Mott the Hoople were an English rock band formed in Herefordshire. Originally named the Doc Thomas Group,the band changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The band released albums at the beginning of the 1970s but failed to find any success. On the verge of breaking up,the band were encouraged by David Bowie to stay together. Bowie wrote their glam-style signature song "All the Young Dudes" for them,which became their first hit in 1972. Bowie subsequently produced their album of the same name,which added to their success.
Soft Cell are an English synth-pop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" and their platinum-selling debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret.
David Peter Gray is a British singer-songwriter. He released his first album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder five years later. White Ladder was the first of three UK chart-toppers in six years for Gray;it became the fifth best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK and ranked as the tenth best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom in October 2019. Gray is also known for the hit single "Babylon" from the White Ladder album. He has received four Brit Award nominations,including two nominations for Best British Male.
Singles Box Set 1981–1985 is a box set by English rock band Duran Duran. Consisting of 13 CDs,it was released on 12 May 2003 by EMI and covers the era from Duran Duran (1981) to Arena (1984),as well as the non-studio album single "A View to a Kill" (1985).
"Wisemen" is a song written by British singer James Blunt,Jimmy Hogarth and Sacha Skarbek for Blunt's debut album,Back to Bedlam. The song was produced by Tom Rothrock and Jimmy Hogarth. The song was released as the third single in March 2005 and reached the top 50 in the United Kingdom,peaking at number 44. Following the success of "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover","Wisemen" was re-released in March 2006,reaching number 21 in New Zealand and number 23 in the UK. The song was met with positive reviews.
La folie is the sixth studio album by English new wave band the Stranglers. It was released on 9 November 1981,through the EMI record label Liberty.
"The One" is a song by Foo Fighters,released as a single in 2002. It appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Orange County. The retail single itself was only released in Australia and New Zealand,but it was made available by import in the US and UK;further,promotional singles for radio airplay were sent out to a number of countries,including Canada,the UK,and the US. It is available through the Foo Files digital album collection.
World Machine is the sixth studio album by British pop group Level 42,released in 1985. It was the band's breakthrough album internationally and features one of their most successful singles,"Something About You".
"Walk On By" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for singer Dionne Warwick in 1963. Warwick's recording of the song peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Cash Box Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording.
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" is a song by English electronic music group Apollo 440. It was released in February 1997 as the second single from their second studio album,Electro Glide in Blue (1997). Successful on the charts in Europe,it peaked at number one in Romania and within the Top 10 in Denmark,Finland,Norway,Sweden and the UK.
"Candy" is a song by Ash,released as the fourth single from their album Free All Angels on 1 October 2001. It was released as a single CD as a 7-inch vinyl,as well as on DVD format. Candy performed only slightly better than previous single "Sometimes",reaching number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 in Ireland.
The following is a comprehensive discography of the Stranglers,an English rock band.
"The One I Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray. It was released on 29 August 2005 as the first single from his seventh studio album,Life in Slow Motion (2005). The song was produced by Marius de Vries and is Gray's second-highest achievement on the UK Singles Chart,peaking at number eight. Worldwide,the song reached number six in Ireland and number 31 in New Zealand. In the United States,it topped the Billboard Triple-A chart for six weeks.
"Hospital Food" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray,released on 28 November 2005 as the second single from his seventh studio album,Life in Slow Motion (2005). The song was produced by producer Marius de Vries and received generally negative reviews upon its release. "Hospital Food" peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart and remains Gray's last single to reach the UK top 40.
"Chime" is the debut single from the British electronic group Orbital. It was originally recorded on cassette tape and allegedly cost less than £1 to produce. The track was originally released in December 1989 and was a big underground success. In 1990,it had a wider release on FFRR Records,and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Say Hello,Wave Goodbye" is a song from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell that was released as a single in January 1982 and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Gray,released on 12 November 2007 in the UK and a day later in the US. Greatest Hits contains songs from his first album,A Century Ends in 1993,through to his 2005 album Life in Slow Motion,and includes two new songs:the first single "You're the World to Me" and "Destroyer". In interviews,Gray has described the new single "You're the World to Me" as "joyous" and "unselfconscious",and called his Greatest Hits album "a bag of happy shit".
"The Racing Rats" is the third single from Editors' second album An End Has a Start. The single was released on 26 November 2007 with a CD format and three 7" singles in the UK,as well as on two CD formats and DVD on PIAS in Europe. It reached number 26 in the UK Charts,one place higher than the previous single,"An End Has a Start". It was used as the backing music,to the 2008 BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award tribute to Anthony Hopkins.
Howard Gray is an English musician,sound engineer,programmer,composer,re-mixer and producer who has worked with Public Image Ltd,Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark,Kirsty MacColl,the Armoury Show,the Pale Fountains,Japan,the Stranglers,Simple Minds,the Pretenders,XTC,UB40,Scritti Politti,Cherubs,Terence Trent D'Arby,Jean Michel Jarre,the Cure,Manic Street Preachers,U2,Puff Daddy &Jimmy Page,Tom Jones and Van Morrison.
"Don't Make Me Wait" is a song by English boy band 911. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 October 1996 as the third single from their debut studio album,The Journey (1997). It debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 65 on the German Singles Chart. The song was the first of a string of consecutive top 10 hit singles in the UK.
