"More Than This"
is a 1982 single by English rock band Roxy Music. It was released as the first
single from their final album, Avalon, and was the group's last Top 10 UK hit
(peaking at #6). Although it only reached #102 (on Billboard's Bubbling Under
the Hot 100 chart) in the United States, it remains one of Roxy Music's
best-known songs in America.
The American alternative
rock band 10,000 Maniacs released a successful cover version in 1997 which
peaked at #25, and British singer Emmie released a dance cover version which
reached #5 in the UK in January 1999.
The cover of the single's
release is the painting Veronica Veronese, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, which was
completed in 1872 with Alexa Wilding as the model.
Bryan Ferry CBE(born 26
September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been
described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a
distinctive image and sartorial style; according to The Independent, Ferry and
his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and
their appearances. Peter York described Ferry as "an art object" who
"should hang in the Tate".
Ferry came to prominence
as the lead singer and main songwriter with the glam art rock band Roxy Music,
achieving three no. 1 albums and 10 singles which reached the top 10 in the UK
between 1972 and 1982. Their singles included "Virginia Plain",
"Street Life", "Love is the Drug", "Dance Away",
"Angel Eyes", "Over You", "Oh Yeah", "Jealous
Guy", "Avalon", and "More Than This".
Ferry began his solo career in 1973, while still a member
of Roxy Music. His early solo hits include "A Hard
Rain's a-Gonna Fall", "Let's Stick Together" and "This Is
Tomorrow". Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their
best-selling álbum Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career, releasing
further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the
Dance" and the UK no. 1 album Boys and Girls in 1985. When his sales as a
solo artist and as a member of Roxy Music are combined, Ferry has sold over 30
million albums worldwide.
As well as being a
prolific songwriter himself, Ferry has recorded many cover versions of other
artists' songs, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums
such as These Foolish Things(1973), Another Time, Another Place(1974), Let's
Stick Together(1976) and As Time Goes By(1999), as well as Dylanesque(2007), an
album of Bob Dylan covers. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.
Hold Me is the fourth
studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. It was released on July 15,
1985, by Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 71 on the US Billboard 200,
though it fared better internationally, reaching the top 10 in Sweden and
Switzerland, and the top 15 in Norway.
The album's lead single,
"Spanish Eddie", earned Branigan her sixth top-40 entry in two and a
half years, peaking at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was moderately
successful outside the United States. Subsequent singles "Hold Me"
and "I Found Someone" failed to make an impact, peaking at numbers 82
and 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Nevertheless, "Hold
Me" reached number 39 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart, while
"I Found Someone" reached number 25 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.
The track "When the
Heat Hits the Streets" was used in a television advertising campaign for
the Chrysler Laser, with Chrysler serving as a sponsor for Branigan's 1985–1986
Hold Me tour (a Chrysler Laser was prominently displayed in the "Spanish
Eddie" music video).
Laura Ann Branigan (July
3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her
signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed
on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist,
peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. In 1984,
she reached number one in Canada and Germany with the U.S. No. 4 hit "Self
Control". She also had success in the United Kingdom with both
"Gloria" and "Self Control" making the Top 10 in the UK
Singles Chart.
Seeing her greatest level
of success in the 1980s, Branigan's other singles included the Top 10 hit
"Solitaire" (1983), the U.S. AC chart number one "How Am I Supposed
to Live Without You" (1983), the Australian No. 2 hit "Ti amo"
(1984), and "The Power of Love" (1987). Her most successful album was
1984's platinum-selling Self Control. She also contributed songs to motion
picture and television soundtracks, including the Grammy and Academy
Award-winning Flashdance soundtrack (1983), and the Ghostbusters soundtrack
(1984). In 1985, she won the Tokyo Music Festival with the song "The Lucky
One". Her chart success began to wane as the decade closed and after her
last two albums Laura Branigan (1990) and Over My Heart(1993) garnered little
attention, she generally retired from public life for the rest of the 1990s. She
began returning to performing in the early 2000s, most notably appearing as Janis
Joplin in the off-Broadway musical Love, Janis. As she was recording new music
and preparing a comeback to the music industry, she died at her home in August
2004 from a previously undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm.
Branigan and her music saw
renewed popularity and public interest in 2019 in the US after "Gloria"
was adopted by the NHL's St. Louis Blues as their unofficial victory song while
they completed a historic mid-season turnaround to win their first Stanley Cup in
franchise history, leading to the song entering ice hockey lore as an
"unlikely championship anthem". Branigan's legacy manager and
representative Kathy Golik embraced the trend and traveled to St. Louis to
publicly represent Branigan among the Blues fanbase during the 2019 Stanley Cup
Playoffs, later stating her belief that Branigan and "Gloria"
"will forever be intertwined" with the Blues and the city of St.
