdom. He commented, "When I came to the UK, I was still in my teens. I came full of vigor: I'm going to make it, I’m going to be up there with the Beatles and the Stones. And it wasn’t really going like that, I was touring clubs, not breaking through. I was struggling, with work, life, my identity, I couldn't find my place; frustration fueled the song." Regarding the line, "Wandering I am lost, as I travel along the White Cliffs of Dover," Cliff stated, "...that came from the number of times I crossed the channel to the continent. Most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geffen Records Singles
Geffen or Gefen may refer to: *Geffen (surname) * Gefen, a moshav in central Israel * Gefen Primo (born 2000), Israeli judoka * Gefen LLC, an American electronics hardware manufacturing company * Gefen Publishing House, an English language publishing firm located in Jerusalem, Israel * The Geffen Film Company, a motion picture distributor and production company founded by David Geffen *Geffen Records, a record label founded by David Geffen *Geffen Playhouse The Geffen Playhouse is a not-for-profit theater company founded in Los Angeles, California by Gilbert Cates in 1995. It produces plays in two theaters in Geffen Playhouse, which is owned by University of California Los Angeles. The Playhous ..., a theater in Los Angeles, California, named after David Geffen * Geffen, Netherlands, a town in the Dutch municipality of Oss * Geffen (Ragnarok Online), a town in the fantasy world of Ragnarok Online {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Singles
The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its calendar advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line, skipping August 21, 1993. Events January * January 1 ** Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. ** The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. ** International Radio and Television Organization ceases. * January 3 – In Moscow, Presidents George H. W. Bush (United States) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia) sign the START II, second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * January 5 ** US$7.4 million is stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, in the fifth largest robbery in U.S. history. ** , a Liberian-reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Songs
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher Songs
Cher ( ; born Cheryl Sarkisian, May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the " Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous contralto voice, bold visual presentation and multifaceted career, while cultivating a screen persona that mirrors her public image by often portraying strong-willed and outspoken women. An influential figure in popular culture, her continual reinvention has fueled multiple comebacks over a career spanning more than six decades. Cher rose to fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock duo Sonny & Cher, early exponents of 1960s counterculture, while also scoring solo top-ten singles such as " Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". In the 1970s, she topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with narrative pop songs " Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and " Dark Lady". After focusing on acting, she reemerged in a hair metal style with the albums ''Cher'' (1987), '' Heart of Stone'' (1989) and ''Love Hurts'' (1991), pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Wouldn't Know Love
"You Wouldn't Know Love" is a song written by Michael Bolton and Diane Warren appearing in 1989 on Bolton's '' Soul Provider'' album and Cher's '' Heart of Stone'' album. The song was only released as a single in Europe and Australasia by Cher in 1990. Cher's version of the song was produced by Bolton. It was a minor success in the UK, faring better in Ireland. Michael Landau played the guitar solo in the middle of the song on both Cher and Bolton’s versions of the song. Critical reception The Daily Vault's Mark Millan stated, "Another gem on the record is the rocker "You Wouldn't Know Love" that keeps the momentum running superbly." David Giles from ''Music Week'' wrote that it "is a lot more steadfastly MOR and what you'd expect considering that Michael Bolton co-wrote and produced it. Probably a substantial hit." Charts Track listing *European 7-inch single #"You Wouldn't Know Love" – 3:28 #"Kiss to Kiss" – 4:22 *European 12-inch and CD single #"You Wouldn't Know Lov ... [...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] |
Oh No Not My Baby
"Oh No Not My Baby" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song's lyrics describe how friends and family repeatedly warn the singer about a partner's infidelities. The song is regarded as an American standard due to its long-time popularity with both music listeners and recording artists. History The first released version of "Oh No Not My Baby" was by Maxine Brown, according to whom the song had first been recorded by her Scepter Records' roster-mates the Shirelles with the group's members alternating leads, an approach which had rendered the song unreleasable. Brown says that Scepter exec Stan Greenberg gave her the song with the advisement that she had to "find the original melody" from the recording by the Shirelles: "they ad goneso far off by each roup membertaking their own lead, no one knew any more where the real melody stood." Brown recalls sitting on the porch of her one-level house in Queens listening to the Shirelles' track play through her open w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Nevison
Ron Nevison is an American record producer and audio engineer. He started his career in the early 1970s as an engineer on '' Quadrophenia'' by the Who and Bad Company's debut album. He eventually became a producer, working with artists including Meat Loaf, The Babys, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Survivor, Jefferson Starship, Thin Lizzy, Kiss, Europe, Chicago, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, and Damn Yankees among many others. Career overview Nevison's first work was as an engineer for the Who's '' Quadrophenia''. From there, he did engineering work on the first three albums by Bad Company. He produced and engineered the '' Nightlife'' album by Thin Lizzy. In 1974, he engineered Led Zeppelin's '' Physical Graffiti''. Nevison also worked with Ozzy Osbourne on '' The Ultimate Sin'', Shooting Star on '' Silent Scream'', Kiss on '' Crazy Nights'' and both Damn Yankees albums. Nevison has been recognized four times as ''Billboards Top-5 Producer of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Shaw
Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American singer and guitarist best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees (band), Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums. Early life and music career Tommy Shaw was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and played with many local bands in his early years. He left Montgomery after attending Robert E. Lee High School (Montgomery, Alabama), Robert E. Lee High School to join The Smoke Ring (band), The Smoke Ring and then MSFunk, a Chicago-managed outfit that he played with for three years, which gave him a chance to be noticed by Styx (band), Styx during a two-week club gig in Chicago. After MSFunk disbanded, he went back to Montgomery to join a local group called Harvest with his childhood friends. Following Styx's move to A&M Records, A&M, guitarist and vocalist John Curulewski suddenl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
