The Blue Nile were a Scottish band which originated in Glasgow. The group's early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion,although later works featured guitar more prominently. Following early championing by established artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Peter Gabriel,the Blue Nile gained critical acclaim,particularly for its first two albums A Walk Across the Rooftops and Hats,and some commercial success in both the UK and the US,which led to the band working with a wide range of musicians from the late 1980s onwards.
Chorus is the fifth studio album by British band Erasure,released on 14 October 1991 by Mute Records in Germany and the UK and on 15 October 1991 by Sire/Reprise Records in the United States. It later made the short list of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. In 1999,Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 45 in his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties".
Erasure is the seventh studio album by English synth-pop album Erasure,released on 23 October 1995 by Mute Records. It was produced by Thomas Fehlmann and Gareth Jones.
Tug of War is the third solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney,released on 26 April 1982. It was McCartney's first album released after the dissolution of Wings the previous year. Overall,it was his 11th album since the break up of the Beatles. It was also McCartney's first album after the murder of former songwriting partner John Lennon. The cover features an abstract oil painting by the artist Brian Clarke,a frequent McCartney collaborator,incorporating an overpainted transparency of a portrait of Paul taken by Linda McCartney.
Anything Box is an electronic/synthpop musical group originally from Paterson,New Jersey,and now based in Long Beach,California. Formed in 1986,they are best known for their 1989 single "Living in Oblivion". They also garnered some attention for releasing an album entirely in MP3 format in 2003. With a current lineup consisting solely of Claude Strilio,the past lineups have included long-time members Dania Morales and Paul Rijnders,as well as Carlos Pacheco,Mike Zacek,Gary Strilio,Dave South and Barry Bunch.
A Walk Across the Rooftops is the debut album by Scottish band The Blue Nile,released on 30 April 1984 on Linn Records in the UK and on A&M Records in the US. Although the album was released to little fanfare and was not a big hit on its initial release,it slowly accumulated fans and sales through word of mouth as the years passed,and by the time the follow-up Hats was released in 1989,A Walk Across the Rooftops had sold 80,000 copies. It continued to gather praise when reissued in 2012.
Hats is the second studio album by Scottish band The Blue Nile,originally released on 16 October 1989 on Linn Records and A&M Records.
High is the fourth studio album by Scottish band The Blue Nile,released on 30 August 2004 on Sanctuary Records. A single,"I Would Never",was released one week prior to the album:a second song,"She Saw the World",was made available as a promotional single,but never released officially.
"Chains of Love" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure,released in May 1988 as their ninth single overall. It was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell,and released by Mute Records as the second single from Erasure's third studio album,The Innocents (1988). In the United States,Sire Records released it as the first single. The chorus is memorable for Bell's use of falsetto. The album version was produced by Stephen Hague and was slightly remixed for its single release. The accompanying music video featured Clarke and Bell performing the song while being hoisted through the air by thick,metal chains.
"Easy" is a song by British girl group Sugababes,released as the lead single from their greatest hits album Overloaded:The Singles Collection (2006). Development of "Easy" began when the American rock band Orson discovered that the Sugababes were working on the album,in which they proposed ideas for new tracks. They subsequently wrote the song with the group,and produced it. Backed by bass synthesizers,it is an uptempo electropop song that features metaphorical lyrical content containing sexual euphemisms. The song is the group's first single to feature written contributions from then-new member Amelle Berrabah,who had previously sung on re-recorded versions of three songs from the album Taller in More Ways,including the singles "Red Dress" and "Follow Me Home".
"Love Is Only a Feeling" is a song by British rock band the Darkness,released as the fifth and final single from their 2003 debut studio album,Permission to Land. The power ballad peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
"Last Cup of Sorrow" is the third track from Faith No More's sixth studio album Album of the Year. It was released as a single on August 5,1997. It placed No. 14 on Mainstream Rock Tracks,No.62 on Australia Top 50,and No. 51 on UK Top 100. The artwork is in a similar style to the original poster art for Vertigo.
Good to Be Back is a 1989 album by American singer Natalie Cole. Released on April 19,1989,by EMI USA,It includes the hit singles "Miss You Like Crazy" and "I Do".
"Happiness" is a song by Scottish band The Blue Nile,which was released in 1996 as the lead single from their third studio album Peace at Last. It was written by Paul Buchanan and produced by the band. "Happiness" reached No. 88 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks.
"Tinseltown in the Rain" is a song by Scottish pop band The Blue Nile. It was released as the second single from their 1984 debut album A Walk Across the Rooftops. The song was written and produced by lead singer Paul Buchanan and bassist Robert Bell. It has been described as an "ode to the city" of Glasgow.
Ripcord is the ninth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on 6 May 2016 via Hit Red and Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced the singles "John Cougar,John Deere,John 3:16";"Break on Me","Wasted Time","Blue Ain't Your Color",and "The Fighter". It also features musical artists Nile Rodgers,Pitbull,and Carrie Underwood. Just like his previous album Fuse (2013),Urban co-worked with multiple producers on this one.
Happiness Begins is the fifth studio album by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers,released on June 7,2019,by Republic Records. It is their first album since 2013's Live,and their first studio album since 2009's Lines,Vines and Trying Times. It was the first album released by the group since they reunited in 2019. It was preceded by their comeback single "Sucker" as well as "Cool". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
"The Downtown Lights" is a song by Scottish band The Blue Nile,released in 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album Hats. It was written by Paul Buchanan and produced by the band.
"Headlights on the Parade" is a song by Scottish band The Blue Nile,released in 1990 as the second single from their second studio album Hats (1989). The song was written by Paul Buchanan and produced by the band. It reached number 72 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for four weeks.
"Saturday Night" is a song by Scottish band The Blue Nile,released in 1991 as the third and final single from their second studio album Hats (1989). It was written by Paul Buchanan and produced by the band. "Saturday Night" reached number 50 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for three weeks. It remains the band's highest charting single in the UK.
