Saint Etienne are an English band from Greater London,formed in 1990. The band consists of Sarah Cracknell,Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. Commonly associated with the indie dance scene of the 1990s,their music blends club culture with 1960s pop and other disparate influences.
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955),hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century,most notably by the Righteous Brothers in 1965. According to the song's publishing administrator,over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists,in multiple languages.
After the Gold Rush is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young,released in September 1970 on Reprise Records. It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby,Stills,Nash &Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album DéjàVu. Young's album consists mainly of country folk music along with several rock tracks,including "Southern Man". The material was inspired by the unproduced Dean Stockwell-Herb Bermann screenplay After the Gold Rush.
Travel Edition 1990–2005 is a compilation album by the British pop band Saint Etienne. It was released 22 November 2004 in the United States only on the Sub Pop label.
"Heart of Gold" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young. From his fourth album Harvest,it is Young's only U.S. No. 1 single. In Canada,it reached No. 1 on the RPM national singles chart for the first time on April 8,1972,on which date Young held the top spot on both the singles and albums charts,and No. 1 again on May 13. Billboard ranked it as the No. 17 song for 1972.
Sarah Jane Cracknell is an English singer-songwriter and lead singer of the electronic music band Saint Etienne.
Foxbase Alpha is the debut studio album by English band Saint Etienne,released on 16 September 1991 by Heavenly Recordings.
Too Young to Die –Singles 1990–1995 is a compilation album by English indie dance band Saint Etienne released on 13 November,1995,collecting the group's singles spanning the period of 1990 to 1995.
"Love Is a Rose" is a song written and composed by Neil Young. It first became popular in 1975 when Linda Ronstadt had a country hit with her version. "Love Is a Rose" has also been covered by other artists over the years.
"You're in a Bad Way" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne,released in February 1993 by Heavenly and Warner as the second single from their second album,So Tough (1993). The song is a deliberately old-fashioned throwback to 1960s pop music. In an interview with Melody Maker magazine,Bob Stanley claims that it was written in ten minutes as a simple imitation of Herman's Hermits,and was only intended to be a B-side to "Everlasting",but the record company decided that it should be a single. "Everlasting" was dropped as a single and remained unreleased until it was eventually included on disc 2 on the deluxe edition of So Tough in 2009.
"He's on the Phone" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne in collaboration with French singer-songwriter Étienne Daho,released in October 1995 by Heavenly and MCA as a single from their third compilation album,Too Young to Die (1995). A fast-paced dance track,it is one of Saint Etienne's biggest hits,reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart,number 31 in Iceland,number 41 in Sweden and number 33 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The lyrics tell of an "academia girl" trying to escape from a relationship with a married man:He's on the phone / And she wants to go home,/ Shoes in hand,/ Don't make a sound,/ It's time to go. At the centre of the track is a spoken-word section by Daho.
"Pale Movie" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne,released in February 1994 by Heavenly Records as the first single from the group's third album,Tiger Bay (1994). The song reached number 28 on the UK Singles Charts and also became a hit in Iceland,peaking at number 24. In common with the folk music theme of the album,the song combines a Eurodance beat with Spanish folk-style guitars. The lyrics use surreal imagery to describe a man's love for a mysterious woman. Although the title is not sung,some of the words refer to cinema:"In the bed where they make love / She's in a film on the sheets. / He shows dreams like a movie,/ She's the softness of cinema seats." Other lines are stranger:"her skin as white as the milk,/ Just like a Sherpa Tenzing / under a Manila silk."
"Avenue" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne,released in October 1992 as the first single from their second album,So Tough (1992). It was originally titled "Lovely Heart" or "Young Heart". The album version is a 7-minute version with lengthy instrumental sequences;it was edited down to around 4 minutes for radio play,though the commercial single contained the full-length version,with the radio edit only released on promotional material. The edit wasn't released commercially until 2005's Travel Edition 1990-2005.
"Like a Motorway" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne. It appears on their third album,Tiger Bay (1994) and was released as a single by Heavenly Records in May 1994,reaching number 47 on the UK Singles Chart and number 13 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. The US release of Tiger Bay also features an "alternate version" with more complex percussion and electric guitar stings. It also appears on the original soundtrack for the 1994 film Speed,although the single is never heard in the actual film itself.
"Kiss and Make Up" is a song by Saint Etienne,released as a single in 1990. It is a cover version of "Let's Kiss and Make Up",a song by The Field Mice from their 1989 album,Snowball.
"Nothing Can Stop Us" is a song by English band Saint Etienne,released in May 1991 by Heavenly Records as the third single from their debut album,Foxbase Alpha (1991). It is the first release to feature Sarah Cracknell,who would continue to front the band from this release on. The single reached the number one spot on the American dance charts for one week. The song is based on a looped sample from Dusty Springfield's recording of "I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face".
"Join Our Club" is a song by English musical group Saint Etienne,released by Heavenly Records in May 1992 as a double-A side with "People Get Real".
"Hug My Soul" is a song by British band Saint Etienne. It was the third single from their third album,Tiger Bay (1994),and was released in September 1994 by Heavenly Records. It was written by vocalist Sarah Cracknell along with songwriting partners Guy Batson and Johnny Male.
Moira Lambert is a British singer and recording artist. She collaborated with the electronica group Saint Etienne on the Neil Young cover "Only Love Can Break Your Heart".
Words and Music by Saint Etienne is the eighth studio album by English alternative dance band Saint Etienne,released on 18 May 2012 by Heavenly Recordings. The band announced the album in a Christmas message on their official website on 11 December 2011. The album features collaborations from longtime Saint Etienne associate Ian Catt,as well as Richard X and former Xenomania members Tim Powell and Nick Coler.
