"Don't You Want Me ""Don't You Want Me"" is a single by British synthpop group The Human League, released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album ""Dare"" (1981). It is the band's best known and most commercially successful recording and was the 1981 Christmas number one in the UK, where it has since sold over 1,560,000 copies, making it the 23rd most successful single in UK Singles Chart history. It later topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the US on 3 July 1982 where it stayed for three weeks. In 2015 the song was"
"during the 1980s and saw great commercial success, such as David Bowie, Phil Collins, John Lennon, Billy Ocean, Sheena Easton and Paul McCartney. Many British pop bands also dominated the American charts in the early 1980s. Many of them became popular due to their constant exposure on MTV, these bands included The Human League, Culture Club, Duran Duran, and Wham!. Between the four, they have had 9 U.S. number ones with hits like ""Don't You Want Me Baby"", ""Karma Chameleon"", ""The Reflex"" and ""Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"" In the later part of the decade Rick Astley, George Michael"
"first song featuring the revolutionary Linn LM-1 drum machine to hit No. 1 on the UK charts and also the first LM-1 track to top the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song was re-released in October 1995 as CD, cassette and 12"" single featuring new remixes by Snap! and Red Jerry, peaking at No. 16 on the UK chart. The release coincided with the issue of the group's second ""Greatest Hits"" compilation album shortly afterwards, which featured the Snap 7"" remix. As of November 2012, ""Don't You Want Me"" is the 23rd best-selling single in the UK with 1.55 million copies"
"I Didn't Want to Need You ""I Didn't Want to Need You"" is a song recorded by American rock band Heart in 1990. It was released as the second single from their 10th studio album, ""Brigade."" It was composed by the veteran songwriter, Diane Warren, and released as the second single from the band's tenth studio album ""Brigade"". Warren, one of the most successful pop music songwriters of the 1980s and 1990s, also penned Heart's 1987 U.S. top-ten single ""Who Will You Run To"". ""I Didn't Want to Need You"" is a midtempo rock song with a dramatic chorus and"
"and shot to number one the following week, remaining there over the Christmas period for a total of five weeks. It ultimately became the biggest selling single to be released in 1981, and the fifth biggest selling single of the entire decade. Its success was repeated six months later in the US, with ""Don't You Want Me"" hitting No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for three weeks. ""Billboard"" magazine ranked it as the sixth-biggest hit of 1982. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA the same year for sales of a million copies. It is notable as the"
"number-one dance club hit. ""Don't You Want Me"" was sampled extensively in the 49ers' 1990 hit ""Don't You Love Me?"". Remixed eurodance versions have appeared on the Dancemania series albums, including ""Dancemania SPEED 2"" issued in 1999. ""Don't You Want Me"" landed in the Top 40 of the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart the week of October 24, 1987, advancing from #56 to #40. The song reached #6 on December 19, 1987 and remained there for three consecutive weeks. Don't You Want Me (Jody Watley song) ""Don't You Want Me"" is the third single from singer Jody Watley's eponymous"
"Don't You Want My Love ""Don't You Want My Love"" is a 1985/1986 major hit by Nicole McCloud under her mononym Nicole. The song was written by Aldo Nova and became a major hit in several European countries and charted on the US Billboard Dance Charts (#10) and in the US Billboard R&B Charts (#66). The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1986 film ""Ruthless People"". The ""Maxi Club version"" of the single went on to become an international dance hit for her charting in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. The US release UK release In her"
"number nine on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It received positive reviews from music critics, and its chart success caused Len to be considered a one-hit wonder. The song earned a nomination for ""Best Single"" at the Juno Awards of 2000. The backdrop is based on a sample of a short instrumental portion of the Andrea True Connection's 1976 disco single ""More, More, More"", which Diamond wrote and composed specifically for the Connection's lead singer, former porn star Andrea True. Supposedly inspired by The Human League's 1981 synthpop hit ""Don't You Want Me"", the song's vocals alternate between Marc and"
