"Beach"". The song was released as a single in 1978 by Gregory Isaacs; this version was produced by Tony ""Prince Tony"" Robinson. It was released on Isaacs' own African Museum label, and on the Front Line label in Jamaica as a 12-inch discomix featuring a new deejay version by U-Roy. It was also issued on the State Line label in the US. ""The Tide Is High"" was covered by the American new wave band Blondie in 1980, in a reggae style that included horns and strings. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, ""Autoamerican"""
"by the Score"", ""On the Beach"", ""Only a Smile"" and ""Wear You to the Ball"", which were later covered by UB40, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Massive Attack, and others. Other recordings included ""Man Next Door"" aka ""Quiet Place""/""I've Got to Get Away"" (1968) and ""Happy Go Lucky Girl"". The Paragons' recordings, including the widely covered ""The Tide Is High"" from 1967, written by Holt, and featuring the violin of ""White Rum"" Raymond, are among the highlights of Jamaican popular music. ""The Tide Is High"" was taken to the top of the UK and US charts by Blondie in 1980; while"
"compiled and released. ""Imagine"" was not quite as successful as ""Songbird"", only topping the chart for a week, but put her on the way to breaking a chart record the following year. Reviving an old number one for the second time to create another one for themselves were girl group Atomic Kitten. This time it was Blondie's 1980 chart topper ""The Tide Is High"", which they changed slightly to make ""The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)"". It topped the charts for three weeks and after this they never saw the top of the charts again in the United Kingdom,"
"We got to spend two months in California. I'm always up for a free ride."" However, the band insisted on the cover artwork shot being from their hometown, posing on a roof near New York's Broadway and Eighth (more precisely 300 Mercer St). The image was taken from a commissioned painting by artist Martin Hoffman (1935–2013). The band released two singles from this album, ""The Tide Is High"" and ""Rapture"". ""The Tide Is High"" hit number 1 in several countries, including the US and the UK. ""Rapture"" became the first rap song ever to reach number 1 on the singles"
"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"
"High Tide (band) High Tide was a band formed in 1969 by Tony Hill (guitar and vocals), Simon House (violin and keyboards), Peter Pavli (bass guitar) and Roger Hadden (drums). Allmusic author, Wilson Neate, stated this of the group, ""High Tide had the muscularity of a no-nonsense proto-metal band, but they also ventured into prog territory with changing time signatures and tempos, soft-hard dynamics, multi-part arrangements, and even some ornate faux-Baroque interludes"". High Tide made their first recordings as the backing band on Denny Gerrard's album ""Sinister Morning"". Gerrard returned the favor by producing their first album, ""Sea Shanties"", which"
"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"
"High Tide, Overson and Iron Butterfly. Strawbs were due to perform but were replaced by Bowie's New Electric Band. John Cambridge left in March, again replaced by Woody Woodmansey. In April 1970, Ronson, Woodmansey, and Visconti started recording Bowie's ""The Man Who Sold the World"" album. During the sessions for ""The Man Who Sold the World"", the trio of Ronson, Visconti, and Woodmansey – still under The Hype moniker – signed to Vertigo Records. The group recruited Benny Marshall from The Rats as vocalist, and entered the studio to record an album. By the time a single appeared, The Hype"
"""The Flood"" and ""The Reason of Success"". The tracks ""Futilist's Lament"" and ""Blankman Cries Again"" are on the United Artists Records 2004 sampler ""All Good Clean Fun"" CD re-package (Liberty 8660902), but High Tide did not appear on the original 1971 LP. High Tide (band) High Tide was a band formed in 1969 by Tony Hill (guitar and vocals), Simon House (violin and keyboards), Peter Pavli (bass guitar) and Roger Hadden (drums). Allmusic author, Wilson Neate, stated this of the group, ""High Tide had the muscularity of a no-nonsense proto-metal band, but they also ventured into prog territory with changing"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"a Man)"" and Evelyn Thomas's ""High Energy"". In the mid-1980s, Hi-NRG producers in the dance and pop charts included Ian Levine and trio Stock Aitken Waterman, the latter had two of the most successful Hi-NRG singles ever with their productions of Dead or Alive's ""You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"" (UK #1 & US #11 in 1985) and Bananarama's cover of the Shocking Blue song ""Venus"" (US #1 & UK #8 in 1986) . Artists, including Rick Astley and Australian actress Kylie Minogue, dominated British pop music and the charts in the late 1980s. In stark contrast to the"
