03 maart, 2024

Golden Earring - Kill Me (Ce Soir) b/w Lucky Number (1975)


Op 1 maart, maar dan in 1975, komt Golden Earring binnen in de Nederlandse Top 40 met ‘Ce coir’. Het nummer werd geschreven door de bandleden George Kooymans & Barry Hay en John Fenton. ‘Ce coir’ was afkomstig van de Earring LP ‘Switch’. 
De album titel stond voor de verandering van de muzikale koers die de Haagse groep wilde varen na succesalbum ‘Moontan’ (1973). 
Dit was natuurlijk het album waar wereldwijde hit ‘Radar Love’ op te vinden was. Hoewel de LP de eerste plaats bereikte in de Nederlandse album chart, bleek ‘Ce coir’ de enie succesvolle singel van de plaat te zijn.
Op ‘Ce coir’ hoor je ook toetsenist Robert Jan Stips ( later the Nits). De sound van de singel werd donkerder, symfonischer en experimenteler genoemd.  
Ook ditmaal weer een grote hit voor de Earring, want de singel bereikt de 5e plaats in de Nederlandse Top 40.  Steve Harris van Iron Maiden is al jaren een trouwe fan van Golden Earring en zijn band heeft ‘Ce Soir’ gecoverd en op de plaat gezet.


A - Kill Me (Ce Soir) - 3:30
       Written-By – B. Hay, G. Kooymans, J. Fenton

B - Lucky Number - 5:52
      Written-By – B. Hay, G. Kooymans


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Credits
Edited version of track "Kill Me Ce Soir" from the "Switch" album.   


Notes
Release: 1975
Genre: Rock
Label: Polydor

01 februari, 2024

Dionne Farris - I Know (1995)


"I Know" is a song by American R&B singer Dionne Farris. Written by Milton Davis and William DuVall, it was released in January 1995 as the first single from Farris' debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower (1994). 
In 1995, Top 40 radio was fragmented because popular songs tended to have either an "alternative" or grunge sound, or were more hip-hop/R&B. 
That wasn't the case with this track: It's a pure pop song, and Top 40 radio stations played it like crazy. It was the only hit for Farris as a solo artist.
The song relies on repetition to make its point: The phrase "I know" is repeated at the beginning of most of the lines. 
So, what does Dionne Farris know? It sounds like her ex-lover is trying to rekindle their romance (possibly drunk dialing her) but she wants no part of it:

I know why you say you love me
But I can't say the same

It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1996. Davis and DuVall won an ASCAP Pop Award for writing the song in 1996.


US maxi-CD single

1. I Know (single edit) - 3:25
2. People - 4:45
3. I Know (NY reprise mix) - 3:49
4. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - 4:39
5. I Know (acoustic roots – extended edit) - 5:03



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23 januari, 2024

t.A.T.u. – Not Gonna Get Us (2003)


"Not Gonna Get Us" is a song by the Russian music duo t.A.T.u. for their first English-language album, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). Interscope Records released it on 21 April 2003 as the second single from the album. It was originally released as "Nas Ne Dogonyat" (Russian: Нас не догонят, IPA: [nas nʲe dɐˈɡonʲət]; translation: "[They] Won't Catch Us") on t.A.T.u.'s debut album, 200 По Встречной (2001). 
The song was written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn, Elena Kiper and Valery Polienko, while production was handled by Horn. "Not Gonna Get Us" is a Eurodance-inspired song, and lyrically it talks about the group running away from people as they don't understand their love towards one another. The song was included on the duo's compilation album The Best (2006).

"Not Gonna Get Us" received mixed reviews from music critics. It was a commercial success, peaking inside the top-ten in countries including Finland, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

The single also reached number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, becoming the duo's only number-one single on the US component charts.

