"No Limit" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch Eurodance group 2 Unlimited in 1993. It was their fifth single in total and the first to be released from their second album,No Limits! (1993). The song is one of their most commercially successful singles,especially in Europe,reaching the number-one spot in at least 13 countries and the top 10 in several others. Like previous releases,the UK version of the single removed all of the raps from Ray Slijngaard,leaving just Anita Dels' vocals. One word from the rap was kept,the word 'Techno' which was looped and repeated during the middle of the song,turning the line into "Techno! Techno! Techno! Techno!" and giving the song an extra vocal hook.
Yazz is an English pop singer,who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population.
"Old Pop in an Oak" is a song recorded by Swedish band Rednex,released in 1994 as the second single from their debut album,Sex &Violins (1995). It reached number-one in many countries,including Austria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,and Sweden. In the UK,it peaked at number 12.
This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. Janet has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as well as the third greatest female artist of all time on Billboard Hot 100 history.
"Get Ready for This" is a song recorded by Belgian/Dutch music group 2 Unlimited. It was released in 1991 as the lead single from their debut album,Get Ready!. Originally,the single was produced as an instrumental,titled the "Orchestral Mix". It became a hit and conscious of their popularity,Wilde &De Coster wanted a more accessible,formatted formula for their project to grow. Ray was then asked to write lyrics and add a rap to the track. On Ray Slijngaard's suggestion,Anita Doth joined as the female vocalist.
"Pump Up the Volume" is the only single by British recording act M|A|R|R|S. Recorded and released in 1987,it was a number-one hit in many countries and is regarded as a significant milestone in the development of British acid house music and music sampling. The song derives its title directly from a lyrical sample from "I Know You Got Soul",a hit single by labelmates Eric B. &Rakim,released months prior in that same year.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is the debut single recorded by English singer and songwriter Rick Astley,released on 27 July 1987. It is one of Astley's most famous songs. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,and was released as the first single from Astley's debut album,Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song was a worldwide number-one hit,initially in the United Kingdom in 1987,where it stayed at the top of the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries,including the United States and West Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards.
"The Only Way Is Up" is a song written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson and originally released in 1980 as a single by soul singer Otis Clay. In 1988,it became a chart-topping single in the United Kingdom for Yazz and the Plastic Population. The song is used as the theme tune to the popular ITV2/ITVBe reality television series The Only Way Is Essex.
"Mr. Vain" is a song by German group Culture Beat,released as the lead single from their second studio album,Serenity (1993). It was written by Steven Levis,Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme,and produced by Torsten Fenslau. Tania Evans is the lead vocalist and Supreme is the rapper. The song achieved huge success worldwide,reaching number-one in at least 12 countries. In the United States,it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The song earned an award at the German Echo Award in 1994,in the category for "Best International Dance Single".
"The Power" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released on 3 January 1990 as the lead single from their debut studio album,World Power (1990). The song reached number one in Greece,the Netherlands,Spain,Switzerland,the UK and Zimbabwe,as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Rap charts. On the Billboard Hot 100,"The Power" managed to reach number two for one week,behind "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey.
This is a summary of 1988 in music in the United Kingdom,including the official charts from that year.
"Wonderful Life" is a song by the English singer Black from his 1987 album Wonderful Life. The song was released twice as a single and was successful the second time,becoming a top ten hit in Austria,France,Germany,Italy,Switzerland,the Netherlands and the UK. Black,who wrote the song while broke,commented:"I was really being ironic... Most people took it at face value."
"Are You Ready to Fly" is a song by Zambian-born singer Rozalla from her second album,Everybody's Free (1992). The song achieved a certain success in many countries,including the United States,where it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It first charted in the UK in 1992,reaching number 14. The single was also a hit across continental Europe,peaking within the top five in Belgium,Denmark and Spain. The song won an award in the category "Best Single of the Year" on the 1993 Hi-NRG Music Awards in New York.
English singer and songwriter Lisa Stansfield has released eight solo studio albums and one with her band Blue Zone,four compilation albums,three remix albums,one soundtrack album,one extended play and forty-four singles. As of 2004,Stansfield has sold over 20 million records worldwide,including 5 million of Affection.
"Sing Hallelujah!" is a song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban. It was released in 1993 as the third single from his second studio album,One Love (1992). The song became a hit in many European countries,managing to reach to the top 5 in Belgium,Denmark,Finland,Germany,Iceland and Switzerland. In the UK,the song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and on the Eurochart Hot 100,it peaked at number four. Outside Europe,in Australia,"Sing Hallelujah!" peaked at number five and in Zimbabwe,it reached number 11. After "It's My Life",this was the second Dr Alban's hit which had an international scope. The song has been described as an "discothèques anthem with dance and disco sonorities". In 2005,"Sing Hallelujah!" charted again when it was re-recorded by the artist in new versions. It peaked at number 12 in Finland.
Ian Harshman,better known by his stage name Ian Carey,was an American house DJ,musician,and record producer based in Miami,Florida.
"Ooops Up" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released in June 1990 as the second single from their debut studio album,World Power (1990). The song is a re-working of "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Ooops!)";a 1980 hit by The Gap Band,with which band member Penny Ford was a former backing singer. The single was a world-wide hit and reached number-one in Greece. Lyrically the song is about Murphy's Law. The narrator talks about it and everything that went wrong during his day.
"Cult of Snap" is a song recorded by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released in September 1990 as the third single from their debut studio album,World Power (1990). The song reached No. 1 in Spain for four weeks and it also peaked at No. 2 in Austria and Zimbabwe. Snap! performed the song on the British TV show Top of the Pops.
"Mary Had a Little Boy" is a 1990 song recorded by German Eurodance group Snap!. It was released in December that year as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album,World Power (1990). The song reached number-one in Zimbabwe and on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada. It's lyrics are based on the nineteenth century Nursery rhyme,Mary Had a Little Lamb. The chorus includes the line "Mary had a little boy,little did she know;and everywhere that Mary went,the little boy was sure to go".
