Elisa Toffoli , performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Come Speak to Me", while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured on Quentin Tarantino's film, Django Unchained and its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Negramaro is an Italian pop band formed in 1999 and successful since 2005. Their name stems from Negroamaro, a wine produced in their native district, Salento in Apulia.
Lite Me Up is a pop album with a strong disco-funk feel by Herbie Hancock. It was Hancock's first release without producer David Rubinson since 1969. On this album, Hancock was influenced by his long-time friend, producer Quincy Jones and sessions included many musicians associated with Jones including Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto. The album was the first on which Hancock played the Synclavier, a digital polyphonic synthesizer.
Osanna are an Italian progressive rock band.
Amii Stewart is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in 1983 which includes hit single "Working Late Tonight" as well as covers of two songs from Donna Summer's unreleased 1981 album I'm a Rainbow. In 2015, Funky Town Grooves announced they would be reissuing the album on CD for the first time ever.
Caterpillar is a best-of compilation by pop rock singer Elisa, mainly aimed at the international market. It's an international, revisited edition of Soundtrack '96-'06 and it has been published in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Soundtrack '96–'06 is the first official greatest hits compilation by the Italian singer Elisa. The album was certified Diamond in Italy, with sales exceeding 600,000 copies.
Body & Soul is the fourth studio album by English singer Rick Astley released in 1993. It was not commercially successful and became the first album released by Astley to miss the UK album chart. It did enter the Italian album chart at #28. Two singles were released to support the album, "Hopelessly" which charted in the UK at #33 followed by "The Ones You Love" which peaked at #48.
Lotus is the fourth studio album by Elisa, released in 2003. Initially idealized as a live album, Lotus became a mix between a studio album, a greatest hits album and a cover album. The album is predominantly acoustic; following the initial idea, in fact, the album was completely recorded live.
Dancing is a compilation album by Italian singer Elisa, released on 15 July 2008 in CD format in the United States and Canada. A digital version on iTunes was released on 17 June 2008 in the United States and on 25 August 2008 in Canada.
Then Comes the Sun is the third album by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa released by Sugar on 9 November 2001. It was produced by Corrado Rustici and went double platinum in Italy with over 280.000 copies sold.
Asile's World is the second album by Elisa released in 2000. The album went double Platinum in Italy with 250.000 copies sold. Its repackage contains "Luce " with which Elisa won the 1st place at the famous Sanremo Festival in 2001.
Through the Storm is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on April 25, 1989, by Arista Records.
"Sleeping in Your Hand" is the debut single of Elisa, The song is from her debut album, Pipes & Flowers, released in 1997. The single was released in Europe only.
Let Me Be Your Angel is the second studio album by American singer Stacy Lattisaw. Released on April 21, 1980, by Cotillion Records, Lattisaw was 13 years old when this album was released. The album's first two singles, "Dynamite!" and "Jump to the Beat", both peaked at number one on the U.S. disco charts in 1980. This would be her first album produced by Narada Michael Walden.
Inedito is the eleventh studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by Atlantic Records in November 2011. This is Pausini's comeback album, after two years of silence. The name of the album was confirmed on the dawn of 10 September 2011. The album was previewed with the release of the single "Benvenuto", which debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart. The second single from the album was "Non ho mai smesso", followed by "Bastava", released on 20 January 2012.
The Dance of Life is the second 1979 studio disc from R&B singer-songwriter/drummer/producer Narada Michael Walden. Unlike his last two releases, it featured several songs Walden co-wrote with other people.
"Gimme Your Love" is a song recorded as duet between American singers Aretha Franklin and James Brown in 1989. The two singers' only collaboration, it is the lead track on Franklin's album Through the Storm and also appeared on Brown's Soul Session Live. It was written by Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, and produced by the former. It was released as the album's third and final single on September 18, 1989, by Arista Records and peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. The song was poorly received by critics, with Rolling Stone describing it as "a series of whoops and grunts as challenging to [the singers] as yawning". Nevertheless, it was nominated for the 1990 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
While the City Sleeps... is a 1986 studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released on Warner Bros. Records. It features musicians like Paulinho da Costa, Preston Glass, Paul Jackson, Jr., Marcus Miller and Narada Michael Walden, alongside young talents of the time like Kenny G, Randy Jackson and Kashif. Although it does not have any instrumental tracks, Benson's guitar playing is somewhat in the headlight in songs like "Love Is Here Tonight", "Teaser" and "Too Many Times". The most successful single of the album, "Kisses in the Moonlight", is still frequently played by Benson at live performances and is present on many of his compilation albums On the B-side of the "Kisses in the Moonlight" single – alongside "Breezin'" on the 12" version – is the instrumental song "Open Your Eyes" which is not available elsewhere.
Corrado Rustici is an Italian musician, songwriter and producer.
