"The First Cut Is the Deepest ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" is a 1967 song written by Cat Stevens, originally released by P. P. Arnold in May 1967. Stevens' own version originally appeared on his album ""New Masters"" in December 1967. The song has been widely recorded and has become a hit single for five different artists: P. P. Arnold (1967), Keith Hampshire (1973), Rod Stewart (1977), Dawn Penn (1994), Papa Dee (1995) and Sheryl Crow (2003). Stevens made a demo recording of ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" in 1965, but originally hoped to become a songwriter. He"
"no one wanted to hear her side of the events. It was released on www.vulkan.se (print on demand) and on the internet. Papa Dee and Andrea Wahlgren divorced in 2012. Papa Dee David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Swedish rap, ragga and dancehall musician. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"". Wahlgren debuted in 1988 with the single ""Funky Raggamuffin/Let the Music Play"", a mixture of dancehall and hip hop. He then joined the Stonefunkers and"
"Engelbert Humperdinck. Stevens was considered a fresh-faced teen star, placing several single releases in the British pop music charts. Some of that success was attributed to the pirate radio station Wonderful Radio London, which gained him fans by playing his records. In August 1967, he went on the air with other recording artists who had benefited from the station to mourn its closure. His December 1967 album ""New Masters"" failed to chart in the United Kingdom. The album is now most notable for his song ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"", a song he sold for £30 () to P."
"Hallelujah! (Holly Johnson song) ""Hallelujah"" is a promotional single from former Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer Holly Johnson, from his 1999 album ""Soulstream"". The single was released as two different 12"" vinyl releases, where the first was subtitled ""The First Cut Is the Deepest..."" and the second subtitled ""The Second Cut is the Neatest..."". Both releases featured the same artwork. Additionally, the song's title is sometimes written with an exclamation mark to read ""Hallelujah!"". It reached the top ten in the Record Mirror Club chart and top fifteen in their Pop Tip chart. The song was written by Holly Johnson"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100 for eight weeks and the Australian ARIA chart with the ballad ""Tonight's the Night"", with an accompanying music video featuring actress Britt Ekland. It came from the ""A Night on the Town"" album, which went to number two on the ""Billboard"" album charts and was Stewart's first album to go platinum. By explicitly marking the album as having a ""fast side"" and a ""slow side"", Stewart continued the trend started by ""Atlantic Crossing"". ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"", a cover of a Cat Stevens song, went number one in the UK in 1977, and top 30"
"top 40. This was a sudden and steep commercial decline from the considerable success that Stevens enjoyed with his earlier recordings. ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" has been covered successfully by several artists. Prior to the release of ""New Masters"", Stevens had sold the song for £30 to P. P. Arnold (formerly of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue) which gave the former Ikette her first UK hit. In the decades to come it would also be a hit for Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow, James Morrison and Keith Hampshire. Hampshire's version reached no. 1 on the Canadian charts in"
"Deep (Peter Murphy album) Deep is the third solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. Produced by Simon Rogers, the album was released on 19 December 1989 through RCA and Beggars Banquet Records and features contributions from Murphy's backing band, The Hundred Men. The album spawned three singles: ""The Line Between the Devil's Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat)"", ""Cuts You Up"" and ""A Strange Kind of Love"". The track ""Cuts You Up"" became a modern rock hit in 1990, spending seven weeks at the top of the U.S. charts and crossing over to ""Billboard"" Hot 100, where"
"Papa Dee David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Swedish rap, ragga and dancehall musician. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"". Wahlgren debuted in 1988 with the single ""Funky Raggamuffin/Let the Music Play"", a mixture of dancehall and hip hop. He then joined the Stonefunkers and became the group's rapper. This was followed by a few years of cooperation with Rob'n'Raz. Wahlgren then went solo, and had his breakthrough in 1990 with the album ""Lettin' Off"
"the ""Billboard"" 200, and fifteen weeks at number one in the Australian ARIA Charts. He earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in 2005 and 2006 for ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"", and the song has been a hit for four artists. His other hit songs include ""Father and Son"", ""Wild World"", ""Peace Train"", ""Moonshadow"", and ""Morning Has Broken"". In 2007 he received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In December 1977, Stevens converted to Islam, and he adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. In 1979, he auctioned"
