Joseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Jerrold Laurence Samuels was an American singer,songwriter,record producer,and talent agent. Under the pseudonym Napoleon XIV,he achieved one-hit wonder status with the #3 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away,Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. Samuels occasionally revisited the Napoleon XIV character to record other songs,usually comedy records with an insanity theme.
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by American Motown group the Supremes,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" is a song by American soul group the Temptations,written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. Released on the Gordy (Motown) label,and produced by Norman Whitfield,it features on the group's 1971 album,Sky's the Limit. When released as a single,"Just My Imagination" became the third Temptations song to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single held the number one position on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart for two weeks in 1971,from March 28 to April 10. "Just My Imagination" also held the number one spot on the Billboard R&B Singles chart for three weeks,from February 27 to March 20 of that year.
"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" is a soul song most popularly released as a joint single performed by Diana Ross &the Supremes and the Temptations for the Motown label. This version peaked for two weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in the United States,selling 900,000 copies in its first two weeks,and at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969.
"Day Tripper" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out" in December 1965. The song was written primarily by John Lennon with some contributions from Paul McCartney and was credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album. The single topped charts in Britain,Ireland,the Netherlands and Norway. In the United States,"Day Tripper" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and "We Can Work It Out" held the top position.
Savage Garden is the debut studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden,released on 4 March 1997 in Australia by Columbia Records and Roadshow Music. The album won the award for Highest Selling Album at the 12th Annual ARIA Music Awards,selling more than 12 million copies worldwide,according to Billboard magazine. In September 1997,Savage Garden won a record ten ARIA Awards from 13 nominations for the album and associated singles. As of 2005,Savage Garden had been certified diamond in Canada,12×platinum in Australia,7×platinum in the US,2×platinum in New Zealand,Singapore,and in the UK.
"I'm Not in Love" is a song by British group 10cc,written by band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. It is known for its innovative and distinctive backing track,composed mostly of the band's multitracked vocals. Released in the UK in May 1975 as the second single from the band's third album,The Original Soundtrack,it became the second of the group's three number-one singles in the UK between 1973 and 1978,topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. "I'm Not in Love" became the band's breakthrough hit outside the United Kingdom,topping the charts in Canada and Ireland as well as peaking within the top 10 of the charts in several other countries,including Australia,West Germany,New Zealand,Norway and the United States.
"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958. It reached number No. 5 on the United States Billboard Top 100 Sides pop chart,No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart,and No. 1 in Canada. Cliff Richard and the Shadows' version of the song reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom in 1962,despite being a B-side. The Beach Boys notably covered the song in 1965 for their album The Beach Boys Today!;retitled "Do You Wanna Dance?",their version reached No. 12 in the United States. A 1972 cover by Bette Midler with the original title restored reached No. 17.
"Baby I'm Yours" is a song written by Van McCoy which was a hit in 1965 for Barbara Lewis,the original recording artist.
"Look Away" is a 1988 power ballad by American rock band Chicago. Written by Diane Warren,produced by Ron Nevison,and with Bill Champlin on lead vocals,it is the second single from the band's album Chicago 19. "Look Away" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1988,becoming the group's third and final number one hit,following "If You Leave Me Now" (1976) and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (1982). "Look Away" is Chicago's seventh song to have peaked at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart,and it was also the No. 1 song on the 1989 year-end Billboard Hot 100 chart,even though it never held the No. 1 spot at all in 1989. This is because Billboard's year-end chart covers the charts as far back as late November of the previous year.
"When Love &Hate Collide" is a song by English rock band Def Leppard from their 1995 greatest hits album Vault,written by Joe Elliott and Rick Savage. The power ballad was originally written and demoed for Adrenalize,but not finalized until 1995 for its inclusion on Vault. The demo version is much more heavily produced in the signature style of Hysteria and Adrenalize,and the final version is more stripped down,supposedly toward the style of the following studio album Slang. The original demo version contains the final recorded guitar solo by late original guitarist Steve Clark.
Renaissance is the second album by the Association. This was their last album recorded for the Valiant Records label,and was reissued by Warner Bros. Records after the company acquired Valiant. The album peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top LPs albums chart.
"I'm Mandy Fly Me" is a single by 10cc released in 1976. It was taken from the How Dare You! album,and reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" is a disco-styled soul single composed by the Holland brothers Eddie and Brian,members of the former Holland–Dozier–Holland team and was released as a single by Motown vocal group The Supremes in 1976 on the Motown label. It was the first single since "Your Heart Belongs to Me" in 1962 to feature four Supremes. It is also notable for being the last top forty single the group would score before they disbanded in 1977.
Hold On,I'm Comin' is the 1966 debut album by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam &Dave,issued on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label in 1966.
Savage Garden were an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on guitar,keyboards,and vocals;they formed in Brisbane,Queensland,in 1993. They were signed to John Woodruff's talent agency and achieved international success with their No. 1 hit singles "I Want You","To the Moon and Back","Truly Madly Deeply" (1997),and "I Knew I Loved You" (1999).
"Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. The original version,recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year,was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 international hit version was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's debut studio album,Hunting High and Low (1985). The recording combines synth-pop with a varied instrumentation,including acoustic guitars,keyboards,and drums.
"Fire" is a song by American hip hop duo Kids See Ghosts,composed of the rappers Kanye West and Kid Cudi,from their only studio album (2018). West,Kid Cudi,BoogzDaBeast,and André3000 produced the song,while additional production was handled by Evan Mast. Written by the producers with the exception of BoogzDaBeast,it is a rock-influenced track that includes a sample of Napoleon XIV's "They're Coming to Take Me Away,Ha-Haaa!". In the lyrics,Kids See Ghosts refuse to let haunting demons define them.
"Pretty Savage" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Blackpink from their debut Korean studio album The Album. It was released on October 2,2020,through YG and Interscope. The track was composed by Teddy,R.Tee,24,Bekuh Boom,with lyrics written by Teddy,Løren,Vince,and Danny Chung. Lyrically,the song deals with the group not caring about the opinion of others. The song was performed with "Lovesick Girls" on several music programs in South Korea including Show! Music Core and Inkigayo and also at The Late Late Show With James Corden as a preview performance for their headlining livestream concert,The Show.
