Queen - Scandal (1989)

"Scandal" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was released as the fourth single from their 1989 album The Miracle and peaked at #25 in the UK. The single was released in the United States but failed to chart. 

"Scandal", written by Brian May, but credited to Queen, is about the unwanted attention May and lead singer Freddie Mercury received from the press in the late 1980s, involving May's divorce from his first wife, Chrissie Mullen, and his relationship with actress Anita Dobson and growing media speculation about Mercury's health. 

Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1987; he did not reveal his condition until the day before his death in November 1991. However, changes in his appearance, particularly his weight loss and rather gaunt look, helped fuel speculation that he was seriously ill.

May recorded the keyboards and guitars in one take. Mercury's vocal was also done in one take.

1. Scandal (4:42) 

    Written-By – Queen

Companies, etc.

• Licensed To – EMI Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Queen Productions Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Raincloud Productions Ltd.
• Published By – Queen Music Ltd.
• Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
• Mastered At – The Town House
• Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

• Design – Richard Gray 
• Photography By – Paul Rider
• Producer, Arranged By – Queen
• Producer, Arranged By, Engineer – David Richards
• Written-By – Queen

Taken from the album "The Miracle" PCSD 107.

Notes

Label: Parlophone – QUEEN 14

Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single

Released:  Oct 9, 1989

Genre:  Rock

Style:  Pop Rock

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wYQnuVZu9Px2ZAf73CGx8UMwUjnQ1ZUg/view?usp=drive_link

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall (1988)

American pop music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam. 

They are perhaps best known for their hit song "Waiting For a Star to Fall" from 1988. As songwriters, the duo composed a pair of #1 hits for Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". 

They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it. 

American singer Belinda Carlisle then recorded a demo of the song but refused its inclusion on her 1987 album Heaven on Earth, so Rubicam and Merrill decided to record and release the song themselves.

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" was released in June 1988 as the second single from Boy Meets Girl's second studio album, Reel Life (1988). 

The song became a chart hit in several countries, reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.

The tenor saxophone solo on the Boy Meets Girl version was provided in a session recording early in the career of Andy Snitzer, who later found success as a solo artist.

 1. Waiting For A Star To Fall  (4:34)

      Producer [Produced By] – Arif Mardin

       Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – RCA Corporation
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Music
• Copyright © – BMG Music
• Manufactured By – BMG Music
• Distributed By – BMG Music
• Mastered At – Precision Mastering
• Lacquer Cut At – Precision Lacquer
• Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
• Published By – Boy Meets Girl Music

Credits

• Design – Norman Moore
• Management – Direct Management Group, Martin Kirkup, Steven Jensen
• Photography By – Michael Tighe 
• Producer – Arif Mardin 
• Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam

From the Album "Reel Life" - PL/PK/PD 88414

Notes

Label:  RCA – 8691-7-R 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo 

Released: 1988 

Genre:  Soft Pop

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19c-coaw1yFiw-e8UiIe5KMH_1gHt2GH0/view?usp=drive_link

Ike & Tina Turner - Delilah's Power (1975)

Delilah's Power is the final studio album by Ike & Tina Turner, released in 1977. The album was released by United Artists Records a year after the Turners split up. The tracks are from some of their last recording sessions together.

The only single from the album, "Delila's Power" (an "h" was later added on Delila), was released in Europe in 1975. 

The song was written by Tina Turner and although it received positive reviews, critics noted the similarities between the track and its predecessor "Nutbush City Limits."

1. Delila's Power  (2:58)

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – United Artists Records GmbH
• Produced For – Ike and Tina Turner Prod. Inc.
• Pressed By – Sonopress
• Published By – United Artists Musik GmbH
• Recorded At – Bolic Sound

Credits

• Producer – Ike Turner
• Written-By – T. Turner

from the LP:  United Artists Records – UAS 30040

Notes

Label:  United Artists Records – 5C 006-97 097

Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single

Released: 1975

Genre:  Funk / Soul

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SRR7Nan0rqWiSv6jmpXKZ0oSJ05FXZe_/view?usp=drive_link

Merlin - Alright (1974)

Merlin arose from a band called Madrigal in late 1973. 