"is also the second fastest selling single in the UK with only Elton John's ""Candle in the Wind"" ahead of it. It became the biggest selling single of the year. A 2-week run at the top was next from veteran band The Police. Experiencing massive success in the early 1980s with 5 No. 1 singles, lead singer Sting eventually went solo and became a very successful and highly respected musician, especially in the US. A combination of his greatest hits and the Police's greatest hits was released entitled ""The Very Best of Sting & The Police"". Greatest hits took over"
"others. Sting's somewhat interesting Jamaican accent attracted criticism, but the band was commercially successful. Blondie's ""The Tide is High"" was perhaps the first big white reggae hit in Britain and also draws on the lovers rock elements of reggae. Both Harry Belafonte and Nina and Frederik had hits with ""Mary's Boy Child"", but it was Boney M who gave this slow ballad a reggae rhythm in 1978 and took it to #1 in the British charts for four weeks. More long-term success was achieved by UB40, of Birmingham. They started life performing reggae-influenced material of their own creation, but their"
"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"
"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"
"like ""Say My Name"" in 2000), Kelly Rowland (4 #1 hits like Dilemma in 2002), Kelly Clarkson (3 #1 hits like ""A Moment Like This"" in 2002), rock and roll pioneer Roy Orbison (d.1988) (2 #1 hits like ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" in 1964), country singer Kenny Rogers (2 #1s like ""Islands in the Stream"" in 1983), Christopher Cross (2 #1s like ""Sailing"" in 1980), The Crickets (w/Buddy Holly (d.1959), ""That'll Be the Day"" in 1957), B.J. Thomas (""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"" in 1970), Janis Joplin (d.1970) (""Me and Bobby McGee"" in 1971, she attended the University of Texas),"
"Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast. One-time ""Georgia Straight"" music critic Bob Geldof went on to form the new wave band The Boomtown Rats. The 1970s brought bands such as Sweeney Todd, which featured Nick Gilder, who would go on to enjoy solo success with his Billboard Hot 100 #1 song ""Hot Child In The City"" from 1978, Loverboy, Nicky Chug Company, Winter's Green, Trooper, The Hometown Band, Holy Smoke and Prism to the scene. Many of these acts began their lives as cover bands and played high school dances, before hitting the big time. Folk music also began to"
"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"
"October 2014. The Paragons The Paragons were a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Kingston, Jamaica, initially active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was ""The Tide Is High"", written by band member John Holt. The Paragons were originally Garth ""Tyrone"" Evans, songwriter Bob Andy, Junior Menz, and Leroy Stamp. In 1964 Stamp was replaced by singer and songwriter John Holt, and Howard Barrett replaced Menz. The early Paragons sound used the vocal harmonies of Jamaican groups of the early 1960s. Beginning in 1964, they recorded on the Treasure Isle record label with record producer Duke Reid, songs such"
"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"
"double-pack with their previous album. Side One Side Two Producers: Making Waves (The Nolans album) Making Waves is a 1980 album released by the pop group The Nolans. In the UK, the album went gold and featured four top 20 singles. Worldwide it became their biggest-selling album, being certified double platinum in Australia and reaching No.1 in Japan. Produced by Ben Findon and Nicky Graham, the album contained the top 10 hits ""Gotta Pull Myself Together"" and ""Attention to Me"". The Nolans began working on ""Making Waves"" shortly after their name change (from The Nolan Sisters) in early 1980. The"
"greatest songs of all time, ""Every Breath You Take"" ranked number 84 (the highest new wave song on the list), and ""Roxanne"" ranked number 388. ""Message in a Bottle"" ranked number 65 in the magazine's 2008 list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time. With a string of UK number one albums the Police were among the most commercially successful British bands of the early 1980s, and with success overseas they are typically regarded as in both the vanguard of the Second British Invasion, and the new wave movement. Despite the band's well-documented disagreements with one another, Summers"
