Can't Slow Down

Can't Slow Down
Author: Michaelangelo Matos
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0306903350
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A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020 The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes Everybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It" to "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," these iconic songs continue to dominate advertising, karaoke nights, and the soundtracks for film classics (Boogie Nights) and TV hits (Stranger Things). But the story of that thrilling, turbulent time, an era when Top 40 radio was both the leading edge of popular culture and a moral battleground, has never been told with the full detail it deserves - until now. Can't Slow Down is the definitive portrait of the exploding world of mid-eighties pop and the time it defined, from Cold War anxiety to the home-computer revolution. Big acts like Michael Jackson (Thriller), Prince (Purple Rain), Madonna (Like a Virgin), Bruce Springsteen (Born in the U.S.A.), and George Michael (Wham!'s Make It Big) rubbed shoulders with the stars of the fermenting scenes of hip-hop, indie rock, and club music. Rigorously researched, mapping the entire terrain of American pop, with crucial side trips to the UK and Jamaica, from the biz to the stars to the upstarts and beyond, Can't Slow Down is a vivid journey to the very moment when pop was remaking itself, and the culture at large - one hit at a time.

Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie
Author: Lionel Richie
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2012
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423476054
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(Pro Vocal). Whether you're a karaoke singer or preparing for an audition, the Pro Vocal series is for you. The book contains the lyrics, melody, and chord symbols for eight classic songs. The CD contains demos for listening and separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The CD is playable on any CD, but it is also enhanced for PC and Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo! Perfect for home rehearsal, parties, auditions, corporate events, and gigs without a backup band. This volume includes 8 favorites: All Night Long (All Night) * Endless Love * Hello * Penny Lover * Say You, Say Me * Stuck on You * Three Times a Lady * Truly.

The All Music Book of Hit Albums

The All Music Book of Hit Albums
Author: Dave McAleer
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879303938
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A comprehensive, chronological listing of the Top Ten albums in the U.S. and the U.K., from 1960 through the present day, includes monthly charts, accompanied by photographs, information on the albums, and artist trivia. Original. IP.

The Lionel Richie Collection

The Lionel Richie Collection
Author:
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2001
Genre: Popular music
ISBN: 9780757980862
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This wonderful collection includes many of Lionel Richie's greatest hits. Titles are: all Night Long (All Night) Ballerina Girl Dancing on the Ceiling Do It to Me Easy Endless Love Hello Lady Penny Lover Running with the Night Sail On Still Truly You Are.

Making Rumours

Making Rumours
Author: Ken Caillat
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2012-03-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1118282361
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Inside the making of one of the biggest-selling albums of all time: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for thirty-one weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy. More recently, Rolling Stone named it the twenty-fifth greatest album of all time and the hit TV series Glee devoted an entire episode to songs from Rumours, introducing it to a new generation. Now, for the first time, Ken Caillat, the album's co-producer, tells the full story of what really went into making Rumours—from the endless partying and relationship dramas to the creative struggles to write and record "You Make Loving Fun," "Don't Stop," "Go Your Own Way," "The Chain," and other timeless tracks. Tells the fascinating, behind-the-music story of the making of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, written by the producer who saw it all happen Filled with new and surprising details, such as Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's screaming match while recording "You Make Loving Fun," how the band coped with the pressures of increasing success, how the master tape nearly disintegrated, and the incredible attention paid to even the tiniest elements of songs, from Lindsey playing a chair to Mick breaking glass Includes eighty black-and-white photographs

Lionel Richie 70 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie 70 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Lionel Richie
Author: Lillian Vazquez
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781488553738
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Get It ALL With this Extensive Lionel Richie Biography. This book is your ultimate resource for Lionel Richie. Here you will find the most up-to-date 70 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Lionel Richie's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Lionel Richie (album), Lionel Richie - Breast cancer activist, Lionel Richie - Later career, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever - Lionel Richie / The Commodores, All Around the World (Lionel Richie song), Truly (Lionel Richie song), You Are (Lionel Richie song), Why (Lionel Richie song), My Destiny (Lionel Richie song) - Track listings, Back to Front (Lionel Richie album), Just for You (Lionel Richie album) - Release and reception, Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album) - Personnel, Truly (Lionel Richie song) - Steven Houghton version, Truly (Lionel Richie song) - Song Featured, Stuck on You (Lionel Richie song) - Track listings, Hello (Lionel Richie song) - Appearances and references in other media, Time (Lionel Richie album) - Track listing, Dancing on the Ceiling (Lionel Richie song) - Music video, Encore (Lionel Richie album), Encore (Lionel Richie album) - Track listing, Hello (Lionel Richie song) - Cover versions, Lionel Richie - Genealogy, Lionel Richie (album) - Horns, Strings Woodwinds, Truly (Lionel Richie song) - Other cover versions, Hello (Lionel Richie song) - Music video and background, Back to Front (Lionel Richie album) - Track listing, Renaissance (Lionel Richie album) - Track listing, Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album) - Commercial performance, Lionel Richie - Popularity in the Arab world, and much more...

Sound of the Crowd: a Discography of the '80s (Fourth Edition)

Sound of the Crowd: a Discography of the '80s (Fourth Edition)
Author: Steve Binnie
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2018-11-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0244129657
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SOUND OF THE CROWD: A DISCOGRAPHY OF THE '80s is the ultimate record collector's guide to the 1980s. In the era of multi-formatting, picture discs, coloured vinyl, multiple remixes, funny shaped records and tiny CDs you could lose down the back of the sofa, this book lists every format of every single, EP and album released in the UK in the 1980s by over 140 of the decade's biggest acts, from ABBA to Paul Young. This fourth edition has been fully revised and expanded to include even more acts than ever before, with additional sections to cover Band Aid-style charity congregations and compilation albums from the early '80s K-Tel efforts through to the Now That's What I Call Music series and its competitors. Compiled by Steve Binnie, editor of the '80s music website Sound of the Crowd and writer, producer and co-host of the unconventional '80s chart show Off The Chart, broadcast weekly on Mad Wasp Radio.