"Don't You Want Me (Felix song) ""Don't You Want Me"" is a dance / electronic song recorded by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix. It was released as his debut single from his album ""#1"" in late 1992. Musically, it samples Jomanda's ""Don't You Want My Love"" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda (remixed by Rollo and Red Jerry). It topped the chart in Finland, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It also went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play chart and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. It reached number"
"I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me ""I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in February 1985 as the first single from the album ""Rhythm & Romance"". ""I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me"" was Rosanne Cash's fourth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks in the top 40. Cash wrote the song with then-husband Rodney Crowell. In 1986, the song - which was written"
"Don't You Want Me (Jody Watley song) ""Don't You Want Me"" is the third single from singer Jody Watley's eponymous debut album. The song was produced by Bernard Edwards of Chic-fame and written by Jody Watley, Franne Golde and David Paul Bryant. Watley's previous single, ""Still a Thrill,"" fared well in dance and R&B markets, but less-so in the mainstream. This prompted her label, MCA, to go in a more pop-friendly direction. ""Don't You Want Me"" was one of the biggest crossover singles for the year 1987, reaching top ten on the ""Billboard"" pop and R&B charts and becoming a"
"number one on the ""Billboard"" Country chart, followed by ""My Baby Thinks He's a Train"" and ""Blue Moon with a Heartache,"" which also reached the top spot. The album's follow-up effort, ""Somewhere in the Stars"" (1982) produced three Top 20 hits on the ""Billboard"" chart. After a 3-year hiatus, Cash issued ""Rhythm & Romance"" in 1985, which reached #1 on the ""Billboard"" Top Country Albums list. It spawned four Top 10 singles. This included the number one single, ""I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me,"" which won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1986. Her"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"2002 album 'So What"", she released a remix version mixed by Larry ""Ford"" Fordyce and titled ""Don't You Want My Love (2002)"". Don't You Want My Love ""Don't You Want My Love"" is a 1985/1986 major hit by Nicole McCloud under her mononym Nicole. The song was written by Aldo Nova and became a major hit in several European countries and charted on the US Billboard Dance Charts (#10) and in the US Billboard R&B Charts (#66). The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1986 film ""Ruthless People"". The ""Maxi Club version"" of the single went on to become"
"a neo-traditionalist whose national success began in the early 1980s, enjoyed success as both a radio artist (17 No. 1 songs) and as a movie star (1992's ""Pure Country""). Alabama, the most successful country band of the 1980s, continued their run of popularity with sell-out concerts and best-selling albums, while topping the country chart five times. Among older artists having big hits, Conway Twitty was one of the most successful, scoring two Top 3 hits with ""Crazy in Love"" and ""I Couldn't See You Leaving"", while Eddie Rabbitt had a No. 1 hit with ""On Second Thought."" Dolly Parton had"
"logo even appears several times on the artwork. 1995 remixes Don't You Want Me (Felix song) ""Don't You Want Me"" is a dance / electronic song recorded by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix. It was released as his debut single from his album ""#1"" in late 1992. Musically, it samples Jomanda's ""Don't You Want My Love"" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda (remixed by Rollo and Red Jerry). It topped the chart in Finland, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It also went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play chart and"
"was produced by Hill and featured a strong melody. Released in November, it hit the charts and by Christmas was in the top five. In January 1982, it overtook The Human League's ""Don't You Want Me"" to reach No.1. It stayed there for two weeks and remained in the UK charts for 16 weeks — becoming the group's biggest selling single and one of the top selling singles of the decade. It also reached No.1 in the Netherlands and Ireland and became the group's best-selling single in Germany. The song has since been hailed as an ""Eighties classic"" and is"