"before releasing an album. In the 1990s Noel Ram became a dance producer, performing and remixing a number of singles. 7"" Singles: 12"" Singles: Two People (band) Two People was a mid-1980s British band consisting of Mark Stevenson (lead vocals/guitar) and Noel Ram (guitar/vocals). They released a number of singles between 1985 and 1987, scoring two minor hits in the UK Charts with the songs ""This is the Shirt"" and ""Heaven"". They featured on BBC Radio 1 In Concert in 1985, backed by their live band Brad Lang (bass), Ian Penman (keyboards) and Steve Creese (drums). Their record producers included"
"wave music. Notable heavy metal artists were the groups Karamela and Concorde, the latter being remembered for their more radio-friendly hit ""Visoki štikli i crni čorapi"" (""High Heels and Black Stockings""). Its guitarist Venko Serafimov later started a successful solo career. The synthpop trio Bastion which featured Kiril Džajkovski was one of the most important 1980s acts. Another notable 1980's act was Haos in Laos. The pop-rock group Memorija formed in 1984 was one of the most prosperous from this period. The most productive in the country was the post-punk, darkwave and gothic rock scene which included the cult bands"
"in the UK and was the first of seven top twenty hits. The others, with Bernie Nolan usually singing lead vocals, were ""Don't Make Waves"", (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 Nolans sold millions of recordings worldwide, particularly in Japan where they sold over nine million albums and won the 1981 Tokyo Music Festival with the song ""Sexy Music"". Bernie also composed songs during this time, when she wrote two tracks for their 1982 album ""Portrait"". In 1991, they won of"
"part of the decade, with the advent of the golden age of hip hop. These urban genres—particularly rap and hip hop—would continue their rise in popularity through the 1990s and 2000s. A 2010 survey conducted by the digital broadcaster Music Choice, which polled over 11,000 European participants, revealed that the 1980s is the most favored tune decade of the last 50 years. The 1980s saw the reinvention of Michael Jackson, the superstardom of Prince, and the emergence of Madonna and Whitney Houston, who were all among the most successful musicians during this time. Michael Jackson, along with Prince, was the"
"Hot 100, as well as spending 19 weeks on the UK singles chart. ""I Get Lonely"" peaked at number three on the Hot 100. ""The Velvet Rope"" sold over ten million albums worldwide and was certified three times platinum by the RIAA. Céline Dion achieving worldwide success with the song My Heart Will Go On from Titanic soundtrack. In the early 1990s, Mariah Carey's hit singles such as ""Vision of Love"" (1990) and ""Love Takes Time"" (1990), and Whitney Houston's ""All the Man That I Need"" (1990) and ""I Will Always Love You"" (1992) topped the radio charts for the"
"the duo Wham! with an unusual mix of disco, soul, ballads and even rap, who had eleven top ten hits in the UK, six of them number ones, between 1982 and 1986. New Romantic emerged as the dominant force in the singles charts at the beginning of the 1980s. Originally part of the new wave music movement in London nightclubs including Billy's and The Blitz Club towards the end of the 1970s and influenced by David Bowie and Roxy Music, it further developed glam rock fashions, gaining its name from the frilly fop shirts of early Romanticism. Among the commercially"
"""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"
"80s"". Will to Power's ""Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"" placed at #97 on the countdown despite the fact the group having another Top 10 hit in 1991 with a cover version of the 1975 10cc hit ""I'm Not in Love."" The song was recorded by the American reggae/pop band Big Mountain in 1994, reaching number six on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart (being kept off the top spot by ""Love is All Around"" by Wet Wet Wet). Their version achieved major worldwide success, reaching the top ten in many countries across"
"sound than most glam metal, it produced three top 10 hits, including the number one ""Sweet Child O' Mine"". Some of the glam rock bands that formed in the mid-1980s, such as White Lion and Cinderella experienced their biggest success during this period with their respective albums ""Pride"" (1987) and ""Long Cold Winter"" (1988) both going multi-platinum and launching a series of hit singles. In the last years of the decade, the most notable successes were ""New Jersey"" (1988) by Bon Jovi, ""OU812"" (1988) by Van Halen, ""Open Up and Say... Ahh!"" (1988) by Poison"", Pump"" (1989) by Aerosmith, and"