An accompanying music video was filmed for the single directed by Ivan Shapovalov, who also features in a cameo appearance. The song has been performed on all of the duo's concert tours and was also performed at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards. In 2009, t.A.T.u. played a special concert featuring the song at the Eurovision Song Contest with a Russian Army Choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble
In February 2014, during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi, t.A.T.u performed "Нас не догонят". Additionally, the song was sung later in the ceremony when Russia's competitors entered the stadium.

The words "нас не догонят" made their way into 2006 Russian Dictionary of Modern Quotes (Slovar sovremennykh tsitat).


1 - Not Gonna Get Us (Radio Version) - 3:36
       A&R – Martin Kierszenbaum
       Lyrics By – T. Horn, V. Polienko
       Music By – S. Galoyan

2 - Ne Ver, Ne Boisia (Eurovision 2003) - 3:03
       A&R – Martin Kierszenbaum
       Lyrics By – V. Polienko
       Music By – M. Lasar, I. Shapovalov
       Producer – Ivan Shapovalov
3 - All The Things She Said (Running & Spinning Mix) - 6:12
      A&R – Martin Kierszenbaum
      Lyrics By – M. Kierszenbaum, T. Horn, V. Polienko, E. Kiper
      Remix – Guena LG, RLS


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Credits
"Ne Ver, Ne Boisia" is the song t.A.T.u. used to enter the 2003 Eurovision song contest.


Notes
Release: 2003
Genre: Electrinix, Synth-pop
Label: Interscope Records


20 januari, 2024

Whitney Houston & Faith Evans and kelly Price - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Remixes) (1999)


"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. Originally written for inclusion on TLC's third studio album FanMail, it was later recorded by Houston after TLC rejected the song. 
The song was written by Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin and Tamara Savage, and produced by Soulshock & Karlin. It was released on December 15, 1998, by Arista Records, as the second single from Houston's 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song prominently features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price during the choruses and bridge.

The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on February 2, 1999. 
"Heartbreak Hotel" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was also a hit in many countries worldwide. The song received two nominations at the 2000 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.  
In 2019, the song was listed as one of the 50 best songs of the 1990s by Rolling Stone.


A1 - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Club Mix) - 8:44
         Written-ByCarsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage

B1 - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector NYC Rough Mix) - 9:14
         Written-By – Carsten SchackKenneth KarlinTamara Savage

B2 - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:20
         Written-By – Carsten SchackKenneth KarlinTamara Savage


Credits

Producer - Soulshock & Karlin
Remix - Hex Hector
Vocals - Faith Evans, Kelly Price


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Original versions from the album the critics are raving about, My Love Is Your Love.


Notes
Release: 1999
Genre: Soul, House
Label:  Arista 



06 september, 2023

Maggie MacNeil - I Heard It Through The Grapevine b/w Isolation (1971)


Sjoukje van 't Spijker (Tilburg, 1950). Lid van het duo Mouth & MacNeal, met Willem Duyn. 
Ze brengt in 1971 haar eerste solo single uit, het welbekende "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967.
The Marvin Gaye version was the second and most famous to be recorded, in the beginning of 1967.
De B-kant is het nummer "Isolation", a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band".


A - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (3:05)
      Written By – B. Strong, N. Whitfield

B - Isolation (3:37)
      Written By – J. Lennon 


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Notes
Released: 1971
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Decca Records

14 januari, 2023

Theo Vaness - Sentimentally It's You b/w No Romance Keep/On Dancing (1979)


Zanger Theo van Es (ex-The Shoes) maakt begin jaren zeventig soloplaten en stort zich als Theo Vaness op de disco. Hij tekent een contract bij een Franse platenmaatschappij.

"Sentimentally It´s You" is afkomstig van zijn derde en laatste solo album Bad Bad Boy (1979). Verder van dit album de singles "As Long As It's Love", "I'm Bad Bad Boy".



