"remixed instrumental tracks from his previous studio album. In 1985, Gabriel recorded his fifth studio album ""So"". Released in 1986, Gabriel achieved his greatest popularity with songs from ""So""; the album charted at No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" 200 in the U.S. It is certified triple platinum in the UK, and five times platinum in the U.S. The album produced three UK Top 20 hits, ""Sledgehammer"", ""Big Time"", and ""Don't Give Up"" – a duet with Kate Bush. The album also produced three Top 40 hits in the U.S., ""Sledgehammer"", ""In Your"
"play on the piano. He is also a supporter of the Warrington Wolves and the New York Knicks. Barlow also mentioned in his autobiography that he was on the Edgware Road tube train that was one of the targets of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. In 2009, Barlow named ""Don't Give Up"", the 1986 duet between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, as the song that had most inspired him. He said, ""I don't think you can listen to this song without feeling inspired, it could save anybody. The lyrics are so inspirational. Specifically I was having a very low"
"Don't Give It Up (Robbie Patton song) ""Don't Give it Up"" is a 1981 song by English singer/songwriter Robbie Patton . As of 2016, it is Patton's first and only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. ""Don't Give it Up"" reached #26 in the United States in 1981. The song is co-produced by Fleetwood Mac producer Ken Caillat, Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Christine McVie, and Patton. Fleetwood Mac members Bob Weston, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, and Lindsey Buckingham are featured as performers. Also, Colin Allan, who co-wrote Fleetwood Mac's ""Wish You Were Here"" is featured on the track as"
"of Peter Gabriel's classic hit song ""Don't Give Up"" with Annie Haslam. Jann tours regularly in the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. He has worked with a wide range of artists including Pat Benatar, John Oates of Hall and Oates, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, Brett Dennen, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Karen Zoid, RJ Benjamin, Rusted Root, Vonda Shepard, Gary Hoey, Jeffrey Gaines, Bret Michaels, Willy Porter, The Strawbs, Rosanne Cash, The Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Marty Stuart, The Yardbirds' Jim McCarty, Elliott Murphy, Pete Seeger and Les Paul. Klose was born in Mannheim, Germany and raised in Nairobi, Kenya and"
"the life of Australian racer Peter Brock, but he declined the offer. In September 2006 Noll dropped Sydney firm Caplice Management and signed with New York-based management group Worldwide Entertainment Group (WEG). The decision was seen as part of his effort to gain success in the US, after having previously put on showcase performances for music industry executives with no luck. He supported American rock band Live on their Australian tour the following month. In December 2006 Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte released a cover of the Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush duet ""Don't Give Up"" which peaked at number two"
"Don't Give Up (Chicane song) ""Don't Give Up"" is a song by British electronic music artist Chicane, featuring vocals recorded by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. It was released on 6 March 2000 as the second single from Chicane's second studio album ""Behind the Sun"". The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and become a popular dance track in clubs across Europe and North America. The collaboration between the two musicians began in 1999, when Adams contacted Bracegirdle at his studio to arrange for a remix of Adams's forthcoming single ""Cloud Number 9"" from his 1998 album"
"in 1992. Astley met Lene when she was working as a promoter with RCA in 1988. Lene is a film producer, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the Sean Ellis film ""Cashback"", on which she was the main producer. The family lives in the London suburb of Richmond. Rick Astley Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality. His 1987 song ""Never Gonna Give You Up"" was a number 1 hit single in 25 countries and won the 1988 Brit Award for Best British"
"Bush to American listeners, climbing to number 30 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in November 1985. The second side of the album, ""The Ninth Wave"", takes its name from Tennyson's poem, ""Idylls of the King"", about the legendary King Arthur's reign, and is seven interconnecting songs joined in one continuous piece of music. The album earned Bush nominations for Best Female Solo Artist, Best Album, Best Single, and Best Producer at the 1986 BRIT Awards. In the same year, Bush and Peter Gabriel had a UK Top 10 hit with the duet ""Don't Give Up"" (Dolly Parton, Gabriel's original choice"
"Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live tour featuring singer Paula Cole. The DVD release of a performance in Italy in 1993 (released in 1994) included the duet. An all-orchestral recording featuring Ane Brun was released on Gabriel's ""New Blood"" album on 11 October 2011. ""Don't Give Up"" was recorded by American recording artist Alicia Keys and Irish musician Bono. Retitled ""Don't Give Up (Africa)"", the song was produced by Keys and Steve Lillywhite. On 6 December 2005, the song was released as a single exclusively on iTunes and a ringtone version was released by Cingular Wireless. The proceeds of the release"
"and Aitken were unsure of its appeal with Astley's strong but unorthodox voice. When it was released by RCA, Never Gonna Give You Up went straight to No. 1 in 17 different countries including America and the UK where it became the biggest selling record of 1987. Astley's fourth single, Together Forever also topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. That year SAW produced Let It Be in aid of the victims involved in the Zeebrugge Ferry disaster, and Stock got the chance to work with his musical inspiration Paul McCartney whose original recordings of The Beatles classic were sent to the"
"Encore Series 2014 and Encore Series 2014-winter Notes Peter Gabriel discography This following is the solo discography of Peter Gabriel, an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, ""So"", is his most commercially successful, selling five million copies in America, and the album's biggest hit, ""Sledgehammer"", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. The song is the most played music video in the history of"
"A total of $225,000 was raised from this song for this purpose. Don't Give Up (Island Inspirational All-Stars song) ""Don't Give Up"" is a 1996 song by the Island Inspirational All-Stars (Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence, and Karen Clark Sheard). The song appears on the soundtrack of the 1996 film ""Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood"". The project of these artists was a part of Island Records' exploration into the gospel music scene. The song peaked in the top 30 of the U.S. R&B chart. Proceeds from the sale of the"
"UK) in 1986, and Gabriel appeared on her television special. Their duet of Roy Harper's ""Another Day"" was discussed for release as a single, but never appeared. He also collaborated with Laurie Anderson on two versions of her composition ""Excellent Birds"" – one for her 1984 album ""Mister Heartbreak"", and another version called ""This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)"", which appeared on cassette and CD versions of ""So"". Gabriel sang (along with Jim Kerr of Simple Minds) on ""Everywhere I Go"", from The Call's 1986 release, ""Reconciled"". On Toni Childs' 1994 CD, ""The Woman's Boat"", Gabriel sang on the track,"
"well. On November 19, 1981, Bob Welch invited Robbie Patton, Christine McVie, Joey Brasler, David Adelstein, Alvin Taylor, and Robin Sylvester to perform the track during his concert in The Roxy Theatre in California. The live performance was later released on Welch's ""Live at The Roxy"" album in 2004. The song spent a total of 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number 26. Don't Give It Up (Robbie Patton song) ""Don't Give it Up"" is a 1981 song by English singer/songwriter Robbie Patton . As of 2016, it is Patton's first and only Top 40 hit"
"Don't Give Up (Island Inspirational All-Stars song) ""Don't Give Up"" is a 1996 song by the Island Inspirational All-Stars (Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence, and Karen Clark Sheard). The song appears on the soundtrack of the 1996 film ""Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood"". The project of these artists was a part of Island Records' exploration into the gospel music scene. The song peaked in the top 30 of the U.S. R&B chart. Proceeds from the sale of the single were donated to the rebuilding of black churches destroyed by arson."
"Never Give You Up (Gamble & Huff song) Never Give You Up was a single by Jerry Butler that reached no. 20 in the Billboard chart in 1968. It was written by Gamble & Huff. Butler was also credited as co-composer. The song has also been covered by Eddie Floyd, Buddy Greco, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, Leonard Julien III, Rod Stewart and The Black Keys. The credited composers on the single are Gamble, Huff and Butler. The single was released on Mercury 72798 in April 1968. The song spent 14 weeks on the Hot 100 chart, eventually peaking"
"album, the Diamond-certified ""No Jacket Required"", in February 1985. It reached No. 1 in both the UK and U.S. It contained the U.S. number-one hits ""One More Night"" and ""Sussudio"" as well top ten hits ""Don't Lose My Number"" and ""Take Me Home"". It also contains the lesser known ""Who Said I Would"", and ""Only You Know and I Know"". The album featured contributions from the Police's vocalist, Sting, ex-bandmate Peter Gabriel, and Helen Terry as backing vocalists. He also recorded the successful song ""Separate Lives"", a duet with Marilyn Martin for the film ""White Nights"" (1985), and a U.S."
