'Lola' was a hit in 1970 for which pop group?
"the band fell ill, and the tour was shuffled, resulting in the band playing only a few dates in America and Canada. A follow-up tour in 1970 met with similar results, with the group performing at only a select number of venues, with many dates cancelled. The down time between the tours allowed Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of the group, to develop the band's next single, ""Lola"". The Kinks returned to England to start work on their new LP in spring 1970. The group used Morgan Studios, an independent studio in Willesden, London, which was a change for"
"'Til You Get Enough"" and ""Rock with You."" The Commodores were another group that played from a diverse repertoire, including R&B, funk and pop. Lionel Richie, who went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s, fronted the group's biggest 1970s hits, including ""Easy,"" ""Three Times a Lady"" and ""Still."" Some of the more notable pop groups during the 1970s were the Carpenters, the Jackson 5, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band, Bee Gees, Electric Light Orchestra, the Eagles and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Male soloists who characterized the pop music"
"in November 1970. It was a critical and commercial success, charting in the Top 40 in the US, making it their most successful album since the mid-1960s. After the success of ""Lola"", the band went on to release ""Percy"" in 1971, a soundtrack album to a film of the same name about a penis transplant. The album, which consisted largely of instrumentals, did not receive positive reviews. The band's US label, Reprise, declined to release it in the US, precipitating a major dispute that contributed to the band's departure from the label. Directly after the release of the album, the"
"album all reaching this position. British pop singer Lolly (real name Anna Kumble) was very successful scoring three Top 10 hits (two of which went Top 5) and her album also went Top 25. Her songs are well remembered for being criticised everywhere for being ""cheesy"", however still being very successful. 1970s punk rock band Blondie also made a surprise resurgence at the very beginning of the year, making #1 18 years after their previous Top 10 hit (and 19 years after their previous #1). ""Maria"", the band's sixth #1, was the first track taken from their #3 album, ""No"
"Belgium, and Switzerland. The success of the single had important ramifications for the band's career at a critical time, allowing them to negotiate a new contract with RCA Records, construct their own London Studio, and assume more creative and managerial control. In a 1970 interview, Dave Davies stated that, if ""Lola"" had been a failure, the band would have ""gone on making records for another year or so and then drifted apart"". Although the track was a major hit for the band, Dave Davies did not enjoy the success of ""Lola"", saying, ""In fact, when 'Lola' was a hit, it"
"1970 hit single, ""Lola."" However, upon switching from RCA Records to Arista Records in the summer of 1976, the band gradually began to regain commercial success in America. Abandoning the conceptual work they had created during their RCA years, the band's 1976 album ""Sleepwalker"" and 1978 album ""Misfits"" were both modest hits in the United States, as were their respective first singles, ""Sleepwalker"" and ""A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy."" However, throughout this period, the band's lineup began to fluctuate, not only with both bassist John Dalton (and short-term replacement Andy Pyle) and keyboardist John Gosling departing from the band, but"
"1970 with a group called the Gospel Jazz Singers. She went home to Florida at her mother's request to help form the group. Rose wrote most of the background vocals while Eddie wrote most of the songs. The group hit the pop chart in 1971 with the single ""Treat Her Like a Lady"" (U.S. R&B Top 20, ""Billboard"" Hot 100 #3). The record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 2 August 1971. The act succeeded again in 1972 with ""Too Late to Turn Back Now"" (U.S. R&B #5, Hot 100 #2); both songs were written"
"of the same name, on his 1985 album ""Dare to Be Stupid"". Since its release, ""Lola"" became a mainstay in The Kinks' live repertoire, appearing in the majority of the band's subsequent set-lists until the group's break-up. In 1972, a live performance of the song recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City appeared on the live half of the band's 1972 album, ""Everybody's in Show-Biz"", a double-LP which contained half new studio compositions and half live versions of previously released songs. A live version of ""Lola"", recorded on 23 September 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island, was released as a"