Madrigal had been on the scene since 1967, but only drummer Dave Whitwhick remained from the original lineup. 

Jamie Moses and Bob Webb joined Madrigal in 1973,and singer Alan Love joined soon afterward (he was previously with the psych band Opal Butterfly).

They released a selftitled album in 1974 with their single "Alright". The song song reached the tipparade. 

1. Alright  (3:30)

    Written-By – Herbie Flowers, Roger Cook

Credits

• Producer – Roger Greenaway

Notes

Label:  CBS – CBS 2421 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 

Released: 1974 

Genre:  Glam Rock 

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oc9gd8S1zv9_AasDcIzb5QRJRlZRij4c/view?usp=drive_link

Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (1973)

"Daytona Demon" is the fourth solo single and third UK hit by Suzi Quatro, released in 1973. The song is frequently believed to be a revision of Freddy Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" and a reference to Daytona Beach in Florida in which Quatro's lover is equated with a fast car.

"Daytona Demon" was never included on the US or other foreign release of her second album Quatro and remained unavailable in any format in the US until the advent of the CD and numerous compilations in the 1990s. "Daytona Demon" has been a staple of Quatro's numerous hits compilation albums since then. On the 2011 expanded issue of Suzi Quatro, “Daytona Demon” and its B-side "Roman Fingers" were included as bonus tracks. 

1.  Daytona Demon  (4:03)

      Written-By – Chapman - Chinn

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Chinnichap
• Published By – Rak Publishing Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RAK Records Ltd.
• Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

• Producer – Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn

Notes

Label: RAK – RAK 161 

Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM 

Released:  Oct 19, 1973 

Genre: Glam Rock

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rHLtg8X2hrE6yIdJOK-FLCqDdRwxe0ZV/view?usp=sharing

Hildegard Knef, Enrico Macias, Alice Babs, Sandra & Andres, Demis Roussos, Vicky Leandros - Auntie (1972)

Auntie was een gelegenheidssingle van diverse artiesten. Het was een felicitatie van muziekproducent en componist Hans van Hemert aan de BBC, wiens bijnaam Auntie is. 

Die bestond in 1972 vijftig jaar. Of de felicitatie de BBC ooit heeft bereikt is onbekend, alhoewel er een videoclip is gemaakt. Deelnemende artiesten, waaronder een aantal Eurovisiesongfestivalgangers, waren:

• Hildegard Knef,
• Enrico Macias,
• Alice Babs, Eurovisiesongfestival 1958 met Lilla stjärna
• Sandra & Andres, Eurovisiesongfestival 1972 met Als het om de liefde gaat
• Demis Roussos en
• Vicky Leandros, Eurovisiesongfestival 1967 met L'amour est blue en Eurovisiesongfestival 1972 met Après toi.

De B-kant liet een instrumentale versie horen. Harry van Hoof verzorgde het arrangement en gaf leiding aan het orkest. De single kreeg nog een staartje. Van Hemert werd van plagiaat beschuldigd. 

De begintonen van Those were the days, ooit gezongen door Mary Hopkin, zouden verstopt zitten in het liedje. 

1.  Auntie  (4:18)

       Arranged By – Harry v. Hoof

       Producer – Hans v. Hemert

       Written-By – H. v. Hemert

Companies, etc.

• Copyright © – Dayglow Music
• Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc B.V.

Credits

• Written-By – H. v. Hemert
• Arranged By – H. v. Hoof

Notes

Label:  Philips – 6832 032 

Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 

Released: Dec 1972 

Genre:  Pop 

Style:  Chanson, Ballad 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5FzPasI3RG_M1ZgeZwrwz5Ew8cSOfsC/view?usp=sharing

Prince And The Revolution - Pop Life (1985)

"Pop Life" is a song by Prince and the Revolution. It was the second US (and final UK) single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day, reaching number 7 in the US charts, becoming Prince's eighth top-ten hit in a two-year span.

The song starts with a faded-in synth line and quickly starts the main tune. The easy groove is achieved with a smooth bass guitar and piano embellishments. A drum machine provides handclaps to make the song danceable. 

