"Truly (song) ""Truly"" is the title of the debut solo single by singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. Resuming where he left off with D-flat major tunes ""Sail On"" and particularly ""Still"" when he was lead for the Commodores, Richie wrote the song and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael. Released as the first single from his self-titled debut album in 1982, ""Truly"" debuted on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on 9 October 1982 and climbed to No. 1 on 27 November – 4 December 1982. It also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart, and logged nine weeks at"
"as a solo artist, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Fine Young Cannibals all found chart success. At the beginning of the 1980s, Australian artists like Olivia Newton-John, Men at Work, Air Supply and AC/DC all had chart success, later in the decade INXS scored hits. Olivia Newton-John's hit Physical would top the Hot 100 for 10 weeks and be the decade's biggest hit in the US, she would have six top ten singles during the 80s. American artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Kool & the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Hall & Oates, Prince, Kenny Rogers and"
"in 1980, she would have two number one singles, and eight top ten hits in the decade. Tina Turner would top the charts with ""What's Love Got to Do With It"", she scored a total of six top ten singles. Donna Summer's She Works Hard for the Money was a continuation of the feminist movement started in the 70s, and a rally cry for those who worked hard and wanted to be treated fairly. She would have five top ten singles in the decade. Bruce Springsteen's ""Born In the USA"", AC/DC's ""Back in Black"", Def Leppard's ""Hysteria"", and Bon Jovi's"
"1980. Throughout this time there were several changes in lineup. In the 1970s some artists stood out. Herman Brood became the ultimate Rock 'n Roll icon. He even scored a hit in the US with Saturday Night. He became the epitome of the ""rock'n'roll junkie"" he sang about. As an artist he was in the media until his suicide in 2001. Other bands from the 70s: Pussycat (lead singer Toni Willé) whose song Mississippi hit the charts at number 1 in Netherlands in 1975 and many other countries including UK in 1976, Gruppo Sportivo, Massada, Vitesse, Solution, the Nits, Focus"
"tour also made history by being the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist in the 1980s, as well as the highest-grossing tour at the time. In addition to being the biggest selling artist of the decade, Jackson had nine number-one singles, more that any other act during the decade, and spent the longest time at number one (27 weeks), throughout the 1980s. He also won numerous awards, in retrospect such as “Artist of the Decade” and “Artist of the Century.” He was arguably the biggest star of the 1980s. Madonna was the most successful female artist of the decade. Her"
"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"
"Credits adapted from liner notes and Discogs. Locations Personnel Truly, Truly ""Truly, Truly"" is a song by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo. It was released in May 1998 as the lead single from their fourth album, ""Jubilee"". Written by Grant-Lee Phillips and produced by Paul Fox, the single peaked at number 11 on the ""Billboard"" Modern Rock Tracks chart. According to Grant Lee Buffalo drummer Joey Peters, he and Grant-Lee Phillips began work on ""Truly, Truly"" in 1996 while touring with The Smashing Pumpkins. As Phillips and Peters began demoing tracks for what would become the ""Jubilee"" album, bassist"
"had two iconic music videos for ""Addicted to Love"" and ""Simply Irresistible"". The Bee Gees 1987 single ""You Win Again"" reached number one, making them first group to score a UK #1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Other British artists who achieved success in the pop charts in the 80s included Paul McCartney, Elton John, Culture Club, The Fixx, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Kate Bush, Billy Idol, Paul Young, Elvis Costello, Simple Minds, Billy Ocean, Tears for Fears, UB40, Madness and Sade. In 1988, Irish singer Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career with"
"Edition, Stacey Q, The Bangles, New Kids on the Block, Madonna, George Michael, Laura Branigan, Boy George and others becoming teen idols. Prominent American urban pop acts of the 1980s include Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston and Diana Ross. African American artists like Lionel Richie and Prince went on to become some of the decade's biggest pop stars. Their commercial albums included ""1999"", ""Purple Rain"", and ""Sign ""O"" the Times"" by Prince and ""Lionel Richie"", ""Can't Slow Down"", and ""Dancing on the Ceiling"" by Richie. Prince was the decade's most prolific artist, not just by"
"No. 7 hit single ""Tighter, Tighter"" for the group Alive N Kickin'. James launched a solo career in 1970 that yielded two notable hits over a 10-year span, ""Draggin' the Line"" (1971) and ""Three Times in Love"" (1980). During the 1980s, the group's songbook produced major hits for three other artists: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' version of ""Crimson And Clover"" (No. 7 in 1982), Tiffany's ""I Think We're Alone Now"" and Billy Idol's ""Mony Mony"" (back-to-back No. 1 singles in November 1987). Other Shondells covers have been performed by acts as disparate as psychobilly ravers the Cramps, new wave"
"singles, and 17 top 10 singles. By 1980, the disco production of the 1970s, largely dependent on orchestras, is replaced by a lighter synthpop production. In the second half of the 1980s teen pop has its first wave. Bands and artists include New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Tommy Page, New Edition, Stacey Q, The Bangles, Madonna and others. Prominent American Urban pop acts of the 1980s include Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Donna Summer and Diana Ross. Artists such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Hall and Oates, Billy Joel, John Mellencamp, Bon Jovi, Prince, Kool"
