Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja,Adrian "Tricky" Thaws,Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall.
Blue Lines is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack,released on 8 April 1991 by Wild Bunch and Virgin Records. The recording was led by members Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall,Robert "3D" Del Naja,Adrian "Tricky" Thaws,and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles,with co-production by Jonny Dollar. It also features contributions by singers Shara Nelson and Horace Andy. Generally regarded as the first "trip hop" album,Blue Lines blended elements of hip hop with dub,soul,reggae,and electronic music.
Beats International were a British dance music band and hip-hop collective,formed in the late 1980s by Norman Cook based in Brighton,East Sussex,England,after his departure from the Housemartins.
"Cherub Rock" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first single from their second album,Siamese Dream (1993) and is the opening track. It was written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
"Good Times" is a disco soul song by American R&B band Chic from their third album Risqué (1979). It ranks 68th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,and has become one of the most sampled tunes in music history,most notably in hip hop music. Originally released with "A Warm Summer Night" on the B-side,it was reissued in 2004 with "I Want Your Love" on the B-side,a version which was certified Silver in the UK.
"Batdance" is a song by American musician Prince,from the 1989 Batman soundtrack. Helped by the film's popularity,the song reached number one in the US,becoming Prince's fourth American number-one single and served as his first number-one hit since "Kiss" in 1986.
"Unfinished Sympathy" is a song by the English trip hop group Massive Attack. It was released on 11 February 1991 under the temporary group name Massive. The song was written by the three band members Robert "3D" Del Naja,Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall,the song's vocalist Shara Nelson and the group's co-producer Jonathan "Jonny Dollar" Sharp. It was released on 11 February 1991 as the second single from the band's first album,Blue Lines (1991),on the band's Wild Bunch label distributed by Circa Records. The name "Massive" was used to avoid a radio ban,as the track's release coincided with the Gulf War. Produced by Massive Attack and Dollar,the song incorporates various musical elements into its arrangement,including vocal and percussion samples,drum programming and string orchestration by the arranger Wil Malone.
Shara Nelson is an English singer and songwriter. She worked with Massive Attack in the early 1990s,and as a solo artist had five UK top 40 hit singles. Her 1993 debut album,What Silence Knows,was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.
"What Time Is Love?" is a song released,in different mixes,as a series of singles by the British electronic music band the KLF. It featured prominently and repeatedly in their output from 1988 to 1992 and,under the moniker of 2K,in 1997. In its original form,the track was an instrumental electronic dance anthem;subsequent reworkings,with vocals and additional instrumentation,yielded the international hit singles "What Time Is Love? " (1990),and "America:What Time Is Love?" (1991),which respectively reached number five and number four on the UK Singles Chart,and introduced the KLF to a mainstream international audience.
"Sacrifice" is a song by English musician Elton John,written by John and Bernie Taupin,from John's 22nd studio album,Sleeping with the Past (1989). It was first released in October 1989 as the second single from the album. It achieved success in 1990,particularly in France and the United Kingdom,becoming John's first solo chart-topper in both nations. The song describes how hard it is to stay faithful and devoted in a marriage,challenging the mantra that a successful union requires sacrifice. Due to the song's success,John has played this song in various locations in the years since it was released.
Singles 90/98 is a limited edition 11 disc compilation album by Massive Attack released in 1998. It features all their vinyl and CD singles collected until 1998 with B-sides and a host of remixes totalling 63 tracks.
"Oh,Pretty Woman" or simply "Pretty Woman" is a song recorded by Roy Orbison,written by Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 26,1964,the second and final single by Orbison to top the US charts. It was also Orbison's third single to top the UK Singles Chart.
"Don't Look Any Further" is a song by American singer Dennis Edwards featuring American singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett,released in April 1984 from the singer's debut album by the same name (1984). The song is written by Franne Golde,Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK,the song peaked at No. 45.
"Daydreaming" is a song by Massive Attack with vocals by Shara Nelson. The song samples "Mambo" by Wally Badarou,from his album Echoes (1984). "Daydreaming" was released as a single on 15 October 1990,six months before their debut album Blue Lines. It reached #81 in the UK Singles Chart.
What Silence Knows is the debut solo album by English singer Shara Nelson,released in September 1993 on Cooltempo Records. It includes five singles which reached the UK Singles Chart:"Down That Road","One Goodbye in Ten","Inside Out","Uptight" and "Nobody". The album peaked at No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.
"Down That Road" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson,released July 1993 on Cooltempo Records as the debut single from her first solo album,What Silence Knows (1993). The song peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart,reached number one on the European Dance Radio Chart,and became a top-20 hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
"Uptight" is a song by English singer and songwriter Shara Nelson,released by Cooltempo in January 1994 as the fourth single from her first solo album,What Silence Knows (1993). Co-written by Nelson,the song was a top 20 hit in the UK,peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
"Nobody" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson,released in May 1994 as the fifth single from her first solo album,What Silence Knows (1993),through Cooltempo Records. The song peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
The British singer and songwriter Shara Nelson made three studio albums and 19 singles between 1983 and 2008,in addition to compilations,videos,EPs and other works.
"Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" is an instrumental performed by British dance-punk band Pigbag. The instrumental was written by Chris Hamlin and James Johnstone before Pigbag was formed and produced by Dave Hunt and Dick O'Dell. In the United States,the instrumental was released as an import on the Rough Trade label,where it made it to number 56 on the US dance chart. A 1982 re-release of "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" went to number three in the United Kingdom. Several covers of the instrumental have been released,including popular versions by Perfecto Allstarz and Thunderpuss.
