Fancy

Fancy - in 1984 he managed with the single Slice Me Nice the commercial breakthrough. Then other songs followed, like Chinese Eyes, Get Lost Tonight and D. I.S.C.O. which also became all hits. With these songs he also stamped his own music style. The „Maschinen beat “ became his brand name. Also the fact that he always appeared strongly as made up made him unmistakeable. He had his biggest hits beside Chinese Eyes in Germany, among the rest, in 1986 with lady of Ice and in 1988 with Flames Of Love.

The Quireboys 'A Bit Of What You Fancy' Remastered Album Released Monday 9th November 2009. Re-mastered from original master tapes at Abbey Road Studios. The Quireboys' debut album 'A Bit Of What You Fancy' peaked at number 2 and spent 15 weeks, in the UK charts, when originally released in 1990. It includes the hit singles '7 O'Clock' (UK No.36, 1989), 'Hey You' (UK No.14, 1990), 'I Don't Love You Anymore' (UK No.24, 1990) and 'There She Goes Again / Misled' (UK No.37, 1990).

In their first recording for harmonia mundi, Bertrand Cuiller and the musicians of Le Caravansérail immerse us in the dreamlike world of the London theatre of the 17th century. Incidental music, airs, dances and inventive melodies combining the English tradition and French and Italian innovations are the ingredients that make up the five imaginary tableaux of this reconstruction of the period, illuminated by the voice of the distinguished soprano, Rachel Redmond.

On his debut album (titled An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down in Britain, and The Rod Stewart Album in America, presumably because its original title was "too English" or cryptic for U.S. audiences), Rod Stewart essays a startlingly original blend of folk, blues, and rock & roll. The opening cover of the Stones' "Street Fighting Man" encapsulates his approach. Turning the driving acoustic guitars of the original inside out, the song works a laid-back, acoustic groove, bringing a whole new meaning to it before escalating into a full-on rock & roll attack – without any distorted guitars, just bashing acoustics and thundering drums. Through this approach, Stewart establishes that rock can sound as rich and timeless as folk, and that folk can be as vigorous as rock.

Count Basie's last-known album (recorded four months before his death), this big-band record gives no hints of the end nearing; in fact the music is quite upbeat and typically spirited. The Count Basie Orchestra never declined and its leader (who remained in his musical, if not physical prime) went out swinging. ~ Scott Yanow