Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford,Illinois in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen,bassist Tom Petersson,lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. Their work bridged elements of '60s guitar pop,'70s hard rock,and the emerging punk rock sound,and would help set the template for subsequent power pop artists.
"Smile" is a song based on the theme song used in the soundtrack for Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film Modern Times.
The Doctor is the ninth studio album by Cheap Trick,released in 1986. It was produced by Tony Platt and reached No. 115 on the Billboard 200 Chart.
Busted is the eleventh studio album released by Cheap Trick,which was released in 1990 and peaked at number 44 on the US album charts. After the success of "The Flame" from the previous album Lap of Luxury,the band recorded Busted with a similar format,especially on the single "Can't Stop Fallin' into Love." The single peaked at number 12 on the US charts. The album failed to be as successful as the label had hoped,and about a year after the release of Busted,Epic Records dropped the band.
"Minimal" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their ninth studio album,Fundamental (2006). It was released on 24 July 2006 as the album's second single. "Minimal" reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart,becoming the duo's 37th top-20 entry in the United Kingdom,and it was the number five Hot Dance Club Play Track of 2007 on Billboard's year-end chart. The B-side "In Private" is a new version of a song originally written for Dusty Springfield,this time recorded as a duet between Neil Tennant and Elton John and remixed by Stuart Crichton.
Cameo is the eighth studio album released by singer Dusty Springfield,released in 1973.
A Very Fine Love is the fourteenth studio album recorded by singer Dusty Springfield,and thirteenth released. Recorded in 1994 with producer Tom Shapiro and released on 20 June 1995 in the US and six days later in the UK. It was a Columbia Records release in both countries,and Springfield's first such simultaneous release since Living Without Your Love in 1979.
Reputation is the thirteenth studio album by British singer Dusty Springfield,and twelfth released. Issued on the Parlophone Records label in the UK and the rest of Europe in June 1990,Reputation was not only Springfield's first studio album in eight years at the time but also her first album to be released in her native UK since 1979's Living Without Your Love. After a string of commercially overlooked albums through the late 1970s and early 1980s Reputation finally managed to resurrect Springfield's career and belatedly resulted in her being re-evaluated and recognised by both music critics and the general public as the UK's foremost 'blue-eyed soul' singer. Mainly produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn and recorded in the UK over a period of some eighteen months,Reputation became her highest charting and best-selling album in the UK since 1970's From Dusty with Love,peaking at No. 18 and selling 60,000 copies within two weeks of its release.
A Girl Called Dusty is the debut studio album by English singer Dusty Springfield. It was released on 17 April 1964 in the United Kingdom by Philips Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the UK Album Charts and No.5 on NME charts in May 1964.
"What Have I Done to Deserve This?" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys and soul singer Dusty Springfield,taken from the duo's second studio album,Actually (1987). The song was released as the second single from the album on 10 August 1987.
"Nothing Has Been Proved" is a song and a single release by British singer Dusty Springfield,written and produced by the Pet Shop Boys. The song was the second collaboration between Springfield and the Pet Shop Boys,following their UK #2 and US #2 hit duet "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" in 1987. "Nothing Has Been Proved" prominently features an orchestral arrangement by Angelo Badalamenti and a soprano saxophone solo,as the song fades,by Courtney Pine. Marshall Jefferson provided a dance mix which appeared on the 12" and CD singles.
"In Private" is a song by British singer Dusty Springfield,released as a single on 20 November 1989. It was Springfield's third single in a row to be a chart success,after an absence of nearly two decades from the charts. Both "In Private" and Springfield's previous single,"Nothing Has Been Proved" were produced by Pet Shop Boys,who helped return Springfield to prominence with their 1987 hit collaboration "What Have I Done to Deserve This?". Both Springfield singles were included on her 1990 British album Reputation. "In Private" peaked at number 14 in the British charts and was a top ten hit in West Germany,the Netherlands,Belgium (Flanders) and Sweden.
Reputation and Rarities is a repackaged/re-released version of British singer Dusty Springfield's 1990 studio album,Reputation.
"Can't Stop Fallin' into Love" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick,which was released in 1990 as the lead single from their eleventh studio album Busted. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen,lead singer Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson,and Fred Nesbit,and was produced by Richie Zito.
"Kiss Me Red" is a song written by the songwriting duo of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly,and first released in 1984 for the soundtrack of the short-lived TV series Dreams,where it was performed on the show by the fictional title band. The song was notably covered by Cheap Trick in 1986 on their ninth album The Doctor,and by ELO Part II in 1990 for their album Electric Light Orchestra Part Two.
"Back 'n Blue" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick,which was released in 1990 as the opening track on their eleventh studio album Busted. It was written by Taylor Rhodes,Robert A. Johnson,Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander,and produced by Richie Zito.
"It's Only Love" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick,which was released in 1986 as the lead single from their ninth studio album The Doctor. It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen and lead vocalist Robin Zander,and produced by Tony Platt. The song failed to chart in the US. Despite the commercial failure of the song,the music video is notable for the use of American Sign Language.
"I've Always Got You" is a song by the American singer Robin Zander,released in 1993 as the lead single from his debut solo album Robin Zander. It was written by Mike Campbell,Zander and JD Souther,and produced by Jimmy Iovine and Campbell.
"Scent of a Woman" is a single by American rock band Cheap Trick,released as the lead single from their 2003 album Special One. It was the band's first single in four years,from their first studio album in six years.
"Didn't Know I Had It" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick,released in 1994 as the fifth and final single from their twelfth studio album Woke Up with a Monster. It was written by Rick Nielsen and Todd Cerney,and produced by Ted Templeman.
