"Rock DJ" is a song by English singer and songwriter Robbie Williams,featured on his third studio album,Sing When You're Winning (2000). The song was released on 31 July 2000 as the lead single from the album. It samples Barry White's song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me","Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest and has a quote from "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh.
"Millennium" is a song by English singer Robbie Williams from his second studio album,I've Been Expecting You (1998). On 7 September 1998,it was released as the first track from the album and became Williams' first single to top the UK Singles Chart. The song also received extensive airplay in the United States and Canada,where it was the lead single from Williams' 1999 compilation album,The Ego Has Landed.
"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.
"The Weight" is a song by the Canadian-American group the Band that was released as a single in 1968 and on the group's debut album Music from Big Pink. It was their first release under this name,after their previous releases as Canadian Squires and Levon and the Hawks. Written by Band member Robbie Robertson,the song is about a visitor's experiences in a town mentioned in the lyric's first line as Nazareth. "The Weight" has significantly influenced American popular music,having been listed as No. 41 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time published in 2004. Pitchfork Media named it the 13th best song of the 1960s,and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named it one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. PBS,which broadcast performances of the song on Ramble at the Ryman (2011),Austin City Limits (2012),and Quick Hits (2012),describes it as "a masterpiece of Biblical allusions,enigmatic lines and iconic characters" and notes its enduring popularity as "an essential part of the American songbook."
"Wicked Game" is a song by American rock musician Chris Isaak,released from his third album,Heart Shaped World (1989). Despite being released as a single in July 1989,it did not become a hit until it was featured in the 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart,starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern. Lee Chesnut,an Atlanta radio station music director who loved David Lynch films,began playing the song,and it quickly became an American top-10 hit in January 1991,reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide,the single became a number-one hit in Belgium and reached the top 10 in several other nations.
"Angels" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was included on Williams's debut solo album,Life thru a Lens (1997),and released as a single on 1 December 1997. "Angels" was written by Williams and Guy Chambers,based on an earlier song written by Ray Heffernan.
"Freedom! '90" is a song written,produced,and performed by British singer-songwriter George Michael,and released on Columbia Records in October 1990. The "'90" added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with a hit by Michael's former band Wham!,also entitled "Freedom". The song's backing beat is a sample from James Brown's song "Funky Drummer".
"Sweetest Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was originally released as a B-side on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single in 1987. The song was later re-recorded and re-released as a single in October 1998 for the band's compilation album The Best of 1980–1990.
"Crazy on You" is a song by American rock band Heart from their debut studio album,Dreamboat Annie (1975). It was released in March 1976 as the album's third single in Canada and the album's debut single in the United States. It reached the top 25 in Canada and the top 35 in the US. It found more success in the Netherlands and Belgium where it peaked at number 2 and 13,respectively,in early 1977 after its release as the second single from Dreamboat Annie in those countries. It is considered one of Heart's signature songs as it is one of the most played tracks on classic rock radio stations in the US.
Robbie Robertson is the solo debut album by Canadian rock musician Robbie Robertson,released in 1987. Though Robertson has been a professional musician since the late 1950s,notably a founder of and primary songwriter for The Band,this was his first proper solo album. Robbie Robertson won the Juno Award for "Album of the Year",and producers Daniel Lanois and Robertson won the "Producer of the Year" Juno award,both in 1989;there were no Juno Awards in 1988.
"Alone" is a song by musical group the Bee Gees. The ballad,written by Barry,Robin,and Maurice Gibb,is the opening track on their 21st studio album,Still Waters (1997),and was the first single released from the album on 17 February 1997. In the United Kingdom,the song was backed with two B-sides:"Closer Than Close" and "Rings Around the Moon",while in the United States,a live version of "Stayin' Alive" was included on the single releases.
"Pinch Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the first single from their 2000 album,Maroon,on August 7,2000. The song became the band's final top-forty hit in the United States,peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 14,2000. It also peaked at number two on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs and Adult Top 40 charts. In Canada,the single reached number four on the RPM Top Singles chart,becoming the band's most recent top-ten hit in their native country.
"It's All Been Done" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the second single from their 1998 album,Stunt. The song was successful in Canada,peaking at No. 1 on the RPM Top Singles chart and becoming the band's highest-charting song in their native country. The song was used as the theme song for the television series Baby Blues. The song is also notable for being one of the band's first to feature an electric guitar solo by Ed Robertson.
"Electric Blue" is a song by Australian rock band Icehouse. It was co-written by Iva Davies of Icehouse and John Oates of US band Hall &Oates. Oates became involved with Davies after contacting him to state he was a fan. The resulting collaboration produced this song and Oates has stated that if Davies had not released the song under the Icehouse name,then it would have been a Hall &Oates track.
"Every Heartbeat" is a song by American Christian singer Amy Grant. It was released in June 1991 as the third single from her ninth studio album,Heart in Motion (1991),though it was the second from the album to be released to mainstream pop radio. It reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and on the Adult Contemporary chart for one and six weeks,respectively. Charlie Peacock wrote the song's music and chorus lyrics,with Grant and Wayne Kirkpatrick composing the remaining lyrics.
"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."
"I Wish It Would Rain Down" is a song by English musician Phil Collins from his fourth solo studio album,...But Seriously (1989). The song was a chart success in early 1990,peaking at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart,No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart;in the latter country,it was the most successful song of 1990. Collins felt that it was as close as he had ever got,at the time,to writing a blues song.
"The River of Dreams" is a song by American musician Billy Joel. It is the title track and first single from his 1993 album,River of Dreams. The song was a hit,peaking at number three on the US and UK charts,making it Joel's best-charting single of the decade as well as his final top ten in either country to date. It also hit the top spot in Australia,New Zealand,and on the Canadian and US Adult Contemporary charts. The song was produced by Joe Nicolo and Danny Kortchmar.
This article is a discography for American singer Maria McKee. For releases as part of Lone Justice,see Lone Justice § Discography.
"As Long as You Follow" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Performed by Christine McVie and written alongside her then-husband,Eddy Quintela,the song was one of two new tracks on the band's 1988 greatest hits album,along with "No Questions Asked". Lead guitarist Rick Vito singled out the guitar solo on "As Long as You Follow" as his best work with Fleetwood Mac.
