Sunday, October 15, 2023

A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - PHIL COLLINS


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A Groovy Kind Of Love - PHIL COLLINS

English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Phil Collins recorded a new version of "A Groovy Kind of Love" in 1988. He had originally suggested the song as a good one for collaborator Stephen Bishop to record, with Collins producing. 

While filming the movie Buster (1988), Collins suggested the song as a potential love theme for the title character and his wife. He recorded a demo as a guide for the producers, only to find out later his demo had actually been used in the film. Collins had initially expressed reservations about being featured on the soundtrack during the movie, but relented due to feeling it worked well for the scene. 

He subsequently recorded a full version of the song, co-produced by Anne Dudley. This version was originally released on Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It subsequently appeared on the compilation albums Hits, Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New, and The Singles. A live performance appeared on his Serious Hits... Live! album.

Phil Collins Live at Montreux was filmed in high definition at the 2004 Festival and captures his stunning performance of all his best known hits from his solo career. This combination of all his classic songs coupled with the rarely seen big band material shows the expansive musical genres that Phil has covered in his musical career which defines him as one of the most versatile hitmaker in the history of popular music.







Tuesday, October 3, 2023

CAN'T GET ENOUGH - BAD COMPANY


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Can't Get Enough - BAD COMPANY

"Can't Get Enough" is the debut single by English rock supergroup Bad Company. Appearing on the band's 1974 self-titled debut album, it is their biggest hit and is considered their most popular song. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Singles chart. The song is also frequently played on classic rock radio stations.

Billboard described "Can't Get Enough" as a "good, solid rocker" and praised Paul Rodgers' vocal performance. Cash Box called it "one of the best rockers to come out of Britain in years," describing it as "Top 40 oriented with a heavier flair." Record World said that "lead singer Paul Rodgers is just enough of a controlled powerhouse to turn this into a solid Top 40 item."

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

DANCE INTO THE LIGHT - PHIL COLLINS


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Dance Into The Light - PHIL COLLINS

Phil Collins Live at Montreux was filmed in high definition at the 2004 Festival and captures his stunning performance of all his best known hits from his solo career. This combination of all his classic songs coupled with the rarely seen big band material shows the expansive musical genres that Phil has covered in his musical career which defines him as one of the most versatile hitmaker in the history of popular music.

"Dance into the Light" is a 1996 song performed by English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Phil Collins, released as the first single from his sixth studio album, Dance into the Light (1996). 

It reached Number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, but was a disappointment on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 45. B-sides are songs "Take Me Down" and "It's Over". 

The song also peaked within the top 10 in Czech Republic, Hungary and Scotland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 29 in October 1996. The track was the only song from Dance into the Light to be featured on his compilation album ...Hits in 1998.

The accompanying music video for "Dance Into the Light" was directed by English musician and music video director Kevin Godley.

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' - JOURNEY


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Don't Stop Believin' - JOURNEY

"Don't Stop Believin'" is a rock song by American band Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, Escape (1981), released through Columbia Records.

"Don't Stop Believin'" shares writing credits between the band's vocalist Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. A mid-tempo rock anthem and power ballad, "Don't Stop Believin'" is memorable for its distinctive opening piano riff.

The band recorded the song in one take at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. A top-10 worldwide hit in 1981, "Don't Stop Believin'" became the group's signature song and has continued to endure over the years. Decades after its release, it became the best-selling digital track from the twentieth century, with over seven million downloads.

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Saturday, September 16, 2023

SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL


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Sledgehammer - PETER GABRIEL

"Sledgehammer" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It was released in April 1986 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, So (1986). It was produced by Gabriel and Daniel Lanois. 

It reached No. 1 in Canada on 21 July 1986, where it spent four weeks; No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986; and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, thanks in part to its music video. It was his biggest hit in North America and ties with "Games Without Frontiers" as his biggest hit in the United Kingdom.

The song's video won a record nine MTV Video Music Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and Best British Video at the 1987 Brit Awards. The song also saw Gabriel nominated for three Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In a 2005 poll conducted by Channel 4 the music video was ranked second on their list of the 100 Greatest Pop Videos.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

WHEN YOU LOVE A WOMAN - JOURNEY


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When You Love A Woman - JOURNEY

"When You Love a Woman" is a song by American rock band Journey. It is the third track from their 10th studio album, Trial by Fire (1996), and was released as the lead single from that album in September 1996.

