An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel,released on August 8,1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel's adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different and popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s,most notably doo-wop and soul music. The album cover artwork was taken on the front steps of 142 Mercer Street,just north of the intersection of Mercer and Prince Street in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan,New York City.
River of Dreams is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel,released on August 10,1993. River of Dreams presented a more serious tone than found in Joel's previous albums,dealing with issues such as trust and long-lasting love. It was rumored that the themes of trust and betrayal,particularly certain lyrics from the songs "A Minor Variation" and "The Great Wall of China",stem from Joel's legal disputes with his former manager and ex-brother-in-law,Frank Weber,who reportedly embezzled millions of dollars from Joel and used dubious accounting practices to cover it up. It was Joel's fourth and last album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart,a position it held for three consecutive weeks.
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan,written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere,it became a worldwide hit,reaching the Top 10 in several countries. The song became one of Dylan's most popular and most covered post-1960s compositions,spawning covers from Eric Clapton,Guns N' Roses,Randy Crawford,and more.
"All Night Long (All Night)" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie from his second solo album,Can't Slow Down (1983). The song combined Richie's Commodores style with Caribbean influences. The single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop,R&B and adult contemporary). In the UK,it peaked at number two on the singles chart.
"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel from his fifth studio album The Stranger (1977),released as the album's second single in early November 1977. It became both Joel's first US Top 10 and UK Top 20 single,as well as Joel's first Gold single in the US. The song also topped the Billboard Easy Listening Chart for the entire month of January 1978.
"You Raise Me Up" is a song composed by Rolf Løvland and written by Brendan Graham. It was first recorded by Secret Garden,in collaboration with Brian Kennedy. Although the original version was not a major hit,the song has since been recorded by more than a hundred other artists,most notably American singer Josh Groban in 2003 and Irish group Westlife in 2005.
"I Have a Dream" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in December 1979 as the fourth international and final single from the group's sixth studio album,Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang lead vocals. It was a major hit,topping the charts in many countries and peaking at No. 2 in the UK over the Christmas week of 1979. The single was in fact released after the non-album single Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! and after the release of the compilation Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - which didn't include "I Have a Dream".
"World of Our Own" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 February 2002 as the second single from their third studio album of the same name (2001). The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart,becoming their 10th number-one single. "World of Our Own" was the 40th-best-selling single of 2002 in the UK and received a platinum sales certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for over 600,000 sales and streams. It is the band's fourth-most-streamed song and 12th-best-selling single in both paid-for and combined sales in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.
"Blue Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously recorded by Elvis Presley,although it was first recorded by Doye O'Dell in 1948. It is a tale of unrequited love during the holidays and is a longstanding staple of Christmas music,especially in the country genre.
"My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached No. 2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. Early the next year,it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Queen of My Heart" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from their third studio album,World of Our Own (2001). It was released as a double A-side single with "When You're Looking Like That" in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
"Swear It Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. The ballad was released on 19 April 1999 in the United Kingdom as the first single from their self-titled debut album (1999). The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks,giving Westlife their first of 14 UK number-one singles. "Swear It Again" is Westlife's only single to have charted in the US,peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranking number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2000.
"Fool Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 27 March 2000 as the fifth and last single from their self-titled debut album (1999). The song debuted and peaked at number two in the band's native Ireland,making it the first Westlife song not to top the Irish chart. It became the band's fifth consecutive UK number-one single and spent 12 weeks on charts. In the UK,it is the band's 14th-best-selling single in paid-for sales as well as their 13th-best-selling single in combined sales as of January 2019.
World of Our Own is the third studio album recorded by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released through RCA Records on 12 November 2001. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes the singles "Queen of My Heart","World of Our Own","Bop Bop Baby",and the final single from the group's last album,"Uptown Girl". "Evergreen" was later covered by Will Young as his winner's single for the 2002 Pop Idol competition.
"Candy Girl" is the debut single by New Edition from their debut album Candy Girl. It was released as a single in late February 1983 and the song hit number one on the UK Singles Chart,becoming the 31st-best-selling single of the year. It also peaked at number 1 on the Hot Black Singles chart,passing Michael Jackson’s song "Beat It" on May 14,1983.
Irish boy band Westlife have released twelve studio albums,sixteen video albums,one live album,three karaoke albums,thirty-eight singles,twenty-one promotional singles,nine compilation albums and fifty-four music videos. Formed on 3 July 1998,the group was made up of singers Nicky Byrne,Kian Egan,Mark Feehily,Shane Filan,and Brian McFadden. The band was signed under Simon Cowell,Clive Davis,and Jordan Jay and under record labels' BMG,S Records,Arista Records,Sony BMG,Syco Music,Sony Music Entertainment and RCA Records from 1998 to 2012 and currently on Universal Music Group and Virgin EMI Records from 2018. The last four members remained active until their last live concert performance in the Europe's third largest stadium Croke Park on 23 June 2012 and have reunited on 3 October 2018 for new music and tour. Based on the British Phonographic Industry certifications,the group have sold more than 32 million records and videos in the United Kingdom alone across their 20-year career–8.8 million singles,12.5 million albums and 1.5 million videos. Their biggest selling album is their first Greatest Hits compilation,followed by Coast to Coast,with seven of their albums selling one million copies or more. Their biggest selling video is "Where Dreams Come True",which has sold 240,000 copies to date.
"The Longest Time" is a doo-wop song by Billy Joel,released in 1984 as the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. Following the theme of the album in paying tribute to Joel's musical influences,the song is presented in the style of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom the song reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Go to Extremes" is a song by American singer Billy Joel from his eleventh studio album,Storm Front (1989),released as the album's second US single in early 1990. It reached the number-six position on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. The song was also a top-10 hit on both the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Album Rock Tracks charts. The song also reached at number 70 on the UK Singles Chart.
"The River of Dreams" is a song by American musician Billy Joel. It is the title track and first single from his twelfth album,River of Dreams (1993). It was released in July 1993 by Columbia Records and became 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. Its accompanying music video was directed by Andy Morahan and filmed in Connecticut,the US.
"That's Not Her Style" is a song by Billy Joel released as the fifth single from his album Storm Front,as well as the opening track on the album. It was written for Joel's then-wife Christie Brinkley. The song was the lowest-charting single from the album,failing to crack the top 70 in the United States. The song's music video features a live performance of the song at Yankee Stadium. A 4-track EP was also released.
