Signals is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in September 1982 by Anthem Records. After the release of their previous album, Moving Pictures, the band started to prepare material for a follow-up during soundchecks on their 1981 concert tour and during the mixing of their subsequent live album Exit...Stage Left. Signals demonstrates the group continuing with the use of synthesizers, sequencers, and other electronic instrumentation. It is their last album produced by their longtime associate Terry Brown, who had worked with them since 1974.
Deborah Cox is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before becoming a professional backing vocalist for Celine Dion. In 1994, Cox relocated to the United States and was signed to Arista Records by Clive Davis, releasing her self-titled debut album the following year. Her second studio album, One Wish (1998), was certified platinum in the United States. It was marked by the commercial success of the pop crossover single "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", which would become her most successful entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number two and remaining there for eight consecutive weeks. Cox signed with J Records for her third studio album The Morning After (2002), which saw moderate commercial success.
"You Are Everything" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed that was originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics.
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" is the lead single released by Canadian recording artist Deborah Cox from her second studio album One Wish (1998). It is Cox's most successful song, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks, and spending a then-record fourteen weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song at number five on its "Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart. It is written and produced by Anthony "Shep" Crawford.
"When You Say Nothing at All" is a country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was a hit song for three different performers: Keith Whitley, who took it to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on December 24, 1988; Alison Krauss, whose version was her first solo top-10 country hit in 1995; and Irish pop singer Ronan Keating, whose version was his first solo single and a chart-topper in the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand in 1999.
"We Can't Be Friends" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox, featuring American singer R.L. of R&B group Next. It was written by Shep Crawford and Jimmy Russell for her second studio album One Wish (1998), while production was overseen by Crawford. Selected as the album's third single, the duet was airplayed on December 21, 1998 but released on September 14, 1999, and became her second single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
Deborah Cox is the self-titled debut album by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was released by Arista Records on September 12, 1995 in the United States. Executive produced by Clive Davis, Deborah Cox is a blend of R&B, soul and hip hop soul and features productions from producers such as Babyface, Daryl Simmons and Dallas Austin. A commercial and critical success, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of over 500,000 units, and earned Cox a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the 1996 Juno Awards.
Sentimental is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox, Colin Wolfe, and Dallas Austin for her self-titled debut studio album (1995), while production was helmed by Austin. Released as the album's lead single by Arista Records, it became a top forty success in Canada and the United Kingdom, while peaking at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Makeba Riddick-Woods is an American Grammy winner singer-songwriter who has been active since 2005. She is originally from West Baltimore, Maryland, US. Currently she is managed by Jay-Z's record label and production house, Roc Nation. Their official website describes her as one of the industry's top pop music songwriters and vocal producers.
"Who Do U Love" is a song performed by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written and produced by Larry "Rock" Campbell and Vassal Benford for her self-titled debut studio album (1995), and contains a sample of "Hold You Tight" by Tara Kemp, as written by Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy, and William Hammond. Arista Records issued the song as the second album's single in 1996.
I Missed Us is the fifth studio album by American R&B group SWV. It was released by Mass Appeal Entertainment and eOne Music on April 17, 2012. The album marked the trio's first studio album since their disbandment in 1997. Cainon Lamb worked with them on the majority of the record, while additional production was helmed by Carvin & Ivan, Michael "Big Mike" Clemons, and Bryan-Michael Cox. I Missed Us was preceded by three singles, including lead single "Co-Sign." It also includes their remake of the Patti LaBelle classic, "If Only You Knew" which earned SWV a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category.
Where Do We Go from Here is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Larry "Rock" Campbell and Lascelles Stephens for her self-titled debut studio album (1995), while production was helmed by Vincent Herbert. Released as the album's third single along with a cover version of The S.O.S. Band's 1983 song "Just Be Good to Me", it became a moderate commercial success. "Where Do We Go from Here" entered the top forty of Canadian Singles Chart and peaked at number 20 in New Zealand, also reaching number 28 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
"The Sound of My Tears" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones for her self-titled debut studio album (1995), while production was helmed by Crouch. The song was released as the album's fourth single along with "It Could've Been You".
"Things Just Ain't the Same" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Nicole Renée, Alfred "Bob" Antoine, and Andre Evans and recorded by Cox for the soundtrack to the comedy film Money Talks (1997), with production helmed by Antoine and Evans. The song is built around a sample of "You Are Everything" (1982) by American soul group The Stylistics. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Thom Bell and Linda Creed are also credited as songwriters. The song was later included as a Dance mix on her second studio album One Wish (1998).
"It's Over Now" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Keir "KayGee" Gist, Taura Stinson, Alonzo Jackson, and DeMone Griffin for her second studio album One Wish (1998), while production was overseen by KayGee and Jackson. Released as the album's second following the major success of "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", it became a moderate commercial success on the charts, peaking at number 20 on Billboard's US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while becoming her third consecutive and fourth overall number one hit on the Dance Club Songs.
"Mr. Lonely" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Ahmad Russell, Christopher Jennings, Eric Johnson, Eric Jones, Takia Jennings, and Terry Johnson for her third studio album The Morning After (2002), with production helmed by Jennings and Johnson along with William Lockwood. The song, along with several remix versions, was released as the album's second single in fall 2002 and reached number one the US Billboard Dance Club Songs.
"Up & Down " is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox, Alex Richbourg, James Wright, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis for her third studio album The Morning After (2002), with production helmed by Jam, Lewis, Wright and Godson. The song, along with a slightly remixed version featuring additional vocals from rapper Jadakiss, was released as the album's lead single in 2002, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.
"More Than I Knew" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox along with Thaddeus Dixon, Samantha Nelson-Gums, and Jeremy Gritter for her unreleased sixth studio album Work of Art, initially announced for an August 2015 release through Deco and Primary Wave Music. The song was released as the album's second single on April 14, 2015 and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs.
"More Than I Knew" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox along with Big Jim and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for her fifth studio album The Promise (2008), while production was helmed by Jim, Jam and Lewis. The ballad was released as the album's lead single in September 2008 and peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs.
"Beautiful U R" is a song by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox along with Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila, Johnny Najera, Sam Salter, Rick Thomson, and James "Big Jim" Wright for her fifth studio album The Promise (2008), while production was helmed by The Avila Brothers and Big Jim. The song was released as the album's second single in September 2008 and peaked at number 10 on the Canadian Hot 100.