Louis.
There was heat in the air
Cops everywhere you looked
There wasn't a lot
The breaks that you got
You know you took
And I remember wonderin'
Where you've been
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
They were playin'
"Desolation Row" on the radio
The night Spanish Eddie
Fell from grace
There was amazement on his face
On the night that Eddie failed
Sanity prevailed
It was June or July
When the heat from above beat down
It was famine or drought
When the brothers went out of style uptown
And we was mixin'
Vicks with lemon gin
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
They were playin'
"Desolation Row" on the radio
The night Spanish Eddie
Made front page
His revolution came of age
He wrote "surrender" on the wall
The night he took the fall
I heard someone say
"He's tryin' to fly"
Like Eddie used to say
"We'll do when we die"
I know someone turned you
For a spin
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
They were playin'
"Desolation Row" on the radio
The night Spanish Eddie
Fell from grace
There was amazement on his face
On the night that Eddie failed
Sanity prevailed
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
They were playin'
"Desolation Row" on the radio
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
They were playin'
"Desolation Row" on the radio
The night Spanish Eddie
Cashed it in
They were playin'
"Desolation Row" on the radio.
TI AMO
UMBERTO
TOZZI
COMPOSITORI:
GIANCARLO BIGAZZI & UMBERTO TOZZI.
PAESE:
ITALIA
ALBUM: ASTÉRIX
ET OBÉLIX: MISSION CLÉOPÂTRE
ETICHETTA: BARCLAY
GENERE: ROCK
ANNO:2002
Umberto Tozzi Antonio(Torino,
4 marzo del 1952 ) è una cantante e compositrice di musica pop e il rock italiano.
Con oltre 80 milioni di album venduti, è uno dei cantanti italiani più famosi
al mondo insieme al suo più grande partner musicale, Marco Masini.
Umberto Tozzi ha iniziato la sua carriera con 12 anni e
14 anni Tozzi si è unito rock band Off Suono, una delle più grandi rock band
degli anni '50 e nella scena notturna di Torino. Nel Milan,
ha incontrato Adriano Pappalardo, con il quale ha formato una band di rock
classico e iniziò un grande tour in tutta Italia.
Nel 2006 ha lanciato uno dei
migliori album più venduti nella storia con il leggendario cantante di Rock
Opera e il suo migliore amico, Marco Masini. Umberto Tozzi a 22, ha avuto il
suo primo successo come un cantautore con la canzone "un'anima
organismo delle Nazioni Unite," co-scritto con Damiano Dattoli e
interpretata da Wess e Dori Ghezzi. La musica è venuto alla ribalta dopo
essere comparso in Canzonissima , programma musicale della
televisione italiana che in onda tra Il 1956 e il 1974.
Nel 1976, Tozzi pubblicò il
suo primo album, intitolato Donnamante mia, che promosse la canzone "Io
camminerò", che in precedenza aveva avuto un successo nella voce di Fausto
Leali. L'anno
seguente, Tozzi pubblicò il suo secondo album, che contiene quella che sarebbe
diventata la sua prima canzone di successo internazionale, "Ti amo". La
canzone è rimasta sulla classifica italiana per sette mesi consecutivi,
diventando uno dei patti più venduti di tutti i tempi nel paese. La canzone ha
raggiunto anche un certo successo internazionale nel resto d'Europa. Nelle Americhe,
la canzone ebbe successo soprattutto nelle discoteche. In Australia, la
compatta fu certificata con il disco d'oro alla fine del 1979, nonostante
avesse raggiunto solo la posizione numero 25 nella classifica nazionale.
Nel 1978 Tozzi pubblicò Tu e,
l'anno seguente, pubblicò quella che potrebbe essere la sua canzone più famosa,
"Gloria". La copertina della cantante americana Laura Branigan per la
canzone, registrata nel 1982, ha contribuito a promuovere il nome di Tozzi
negli Stati Uniti. Branigan
ha registrato la canzone con l'arrangiatore e tastierista della versione
originale di Tozzi, Greg Mathieson, che ha coprodotto la canzone con Jack
White. La versione di Branigan raggiunse la seconda posizione
nella Billboard Hot 100 e gli valse una nomination ai Grammy per la migliore
interpretazione vocale femminile. Più tardi, Branigan registrò altre due composizioni
Tozzi, "Mama" e "Ti amo". La copertina
di "Ti amo"ha ottenuto un buon successo in Canada e Australia, ma non
ha ripetuto il successo di "Gloria" negli Stati Uniti.