A - Sentimentally It's You  (3:20) 
       Written-ByMichaële-Lana Et Paul Sebastian

B - No Romance / Keep On Dancing  (4:08) 
       Written-By – Michaële-Lana Et Paul Sebastian


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Credits

From the albums "Theo Vaness – Bad Bad Boy" 1979 RCA Victor – PL 37263


Notes
Release: 1979
Format
Genre: Disco
Label: RCA Records

07 januari, 2023

Allman Brothers Band - Revival (Love Is Everywhere) b/w Leave My Blues At Home (1971)


"Revival", sometimes listed as "Revival (Love Is Everywhere)", is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the lead single from their second studio album, Idlewild South (1970), released on Capricorn Records. The song was written by guitarist Dickey Betts, his first songwriting credit for the group.
It was the first Allman Brothers song to chart, peaking at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971.

His first songwriting contribution to the band, guitarist Dickey Betts initially wrote "Revival" as an instrumental. He began singing along, and lyrics came as an afterthought, which was not typical. Betts tended to naturally write instrumental songs first; he later commented, "You have to have an altogether different approach; an instrumental has to be real catchy and when you succeed it’s very satisfying because you have transcended words and communicated with emotion." Duane Allman plays the acoustic guitar heard on "Revival", as he was better at obtaining a nice acoustic sound due to his studio experience.

The song was covered by John Mayall on his 1979's album Bottom Line



A - Revival (Love Is Everywhere) - 2:40
      Written-By – Dicky Betts

B - Leave My Blues At Home - 4:16
       Written-By – Greg Allman


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Notes
Released:  1971
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre:  Southern Rock
Label:  Atlantic Records

03 januari, 2023

Wings - Mary Had A Little Lamb b/w Little Woman Love (1972)


"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and released as a non-album single by the British–American rock band Wings in March 1972. It is based on the traditional nursery rhyme of the same name

At the time, some observers such as Roy Carr and Tony Tyler of New Musical Express presumed the song was recorded by McCartney in response to the BBC ban of his previous single, the political "Give Ireland Back to the Irish",but McCartney has denied this, saying that it was a sincere effort to write a song for children. In fact, the song was written before "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", as a demo of the song can be heard during an interview recorded for radio station WRKO in December 1971. For the front and rear cover and the labels, two illustrations by Clara Miller Burd were used.

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" was released as a single on 12 May 1972 in the UK, moved back from its original planned date of the 5th. The record was released in the US on 29 May. On 25 May, the band mimed a performance of the song for BBC TV's Top of the Pops TV show.

The song was attacked by several contemporary rock critics, with one commenting that McCartney had "fallen to tripe" of this genre. However, some critics suspected this immediate change in musical direction to be a deliberately ironic musical manoeuvre.Cash Box said of it that "the nursery rhyme we all know and love gets a bouncy treatment." It reached the top 10 in the UK, peaking at number nine. Some US radio stations also played the pop/rock B-side, "Little Woman Love". Apple Records in the US even revised the picture sleeve for the single to credit both sides by name (see reverse cover), but the single still failed to rise above number 28 in the US.


A - Mary Had A Little Lamb  (3:30)
      Written-ByMcCartney And McCartney

B - Little Woman Love  (2:06)
      Written-By – McCartney And McCartney


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Notes
Released:  May 29, 1972
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Apple Records 

28 december, 2022

Janse Bagge Bend - De Mek b/w Amelberga (1983)


De Janse Bagge Bend (JBB) is een Limburgse band uit Susteren die in 1979 werd opgericht.

JBB is begonnen als dweilorkest (ook wel "zaate hermenie") Aspro Broesj (letterlijk: "Aspro Bruis") tijdens de carnaval. In 1979 speelde de zaate hermenie, maar nu met twee elektrische gitaren en de dikke trom ingewisseld voor drums, tijdens de jaarlijkse jamsessie in het jongerencentrum Tsjé.
Het optreden bestond uit één dialectnummer, waarin de totale middenstand van Susteren werd bezongen: de friettenten en de Chinees.

Als opvolger van "Sollicitere" uit 1983, was dit hun tweede single "De Mek" ook uit 1983.


