Glass Tiger is a Grammy Award-nominated Canadian rock band from Newmarket,Ontario that formed in 1983. The band has released five studio albums. Its 1986 debut album,The Thin Red Line,went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. Two singles from that album,"Don't Forget Me " and "Someday",reached the U.S. Top 10.
"Light My Fire" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It was recorded in August 1966 and released in January 1967 on their eponymous debut album. Released as an edited single on April 24,1967,it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,and one week on the Cash Box Top 100,nearly a year after its recording. Due to its erotic lyrics and innovative structure,the song has come to be regarded a synonymous with the 60s psychedelic and sexual revolutions.
"One Week" is a song by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies released as the first single from their 1998 album,Stunt. It was written by Ed Robertson,who is featured on the lead vocal of the rapped verses. Steven Page sings lead on the song's chorus,while the two co-lead the prechoruses in harmony. The song is notable for its significant number of pop culture references,and remains the band's best-known song in the United States,where it topped the Billboard Hot 100. Coincidentally,when the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100,it remained in the top spot for one week.
"One of Us" is a song by American singer Joan Osborne for her debut studio album,Relish (1995). Written by Eric Bazilian of the Hooters and produced by Rick Chertoff,the song was released on November 21,1995,as Osborne's debut single and lead single from Relish,and it became a hit in November of that year,peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earning three Grammy nominations.
"From a Distance" is a song written in 1985 by American singer-songwriter Julie Gold. Gold was working as a secretary at the time for HBO and writing songs in her free time. Gold's friend,Christine Lavin,introduced the song to Nanci Griffith,who first recorded it for her 1987 album,Lone Star State of Mind.
"Don't Dream It's Over" is a song by rock band Crowded House,recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album. The song was composed and written by New Zealand frontman Neil Finn,and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from the album.
"Hold On" is a song by American vocal group Wilson Phillips,released on February 27,1990,as the lead single from their debut studio album,Wilson Phillips (1990). The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for a week in June 1990 and was the most successful single of that year in the US. The song won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for 1990. At the Grammy Awards of 1991,"Hold On" received a nomination for Song of the Year,losing to "From a Distance" by Julie Gold and performed by Bette Midler.
"Hold on My Heart" is a song by English rock band Genesis from their 14th studio album,We Can't Dance (1991). The ballad was released as the album's third single on 6 April 1992. The song reached number one on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart,the RPM Adult Contemporary chart,and the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart,as well as number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the band's home country,the song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" is a song written by American guitarist Danny Whitten. It was first recorded by American rock band Crazy Horse and issued as the final track on side one of their 1971 eponymous album. It was Whitten's signature tune,but gained more fame via its numerous cover versions,especially that by Rod Stewart. Cash Box magazine has described it as "a magnificent ballad outing."
"Sittin' Up in My Room" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood. It was written and produced by Babyface and recorded by Norwood for the soundtrack of the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale,starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. The track was one out of five singles the album spawned and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming Norwood's most successful single on that particular chart up to that point. It is of note that the characteristic bass intro is a replica of the famous riff performed by bassist Larry Graham,of Sly and the Family Stone,on their hit "Thank You ",and its remix featuring LL Cool J contains a sample of "Haven't You Heard" by Patrice Rushen.
Alan Connelly is a guitarist and songwriter. He is a founding member of Glass Tiger,the Canadian rock band. He and his band received five Canadian music industry JUNO Awards and multiple Canadian songwriter SOCAN Awards,as well as being nominated Best New Artist at the 1986 GRAMMY Awards. Connelly has been part of all GT's major album releases as well as numerous solo recordings.
"My Love Is for Real" is a song by American singer and songwriter Paula Abdul with backing vocals from Israeli singer Ofra Haza. It was written by Abdul and its producer Rhett Lawrence. The song was released on May 30,1995 by Virgin Records,as the first single from Abdul's third studio album,Head over Heels (1995). Intended as Abdul's comeback single,"My Love Is for Real" reached number one in Hungary and the top 20 in Australia,Canada,and New Zealand,but it stalled outside the top 20 in the United States,peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100,and failed to make a major impact in Europe.
"Midnight in Chelsea" is a song by American rock singer Jon Bon Jovi,released as the first single from his second solo album,Destination Anywhere (1997),in June 1997. The song is written and produced by Bon Jovi and Dave Stewart,and is Bon Jovi's highest-charting solo single in the UK,reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted at number 29 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40,number 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart,and number 11 in Canada. Its highest peak was in Spain,where it reached number one for two weeks.
"Rocks" is a song by Scottish rock band Primal Scream,taken from their fourth studio album,Give Out But Don't Give Up (1994). This song was the first indication of Primal Scream's change in musical style,when compared to their previous album,1991's Screamadelica,which featured dance leanings. "Rocks" features a more classic rock structure inspired by artists such as T. Rex,the Rolling Stones,and Faces. Faces singer Rod Stewart would later cover the song himself,including it on his 1998 album When We Were the New Boys.
"Rhythm of My Heart" is a song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek that Dutch rock and roll artist RenéShuman included on his 1986 debut album,RenéShuman. In 1991,British singer Rod Stewart recorded the song for his album Vagabond Heart with production by Trevor Horn. It is the album's opening track and was released as its first single on 4 March 1991.
"Prayer for the Dying" is a song by British musician Seal and Augustus Lundell "Gus" Isidore. It was released on 9 May 1994 as the lead single from his second studio album,Seal (1994),reaching number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In Canada,it became Seal's first of three songs to peak at number two on the RPM Top Singles chart,becoming his joint highest-charting single in Canada. In November 1995,"Prayer for the Dying" was reissued as a double A-side with "Don't Cry" in the UK;this release reached number 51 on the UK chart.
"I Wonder Why" is a song by American singer and songwriter Curtis Stigers,released as the first single from his eponymous debut album on August 12,1991,in the United States. The song reached number four on the Danish and Irish singles charts,number five on the UK Singles Chart,and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top 10 in Belgium,Denmark,Germany,the Netherlands,and Norway.
"Keep Coming Back" is a song by American singer-songwriter Richard Marx. It appears on his third solo album,Rush Street,and was both written and produced by Marx. The lyrics to the song detail a man's unrequited love for a woman. Working with musicians such as Luther Vandross and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes,Marx sought to explore different musical territory with this single,stating that "I wanted to write an old-fashioned R&B song."
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" is a song by Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. It was released in 1986 as the lead from their debut album,The Thin Red Line. The song reached number one in Canada and number two in the United States. The song features backing vocals by fellow Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams.
"Someday" is a song by Canadian pop band Glass Tiger. It was released on 1986 as the third single from their debut studio album The Thin Red Line through Capitol Records in Canada and Manhattan Records worldwide. The song was written by members Alan Frew and Al Connelly and by producer Jim Vallance. "Someday" also won a Juno Award in the category Single of the Year.
