Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien,better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield,was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound,she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul,pop and dramatic ballads,with French chanson,country,and jazz in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak,she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image –marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle,heavy makeup and evening gowns,as well as stylised,gestural performances –made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.
"Axel F" is an electronic instrumental by German musician Harold Faltermeyer. It served as the theme for the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop,starring Eddie Murphy,and became an international number one hit in 1985. The track reached number one in Ireland as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally,it was a number-two hit in Belgium,Canada,the Netherlands,Switzerland,the UK,and West Germany.
English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have released 14 studio albums,five live albums,nine compilation albums,four remix albums,five soundtrack albums,four extended plays and over seventy singles. The duo's debut single,"West End Girls",was first released in 1984 but failed to chart in most regions. However,the song was entirely re-recorded in late 1985,and this newly recorded version became their first number-one single,topping the UK Singles Chart,Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart. Parlophone released the duo's debut album,Please,in the United Kingdom in March 1986. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 in the United States and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The following summer they released "It's a Sin",the lead single from their second album,Actually. The single became another UK number one and also reached number nine in the US. This was followed by "What Have I Done to Deserve This?",with Dusty Springfield,which peaked at number two in both the UK and US. In the summer of 1987,the Pet Shop Boys recorded a cover of Brenda Lee's song "Always on My Mind",which became their third UK number-one single over Christmas 1987. This was followed by another UK number one,"Heart",in spring 1988. The album Actually was released in September 1987,peaked at number two in the UK and was certified three-times platinum by the BPI.
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander,produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album,Read My Lips (2001). Released on 3 December 2001,the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. The song became a top-10 hit worldwide,charting within the top three in Australia,New Zealand,and four European countries. In the United States,the single reached number nine on the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "Murder on the Dancefloor" is reported to have been the most played song in Europe in 2002.
"Wild World" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album,Tea for the Tillerman,recorded and released in 1970. As a single,"Wild World" saw significant commercial success,garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak,and has been covered numerous times since its release.
"Breakfast in Bed" is a soul–R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Dusty Springfield. It takes a knowing spin on the line "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me",the title of a song that had previously been a number one hit for her in the UK. After being released on her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis,it was recorded and popularized the same year by Baby Washington. Harry J produced three reggae versions in 1972,by Lorna Bennett,Scotty,and Bongo Herman.
"Broken Wings" is a 1985 song recorded by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. It was released in June 1985 as the lead single from their second album Welcome to the Real World. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1985,where it remained for two weeks. It was released as the band was just about to embark on a US tour opening for Tina Turner. "Broken Wings" became the first of two consecutive number ones of the band on the American charts,the other chart-topper being "Kyrie". Outside of the United States,"Broken Wings" topped the charts in Canada,peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia,Belgium (Flanders),the Netherlands,Norway,the Republic of Ireland,Switzerland,the United Kingdom and West Germany,and the top twenty of the charts in Austria,New Zealand,Spain and Sweden.
"My Love Is Your Love" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was written and produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis for Houston’s fourth studio album of the same name (1998). Released on May 31,1999,as the album's fourth single,it received positive reviews and was successful worldwide,hitting the top 10 in 23 international markets. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100,number two in the United Kingdom,and number one in New Zealand. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Minimal" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their ninth studio album,Fundamental (2006). It was released on 24 July 2006 as the album's second single,reaching at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the duo's 37th top-20 entry in the United Kingdom. The B-side "In Private" is a new version of a song originally written for Dusty Springfield,this time recorded as a duet between Neil Tennant and Elton John.
"Close to You" is a song by English reggae singer Maxi Priest. It was released in 1990 as the lead single from his fifth album Bonafide (1990). "Close to You" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100,number two on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart,and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.
Reputation is the thirteenth studio album by British singer Dusty Springfield,and twelfth released. Issued on the Parlophone Records label in the UK and the rest of Europe in June 1990,Reputation was not only Springfield's first studio album in eight years at the time but also her first album to be released in her native UK since 1979's Living Without Your Love. After a string of commercially overlooked albums through the late 1970s and early 1980s Reputation finally managed to resurrect Springfield's career and belatedly resulted in her being re-evaluated and recognised by both music critics and the general public as the UK's foremost 'blue-eyed soul' singer. Mainly produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn and recorded in the UK over a period of some eighteen months,Reputation became her highest charting and best-selling album in the UK since 1970's From Dusty with Love,peaking at No. 18 and selling 60,000 copies within two weeks of its release.
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys and soul singer Dusty Springfield,taken from the duo's second studio album,Actually (1987). The song was released as the second single from the album on 10 August 1987.
"I Only Want to Be with You" is a song written by Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde. The debut solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz,"I Only Want to Be with You" peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles chart in January 1964.
"So Hard" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys,released in September 1990 as the lead single from their fourth studio album,Behaviour (1990). The song is about "two people living together;they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out". It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in at least seven European countries,including Finland,where it reached No. 1.
"Infinity",also known as "Infinity",is the debut single by British acid house musician Guru Josh. It was originally released in December 1989 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version called "Infinity 2008".
"Wherever Would I Be" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick,released in 1990 as the second single from their eleventh studio album,Busted (1990). It was written by American songwriter Diane Warren and produced by Richie Zito. "Wherever Would I Be" peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Nobody's Wife" is the second single released from Dutch singer-songwriter Anouk's debut studio album,Together Alone (1997). The song,a rock ballad,was written by Anouk,Satindra Kalpoe,and Bart van Veen,and it was produced by George Kooymans,Barry Hay,and John Sonneveld. It was released through Dino Music in the Netherlands and Ireland,BMG in Europe and Australia,and Columbia Records in the United States.
"Romantic World" is a 1990 song recorded by American singer Dana Dawson. Written by Romano Musumarra and Porter Carroll,it was released in December 1990 as the lead single from the album Paris New York and Me,on which it appears as the first track. It was very successful in France,becoming Dawson's first top five in France and her biggest hit in the country.
"Tandem" is a 1990 song recorded by French singer Vanessa Paradis. Written by Serge Gainsbourg with a music composed by Franck Langolff,this rock song was released in May 1990 as the first single from Paradis' second album Variations sur le même t'aime,on which it is the seventh track. In France and the Netherlands,it was a top 30 hit and became one of Paradis' most popular songs.
"Hang On to Your Love" is a 1990 song by Australian singer Jason Donovan. It was released on 8 March 1990 as the second single from his second album Between the Lines,on which it appears as the second track. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,the song was accompagnied by a music video directed by Paul Goldman. The B-side,"You Can Depend on Me",is not another track from the Between the Lines album,but features on Donovan's previous album,Ten Good Reasons. It became a top ten hit in the UK and in Ireland,but was not officially released in Australia,following the tepid response to Donovan's prior single,"When You Come Back to Me".
