"Hammerstein, from Italian opera to trendy synthesizer-based pop, all of it lavishly arranged for the London Symphony Orchestra with splashy electronic embellishments"". The album featured Murray Head, Tommy Körberg, Elaine Paige, and noted actor Denis Quilley in the role of Molokov. A single from the album, ""One Night in Bangkok"", with verses performed by Murray Head and choruses performed by Anders Glenmark, became a worldwide smash, reaching #3 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The duet ""I Know Him So Well"" by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson held the #1 spot on the UK singles charts for 4 weeks, winning"
"Year Honours in 2002 for her services to Music and Drama. Archie Fisher and Barbara Dickson Solo albums Singles Barbara Dickson Barbara Ruth Dickson (born Dunfermline, Fife, 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer whose hits include ""I Know Him So Well"", ""Answer Me"" and ""January February"". Dickson has placed fifteen albums in the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. ""The Scotsman"" newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles"
"music video in the UK and America. The 1983 production of ""Abbacadabra"", written by former ABBA members, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, saw Paige star in the role of Carabosse. She then originated the role of Florence for the 1984 concept album of ""Chess"", with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Ulvaeus and Andersson. Her albums, ""Stages"" (1983), and ""Cinema"" (1984), rejoined the cast recording of ""Chess"" in the UK top 40 chart, giving her three consecutive successful albums. In 1985, Paige released ""I Know Him So Well"", a duet from ""Chess"", singing with Barbara Dickson. The single held"
"For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She went on to originate the role of Grizabella in ""Cats"" and had a Top 10 hit with ""Memory"", a song from the show. In 1985, Paige released ""I Know Him So Well"" with Barbara Dickson from the musical ""Chess"", which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She then appeared in the original stage production of ""Chess"", followed by a starring role in ""Anything Goes"" which she also co-produced. Paige made her Broadway debut in ""Sunset Boulevard"" in 1996, playing the"
"Barbara Dickson Barbara Ruth Dickson (born Dunfermline, Fife, 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer whose hits include ""I Know Him So Well"", ""Answer Me"" and ""January February"". Dickson has placed fifteen albums in the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. ""The Scotsman"" newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976. She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with"
"Later it was released as a single by Paige and Dickson, the duet reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1985. They laid down their vocals separately and never met during the recording of the song, only for the video and subsequent performances on ""Top of the Pops"" and the European tours. This recording remains in the ""Guinness Book of Records"" as the biggest selling UK Chart single ever by a female duo. Paige also appeared in the original London West End stage production of ""Chess"". In the United Kingdom on 18 September 2004, the"
"versions. Her latest album ""A"" (2013) has been one of her most successful, earning her Platinum status in Sweden and Gold status in the UK, Germany and Australia. Andersson and Ulvaeus collaborated with Tim Rice on the musical ""Chess"" which premiered in London in 1986. Two songs from the musical were hugely successful singles: ""One Night in Bangkok"" reached number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and ""I Know Him So Well"" topped the UK singles chart in February 1985. In 1975, Harpo scored an international hit with the song ""Moviestar"". In 1986, Europe, a hard-rock band from Upplands Väsby,"
"Robert Hilburn of the ""Los Angeles Times"" praised the duet thus: ""The album ends on a graceful, intimate note as Houston is joined by her mother, singer Cissy Houston, on ""I Know Him So Well,"" a ballad from the musical ""Chess"". Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti criticized the song and production: ""Walden covers all these bases, out-schlocking Masser with ""I Know Him So Well"" — a genuine if frankly derivative show tune (from Tim Rice's Chess) treated here with deadly reverence..."" ""St. Petersburg Times"" called the duet lifting and praised the mother's role: ""Mom adds a brief, welcome moment of grainy"
"""Electricity"" in 1981 and Dream Regime. In 1984, Charlie and Tim produced Debi’s solo single ""Romantique"" issued by Ariola Records, the record received airplay across Europe. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Debi continued to work as a session singer recording demos and backing vocals for artists as diverse as Chris De Burgh, Cilla Black, Twiggy, Samantha Fox, Mike Oldfield and Bill Wyman. Debi also worked for theatre impresario Bill Kenwright, recording demos for potential shows, this included an early demo of the ""Chess"" hit ""I Know Him So Well"". During this period, Debi also performed as lead session singer on"