"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"
"80's live Tour in Manila. Also in 2008, George Pappas released his debut solo album ""Don't Open Till Doomsday"" under the artist name of Alien Skin. On 19 May 2009, Real Life released their sixth studio album of their cover versions of 1980s classics (including a new 2009 version of ""Send Me an Angel"") called ""Send Me An Angel – '80s Synth Essentials"" on Cleopatra Records in the US. Real Life (band) Real Life are a Melbourne-based Australian new wave/synthpop band that achieved international chart success with their 1983 singles ""Send Me an Angel"" and ""Catch Me I'm Falling"". Both"
"""Slippery When Wet"" were some of the decade's biggest-selling albums on the Billboard Top 200 chart. During the mid-1980s American pop singer Cyndi Lauper was considered the ""Voice of the MTV Generation of '80s"" and so different visual style that made the world for teens. Her first two albums ""She's So Unusual"" (1984) and ""True Colors"" (1986) were critically and commercially successful, spawning the hits, ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun"", ""Time After Time"", ""She Bop"", ""All Through the Night"", ""The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"", ""True Colors"" and ""Change of Heart"". Several British artists made the successful transition to pop"
"The top song on the list was ""Truly Madly Deeply"" by Savage Garden, which hit number one for 11 weeks in 1998, spent a total of 58 weeks in the top 10, and spent 123 weeks on the chart. That chart longevity would only be passed by another one of their songs, ""I Knew I Loved You"" (which ranked at #21 on that list), from their album ""Affirmation"". Elton John was nominated the top performing AC artist through that time, and also holds the record for the most No. 1 AC singles, top 10 singles, and singles on the chart."
"1980 in British music This is a summary of 1980 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The 1980s got off to an odd start with a very varied list of artists reaching No. 1 in the singles chart. Kenny Rogers, The Jam and Odyssey were among those vying for the top position. The ""Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums"" stated that the year had a very dated appearance, because of a number of songs reaching No. 1 which had been recorded years previously, such as the ""Theme from M*A*S*H*"" and Don"
"Truly Truly is an American rock band formed in the wake of the grunge era. It featured singer-guitarist Robert Roth, bassist Hiro Yamamoto, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Yamamoto and Pickerel were founding members respectively of Soundgarden and Screaming Trees. While not a commercially successful group like some of their Seattle contemporaries, the band lasted a decade with two studio albums to their name. Following the demise of his previous band The Storybook Krooks, Robert Roth auditioned to play guitar for Nirvana but they ultimately decided to continue as a trio. A month later, Roth says he met up with Pickerel"
"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"
"Tracks"". The first song to reach the chart's No. 1 position was Siouxsie and the Banshees' ""Peek-a-Boo"", which topped the charts for two weeks. In the chart's early years, the chart was closely associated with college rock, new wave, post-punk and electronic genres with a large presence of British, Irish and Australian artists, as only 24 of the chart's first 82 number-one hits were by American acts. Bands including Depeche Mode, Pixies, The Cure, New Order and R.E.M. were amongst the most popular acts on Alternative radio in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Many rock artists do not release"
"was Frankie Goes to Hollywood, whose hits ""Relax"" and ""Two Tribes"" were among the most influential and best-selling singles of the decade. It was the label's second single, Relax, that became the label's first number one in January 1984. Relax stayed in the Top 75 for a full year and ZTT was well and truly established. During the 1980s also Grace Jones and Art of Noise were ZTT acts to chart. In the early days, the label also helped to shape the very structure and format of pop music (its 12” remixes getting chart positions of their own and its"
"Truly, Truly ""Truly, Truly"" is a song by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo. It was released in May 1998 as the lead single from their fourth album, ""Jubilee"". Written by Grant-Lee Phillips and produced by Paul Fox, the single peaked at number 11 on the ""Billboard"" Modern Rock Tracks chart. According to Grant Lee Buffalo drummer Joey Peters, he and Grant-Lee Phillips began work on ""Truly, Truly"" in 1996 while touring with The Smashing Pumpkins. As Phillips and Peters began demoing tracks for what would become the ""Jubilee"" album, bassist and producer Paul Kimble did not participate because, Peters"
"were made by Clive Farrington and Rob Juarez of When in Rome, Anything Box, the original Mary Jane Girls, Maxi and Cheri with a special appearance and performance by Benny Mardones. Lost 80's Live Lost 80's Live is a collection of musical artists from the time period of the 1980s that perform a live concert. The concert tour usually consists of 7 to 9 bands that span the music genres of new wave, synthpop, rock, pop and electronic music. Bands and artists that have performed in the Lost 80's Live concert tour include ABC, Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, A Flock"
"D'Arby. Canadian artist such as Bryan Adams, Anne Murray, Loverboy and Glass Tiger found chart success during the decade. Beginning in 1983 and peaking in success in 1986-1989, the decade saw the resurgence of hard rock music and the emergence of its glam metal subgenre. Bands such as Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot, Europe, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and Cinderella were among the most popular acts of the decade. The 1980s saw the emergence of wildly popular hard rock band Guns N' Roses and the successful comebacks of Aerosmith and Alice Cooper in the late 1980s."
