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