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The Mad, Bad and Dangerous Guide to Dead Or Alive and Pete Burns
Fronted by the androgynous Pete Burns, Dead Or Alive achieved their big break in 1984 with their UK Top 30 single That's The Way (I Like It) and its equally successful parent album Sophisticated Boom Boom. They would be the first two of eleven UK Top 30 records for the band, including following year's Lover Come Back To Me (#11), In Too Deep (#14) and You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (#1). All three 1985 hits were yielded from their Gold-certified UK Top 10 album Youthquake.1986 saw the band score one of their five hit singles on the US Hot 100, with Brand New Lover (#15) - also a #1 on the US Dance Club Songs Chart - before they achieved further UK Top 20 hit Something In My House. Both we...
The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials 2018 Edition
Rightfully coined the “Goddess of Pop”, Cher has conquered music, film and television during her 50-year showbiz career, selling 100-million records, grossing $650-million on tour, drawing $700-million at the U.S. Box Office and winning Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. She is one-half of highly-successful duo Sonny & Cher, a multi-million-selling doll, multi-million-selling fitness icon, hit songwriter, enduring sex symbol, award-winning television producer, film director, video director, award-winning fashion icon, author, model, humanitarian, mother, daughter, and of course the idol of a highly diverse fan base. 2017, and more so 2018, have been active and exciting years for Cher — and her fans. With the success of Classic Cher and Edith+Eddie, and the announcements of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the Here We Go Again Tour and The Cher Show, plus Cher receiving the Billboard Icon Award, it paved the way for updated versions of The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials and The Cher Bible, Vol. 2: Timeline.
The Cher Bible: 2018 Ultimate Edition
"She's been there and done everything, before any of us." – Christina Aguilera Cher started her career as a backing vocalist for Phil Spector's iconic Wall of Sound, before shooting to superstardom herself with the sixties anthem I Got You Babe. Cher mastered folk-rock, achieved three US #1's during the singer-songwriter era of the 1970's, whilst having a glittering television career. She made her mark on disco, Broadway and the 1980's hair metal scene and earned the highest acting honor available. Cher absolutely conquered the 1990's dance scene whilst in her 50's, and was given the Goddess Of Pop title in her 60's. Along the way, Cher has knocked The Beatles off #1, had five US Hot 100 h...
The Cher Bible, Vol. 2: Timeline 2018 Edition
Cher started her career as a backing vocalist for Phil Spector's iconic Wall of Sound, before shooting to superstardom herself with the sixties anthem I Got You Babe. Cher mastered folk-rock, achieved three US #1's during the singer-songwriter era of the 1970's, whilst having a glittering television career. She made her mark on disco, Broadway and the 1980's hair metal scene and earned the highest acting honor available. Cher absolutely conquered the 1990's dance scene whilst in her 50's, and was given the Goddess Of Pop title in her 60's. Along the way, Cher has knocked The Beatles off #1, had five US Hot 100 hits simultaneously, appeared on the Live Aid stage, had US#1 movies with Meryl St...
The Sonny & Cher Guide
Together as the most-successful husband-and-wife duo ever, Sonny & Cher sold over 10 million singles worldwide and topped the charts in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States with original hits Baby Don't Go, Sing C'est La Vie, Little Man and, of course, 1960's anthem I Got You Babe. Their 3-million selling debut album Look At Us spent 8 consecutive weeks at #2 on the Billboard 200 and was one of 14 hit albums by the duo - the epitome of "super-couple". Later honoured with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for their television work, the often-controversial tabloid-favourites - whom had undisputed significance in Phil Spector's success and the f...
Everything Louder Than Everything Else: Meat Loaf Guide
Meat Loaf, the larger-than-life rock icon, starred in the biggest cult film of all-time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, before releasing one of the best-selling albums of all-time, Bat Out Of Hell, and some of the most celebrated and successful singles in music history, such as I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That), Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and Paradise By The Dashboard Light. The Grammy Award-winning singer has released an impressive eleven UK Top 10 studio albums, including the #1 releases Dead Ringer and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and his latest offering, 2016's Braver Than We Are. Meat Loaf's epic collaborations with songwriter Jim Steinman are legendary, as are his st...
From Me To You: The Beatles Chart Book, 1962-2016
Inspired by the "From You To Us" letters section in the UK's New Music Express publication, The Beatles' 1963 single From Me To You topped the Record Retailer chart - which later became the Official UK Singles Chart. It marked the start of The Beatles' chart-topping superstardom. The Beatles scored 56 UK Top 75 hit singles between 1962 and 2010, including 17 number ones, which spent a total of 65 weeks at the top spot. Moreover, the group achieved 55 UK Top 75 albums between 1963 and 2016, including 15 number ones, which spent a whopping total of 174 weeks at the top spot. Over in the States, The Fab Four achieved 19 US#1 albums and sold a reported staggering 1.6-billion singles, including 20 #1's!
The Essential Guide to Blondie and Deborah Harry
Blondie -- the most successful band of the punk/new wave movement -- have sold over 40-million records worldwide.The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame-inductees effortlessly cross genres such as pop, rock, disco, reggae, rap, jazz and dance -- as evidenced by their #1 hit singles Denis, Heart Of Glass, Sunday Girl, Atomic, Call Me, The Tide Is High, Rapture and Maria, and their entries on Billboard's pop, rock, adult contemporary, R&B and dance charts. Fronted by the striking Deborah Harry, Blondie have achieved 26 certified records and a 34-year span of hit albums, with 1978's Parallel Lines remaining one of the best-selling and most critically-acclaimed albums of all-time.
The Taylor Swift Fan Guide
Taylor Swift is inarguably one of the most successful artists of this generation. She scored her 70th US Hot 100 entry in 2016, and has sold over 130-million singles worldwide, including US#1's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Blank Space and Bad Blood.Taylor has also sold over 40-million albums, including four consecutive Billboard 200 #1's - Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989 - and has already won a whopping ten Grammy Awards.
Listen to New Wave Rock!
Students of pop music and pop culture as well as fans who have loved the music since it came into being will gain valuable insight into this genre of the 1970s and 1980s. Listen to New Wave Rock!: Exploring a Musical Genre contains background on new wave music in general, with an overview and history of new wave rock in particular. While the bulk of the book is devoted to analysis of 50 must-hear musical examples, which include artists, songs, and albums, the book also explores how this genre of the late 1970s and 1980s came into being, musical influences on the genre, and how the genre influenced later generations of artists. Additional chapters analyze the impact of new wave rock on American popular culture and the legacy of new wave music, including how the music is still used today in film and television soundtracks and in television commercials. The combination of detailed examination of specific artists, songs, and albums and discussion of background, legacy, and impact distinguish this book from others on the subject and make it a vital reference and interesting read for both students and music aficionados.