"Deepest Blue (song) ""Deepest Blue"" is the debut single by British house duo Deepest Blue. It was originally written by Joel Edwards and produced by Anthony Mein. After the first version of the song did not gain any interest, it was taken to Matt Schwartz for new production, and he wrote a new backing track and chorus in the studio. Mein did not appear in the final act line-up as he had moved to Thailand and was not in the studio when the record was re-done. Released in 2003, the single became a club hit, reaching number seven on the"
"Paper"", released in 2003. She was featured on the Johnny Cash album """" in the song ""Field of Diamonds"" as a background vocalist, and also played the accordion for the songs ""Wayfaring Stranger"" and ""Mary of the Wild Moor"". In 2003, a greatest hits compilation called ""The Very Best of Sheryl Crow"" was released. It featured many of her hit singles, as well as some new tracks. Among them was the 1960s pop song, ""The First Cut is the Deepest"" by Cat Stevens, which became her biggest radio hit since ""All I Wanna Do"". She also released the single ""Light"
"Cut Here ""Cut Here"" is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as a single in October 2001 from their best-of compilation ""Greatest Hits"" released the same year. Cure frontman Robert Smith wrote the song in memory of his friend Billy Mackenzie, the lead singer of the new wave band Associates, who committed suicide in 1997. The song's title is an anagram of ""The Cure"". Regarding its musical style, AllMusic wrote that the song ""rises with early sounds of Madchester"". The track was released as a single from the band's 2001 ""Greatest Hits"" compilation, reaching number 54 on"
"Deep Blue (song) ""Deep Blue"" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the B-side to his 1971 charity single ""Bangla Desh"". Harrison wrote the song in 1970, midway through the recording sessions for ""All Things Must Pass"", and recorded it in Los Angeles the following year while organising the Concert for Bangladesh. The composition was inspired by the deteriorating condition of his mother, Louise, before she succumbed to cancer in July 1970, and by Harrison's feelings of helplessness as he visited her in hospital in the north of England. Given the subject matter of his lyrics, ""Deep"
"It was a huge success, and spent four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977, number 11 in April in Canada, and also reached number 21 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the U.S. In a departure from the original, Stewart excludes the concluding ""But when it comes to being loved, she's first"" from the refrain. In 1993, he recorded a live version during a session of ""MTV Unplugged"". This was included on the album ""Unplugged...and Seated"". Swedish rap, ragga and dancehall musician Papa Dee recorded a reggae cover of ""The First Cut Is the"
"how heartfelt it sounds."" UK CD single 12"" vinyl Deepest Blue (song) ""Deepest Blue"" is the debut single by British house duo Deepest Blue. It was originally written by Joel Edwards and produced by Anthony Mein. After the first version of the song did not gain any interest, it was taken to Matt Schwartz for new production, and he wrote a new backing track and chorus in the studio. Mein did not appear in the final act line-up as he had moved to Thailand and was not in the studio when the record was re-done. Released in 2003, the single"
"Best Invention and All U Need is Love. The message would resound more profoundly if it were accompanied by some decent tunes, rather than colourless beats-by-the-yard that do nothing for Johnson's reedy voice."""" Hallelujah! (Holly Johnson song) ""Hallelujah"" is a promotional single from former Frankie Goes to Hollywood singer Holly Johnson, from his 1999 album ""Soulstream"". The single was released as two different 12"" vinyl releases, where the first was subtitled ""The First Cut Is the Deepest..."" and the second subtitled ""The Second Cut is the Neatest..."". Both releases featured the same artwork. Additionally, the song's title is sometimes written"
"Deep Cut (band) Deep Cut are a London-based rock group, featuring former Revolver singer/guitarist Mat Flint, Emma Bailey (vocals), Simon Flint (bass guitar), Ian Button (drums) and Pad Bailey (guitar). Mat Flint also played bass guitar for Death In Vegas 1996–2005, along with Ian Button, who played guitar. The band released their debut single ""Commodity"" on the Club AC30 record label in 2007, followed by another single ""Time To Kill"" in 2008 and their debut album ""My Thoughts Light Fires"" in 2009. Even though the album was released with minimal press coverage or advertising, it went on to do well"