"If We Never Said Goodbye"", ""The Perfect Year"" and ""With One Look"" were all recorded in 1995 for this release. Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright. The recordings were engineered by Robin Sellars and Dave Hunt. The orchestra was conducted by Michael Reed. ""Memory"", ""Another Suitcase in Another Hall"" and ""I Don't Know How to Love Him"" are taken from Paige's 1983 album ""Stages"" produced by Tony Visconti. ""I Know Him So Well"" is the 1985 UK No.1 hit that Paige recorded with Barbara Dickson and was featured on the 1985 album ""Love Hurts"". ""On My Own"" was"
"a year later in a double-pack with her 1978 album ""Sweet Oasis"" and on Compact disc in 1993. Side One Side Two Musicians: You Know It's Me You Know it's Me is a 1981 album released by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson. This was the second album by Dickson to be produced by Alan Tarney, following the success of the previous one. ""You Know it's Me"" wasn't as big a hit however, reaching No.39 in the UK charts and failing to produce a hit single, despite being a firm fan favourite. Singles released from the album were the upbeat ""Only Seventeen"""
"Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Following her training she gained early experience with the Joint Stock Theatre Company, Paines Plough touring, and the Duke's Playhouse, Lancaster. Her partner, until his death in 2004, was actor Peter Blythe. On 21 May 2011 she married Guy Schuessler, an American actor (whose stage name is Guy Paul). She has worked many times throughout her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in productions including ""Nicholas Nickleby"" (1980), ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" (1981), as Helena in ""All's Well That Ends Well"" (1981), ""The Castle"" (1985), Dasha in ""A Question of Geography"", Viola in ""Twelfth"
"the number 1 position in the British singles charts for four weeks, and still remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo, according to the ""Guinness Book of Records"". From 1986 to 1987, Paige appeared as Florence in the stage production of ""Chess"", a role that earned her a second Olivier Award nomination, this time in the category, Best Actress in a Musical. She next sang at the White House in 1988. Paige then took on the part of Reno Sweeney in the musical production of ""Anything Goes"", which she co-produced and starred in from 1989 to 1990. Patti LuPone"
"and winter of 1965. After a month-long run at the top of the R&B charts, the song reached #4 on the US pop charts and #11 in the UK, and gave Chess its first million-selling single since Chuck Berry a decade earlier. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Bass followed with ""Recovery,"" which did moderately well, peaking at #13 (R&B) and #37 (pop) in early 1966. The same year brought two more R&B hits, ""I Can't Rest"" (backed with ""I Surrender)"" and ""You'll Never Know."" Her only album with Chess Records, ""The New Look"","
"hit. ""Chess"" was staged in London's West End Prince Edward Theatre in May 1986 and received mixed to positive reviews, running for about three years. A revised staging on Broadway in April 1988 received poor reviews, running for two months. In 1985, Andersson produced and released an album with brother and sister Anders and Karin Glenmark, featuring new songs by Andersson/Ulvaeus. The duo named themselves Gemini, and a second album with more music by Björn and Benny was released in April 1987, containing the big hit ""Mio My Mio""; also to be found on the soundtrack to the film ""Mio"
"You Know It's Me You Know it's Me is a 1981 album released by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson. This was the second album by Dickson to be produced by Alan Tarney, following the success of the previous one. ""You Know it's Me"" wasn't as big a hit however, reaching No.39 in the UK charts and failing to produce a hit single, despite being a firm fan favourite. Singles released from the album were the upbeat ""Only Seventeen"" and the ballad ""My Heart Lies"" (which reached No. 36 on the singles chart in The Netherlands). The album was re-issued on cassette"
"Lewis continued to find crossover success on the Adult Contemporary charts as well. AC veterans such as Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, The Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow continued to release music only on the Adult Contemporary formats. There are three songs which experienced longevity atop the chart, ""Love Song"" by Sara Bareilles, ""Bubbly"" by Colbie Caillat, and ""Breakaway"" from Kelly Clarkson spent a longevity 20 weeks atop the chart. Alicia Keys is considered the most successful R&B singer of the decade with 30 million records sold worldwide. Keys scored hits in the US charts with"