All'inizio degli anni '80,
Tozzi pubblicò Tozzi , il suo primo album dal vivo, che fu registrato
con una band di musicisti americani. Dopo alcuni anni di assenza dalla
scena musicale, Tozzi ebbe l'idea di collaborare com Gianni Morandi ed Enrico
Ruggeri per il popolare Festival di Sanremo. Pertanto, il trio ha vinto l'edizione
1987 del festival con la canzone "Si può dare di più". Nello stesso
anno, Tozzi rappresentò anche l'Italia AL Festival Eurovision di quell'anno,
dove si esibì "Gente di Mare" con Raffaele Riefoli. Il duetto ha ricevuto 103 punti e
si è classificato terzo nella disputa. In Brasile, la canzone
"Gente di Mare" vinse una versione portoghese chiamata
"Felicidade" registrata dal cantante Fábio Jr. per l'album Vida del 1988.
L'anno seguente, Tozzi pubblicò il suo secondo album registrato dal vivo, The
Royal Albert Hall. Sempre negli anni '80, la canzone "Eva",
dall'album omonimo, aveva una versione portoghese registrata dal gruppo rock
brasiliano Rádio Táxi.
Negli anni '90 ha registrato
gli álbum Gli altri siamo noi(1991), Equivocando(1994), Il grido(1996) e Aria e
cielo(1997). Ha anche pubblicato due raccolte, Le mie canzoni (1991) e Bagaglio
a mano(1999). Nel 1997, Banda Eva, ancora con Ivete Sangalo come cantante, ha
governato la versione portoghese di "Eva", quella che potrebbe essere
la canzone più famosa di Tozzi con il pubblico brasiliano.
Nel 2000 e nel 2005, Tozzi
tornò ad esibirsi al Festival di Sanremo con le canzoni "Un'altra
vita" e "Le Parole", rispettivamente. Tra le due partecipazioni
al festival, ha lanciato un duetto con la cantante francese Lena Ka per il suo
classico "Ti amo", intitolato "Ti amo (Rien que des mots)".
Tozzi pubblicò anche un altro album con i suoi più grandi successi, il doppio The
Best Of, che includeva il singolo "E non volo". Nel 2006, ha pubblicato
due album: Heterogene e Tozzi/Masini, una collaborazione con Marco Masini. Nel 2007,
ha lanciato La Più Belle CANZONI.
"Ti Amo" è una
canzone originariamente scritta dal cantante Umberto Tozzi dal suo album È
nell'aria ... ti amo. Alcuni anni dopo è stato modificato e ri-registrato dalla
cantante americana Laura Branigan, diventando un successo.
Era il terzo singolo del suo
terzo album in studio, Self Control. Pur non avendo un video ufficiale, la canzone è diventata
un grande successo, raggiungendo buone posizioni in classifica. Raggiunse
il 2 posto in Australia e il 5 in Canada, e sebbene gli Stati Uniti siano un
paese forte per Laura Branigan, la canzone raggiunse solo il 55 posto. In Brasile,
ebbe una buona ripercussione, diventando uno dei successi più noti del cantante
nel paese. Laura Branigan ha eseguito la canzone in diversi spettacoli
televisivi, come Solid Gold e The Tonight Show. Appare anche su VHS/LD Laura
Branigan In Concert. La cantante ha eseguito la canzone durante i suoi concerti
fino alla sua morte nel 2004.
Ti amo
Un
soldo, ti amo
In
aria, ti amo
Se
viene testa, vuol dire che basta
Lasciamoci
Ti
amo
Io
sono, ti amo
In
fondo un uomo
Che
non ha freddo nel cuore
Nel
letto comando io
Ma
tremo
Davanti
al tuo seno
Ti
odio e ti amo
È
una farfalla che muore sbattendo le ali
L'amore
che a letto si fa
Prendimi
l'altra meta'
Oggi
ritorno da lei
Primo
maggio, su coraggio
Io
ti amo
E
chiedo perdono
Ricordi
chi sono
Apri
la porta a un guerriero di carta igienica
Dammi
il tuo vino leggero
Che
hai fatto quando non c'ero
E
le lenzuola di lino
Dammi
il sonno di un bambino
Che
già sogna cavalli e si gira
E
un po' di lavoro
Fammi
abbracciare una donna
Che
stira cantando
E
poi fatti un po' prendere in giro
Prima
di fare l'amore
Vesti
la rabbia di pace
E
sottane sulla luce
Io
ti amo
E
chiedo perdono
Ricordi
chi sono
Ti
amo, ti amo, ti amo, ti amo, ti amo
Dammi
il tuo vino leggero
Che
hai fatto quando non c'ero
E
le lenzuola di lino
Dammi
il sonno di un bambino
Che
già sogna cavalli e si gira
E
un po' di lavoro
Fammi
abbracciare una donna
Che
stira cantando
E
poi fatti un po' prendere in giro
Prima
di fare l'amore
Vesti
la rabbia di pace
E
sottane sulla luce
Io
ti amo
Ti
amo, ti amo
Ti
amo, ti amo
Ti
amo, ti amo, ti amo, ti amo, ti amo
Ti
amo, ti amo
Ti
amo, ti amo
Ti
amo, ti amo, ti amo, ti amo, ti amo.