"All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. Real People (album) Real People is the fourth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1980. It includes the singles ""Rebels Are We"" (US R&B #8, Pop #61), ""Real People"" (#51 R&B, #79 Pop), and ""26"" (issued only in the UK). The album was one of four written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1980, the other three being Sister Sledge's ""Love Somebody Today"", Sheila and B. Devotion's ""King of the World"", and Diana Ross' multi-platinum selling album ""Diana"". The album peaked at"
"True (Spandau Ballet album) True is the third studio album by British band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 28 February 1983 on Chrysalis Records. While Spandau Ballet's first two albums earned them European popularity, ""True"" made them worldwide stars and was heavily influenced by jazz, soul and R&B. It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, the Top 20 on the US ""Billboard"" 200, and charted in numerous other countries around the world. The title track spent four weeks at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and went to number 4 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100."
"True (Spandau Ballet song) ""True"" is a song by the English band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 11 April 1983 as the third single from their third studio album of the same name. The song was written by band member Gary Kemp. The song was a huge worldwide hit, peaking at number one in the UK Singles Chart on 30 April 1983 for four weeks, becoming the sixth-biggest-selling single of the year, and charting highly in 20 other countries. It is Spandau Ballet's biggest hit and their only major hit in the U.S., reaching number four on the ""Billboard"""
"Sister, Poison, Dokken, Whitesnake, and Cinderella were among the most popular acts of the decade. The 1980s saw the emergence of wildly popular hard rock band Guns N' Roses and the successful comebacks of Aerosmith and Alice Cooper in the late 1980s. The success of hard rock act Van Halen spanned throughout the entire decade, first with singer David Lee Roth and later with Sammy Hagar. Queen, which had expanded its music to experimental and crossover genres in the early 1980s, returned to guitar-driven hard rock with ""The Miracle"" in 1989. Additionally, a few women managed to achieve stardom in"
"McLean's cover of Roy Orbison's ""Crying"". The Ska and Mod revivals reached their peak this year, with strong chart showings by The Jam, The Specials and Madness. 1970s favourites ABBA and Blondie both had their last years as chart heavyweights, clocking up 5 No.1 singles between them. David Bowie scored his second No.1 this year, while the death of John Lennon at the end of the year gave him his first chart topper (and would dominate the early months of 1981). Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a No.1 album, and The Police finished the year"
"later reappeared in the video for ""(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"") and a history of the group on the other. Absolutely (Madness album) Absolutely is the 1980 second album from the British ska band Madness. The album reached number 2 in the UK album charts. ""Absolutely"" spawned some of the band's biggest hits, most notably ""Baggy Trousers"", which peaked at number 3 in the UK singles chart. ""Embarrassment"" reached number 4 in the charts, and the instrumental song ""The Return of the Los Palmas 7"" climbed to number 7. Although the album reviews were generally less enthusiastic than those of"
"to go solo and release the album, ""The Pleasure Principle"" from which he gained a number one in the single charts with ""Cars"", and which much to popularize the synth-pop sound. Trevor Horn of The Buggles captured the changing scene in the international hit ""Video Killed the Radio Star"". New Romantic acts that made extensive use of synthesizers included Visage, Ultravox, Duran Duran and Japan. There were also more straight forwardly pop acts like The Human League, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, and Yazoo. Other key artists from the early to mid-1980s include Eurythmics, Talk Talk, A Flock of Seagulls, Tears"
"number one hit singles during the decade. In addition, songwriter–guitarist and Chet Atkins prodigy Steve Wariner also emerged as a popular act starting in the early 1980s. Another boom period for newcomers with new traditionalist styles was 1989, when artists such as Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lorrie Morgan and Travis Tritt had their first big hits. It was Whitley who was seen as being one of the torchbearers of the new traditionalist movement, thanks to his pure honky-tonk style in the vein of Lefty Frizzell and others, and his star power was set to rise into the"
"onslaught of adult-contemporary schmaltz which prevented ""Human"" from ""being a sort of ""Afro Pt. 2""."" He felt that ""the presence of '90s-style ballads"" like ""True"" should ""come as no surprise given that the album [was] an obvious attempt at recapturing Brandy's past successes."" For the week ending December 12, 2008, ""True"" debuted at number 18 on the ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, based on downloads only. True (Brandy song) ""True"" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood recorded for her fifth studio album ""Human"" (2008). Originally written and composed by RedOne along with Claude Kelly for entertainer"
"album, ""Lionel Richie"", contained three hit singles: the U.S. number-one song ""Truly"", which continued the style of his ballads with the Commodores and launched his career as one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and the top five hits ""You Are"" and ""My Love"". The album hit No. 3 on the music charts and sold over 4 million copies. His 1983 follow-up album, ""Can't Slow Down"", sold over twice as many copies and won two Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, propelling him into the first rank of international superstars. He also co-wrote the 1985 charity single"