"Sheena Easton, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie, Christopher Cross, Dan Hill, Leo Sayer, Billy Ocean, Julio Iglesias, Bertie Higgins, and Tommy Page. No song spent more than six weeks at #1 on this chart during the 1980s, with nine songs accomplishing that feat. Two of these were by Lionel Richie, ""You Are"" in 1983 and ""Hello"" in 1984, which also reached #1 on the Hot 100. In 1989, Linda Ronstadt released ""Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind"", described by critics as ""the first true Adult Contemporary album of the decade"", featuring American soul singer Aaron Neville on several of"
"You"", ""Jealousy (Jalousie)"", ""High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"", ""I Believe"", ""Granada"", ""Moonlight Gambler"", and ""Rawhide"". Johnnie Ray had a long run of hits in the early half of the decade, often backed by The Four Lads, including: ""Cry"", ""The Little White Cloud That Cried"", ""Walking My Baby Back Home"", ""Please, Mr. Sun"", and ""Just Walkin' in the Rain"". The Four Lads racked up some hits on their own with ""Who Needs You"", ""No, Not Much"", ""Standin' on the Corner"", and ""Moments to Remember"". Nat ""King"" Cole dominated the charts throughout the decade with such timeless classics as ""Unforgettable"", ""Mona"
"keyboardist, David C. Lewis, as well as an additional singer Royce Jones. In April 1980 Warner Bros. released ""One Eighty"", which produced two of the year's biggest hits. The first, ""Biggest Part of Me"", reached number three for three weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and crossed over to the soul chart, where it peaked at number thirty-five. The second, another blue-eyed soul hit, ""You're the Only Woman (You & I)"", reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. ""One Eighty"" earned the band three Grammy nominations, including Best Pop Vocal Group. A headlining world tour followed. For the Japanese"
"Jeannie Seely Marilyn Jeanne ""Jeannie"" Seely (born July 6, 1940) is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She is best known for her 1966 Grammy award-winning country hit ""Don't Touch Me"", which peaked at No. 1 on the Record World and ""Cash Box"" country singles charts, and at No. 2 on ""Billboard"". Seely has produced numerous country hits, from the 1960s into the mid-1970s, including duets with Jack Greene like 1969's ""I Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"". Seely has befriended many singers, musicians and songwriters in the country music field, including Jan Howard and"
"Don't Ask Me Why (Billy Joel song) ""Don't Ask Me Why"" is a Billy Joel song released in 1980. The track contains all acoustic and Latin percussion instruments performing in an Afro-Cuban rhythmic style. An eclectic, instrumental ""Latin Ballroom"" piano solo, played over the bridge section after the second verse, is also featured in part of the song; Joel states that the mix for the midsection includes ""fifteen pianos overdubbed on top of each other."" The song spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at number nineteen on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It was"
"chart during the 1980s, with nine songs accomplishing that feat. Two were by Lionel Richie, ""You Are"" in 1983 and ""Hello"" in 1984, which also reached #1 on the Hot 100. Other songs reaching the summit on both the AC and pop charts were ""Time After Time"" by Cyndi Lauper, ""I Just Called to Say I Love You"" by Stevie Wonder, ""Live to Tell"" by Madonna, ""I Just Can't Stop Loving You"" by Michael Jackson (his only #1 on both charts), ""Seasons Change"" by Exposé, ""Look Away"" by Chicago, ""Tell Her About It"" by Billy Joel, and ""Right Here Waiting"""
"""The Little White Cloud That Cried,"" ""Walking My Baby Back Home,"" ""Please, Mr. Sun,"" and ""Just Walkin' in the Rain."" The Four Lads racked up some hits on their own with ""Who Needs You,"" ""No, Not Much,"" ""Standin' on the Corner,"" and ""Moments to Remember."" Nat ""King"" Cole dominated the charts throughout the decade with such timeless classics as ""Unforgettable,"" ""Mona Lisa,"" ""Too Young,"" ""Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup,"" ""Pretend,"" ""Smile,"" and ""A Blossom Fell."" Perry Como was another frequent visitor to the charts with hits like: ""If,"" ""Round and Round,"" ""Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes,"" ""Tina"
"(1980), ""Gotta Pull Myself Together"" (1980), ""Who's Gonna Rock You"" (1980), ""Attention to Me"" (1981), ""Chemistry"" (1981) and ""Don't Love Me Too Hard"" (1982). The group supported Frank Sinatra on his 1975 European tour. They were particularly successful in Japan, scoring a string of hits (including a No.1) and won the 1981 Tokyo Music Festival with the song ""Sexy Music"". They also achieved success in Europe and Australia. In 1981, she scored a minor hit with her sister Coleen as part of the Young & Moody Band, with ""Don't Do That"" (UK No. 63) which also featured Lemmy from Motörhead"