"100 charts. She was recognized by ASCAP as Songwriter of the Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, in 1989. She continued to record and release music throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In 2006, Gibson reached No. 24 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart with ""Say Goodbye"", a duet with Jordan Knight and in 2017 achieved her highest-charting hit in more than 25 years in her duet with Sir Ivan, 'I Am Peaceman'. In addition to music, she has gone on to starring roles on Broadway and touring musicals including playing Eponine in ""Les Misérables"" and Sandy in ""Grease"", as well as"
"by Henny Huisman, reaching the finals with the song ""I Know Him So Well."" After this show, the sisters were offered a recording contract and, under the name of Chess, soon had a modest hit with the song ""Never Change a Winning Team,"" composed by Jeroen Englebert. They followed this song with the singles ""Make My Day"" and ""Promise Not to Tell."" In the early 1990s, Petra had a hit with the song ""I Dreamed a Dream"" in the musical ""Les Misérables"". The growing success of Chess had a negative effect on her sister Lida, who quit the group. Lida"
"in 2011.. They divorced in 2015. Michaelson identifies as a feminist. In late 2015, Michaelson announced her relationship with film and stage actor Will Chase. Ingrid Michaelson Ingrid Ellen Michaelson is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first album, ""Slow the Rain,"" was released in 2005, and she has since released six more albums, ""Girls and Boys,"" ""Be OK,"" ""Everybody,"" ""Human Again,"" ""Lights Out,"" and her most recent, ""It Doesn't Have to Make Sense."" Her two highest-charting singles are ""The Way I Am"" and ""Girls Chase Boys,"" at No. 37 and No. 52 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, respectively. Michaelson"
"and Bert"" also led to her guest residency on ""The Two Ronnies"", which brought Dickson's singing to the attention of more than ten million BBC Television viewers every week. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice also spotted Dickson in ""John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert"", and invited her to record ""Another Suitcase in Another Hall"" from their new musical ""Evita"", which became her second hit in 1977. She contributed two tracks to ""Scouse the Mouse"" a children's album (1977) with Ringo Starr and others. Also during the late 1970s, Dickson also contributed backing vocals to two best-selling albums by"
"the duo's most successful single release, reaching #3 on the Swedish charts. Although not a Gemini recording per se, the 1994 release of ""Chess In Concert"" (a musical by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus) showcased their combined voices and distinctive harmonies; Anders playing the role of The American and Karin playing Florence. Karin and Anders returned to the studio together in 2005 to record 'Den som sa det var det' (Those Who Said That Was That) - a new Swedish version of ""Too Much Love Is Wasted"" - and added a new backing track to 'When I Close"
"Brightman (""Sarah Brightman Sings the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber"" – 1992), Julia McKenzie (""The Musicals Album"" – 1992), Lea Salonga (""The Broadway Concert"" – 1992), Twiggy (""London Pride: songs from the London stage"" - 1996), and Ruthie Henshall (non-album cut - 2011). Also Helena Vondráčková, who had recorded the Czech rendering ""Já, Máří Magdaléna"" for her 1993 showtune album ""Brodway"", recorded ""I Don't know How to Love Him"", for that album's 1994 English-language edition: ""The Broadway Album"". Sandy Lam performed the song in the ""Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece: Live From the Great Hall of the People, Beijing"" televised concert"
"called ""Stages"". The record was to be produced by her longtime collaborator Peter-John Vettese, and features a collection of songs from the theatre that have been important to Chisholm at various stages of her life. On 6 July 2012, after a succession of mysterious tweets between Chisholm and her former Spice Girls group mate Emma Bunton, it was revealed that the two had recorded a song together for Chisholm's upcoming album. The song ""I Know Him So Well"" from the musical ""Chess"", was to be a duet featuring the two. The original artwork for the album featured Chisholm sitting in"
"the list. Collaborations are important especially for artists of the 21 century. For instance, Rihanna is number 2 on the list but if only solo singles were counted or her shared sales were split she would not even be among the TOP 10 best selling artists as around 70% of her sales are from collaborations. The record is held by Wham! with their 1984 Christmas release, ""Last Christmas"" / ""Everything She Wants"", which peaked at number two, being kept off the top by Band Aid's ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"". It has sold 1.77 million copies following first week sales"