DON'T
MAKE ME OVER
DIONNE WARWICK
SONWRITERS:
DAVID HAL, BACHARACH BURT F
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
ALBUM: ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART
LABEL: SCEPTER RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1963
"Don't Make Me Over"
is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, originally recorded by Dionne
Warwick in August 1962 and released in fall 1962 as her debut single. The song
reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Billboard
Hot R&B Singles chart. It was also a top-forty hit in Canada, reaching number 38.
Various covers of the song
have been made. Jennifer Warnes recorded a version which reached number 67 on
the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. In 1989 American Singer Sybil reached number 20
on the Billboard Hot 100 with her version, one position above Warwick's
original, and number two on the Hot Black Singles chart, eventually receiving a
gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. This
version also became a UK hit, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, and
topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for four weeks. A prominent sample of
Sybil's version of the song became the basis for Caron Wheeler's 1992 hit
single "I Adore You" from the soundtrack of the motion picture Mo'
Money starring Damon Wayans.
Marie Dionne Warwick(/ˌdiːɒn/DEE-on; née Warrick; born December 12, 1940) is an
American singer, actress, television host, and former United Nations Global
Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization and United States
Ambassador of Health. A six-time Grammy Award winner, Warwick has sold over 85
million records worldwide.
(…)Warwick ranks among the
40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era (1955–1999), based on the Billboard
Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. She is one of the most-charted female vocalists of
all time, with 56 of her singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between
1962 and 1998, and 80 singles making all Billboard charts combined.
In 2011, the New Jazz
style CD Only Trust Your Heart was released, featuring many Sammy Cahn
songs. In March 2011, Warwick appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice 4. Her
charity was the Hunger Project. She was dismissed from her
"apprenticeship" to Donald Trump during the fourth task of the
season. In February 2012, Warwick performed "Walk On By" on The
Jonathan Ross Show. She also received the Goldene Kamera Musical Lifetime
Achievement Award in Germany, and performed "That's What Friends Are
For" at the ceremony.
On May 28, 2012, Warwick
headlined the World Hunger Day concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. She sang the
anthem, One World One Song, specially written for the Hunger Project by Tony
Hatch and Tim Holder and was joined by Joe McElderry, the London Community
Gospel Choir and a choir from Woodbridge School, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
In 2012, the 50th
anniversary CD entitled NOW was released; Warwick recorded 12 Bacharach/David
tracks produced by Phil Ramone.
On September 19, 2013, she collaborated with country
singer Billy Ray Cyrus for his song "Hope Is Just Ahead".
In 2014, the duets album Feels So Good was
released. Funkytowngrooves re-issued the remastered Arista
albums No Night So Long, How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye("So
Amazing"), and Finder of Lost Loves("Without Your Love"), all
expanded with bonus material.
In December 2015,
Warwick's website released the Tropical Love EP with five tracks previously
unreleased from the Aquarel Do Brasil Sessions in 1994 - To Say Goodbye (Pra
Dizer Adeus) with Edu Lobo - Love Me - Lullaby - Bridges (Travessia) - Rainy
Day Girl with Ivan Lins.
A Heartbreaker two-disc
expanded edition was planned for a 2016 release by Funkytowngrooves, which
would include the original Heartbreaker album and up to 15 bonus tracks
consisting of a mixture of unreleased songs, alternate takes, and
instrumentals, with more remastered and expanded Arista albums to follow. In 2016, she was inducted into
the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
In 2017, she performed a benefit in Chicago for the
Center on Halstead, an organization that contributes to the LGBTQ community.
This event was co-chaired by Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama.
2020s to present
In 2020, she appeared as
the Mouse on season 3 of The Masked Singer.
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