"Flying Without Wings" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife,released on 18 October 1999 as the third single from their self-titled debut studio album (1999). It is the band's fourth-best-selling single on both paid-for and combined sales in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.
Lumidee Cedeño,known mononymously as Lumidee,is an American singer,rapper and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2003 with the release of her song "Never Leave You ",which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100,and also peaked within the top ten of the charts in over ten countries,including the United Kingdom,and topped the charts in several mainland European countries.
"Addictive" is a song by American R&B singer Truth Hurts. It was released as the lead single from her debut album,Truthfully Speaking (2002),on April 1,2002. "Addictive" features a verse from hip-hop rapper Rakim and is based on a Hindi music sample,which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath. The song was her only one to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number nine. It was also a top-five hit in several European countries,achieving gold status in Belgium,France,and Switzerland. The song instrumental was sampled in the Jamaican dancehall beat "Bollywood Riddim".
"Get Busy" is a dancehall song by Jamaican reggae toaster Sean Paul,from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim,produced by then-newcomer Steven Marsden,and was the only song that never made the "Diwali" rhythm album on Greensleeves Records as it was more than likely a late entry.
"We Be Burnin'" is the first single from Jamaican musician Sean Paul's third studio album,The Trinity (2005). It achieved success worldwide,becoming a top-10 hit on at least 10 national music charts,including those of Germany,Italy,the United Kingdom,and the United States.
"Temperature" is the third worldwide and the second US single from Jamaican musician Sean Paul's third studio album,The Trinity (2005). The song uses the dancehall riddim "Applause". Officially,there are two versions of the song,which only differ in their rhythm. The track was produced by Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller and received a positive reception from music critics. Released as the second US single in December 2005,the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year to become Paul's third US No. 1 single. The single also reached the top 10 in Canada and France and the top 20 in Australia and the United Kingdom.
"When You Say Nothing at All" is a country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was a hit song for four different performers:Keith Whitley,who took it to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on December 24,1988;Alison Krauss &Union Station,whose version was their first solo top-10 country hit in 1995;Irish singer Frances Black,whose 1996 version became her third Irish top-10 single and brought the song to the attention of Irish pop singer Ronan Keating,whose 1999 version was his first solo single and a number-one hit in the United Kingdom,Ireland,and New Zealand.
"Move Ya Body" is the debut single of American musical duo Nina Sky featuring rapper Jabba. It was released on April 12,2004,as the lead single from their debut album,Nina Sky (2004). The song became the duo's only solo single to reach the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The song was ranked at number 250 on Blender's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" and is well known for the use of the recurring ostinato on the bongos known as the "Coolie Dance" riddim. This has been the subject and musical motif of many musical samples.
Now That's What I Call Music! 14 was released on November 4,2003. The album is the 14th edition of the (US) Now! series. It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and number eleven on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts. It has been certified 3×Platinum. The album spent a record 13 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200,the most for any multi-artist compilation album since 1963.
Almost Famous is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Lumidee,released by Universal Records on June 24,2003.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27:Diwali,also known as the Diwali Riddim,is an album and popular dancehall riddim that came to prominence in 2002. The riddim is credited to Jamaican producer Steven "Lenky" Marsden. This has appeared on several international hit songs by Sean Paul,Bounty Killer,Elephant Man,Lumidee,Brick &Lace,and Wayne Wonder. The New York Times described the song as 'one of the most popular reggae rhythms of all time,spawning hits,sequels and -- inevitably -- rip-offs. If ever there was a beat that deserved its own Behind the Music, this is it.' Similarly,the album was heralded as 'the best reggae album' released in 2002.
"Gimme the Light" is the first single from Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul's second studio album,Dutty Rock (2002). The song was originally released in Jamaica in 2001 as "Give Me the Light" and was issued internationally in 2002. "Gimme the Light" was Paul's first hit single,peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top-20 hit in Canada,the Netherlands,and the United Kingdom. It is the most popular hit single from the "Buzz" riddim,which was the debut hit production for Troyton Rami &Roger Mackenzie a production duo of Black Shadow Records in Miami,Florida.
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" is the debut solo single of Australian singer Gina G. The song was written by British songwriters Simon Caldwell and Steve Rodway,and released on 25 March 1996 as the first single from her debut album,Fresh! (1997). It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart almost two months later and was also a number-one hit in Israel. In the US,the song peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was the United Kingdom's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996,held in Oslo,Norway,where it finished in eighth place. It was successful on the charts in Europe,Australia and the US,and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon from the album We Invented the Remix. In 2004,the song was featured on the Bad Boys compilation R&B Hits. Along with "I Need a Girl (Part Two)",P. Diddy achieved a rare occurrence by having two parts of a song become chart hits. Part one peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. It also charted on the UK Singles Chart at number four. The song was ranked number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2002. The song contains a chord progression played on a Roland JV-1080 sound module,using a patch named "Flying Waltz".
"No Letting Go" is a song by Jamaican reggae fusion artist Wayne Wonder. The song was written by Wonder and Steven "Lenky" Marsden,and produced by Marsden. It was included on Wonder's 2003 studio album No Holding Back and was released as the lead single from the album. The single was released worldwide on 21 January 2003 and charted at a peak position of number three in the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 11 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
Steven "Lenky" Marsden is a Jamaican-born music producer and musician who specializes primarily in dancehall reggae music. He also arranges and remixes pop and hip hop songs. Marsden is the founder of the Jamaica-based label,40/40 Records and was a former member of singjay Buju Banton's band.
The discography of Lumidee,a Puerto Rican-American hip hop and R&B recording artist,consists of ten singles,eleven music videos,two studio albums and some other appearances.
"Ooh La La" is a song by American rapper Coolio,released as the second single from his third solo album,My Soul (1997),on September 9,1997. The song contains a sample of "Pull Up to the Bumper" by Grace Jones,so Jones,Sly and Robbie,and Dana Manno were given writing credits. The song did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 but became a top-40 hit in other countries,including New Zealand,where it reached number two and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).
"Like Glue" is a song by Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul,from his second album Dutty Rock (2002). The song was produced by Tony "CD" Kelly,and written by Kelly and Sean Paul. Lyrics from "Like Glue" were originally intended to be the intro to "Gimme the Light" until Sean Paul expanded it and made it into a full song. Lyrically,the song refers to how Sean Paul does not care what people say and that he has to stick to his girlfriends "like glue".
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie and British girl group Little Mix. It was released by Asylum Records,as the fourth single from Anne-Marie's second studio-album Therapy (2021). It was written by Anne Marie,Taylor Upsahl,Camille Purcell,Pete Nappi,and John Banfield,with production by Nappi and Mojam. An electropop and calypso-pop song which samples Lumidee's song "Never Leave You ",the song lyrically discusses the liberation someone feels after walking away from a toxic relationship.
