Diana
Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and
singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums
in the US and over 15 million albums worldwide. On December 11, 2009, Billboard
magazine named her the second Jazz Artist of the Decade (2000–09), establishing
her as one of the best-selling artists of her time.
Krall is
the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard
Jazz Albums. To date, she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold,
three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.
The Look
of Love is the sixth studio album by Canadian Singer Diana Krall, released
on September 18, 2001 by Verve Records. It became Krall's first album to top
the Canadian Albums Chart. In 2002, the album earned Al Schmitt the Grammy
Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and received the Juno Award for
Album of the Year in Canada.
Arranger Claus
Ogerman uses a similar orchestration for "S'Wonderful" as the one he
wrote for the 1976 João Gilberto album Amoroso.
Each
time I see a crowd of people
Just like a fool I stop and stare
It's really not the proper thing to do
But maybe you'll be there
I go out walking after midnight
Along the lonely thoroughfare
It's not the time or place
To look for you
But maybe you'll be there
You said your arms would always hold me
You said you lips were mine alone to kiss
Now after all those things you told me
How could it end like this
Someday if all my prayers are answered
I'll hear a footstep on the stair
With anxious heart
I'll hurry to the door
And maybe you'll
Be there.
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
WHITNEY HOUSTON
SONGWRITERS: GEORGE MERRILL &
SHANNON RUBICAM
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: WHITNEY HOUSTON
LABEL: ARISTA RECORDS
GENRE: R&B
YEAR: 1987
Whitney is
the second studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on June 2,
1987 by Arista Records as the follow-up to her best-selling debut album, Whitney
Houston.
The album spawned five Top 10 US singles. Whitney's
first four singles—"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)",
"Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional" and "Where
Do Broken Hearts Go"—all peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100,
making her the first female artist to achieve that feat. Along with three
straight number one singles from Houston's previous album, this gave the singer
an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing the Beatles and
the Bee Gees. Also impressive, Houston's seven consecutive number one singles
were all non-duets and not recorded with other major acts; she was the only act
featured on each of the seven consecutive number one hits. The album Whitney
also included the top ten US hit "Love Will Save The Day".
The album and the first single, "I Wanna Dance with
Somebody (Who Loves Me)," were hits worldwide, peaking at number one in
the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and
several countries throughout Europe. It also saw great sales success in various
countries in Asia, South America, and Africa.
The album
was a global success, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top 200
Album Chart on June 27, 1987. This made Houston the first female artist to ever debut at number one
in the US. The album remained at the top for eleven consecutive
weeks, creating a record; the most cumulative weeks (25 weeks) at number one on
the albums chart by a female artist during the 1980s.
Whitney achieved
international sales success. At the 30th Grammy Awards, it received three
nominations including Album of the Year, with Houston winning Best Pop Vocal
Performance, Female for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)."
The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling
albums of all time. It was certified 9x Platinum by the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) on November 29, 1995.
Huh yeah Woo! Hey yeah, huh
Hoo yeah, uh-huh yeah
Clock strikes upon the hour
And the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to chase my blues away
I've done alright up to now
It's the light of day that shows me how
And when the night falls, loneliness calls
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
I've been in love and lost my senses
Spinning through the town
Sooner or later the fever ends
And I wind up feeling down
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Somebody oo Somebody oo
Somebody who loves me yeah
Somebody oo Somebody oo
To hold me in his arms oh
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Hoo hoo dance, cmon baby hehehehe
Woo yeah hehehe
Dontcha wanna dance with me baby
Dontcha wanna dance with me boy
Hey Dontcha wanna dance with me baby
With somebody who loves me
Dontcha wanna dance say you wanna dance
Dontcha wanna dance
Dontcha wanna dance say you wanna dance
Dontcha wanna dance
Dontcha wanna dance say you wanna dance uh-huh
With somebody who loves me (hoo-oo)
Dance (hoo-oo hoo)
Hoo-oo hey baby.
NO TE OLVIDE
SARA MONTIEL
COMPOSITOR: SARA MONTIEL
PAIS: ESPAÑA
ALBUM: LA REINA DEL CHANTECLER
DISCOGRÁFICA: HISPAVOX
GÉNERO: CUPLÉ
AÑO: 1963
María
Antonia Abad Fernández, conocida artísticamente como Sara Montiel (Campo de
Criptana, Ciudad Real, 10 de marzo de 1928 - Madrid, 8 de abril de 2013) fue
una actriz de cine, cantante y productora cinematográfica española, considerada
el rostro más bello del cine español. Obtuvo también la nacionalidad mexicana en 1951.
Debutó
como actriz secundaria en la cinta Te quiero para mí precedida por Isabel de
Pomés, e inmediatamente dio el salto al protagónico con Empezó en boda, junto a
Fernando Fernán Gómez, con quien volvería a encabezar su siguiente
película, Se le fue el novio. Aunque la bella actriz realizaba tanto
papeles estelares como secundarios logrando críticas favorables e incluso algún
éxito importante como Locura de amor, se sentía insatisfecha de su sitio en la
industria española, y después de coprotagonizar El capitán Veneno nuevamente
junto a Fernando F. Gómez, decidió probar mejor fortuna en América. En apenas
cuatro años rodó catorce cintas entre México y Cuba, como la exitosa Piel
canela que le abriría las puertas de Hollywood para estelarizar junto a Gary
Cooper y Burt Lancaster el western Veracruz, de Robert Aldrich, filme al que
siguieron otros dos dirigidos por Samuel Fuller y Anthony Mann.