"Phoenix (""Stand by Me"") Best On-screen Hookup of 1986: Mallory and Nick on ""Family Ties"" Biggest Boob of 1986: Geraldo Rivera and the opening of Al Capone's vault on live TV Hot Moms of 1986: Cindy Pickett (""Ferris Bueller's Day Off""), Deidre Hall (""Our House""), Judith Light (""Who's the Boss?"") Pop culture Term of 1986: Poser (noun) Guilty/Not Guilty of 1986: Don Johnson for his song and video ""Heartbeat"" End Credit video is Stacey Q's ""Two of Hearts"" Movies of 1987: ""Roxanne"", ""Three Men and a Baby"", ""Ishtar"" Teen Idols of 1987: Patrick Dempsey, Kirk Cameron, Johnny Depp Best On-screen"
"Nicholson. ""Don't Give Up"" was performed by Nelson with Sinéad O'Connor singing the part sung by Kate Bush on the original Peter Gabriel recording. Bonnie Raitt duets with Nelson on ""Getting Over You"". Nelson and Bob Dylan wrote and performed a new composition, ""Heartland"", for this album. Paul Simon duets with Nelson on his composition ""American Tune"". All tracks composed by Willie Nelson; except where indicated Across the Borderline Across the Borderline is the fortieth studio album by Willie Nelson. It was produced by Don Was, Paul Simon, and Roy Halee. It includes songs written by Paul Simon, Ry Cooder,"
"Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career with ""Solsbury Hill"" as his first single. His 1986 album, ""So"", is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S. The album's most successful single, ""Sledgehammer"", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and is MTV's most played music"
"1987. The single ""Breakin' Down"" also made the Top 10. Jennings contributed two songs for the LP: ""Let Her Do the Walking,"" which he wrote himself, and the reflective ""No Middle Ground,"" which he composed with Gary Scruggs. Songwriter Rodney Crowell, who had written Jennings' number 1 song ""I Ain't Living Long Like This"" and had become one of the singer's favorite writers, has two songwriting credits, including the title track and the ballad ""Angel Eyes"". Jennings' wife Jessi Colter, Marcia Beverly, and Jerry Gropp provide harmony vocals on the LP. Understandably, considering his condition at the time, Jennings was"
"in her own studio, and features the Magdalen College, Oxford choir. Bush provided vocals on two of Peter Gabriel's albums, including the hits ""Games Without Frontiers"" and ""Don't Give Up"", as well as ""No Self-Control"". Gabriel appeared on Bush's 1979 television special, where they sang a duet of Roy Harper's ""Another Day"". She has sung on two Roy Harper tracks, ""You"", on his 1979 album, ""The Unknown Soldier""; and ""Once"", the title track of his 1990 album. She has also sung on the title song of the 1986 Big Country album ""The Seer;"" the Midge Ure song ""Sister and Brother"""
"Don't Give Up (Sanctus Real song) ""Don't Give Up"" is a song by Christian rock band Sanctus Real from their 2006 album ""The Face of Love"". The song was released as the third radio single in early 2007, and reached No. 1 on ""R&R""'s Christian CHR chart in the beginning of May 2007. It is the band's fifth No. 1 hit, and the second chart-topping single from ""The Face of Love"". It ended 2007 as the 6th most played song of the year on Christian contemporary hit radio. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Hot Christian Songs chart."