The song reached Number One on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for four weeks, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, finishing 1997 as the 57th-best-selling single in the US and their last major hit there.
In Canada, the song peaked at number three on the RPM Top Singles chart and number one on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart. "When You Love a Woman" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE / TWO HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS


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You Can't Hurry Love / Two Hearts - PHIL COLLINS

Phil Collins Live at Montreux was filmed in high definition at the 2004 Festival and captures his stunning performance of all his best known hits from his solo career. This combination of all his classic songs coupled with the rarely seen big band material shows the expansive musical genres that Phil has covered in his musical career which defines him as one of the most versatile hitmaker in the history of popular music.

"You Can't Hurry Love" is a 1966 song originally recorded by the Supremes on the Motown label. It was released on July 25 of 1966 as the second single from their studio album The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966).

Written and produced by Motown production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100, made the top five in the UK, and top 10 in Australia. It was released and peaked in late summer and early autumn in 1966. 

Sixteen years later, it would become a Number-1 hit in the UK when Phil Collins re-recorded the song. It reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks beginning in January 1983 and reached Number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 a month later.

"Two Hearts" is a song by Phil Collins from the soundtrack to the film Buster (1988). The song was written and produced by Collins and Lamont Dozier. It reached Number 1 in the United States and Canada in January 1989.

Released on 7 November 1988, "Two Hearts" charted in 19 countries, and topped the charts in the US, Canada, and Japan. The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for five weeks, and also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.

"Two Hearts" won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1989.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - DARYL HALL / JOHN OATES


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You Make My Dreams - DARYL HALL / JOHN OATES

Hall & Oates are an American pop rock duo formed in 1970 in Philadelphia. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two write most of the songs they perform, separately or in collaboration. 

They are one of the most successful pop-rock duo that consistently have a string of successive chart hits. They achieved their greatest fame from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s with a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues. In 2003, Hall & Oates were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

"You Make My Dreams" is a song by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, taken from their ninth studio album, Voices (1980). The song reached Number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981.  The track received 154,000 digital sales between 2008 and 2009 according to Nielsen SoundScan.

John Oates said the song came about "through a happy accident, my guitar player friend of mine and myself were jamming in the dressing room, and I started playing a delta blues and he started playing a Texas swing, and we put them together, and all of a sudden into my head popped "you make my dreams." I just started singing it. I don't know why, but I did. And it sounded really cool and everyone liked it. It was as simple as that."

With a residency of 23 weeks in the charts, Out Of Touch had peaked to the Number 1 position at Billboard's Hot 100 on December 8, 1984.

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Sunday, September 3, 2023

THE FLAME - CHEAP TRICK


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The Flame - CHEAP TRICK

"The Flame" is a power ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was released in 1988 by the American rock band Cheap Trick and the first single from their tenth album Lap of Luxury.

"The Flame" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988, becoming the band's only Number One hit. It also reached Number One in Australia and Canada.

During the recording of the Lap of Luxury album, Epic Records asked Cheap Trick to work with outside songwriters, a request which guitarist Rick Nielsen, the band's main songwriter, was apprehensive about.

Prior to being offered to Cheap Trick, "The Flame" was first offered to British blues rock singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down.  "The Flame" was written by Nick Graham, a former member of the British rock band Atomic Rooster, and Bob Mitchell.

Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos recalled that "The Flame" was offered to the band by the vice president of Epic Records along with the Diane Warren song "Look Away"; "[He] told us he had these two songs and they're both gonna be Number 1. 

He goes, 'We got one for you and one for the group Chicago, but you can have first choice.' He said, 'I think the one 'The Flame' would be good for you guys.' The other one was 'Look Away,' and it sounded like some girl singing on the demo. We really didn't like that song anyway, so 'Sure, we'll do 'The Flame.' We're game.'"

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

NEVER - HEART


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Never - HEART

HEART is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Seattle, Washington as The Army. Two years later, they changed their name to Hocus Pocus, then they changed their name again to White Heart a year later, and eventually changed the name a final time to Heart in 1973. 

By the mid-1970s, original members Roger Fisher (guitar) and Steve Fossen (bass guitar) had been joined by sisters Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar and keyboards) to form the lineup for the band's initial mid- to late-1970s success period. These core members were included in the band's 2013 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Never" is a song by American rock band Heart, released as the second single from the band's eponymous eighth studio album (1985). It was written by Holly Knight, Gene Bloch and "Connie" (a pseudonym for Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and Sue Ennis).

"Never" is a rock song with an uplifting lyric to a person who has been discouraged by love. Like the preceding "What About Love", the music video for "Never" received heavy rotation on MTV.

"Never" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time that Heart earned consecutive top ten entries, and the first time a Heart album generated two top ten singles.

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