The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards,a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,to female recording artists for quality R&B songs. Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement,technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry,without regard to album sales or chart position."
Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese musician,songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the disco Velfarre located in Roppongi,Tokyo.
Vuelve is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. Sony Discos and Columbia Records released it on February 12,1998. Martin worked with producers KC Porter,Robi Draco Rosa,and Desmond Child to create the album. Following the worldwide success of the song "María" from his previous album,A Medio Vivir (1995),Martin returned to the studio and began recording material while on tour. Vuelve is a Latin record with Latin dance numbers and pop ballads. "María" caught the attention of FIFA,who asked Martin to write an anthem for the 1998 FIFA World Cup being held in France. Martin subsequently recorded "La Copa de la Vida",composed by Porter,Rosa,and Desmond Child for the World Cup.
BlackGirl is an American pop/dance vocal trio consisting of Pam Copeland,Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman,and Rochelle Stuart from Atlanta,that formed in 1992 on the Kaper/RCA/BMG label.
The Killer Bunnies,formerly Outta Control,was a Canadian house/Eurodance project based out of Toronto,Ontario.
"Change the World" is a song written by Tommy Sims,Gordon Kennedy,and Wayne Kirkpatrick and recorded by country music artist Wynonna Judd. A cover version was recorded by English singer Eric Clapton for the soundtrack of the 1996 film Phenomenon. Clapton's version was produced by R&B record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song written in 1956 and first recorded by Johnny Mathis the following year. The title is a popular expression,which is used as the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass. In the case of the song,"the 12th of Never" is given as the date on which the singer will stop loving his beloved,thus indicating that he will always love her.
Cosas del Amor is the third Spanish studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias,It was released by Fonovisa on 22 September 1998. The album was produced again by Spanish songwriter and record producer Rafael Pérez-Botija,taking a more mature direction on the production of the album,departing from the pop rock ballads of his first two albums and focusing on latin pop arrangements similar to the likes of Luis Miguel.
"The Young Ones" is a single by Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The song,written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett,is the title song to the 1961 film The Young Ones and its soundtrack album.
Jean-Michel AndréJarre is a French composer,performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic,synthpop,ambient and new-age genres,and an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights,laser displays,and fireworks.
Music of the World Cup:Allez! Ola! Olé! is a compilation album with various artists,released on 9 June 1998. This album is the official music album of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
"The Minute You're Gone" is a song written by Jimmy Gateley,a Nashville,Tennessee based fiddle player and singer,for Sonny James in 1963. This song originally made No. 95 in the US charts and No. 9 in the country charts for Sonny James in 1963.
Personal is the debut studio album by the American vocal group Men of Vizion. It was released on June 18,1996,via Michael Jackson's record label,MJJ Music,after a demo tape was played to him by producer Teddy Riley. The album has been described as a "sumptuous blend" of vocal R&B and "90s production techniques",that alternates between smooth ballads and new jack swing.
"I'm Lookin' out the Window" is a ballad written by Don Raye and John Jacob Niles. Peggy Lee first recorded the song as a B-side for her 1959 single "Hallelujah,I Love Him So". The song is best known as a hit record for Cliff Richard in 1962 in numerous countries,although not in the United States.
Barry Fasman is an American music producer,songwriter,arranger,composer and orchestral conductor,specializing in the Pop genre.
"L'Edera" is an Italian language song,written by Saverio Seracini and Vincenzo D'Acquisto. The song premiered at the 8th Sanremo Music Festival in January 1958,being performed first by Nilla Pizzi and then Tonina Torrielli,with separate performances,and placing second in the competition,behind "Nel blu dipinto di blu" by Domenico Modugno and Johnny Dorelli. "L'Edera" was later recorded by several Italian artists,including Claudio Villa.
"It'll Be Me" is a song written by Jack Clement,first released in April 1957 by Jerry Lee Lewis,as B-side to his single "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On".
The videography of Eric Clapton consists of 22 video albums and concert films as well as 17 music videos. His commercially most successful video releases are the DVDs of his Crossroads Guitar Festival series. His 2007 release sold over two million DVD and Blu-rays to date,making it one of the best-selling music video DVDs ever to be released. The 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD was certified 10-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Clapton's video releases are popular all over the world,especially in North and South Armerica,Europe and Oceania. Clapton's small number of music videos are similarly successful. Every music video Clapton has released,has been shown more than 30 weeks in succession on MTV,VH1,MuchMusic,MTV2 and Fuse TV –rarely has any other artist been broadcast that often on a music TV channel throughout their whole career.
"Velvet Mornings" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1973.
"Irrésistiblement" is a song by Sylvie Vartan,released in 1968.