"by Cash in response to losing a Grammy to Juice Newton in 1983 - garnered Rosanne Cash her first Grammy Award. I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me ""I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in February 1985 as the first single from the album ""Rhythm & Romance"". ""I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me"" was Rosanne Cash's fourth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15"
"Call Me (Blondie song) ""Call Me"" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film ""American Gigolo"". Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, ""Call Me"" was number one for six consecutive weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1. It also hit No. 1 in the UK and Canada, where it became their fourth and second chart-topper, respectively. In the year-end chart of 1980, it was ""Billboard""s No. 1 single and ""RPM"" magazine's No. 3 in Canada. ""Call"
"""Never Be You"", and two other Country Top 10 singles, ""Hold On"" and ""Second to No One"". ""Rhythm & Romance"" drew high critical praise for its fusion of country and pop. ""I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me"" won the 1985 Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance; ""Hold On"" won the 1987 Robert J. Burton Award from BMI as the Most Performed Song of the Year. In the '80s, Cash curtailed her touring for childbearing and raising a family (three daughters with Crowell, as well as Crowell's daughter by his first marriage, Hannah). She continued to record"
"(1981), which produced a series of hit singles. These included ""Don't You Want Me"", which reached number one in the UK at the end of 1981. Synth-pop reached its commercial peak in the UK in the winter of 1981–2, with bands such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Japan, Ultravox, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode and even Kraftwerk, enjoying top ten hits. In early 1982 synthesizers were so dominant that the Musicians Union attempted to limit their use. By the end of 1982, these acts had been joined in the charts by synth-based singles from Thomas Dolby, Blancmange, and Tears for"
"You Really Want To Hurt Me"", ""Time (Clock of the Heart)"" and ""Karma Chameleon"". As well as Boy George having his own UK number one with his cover of Bread's ""Everything I Own"", he is considered a major icon of this era. Liverpool band Frankie Goes to Hollywood's initially controversial dance-pop gave them three consecutive UK number ones in 1984, until they faded away in the mid-1980s. Dead or Alive, also from Liverpool, was another popular dance pop band in the mid-1980s. It was fronted by lead singer Pete Burns. Probably the most successful British pop band of the era"
"Jomanda (group) Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington. Jomanda had several hits on the US ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including ""Got a Love for You,"" which reached #1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going Top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In 1993, the trio returned to #1 on the dance chart with ""Don't You Want Me,"" a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda. Group member Joanne"
"Anderson and Sawyer Brown among others. In 2012, he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. J. Fred Knobloch James Frederick Knobloch (born April 28, 1953, in Jackson, Mississippi), known as J. Fred Knobloch or Fred Knoblock, is an American country singer-songwriter. Prior to his solo career, Knobloch had been a member of Let's Eat (band), a 1970s rock band. Knobloch was signed to Scotti Brothers Records in 1980 when he released the song ""Why Not Me"", which he wrote along with Carson Whitsett. It reached number 18 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart, number 30 on"
"Chosen as the lead single, ""I Don't Need You"" spent two weeks at number 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in August 1981. The song also rose to number 1 on two other ""Billboard"" music charts, the country chart as well as the adult contemporary chart. It remained atop the latter chart for six weeks in July and August of that year. Rogers has been quoted describing ""I Don't Need You"" as ""...still to this day one of my favorite songs"", although he admitted that ""I don't think I ever met Rick Christian, the guy who wrote it."" I"