A - De Mek - 3:33
       Written-By – C. Kenner, E. Masthoff, H. Steijvers

B - Amelberga - 3:22
      Written-By – E. Masthoff, H. Steyvers


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Notes
Released: 1983 
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 
Country: Netherlands 
Genre: Ska, Limburgs
Label: Sky 

24 december, 2022

Het Goede Doel - Nooduitgang (Live Versie) b/w The Sonic Ranger Rides Again (1987)


Nooduitgang is een single van de Nederlandse popgroep Het Goede Doel uit 1987. Het stond in 1986 als tiende track op het album Mooi en onverslijtbaar. De versie uitgebracht op single is een liveversie van het lied.
Nooduitgang is geschreven door Henk Temming en Henk Westbroek en geproduceerd door Sander van Herk en Henk Temming. Het is een nederpoplied waarin diverse situaties worden geschetst waarin de liedverteller wil ontsnappen via een nooduitgang. Het lied was de negende single van het album. B-kant van de single was The Sonic Ranger Rides Again, geschreven door Temming en van Herk. 
Het lied bereikte in Nederland de twee grootste hitlijsten. In de Top 40 kwam het tot de 25e plek en stond het vier weken in de lijst. De piekpositie in de Nationale Hitparade was de 33e plek. Het was tien weken in deze hitlijst te vinden. 


A - Nooduitgang (Live Verfsie) - 4:52
       Written-By – H. Temming, H. Westbroek

B - The Sonic Ranger Rides Again - 3:38
       Written-By – H. Temming, S. van Herk


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Notes
Released:  1987 
Country:  Netherlands 
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 
Genre:  Nederpop
Label:  Polydor  

31 juli, 2022

Nanda - Everything Is Allright b/w Spring (1971)


Nanda echte naam, Nanda Zervaas uit Den Haag. Balletdanseres.
Nanda heeft maar één single gemaakt. Het bleek om het nummer “Everything Is Allright” te gaan uit de musical Jesus Christ Superstar. 
De musical was in 1970 en datzelfde jaar had Nanda haar versie al op de plaat gezet. Op de plaat horen we ook een bekende, Hans van Hemert. 


A - Everything's Allright
      Voice [Male Voices] – Hans van Hemert
       Written-By – A. L. Webber/T. Rice
 
B - Spring
      Written-By – H. Vermeulen, J. Vermeulen 



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Notes
Released: 1971
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Polydor Records

11 mei, 2022

Dave Edmunds With The Stray Cats - The Race Is On b/w (I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me (1981)












"The Race Is On" is a song written by Don Rollins (not to be confused with the Don Rollins who co-wrote "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" for Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett) and made a hit on the country music charts by George Jones and on the pop and easy listening charts by the unrelated Jack Jones
 George's version was the first single released from his 1965 album of the same name. 
Released as a single in September 1964, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1965. 
Jack's version topped Billboard's Easy Listening chart and reached number 15 on the Hot 100 the same year. 
The two recordings combined to reach number 12 on the Cashbox charts, which combined all covers of the same song in one listing and thus gave George Jones his only top-40 hit
The song uses thoroughbred horse racing as the metaphor for the singer's romantic relationships. 

Rockabilly artist Dave Edmunds, in collaboration with the Stray Cats, whose debut album Edmunds had recently produced, recorded a version for his 1981 album, Twangin.... Released as a single, it peaked at number 34 on the UK charts, but failed to chart in the United States.


A - Dave Edmunds With The Stray Cats - The Race Is On  (2:03)
       Written-By – Rollins

B - Dave Edmunds - (I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me  (3:05)
       Written-By – Carter, Edmunds, Lowe


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Credits

From Swan Song LP SS 16034 "Twangin..."