"He appeared as the lead guitarist on Tom Paxton's 1986 album, ""The Very Best of Tom Paxton"", and performed with Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy on television, recordings and concert tours. He also produced the Irish duo's first four albums, ""Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy"" (1976), ""The Makem & Clancy Concert"" (1977), ""Two For The Early Dew"" (1978) and ""The Makem & Clancy Collection"" (1980). After Barbara Dickson achieved fame as an easy listening singer it was many years before she sang folk songs again. When she did, Archie was invited back to join her. Fisher has toured Canada and"
"Theatre, but was not successful, closing after 26 previews and 23 regular performances. Simon also contributed to the Off-Broadway musical ""Mama and Her Boys"". She has won a Grammy award in 1981 together with her husband, David Levine, in the Best Recording for Children category for ""In Harmony/A Sesame Street Record"", and again in 1983 in the same category for ""In Harmony 2"". Married to psychoanalyst David Levine, she has two children. Lucy Simon Lucy Simon (born 1943) is an American composer for the theatre and popular songs. She has recorded and performed as a singer and songwriter, and is"
"Academy Award for Best Actress. She then revived her musical career by recording the rock-inflected albums ""Cher"" (1987), ""Heart of Stone"" (1989), and ""Love Hurts"" (1991), all of which yielded successful singles such as ""I Found Someone"", ""If I Could Turn Back Time"" and ""Love and Understanding"". Cher reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the album ""Believe"", whose title track became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK. It features the pioneering use of Auto-Tune, also known as the ""Cher effect"". Her 2002–2005 became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all"
"The Chess Masters, 1955–1958"" in 2007. Mickey & Sylvia's version was recorded several months later on October 17, 1956. A second Mickey & Sylvia studio recording, recorded some years after, featured now-legendary drummer Bernard ""Pretty"" Purdie on his first paid session gig. The song is noted for its spoken dialogue section which goes as follows: ""Sylvia!"" ""Yes, Mickey."" ""How do you call your Lover Boy?"" ""Come here, Lover Boy!"" ""And if he doesn't answer?"" ""Oh, Lover Boy!"" ""And if he still doesn't answer?"" ""I simply say..."" (Sung) ""Baby/ Oh baby/ My sweet baby/ You're the one."" ""Love Is Strange"" peaked"
"cachet of performing as Mary Magdalena in that stage production it was her single which became the hit, besting Lyngstad's ""Allting Skall Bli Bra""/""Vad Gör Jag Med Min Kärlek?"" and also a cover version of ""Vad Gör Jag Med Min Kärlek?"" by . ""I Don't Know How to Love Him"" has also been recorded (with parent album) by Madeline Bell (on multi-artist album ""Musical Cocktail"" – 1995), Debra Byrne (credited as Debbie on multi-artist album ""Young Talent Time"" by Young Talent Team – 1973), Mary Byrne (""...with Love"" – 2011), Chelsia Chan (""Dark Side of Your Mind"" – 1975), Judy"
"Dorothy Dickson Dorothy Dickson (July 25, 1893 – September 25, 1995) was an American-born, London-based theater actress and singer. She died two months after her 102nd birthday. Dickson is known mostly for her rendition of the Jerome Kern song ""Look for the Silver Lining"". She was also a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and made many appearances in New York and abroad. In 1922, she starred in ""The Cabaret Girl"". In 1936, she co-starred with Ivor Novello in his ""Careless Rapture"" and, in 1937, in his ""Crest of the Wave"". As for her film career, Dickson starred in a few"
"ever learned by ear, ""The Boy’s Lament for his Dragon"". The couple have two children, Ada and Ellen, and live in Portobello. 2007 Scots Trad Music Awards: Scots Singer of the Year [1] 2007 Burnsong: winner 2008 Live Ireland Music Award: Best Female Musician of the Year 2008 Live Ireland Music Award: Best Composition of the Year 2011 Scots Trad Music Awards: Tutor of the Year 2011 Neil Gow International Composition Award: overall winner 2015 Scots Trad Music Awards: Instrumentalist of the Year 2015 2016 Scots Trad Music Awards: Event of the Year 2016 (nominee) Mairi Campbell (2011) Seven Songs"
"a singing and dancing stage actress, she appeared with Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall in the highly successful film ""Designing Woman"" (1957), as his former mistress. During her successful music career, she sang Marilyn Monroe's part on the Decca Records soundtrack album of ""There's No Business Like Show Business"" (1954). She was best known for her theatre roles. She recalled once, ""What a gift that would be to have more of a permanent record. A stage performance is just that, then it's lost. When I see movies on TV, I think, 'How great to have that.' But why look back?"