"Pop Life" was recorded before Purple Rain was completed, indicating the new direction Prince wanted to take after the success of that album and film. Lyrically, the song describes the tiresome and stressful side of the celebrity life, including the pressure that can lead to drug use ("What you putting in your nose?/Is that where all your money goes?").

1. Pop Life  (3:42)

     Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince & The Revolution

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
• Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – Trident Studios
• Published By – Island Music Ltd.
• Record Company – Warner Communications

Credits

• Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince & The Revolution

• Prince – lead vocals, piano, Oberheim OB-8, bass guitar
• Sheila E. – drums, Linn LM-1 (and uncredited additional vocals on the Fresh Dance Mix)
• Lisa Coleman – background vocals
• Wendy Melvoin – background vocals

Orchestral players (Segue to The Ladder)

• Violins – Sid Page and Marcy Dicterow-Vaj
• Violas – Denyse Buffum and Laury Woods
• Stand-up bass – Tim Barr and Annette Atkinson

"Pop Life" From the album 'Around The World In A Day'
LP 925 286-1 MC 925 286-4 CD: 925 286-2

Notes

Label:	Paisley Park – W8858, Paisley Park – 928 858-7
Format:	Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single , PRS pressing
Country:	UK
Released:	1985
Genre:	Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:	Funk, Minneapolis Sound

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11m12zYFRUYvc7ZSbJK8b3Ayb5dKwCSVv/view?usp=drive_link

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

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – Red Bullet Productions
• Published By – Dayglow Music
• Published By – Snamyook Music
• Lacquer Cut At – I.B.C. Studios
• Pressed By – Phonodisc B.V.

Credits

• Executive-Producer – Fred Haayen
• Lacquer Cut By – Mely
• Producer – Golden Earring

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

Notes

Release: 1975

Genre: Rock

Label: Polydor

https://mega.nz/folder/4nYQhSja#MEsX5lgXZ2S4BWIRkUI3HA

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

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Distributed By – Sony Music
• Mastered At – Precision Mastering

Credits

• Lyrics By, Music By – Milton Davis 
• Management – Michael Simanga
• Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
• Music By – William Duvall
• Producer – David Harris (2), Dionne Farris, Milton Davis, Randy D. Jackson

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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

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Interscope Records
• Licensed To – Polydor Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Russia
• Copyright © – Universal Music Russia
• Made By – Disctronics, UK

Credits

• Mixed By – Robert Orton (tracks: 1, 3)
• Producer – Trevor Horn (tracks: 1, 3)

"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

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GD6LUwNU4xXW32DIzVDXG1PCAKYgKK_v/view?usp=drive_link

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-By – Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage

B1 - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector NYC Rough Mix) - 9:14

         Written-By – Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage

B2 - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Radio Mix) - 4:20

         Written-By – Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage

Credits

Producer - Soulshock & Karlin

Remix - Hex Hector

Vocals - Faith Evans, Kelly Price

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records, Inc.
• Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
• Made By – SNA

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

Notes

Release: 1999

Genre: Soul, House

Label:  Arista 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uG2gxYjU7i7Ar4Lr2aZBL5cloPNJYGGi/view?usp=drive_link

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 

Credits

• Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Dick Bakker
• Engineer – Albert Kos
• Producer – Hans van Hemert

Notes

Released: 1971

Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single

Genre:  Pop

Label:  Decca Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQ9ADsdfq6_LB3EMO1CrVvJNhpBu4Dki/view?usp=drive_link

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-By – Michaële-Lana Et Paul Sebastian

B - No Romance / Keep On Dancing  (4:08) 

       Written-By – Michaële-Lana Et Paul Sebastian

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records

Credits

• Arranged By – Lana & Paul Sebastian
• Producer – Michaële, Lana Et Paul Sebastian

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

Notes

Release: 1979

Format

Genre: Disco

Label: RCA Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wlfMP4bby-_LhshMj89C1BwpUEc5Fkpk/view?usp=share_link

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

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured For – Metronome Records GmbH
• Lacquer Cut At – Tonstudio Pfanz

Credits

• Producer – Tom Dowd

Notes

Released:  1971

Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre:  Southern Rock

Label:  Atlantic Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ueO2LtChhSKniOVYFOno5eRrHiOBZCRH/view?usp=share_link