"Shut"", and Tim Burgess' ""I Love White"". Deep Cut (band) Deep Cut are a London-based rock group, featuring former Revolver singer/guitarist Mat Flint, Emma Bailey (vocals), Simon Flint (bass guitar), Ian Button (drums) and Pad Bailey (guitar). Mat Flint also played bass guitar for Death In Vegas 1996–2005, along with Ian Button, who played guitar. The band released their debut single ""Commodity"" on the Club AC30 record label in 2007, followed by another single ""Time To Kill"" in 2008 and their debut album ""My Thoughts Light Fires"" in 2009. Even though the album was released with minimal press coverage or"
"on three tracks at the behest of Nitzsche to deputize for the ailing Whitten. Although the album only peaked at No. 84 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart in 1971, Whitten's ""I Don't Want to Talk About It"" would later be covered by a wide range of artists, including Geoff Muldaur, the Indigo Girls, Pegi Young and Rod Stewart. Stewart would record the song three times and score a hit with it on the same number of occasions, most notably as a UK No. 1 double A-side in 1977 with Cat Stevens's ""The First Cut Is the Deepest."" In 1988, the"
"balladeering performances (despite doing 27 takes of the song before he was satisfied)."" The book also notes the vulnerability of Presley's voice in it. 7"" EP ""Strictly Elvis (Elvis, Vol 3.)"" (RCA Victor EP-994) Side 1 Side 2 First in Line (song) ""First in Line"" is a song by Elvis Presley from his second album ""Elvis"" (1956, Presley's first album on RCA). The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman. It was the first song Ben Weisman ever wrote for Elvis Presley. Presley recorded the song at the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood, California. on September 3, 1956."
"streaming on Kate Bush's official YouTube channel after the radio premiere. ""Deeper Understanding"" was released as a digital download single on Tuesday 5 April. The song was the ""Record of the Week"" on Radio 2 and was played each day Bruce's show and Alex Lester's programme. Deeper Understanding ""Deeper Understanding"" is a song by Kate Bush released as the lead single from the 2011 album ""Director's Cut"". The single was a re-working of the song originally released on her 1989 album, ""The Sensual World"". The song's lyrics describe an increasingly intense relationship between a lonely person and a computer. It"
"Deepest Blue Deepest Blue were a British electronic music duo comprising Matt Schwartz and Joel Edwards. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, ""Deepest Blue"" (2003) and ""Give It Away"" (2004). Deepest Blue consisted of Joel Edwards and Matt Schwartz. Schwartz had worked with Arthur Baker, Mica Paris, JTQ and Massive Attack prior to Deepest Blue. He collaborated with Massive Attack on their album ""Mezzanine"", helping to co-write ""Dissolved Girl"" which was used in the 1999 film ""The Matrix"". After being signed to Warner Chappell, fellow producer and singer-songwriter Edwards went on to work with Ed"
"Cut You In ""Cut You In"" is a song by American rock musician Jerry Cantrell. It was the lead single from his 1998 debut solo album ""Boggy Depot"". The song is arguably the album's best known track and spent 23 weeks on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 5. It also spent 15 weeks on the Alternative Songs chart and peaked at No. 15. In its first five days, ""Cut You In"" was the #1 most added track at Rock and Alternative radio with more than 1,000 spins and an audience of more than nine million. The song"
"Custer (song) ""Custer"" is a Grammy Award-nominated single by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released on October 10, 2014, it is the third single from their fifth studio album """". The song begins with percussionist Shawn Crahan describing what the tempo of the song should be. The track then quickly transgresses into one that is much more deep and forceful, opening the composition. The song contains lead vocalist Corey Taylor speaking in the manner of a radio announcer, and the line ""Cut, cut, cut me up and fuck, fuck, fuck me up"". During concerts, percussionist Chris Fehn would usually sing"
"generous: ""Rays of light are few and far between, and even on paper the track titles – including 'The Gunner's Dream' and 'Paranoid Eyes' – suggest an arduous listen. ""Q Magazine"" once compiled a top ten list of depressing records, and this was on it. Enough said, I think."" All lead vocals performed by Roger Waters, except ""Not Now John"" by David Gilmour and Waters. Pink Floyd Additional musicians Production Notes Citations Bibliography The Final Cut (album) The Final Cut is the twelfth studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was first released on 21 March 1983 in"
"Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones song) ""Brown Sugar"" is a song by the Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead single from their album ""Sticky Fingers"" (1971). ""Rolling Stone"" magazine ranked it number 495 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and at number five on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. Though credited, like most of their compositions, to the singer/guitarist pair of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song was primarily the work of Jagger, who wrote it sometime during the filming of ""Ned Kelly"" in 1969."