"Not Giving Up on Love ""Not Giving Up on Love"" is a collaboration between Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren and English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released on 20 August 2010 as the second single from van Buuren's fourth studio album, ""Mirage"", and the fourth single from Ellis-Bextor's fourth studio album, ""Make a Scene"". The song was written by Australian songwriters Olivia Nervo and Miriam Nervo and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It premiered on BBC Radio 2's ""The Dermot O'Leary Show"" on 11 July 2010 when it was performed in an acoustic version by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The extended version"
"Home: Songs of Hope & Journey Home: Songs of Hope & Journey is a compilation album, by various Australian artists and a New Zealander (Dave Dobbyn), to raise funds and bring attention to beyondblue, an Australian charity against depression. The album debuted at No. 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart on 3 December 2006, but dropped out of the top 50 in the following week. Amazon.com editorial reviewer described it as providing ""well known and loved songs from some of Australia's best artists."" ""Don't Give Up"", the lead single, is a cover version of Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush's duet"
"Big Time (Peter Gabriel song) ""Big Time"" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album ""So"". It was his second top-ten single on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at no. 8. ""Big Time"" alternates mode between A♭ minor (Aeolian) in the chorus and A♭ Dorian during the verses and is played at the speed of 116 bpm. The song’s bass guitar part is unique in that backing bassist Tony Levin and then-backing drummer Jerry Marotta teamed up for the main bassline. Using one of Levin's fretless basses, Levin handled the fingerings while Marotta hit his"
"John recorded a live version on 14 December 1986 that appears on the ""Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra"" album. An edited version of this recording was released as a single in 1987 and also appears in the ""To Be Continued..."" box set. In 1991, ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"" was covered in a live version as a duet by George Michael and Elton John. This version of the song had its greatest success. The pair first performed the song at the Live Aid concert in 1985 (with Michael singing and John playing). Six years"
"Peter Gabriel discography This following is the solo discography of Peter Gabriel, an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, ""So"", is his most commercially successful, selling five million copies in America, and the album's biggest hit, ""Sledgehammer"", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. The song is the most played music video in the history of the station. Gabriel has been a champion of"
"Bob Barker about AIDS (debunking the misconception of getting AIDS from cats) Ending Music Video: ""Take On Me"" by a-ha Breakup songs of 1986: Howard Jones ""No One Is to Blame""; Crowded House ""Don't Dream It's Over""; Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ""If You Leave"" Hip-Hop Jam of 1986: Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith Nerds of 1986: Max Wright (Willie Tanner from ALF), Rick Moranis (""Little Shop of Horrors""), Cliff Clavin (""Cheers"") PSA of 1986: Rockers Against Drugs (Aimee Mann of 'Til Tuesday) The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1986: Fred Grandy (Gopher from ""The Love Boat"") runs"
"in the autumn of 1979, ""Letting Go,"" which peaked just above the Hot 100. For the second single in the winter of 1980, Sedaka changed the lyrics and title to ""Should've Never Let ""You"" Go,"" and re-recorded the song with his then-17-year-old daughter, Dara. Their father-daughter duo, along with Frank and Nancy Sinatra and Nat ""King"" (posthumously) and Natalie Cole (via recording manipulation in ""Unforgettable"", 1991) are the only father-daughter duets to reach the Top 40. Neil and Dara's pairing would return Neil to the Top 20 for his last Hot 100 charted single, and also the Top 5 on"
"Eyes"" (featured in the John Cusack film ""Say Anything""), and ""Big Time"". ""Sledgehammer"" peaked at No. 1 in the United States, knocking Genesis' ""Invisible Touch"" off the top spot, and No. 4 in the UK. The ballad ""Don't Give Up"" was about the devastation of unemployment. Gabriel co-produced ""So"" with Daniel Lanois, also known for his work with U2 and Brian Eno. In 1990, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked ""So"" number No. 14 on its list of ""Top 100 Albums of the Eighties"". ""Sledgehammer,"" which dealt with the themes of sex and sexual relations through lyrical innuendos, was accompanied by a much-lauded"
"singer Bono recorded a cover version of Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush's ""Don't Give Up"" to raise funds for Keep a Child Alive. Their version of the song was retitled ""Don't Give Up (Africa)"" to reflect the nature of the charity it was benefiting. In 2005, Keys performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts to raise awareness of the poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action. In November 2006, Keys joined David Bowie for what would turn out to be his final live performance at a fundraising event in New"
"""Never Gonna Give You Up"" on his 1987 album ""Whenever You Need Somebody"". The song, his solo debut single, was a number-one hit on several international charts, including the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and UK Singles Chart. As a means of promoting the song, it was also made into Astley's first music video, which features him performing the song while dancing. The song's eventual internet popularity may be traced back to a 2005 episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, ""Charlie Has Cancer"" in which the song is used quite prominently. Rickrolling was reported to have begun"