Notes
Release: 1981
Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Rock & Roll
Label:  Swan Song

03 maart, 2022

P.S. & The Footnotes - No Commitments b/w Straight Through The Heart (1984)












P.S. & The Footnotes is zanger Paul Solleveld uit Baarn met begeleidingsband.
Na terugkeer uit Londen in 1982 werd al snel een nieuwe opzet gevonden voor PS. Met slagwerker Thijs Kruyt en Hans Stoop als gitarist waren PS & the Footnotes al snel door EMI getekend. 
Voor de opname van hun eerste singel werd uit de UK toetsenist David Greenslade ingevlogen en kwamen saxofonist Gerbrand Westveen en gitarist Bas Krumperman de sound completeren.
Bij het opnemen van hun tweede singel "No Commitments", werd oud Mixed-Up Band slagwerker Eric Borst weer aan de band toegevoegd want Thijs ging echt werken.


A - No Commitments  (3:13)
      Written-By - P. Solleveld, J. Kortman

B - Straight Through The Heart  (4:11)
       Written-By - P. Solleveld


Credits
Producer - Okkie Huysden


Notes
Released: 1984
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Pop
Label:  EMI Records

12 mei, 2021

Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why b/w The Greeks Don´t Want No Freaks (1980)













"I Can't Tell You Why" is a song by the American rock band Eagles, which appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run. It was written by band members Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley. Recorded in March 1978, it was the first song finished for the album and the first Eagles song to feature Schmit on lead vocals. 
Released as a single in February 1980, it became a Billboard top 10 hit in April of that year, reaching number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
Timothy B. Schmit came up with the song title and composed the nucleus of "I Can't Tell You Why", which he then presented to Glenn Frey and Don Henley and they completed the song together. Henley described the finished song as "straight Al Green", and that Frey, an R&B fan as he came from Detroit and grew up with the music, was responsible for the R&B feel of the song. Frey said to Schmit: "You could sing like Smokey Robinson. Let’s not do a Richie Furay, Poco-sounding song. Let’s do an R&B song."

Schmit describes the song as "loosely based on my own experiences". Schmit said: "I had some writing sessions with Don and Glenn and I threw out a bunch of my ideas and that one [for "I Can't Tell You Why"] stuck. I had [composed] a pretty good part of it, not a huge part but enough for them to think 'That could be good' and go with it. So Don, Glenn and I finished it over a few all night sessions." "When it was being developed in the studio...I knew it was a great song. I [thought] 'Yes! This is an amazing debut for me.' When we finally mixed it, we had a little listening party at the studio. As people were hearing it, Don turned to me and said, 'There's your first hit.'"

Schmit sang the lead vocals on the song, with Frey and Henley singing counterpoint. Schmit also played the bass on the track, which has the distinctive bass riff believed by Schmit to have been devised by Frey. According to Henley, Frey came up with the counterpart on the song, and played the guitar solo on the song.


A - I Can't Tell You Why  (4:56) 
      Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmit

B - The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks  (2:20)
      Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey


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Notes
Release: 1980
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Country Rock
Label:  Asylum Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wVK9WM7j6NOaPjS3S4CvW4BdM5wJn59_/view?usp=sharing

08 mei, 2021

Faith Hope & Charity - Just One Look b/w Don´t Go Looking For Love (1976)













Faith Hope and Charity was the name of a vocal group from Tampa, Florida
They are best known for their 1975 hit, "To Each His Own". They were also an in-demand group of session singers in New York studios during the 1970s.
"Just One Look" is a song co-written by American R&B singers Doris Troy and Gregory Carroll. The recording by Doris Troy was a hit in 1963. The HolliesAnne Murray and Linda Ronstadt recorded hit versions of their own. There have also been many other versions of this song.

Faith, Hope & Charity scored another hit in January 1976, reaching #38 in the UK Singles Chart with "Just One Look" (from their albumFaith, Hope & Charity). 


A - Just One Look  (3:57)
       Written-By – PayneCarroll

B - Don't Go Looking For Love  (4:30)
        Written-By – McCoy

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Credits

  • Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Van McCoy

(From the "Faith Hope & Charity" album)


Notes
Release: 1976 
Format:  Vinyl7", 45 RPM
Genre:  Soul
Label - RCA Victor