"until 10 December 1977. Despite spending four weeks at number one, Rod Stewart's ""I Don't Want to Talk About It""/""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" was only placed at number 33 on the year-end chart for 1977, the lowest ranked number one single of the year, and lower than another of Stewart's singles, ""You're in My Heart"", which only reached number three. Some chart-watchers claim to have evidence that an incorrect panel sale figure was applied to sales during the period that ""I Don't Want to Talk About It""/""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" was out, resulting in a lower"
"Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song) ""Unbreakable"" is a song by American R&B-soul singer Alicia Keys from her live album, ""Unplugged"" (2005). Written by Keys, Kanye West, and Harold Lilly, the track features a Wurlitzer riff, and is built around a sample of Eddie Kendricks' 1977 song ""Intimate Friends"", written by Garry Glenn. It was released as the album's lead single in 2005 and peaked at number thirty-four on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming Keys' first single to miss the top twenty since 2002's ""How Come You Don't Call Me"", and failed to peak inside the top forty on ""Billboard"" Pop"
"second single ""Steve McQueen"". In 2003, Crow released ""The Very Best of Sheryl Crow"", her first greatest hits compilation. Propelled by the major hit single ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"", the album went on to sell over four million copies in the United States alone, staying inside the ""Billboard"" 200 for 80 weeks and becoming 2004's ninth best-selling album. Crow won two American Music Awards the next year in the categories Favorite Rock/Pop Female Artist and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. Her fifth studio album, ""Wildflower"" (2005) debuted at No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and No. 1 on the"
"be a ""worthy companion"" to Dylan's ""New Morning"" album and the work of Bromberg and Ry Cooder. The following musicians contributed to the recording of ""Deep Blue"": Deep Blue (song) ""Deep Blue"" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the B-side to his 1971 charity single ""Bangla Desh"". Harrison wrote the song in 1970, midway through the recording sessions for ""All Things Must Pass"", and recorded it in Los Angeles the following year while organising the Concert for Bangladesh. The composition was inspired by the deteriorating condition of his mother, Louise, before she succumbed to cancer in"
"high school, Hampshire began working as a radio disk jockey. Between July 1966 and mid-August 1967, He lived in the UK and was a DJ for the offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline South. His show was called ""Keefer's Commotions"", and later ""Keefer's Uprising"". Beginning in 1971, Hampshire recorded a number of pop music singles, including his #1 version of ""The First Cut Is The Deepest"", which topped the ""RPM 100"" national singles chart in May 1973. In 1974 Hampshire was nominated for a Juno Award as Male Vocalist of the Year. That year he became the host of the"
"Rough Cutt (album) Rough Cutt is the self-titled debut album of the 80's hard rock/heavy metal band of the same name. It was produced by Tom Allom, who is most famous for producing Judas Priest. The song ""Take Her"" was co-written by Ronnie James Dio. The songs ""Dreamin' Again"" and ""Black Widow"" were co-written by Wendy Dio, Ronnie's wife and also the band's manager at the time. ""Piece of My Heart"" was originally performed by Erma Franklin, though Janis Joplin made it famous, and many people mistakenly believe Janis Joplin was the original performer of the song. ""Never Gonna Die"""
"""Flesh and Blood""/""Avalon"" era"", comparing Murphy's vocals to the former Roxy Music member Bryan Ferry. He also noted that ""the influence of former bandmates Love and Rockets' ""So Alive"" does hang around the arrangements a little."" The Sweetest Drop ""The Sweetest Drop"" is a song by English musician Peter Murphy, from his fourth solo studio album, ""Holy Smoke"" (1992). Written by Murphy and Paul Statham, the song was released as the lead single off the album in 1992, through Beggards Banquet and RCA Records. Although the album only reached number 108 on ""Billboard"" 200 chart, the single became a modern"