De
vuelta em España, la joven actriz afianzó su estatus de estrella internacional
con las películas El último cuplé y La violetera, que develaron su particular
estilo como cantante y que se convirtieron en formidables éxitos de taquilla,
estrenándose en diversos países de Europa e Hispanoamérica así como en India y Egipto.
Los honorarios que cobró por La violetera en 1958 convirtieron a Sara
Montiel en una de las actrices mejor pagadas del mundo, ya que la mejor pagada
del mundo en esa fecha fue Elizabeth Taylor, que llegó a cobrar 500.000 dólares
por ocho semanas de trabajo. En ese año también firmó un contrato de
exclusividad por película, y los discos publicados con sus canciones llegaron
hasta Grecia y Brasil. En los siguientes quince años, La diva española
protagonizó únicamente melodramas musicales pensados para ella, y alcanzó tal
popularidad que actuó en la Unión Soviética en plena Guerra Fría, en 1965,
llegando a tener amplio éxito como actriz y también como cantante,
especialmente con el tema Bésame mucho.
En una
España gris condicionada por la dictadura y las limitaciones económicas, Sara
Montiel fue la cara más barroca y sensual del espectáculo, gracias a sus
papeles de mujer fatal y a sugerentes vestidos que tentaban la censura. Actriz de gran éxito comercial,
mayormente en las décadas de 1950 y 1960, participó en medio centenar de
películas. Se retiró de la industria del cine en 1974, pero
como figura musical se mantuvo activa hasta el final: publicó diversos álbumes,
ofrecía recitales em teatros y presentó programas de variedades en televisión.
A los ochenta y un años de edad grabó con el duo Fangoria la canción discotequera
"Absolutamente" y su correspondiente vídeo musical, y pocos meses
antes de morir seguía dando actuaciones acompañada de un pianista.
Como
demostración de la perdurable fama de la española, en vísperas de su repentino
fallecimiento el Festival de Cine de Berlín estaba planeando un homenaje en su
honor.
«Sara Montiel sabía de luces, de montaje, conocía bien el
cine. Decían que era una actriz complicada. No, era cumplidora, no tenía
caprichos. Sabía cómo fotografiarse, cómo se montaban los filmes, dominaba los
"playbacks"... Porque, como ella misma decía, lo suyo no era ser
actriz o cantante, sino otra cosa. Estrella.»
Declaraciones
de Mario Camus, director del filme Esa Mujer, en el diario El País.
Desde que nace el día
hasta que muere el sol
resuena en mis oídos
el eco de tu voz.
El monte y los ríos
el aire y el rumor
me trae las palabras
que me dijiste amor.
Y aunque lejos de mí
yo no te olvido no
tu imagen adorada
llevo en mi corazón.
Por el anochecer
el velo del adiós
frota en ese pañuelo
que tiembla por los dos.
Era una romería
sonaba el tamboril
y al son de aquel pórtico
me enamoré de ti.
Vivimos del recuerdo
que nos supo decir
Y al son de aquel pórtico
la voz del tamboril.
Y aunque lejos de mí
yo no te olvido no
tu imagen adorada
llevo
en mi corazón.
Por el anochecer
el velo del adiós
frota en ese pañuelo
que tiembla por los dos.
Mayte del alma mía
yo no te olvido no
tu imagen adorada
llevo en mi corazón.
SPEED OF SOUND
CHRIS BELL
SONGWRITER: CHRIS BELL
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: I AM THE COSMO
LABEL: RYKODISC
GENRE: POWER POP
YEAR: 1992
Christopher
Branford Bell(January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978) was an American musician,
guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power
pop band Big Star through its first album #1 Record(1972). He also pursued a
solo career throughout the mid-1970s, resulting in the posthumous I Am the
Cosmos LP.
All Music
Guide praised Bell as "one of the unsung heroes of American pop
music" and noted his lasting impression, saying: "Despite a life
marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference, the
singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential on
the generations of indie rockers who emerged in his wake."
His
catalog of proto-alternative rock has inspired the likes of Beck, R.E.M., Teenage
Fanclub, Primal Scream, Afghan Whigs, Pete Yorn, Wilco, The Posies, and The
Replacements, all of which have covered his music or expressed their admiration
for Big Star in the press.
His life
was documented in the acclaimed Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me documentary,
released in 2013 on Magnolia Pictures.
In August
2018, Bell's life, and the career of Big Star, was documented in the book There
Was A Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star. The
400-page oral-history style bio contains rare interviews with Bell, his band
mates, friends, family and notable fans.
I Am the
Cosmos is the only solo album by the American pop-rock musician Chris Bell,
eventually released in 1992 by Rykodisc, having been recorded over a period of
two to three years during the mid-1970s. Bell had previously been a member of Big
Star .
In 2009,
the album was remastered and re-released in a deluxe two-CD version by Rhino
Handmade with alternate versions and additional tracks, and three songs by
Bell's pre-Big Star groups, Icewater and Rock City. Some copies included a
bonus 7" single of "I Am the Cosmos"/"You and Your Sister",
a replica of the original single.
The booklet notes for the album were written by Bell's
brother David, who also took the photographs used on the cover and in the CD
booklet. The cover features a picture that was taken near Nendaz
in Switzerland, it shows the opposite side of the valley with Ardon and the
south flank of the snowy massif of Les Diablerets in the back.
The 2017 Omnivore
Recordings edition comprises 35 tracks, including eight previously unreleased
tracks and two that appear on CD for the first time. Three pre-Big Star tunes that
appeared on the 2009 edition are omitted; these are now found on
Omnivore's Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star (also 2017).
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