Bananarama is a British-Irish girl group formed in London in 1980. The group,originally a trio,consisted of friends Sara Dallin,Siobhan Fahey,and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991,when the trio became a duo. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records for achieving the world's highest number of chart entries by an all-female group. Between 1982 and 2009,they had 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992,it has consisted of Rick Savage,Joe Elliott,Rick Allen (drums),Phil Collen,and Vivian Campbell. They established themselves as part of the new wave of British heavy metal of the early 1980s. Their greatest commercial success came between the early 1980s and early 1990s.
Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You",her five-octave vocal range,and her use of the whistle register.
Hysteria is the fourth studio album by English rock band Def Leppard,released on 3 August 1987 through Phonogram Records. It is Def Leppard's best-selling album to date,selling over 20 million copies worldwide,including 12 million in the US,and spawning seven hit singles. The album charted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart.
Stock Aitken Waterman are an English songwriting and record production trio consisting of Mike Stock,Matt Aitken,and Pete Waterman. The trio had great success from the mid-1980s through to the early 1990s. SAW is considered one of the most successful songwriting and producing partnerships of all time,scoring more than 100 UK top-40 hits,selling over 150 million records and earning an estimated £60 million.
Yvette Marie Stevens,better known by her stage name Chaka Khan,is an American singer. Known as the "Queen of Funk",her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. With the band she recorded the notable hits "Tell Me Something Good","Sweet Thing","Do You Love What You Feel" and the platinum-certified "Ain't Nobody". Her debut solo album featured the number-one R&B hit "I'm Every Woman". Khan scored another R&B charts hit with "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" before becoming the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper,with her 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You". More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100,"Higher Love".
Foreigner is a British-American rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by guitarist Mick Jones,vocalist Lou Gramm,drummer Dennis Elliott,keyboardist Al Greenwood,bassist Ed Gagliardi and multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald,the last of whom was also a founder member of King Crimson. Foreigner is one of the world's best-selling bands of all time,with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records,including 37.5 million in the US.
Richard Paul Astley is an English singer. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman,releasing the 1987 album Whenever You Need Somebody,which sold 15 million copies worldwide. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit in 25 countries,winning the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Single. His 1988 single "Together Forever" became his second song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and was one of his eight songs to reach the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The title track,"Whenever You Need Somebody",was also a No. 1 hit.
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by the Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label,produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart,and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks. The song's success,in the wake of the relative underperformance of the previous Temptations' single,"Get Ready",resulted in Norman Whitfield replacing Smokey Robinson,producer of "Get Ready",as the Temptations' main producer. In 2004 it finished number 94 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll thanks to its inclusion in The Big Chill soundtrack.
Rascal Flatts was an American country music group founded in 1999 in Nashville,Tennessee. The group consisted of Gary LeVox,Jay DeMarcus,and Joe Don Rooney. DeMarcus is LeVox's second cousin,a brother-in-law of country music singer James Otto,and was previously a member of the contemporary Christian music duo East to West. LeVox and DeMarcus are both natives of Columbus,Ohio.
"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song,written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in Howard Hughes' last film One Minute to Zero as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the first vocal recording released in April 1952 with the song's composer,Victor Young,handling the arranging and conducting duties. The song has become a standard,with many artists recording it;the first hit version was sung by Doris Day released in July 1952.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by English singer Rick Astley,released on 27 July 1987. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,it was released by RCA Records as the first single from Astley's debut studio album,Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song became a worldwide hit,initially in the United Kingdom in 1987,where it stayed at the top of the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped charts in 25 different countries,including the United States and West Germany,and winning Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular,as well as his signature and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.
"Together Forever" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley and released by RCA and BMG as the fourth single from his debut album,Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song reached number two in the United Kingdom,behind Neighbours star and fellow Stock Aitken Waterman artist Kylie Minogue's debut single "I Should Be So Lucky". The single was a worldwide hit,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 18 June 1988,becoming Astley's second US chart-topper. It also topped the charts in Canada,Ireland and Spain,and was a top ten hits in many European countries.
Daughtry is an American rock band formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry,who was a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Their self-titled debut album was released in November 2006 and reached number one on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell more than six million copies in the United States,and has been certified six times platinum by the RIAA. Daughtry was also named the best selling album of 2007 by Billboard,becoming the fastest-selling debut rock album in Nielsen SoundScan history. The album produced four top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100,including top five hits "It's Not Over" and "Home".
A Ton of Hits :The Very Best of Stock Aitken Waterman is a compilation album released in the UK in November 1990 bringing together the hits of Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) in a continuously sequenced mix. It was released by Chrysalis Records on their subsidiary label Dover Records and followed the previous "Best of Stock Aitken Waterman" collections;The Hit Factory:The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman,The Hit Factory Volume 2 and The Hit Factory Volume 3. The album reached #7 in the compilation Top 20. Notably absent from this release are Bananarama and Dead or Alive,presumably due to licensing issues,whilst including nine songs by Jason Donovan,and ten by Kylie Minogue.
"Whenever You Need Somebody" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,which became successful for two of their artists,namely O'Chi Brown and Rick Astley.
Greatest Hits is a compilation by English singer Rick Astley released in the UK in 2002 and in the US a year later. While the American version features alternate mixes focused between 1987 and 1991,the European version features hits up to his 2002 album Keep It Turned On. It sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI.
The discography of English singer and songwriter Rick Astley consists of nine studio albums,five compilation albums,two remix albums,and twenty-four singles.
"She Wants to Dance with Me" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley,released as the lead single from his second studio album,Hold Me in Your Arms (1988). The song was released in United Kingdom on September 12,1988 by RCA,and became an international success,peaking in the top ten in many countries,including Canada,where it topped the chart,and the US and the UK,where it reached number six.
The Best of Me is a greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley. It was released on 25 October 2019 by RCA Records and BMG. The album includes the single "Every One of Us",which was released in September 2019.