"songs, later being ranked number 422 on ""Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"" as well as number 473 on the ""NME's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time"" list. Since its release, ""Lola"" has appeared on multiple compilation and live albums. In 1980, a live version of the song from the album ""One for the Road"" was released as a single in the US and some European countries, becoming a minor hit. In the Netherlands it became #1, just as in 1970 with the studio version. Other versions include live renditions from 1972's ""Everybody's in Show-Biz"" and 1996's ""To"
"Loca"" which would become an international hit. In 2000, Martin's song ""She Bangs"" hit Number 1 in Spain and Italy and Number 2 in the UK and Canada, and debuted at Number 3 in Australia, staying in the Top 10 there for another six more weeks. By the early 1990s, Puerto Rico becomes a merengue stronghold, with acts such as Elvis Crespo, Olga Tañon and Grupo Mania topping the charts throughout Latin America. After Selena's death, Colombian singer Shakira, Puerto Rican-American pop star Jennifer Lopez, and Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias began to rise into the top of the pop charts"
"after. He was initially taken on solely for their upcoming US tour, but his post evolved into a more permanent position soon after. Gosling would remain with the band until 1977, departing after the release of ""Sleepwalker"". Dubbing for ""Lola"" was finished in June. Recording for the LP was completed by October, and it was mixed throughout the remainder of the month. ""Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"" was released on 27 November 1970. For ""Lola"", Ray Davies overdubbed the trademarked word ""Coca-Cola"" with the generic ""cherry-cola"" for the mono single release, as product placement rules meant the"
"commercial failures. After ""Arthur"", the Kinks made a comeback with their hit single ""Lola"" and the accompanying concept album ""Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"" in 1970. Dave recorded two songs of his own for this LP, the acoustic ""Strangers"" and the hard-rocking ""Rats"". The rootsy country-rock, and Americana themed ""Muswell Hillbillies"" was released in late 1971, and was well-received with critics, but failed to sell strongly. Their next five albums, ""Everybody's in Show-Biz"", """", """", ""The Kinks Present A Soap Opera"" and ""Schoolboys in Disgrace"", which added a large theatrical ensemble, were critical and commercial failures. The"
"a cohesive story, but the record holds together because it's one of his strongest sets of songs."" ""Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"" went virtually unnoticed by the record-buying public in the UK and failed to chart, despite the success of its lead single, ""Lola"", which topped the ""New Musical Express"" charts in the UK, and reached #2 on ""Melody Maker"". ""Lola"" became the Kinks' biggest success since ""Sunny Afternoon"" in 1966; the group would never again have another single reach this position in the UK. ""Lola"" was also successful in the US market, charting at #9 on"
"Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman, or just Lola, is the eighth studio album by British rock band the Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album, it is a satirical appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and life on the road. Musically ""Lola Versus Powerman"" is varied, described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine as ""a wildly unfocused but nonetheless dazzling ""tour de force"""", containing some of Ray Davies' strongest songs. Although it appeared during a"
"Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for ""the Wolves"") is an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, United States. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band gained international stardom in 1987, when their cover version of Ritchie Valens' ""La Bamba"" topped the charts in the U.S., the UK and several other countries. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Vocalist and guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Pérez met at"
"particular instrumental approach. He used the film ""Love Story"" as an example of having a message that everyone could understand. By 1973, the label was bankrupt. Other early artists on the label included rock group New Life and the bubblegum rock acts of Ginny Tieu and Tom & Jerry. There was a pop-rock group from Chicago called Raintree Minority, a pop singer Lilith O'Leary, Triangle a western blues group and Johnny Cymbal. There was also Mrs Miller. 1970, looked to be a busier year, according to an article in the August 1 edition of ""Billboard Magazine"", the label was putting"
"resurgent 1970s act who scored major success with Warner Bros. in this period was ZZ Top, who had previously been signed to London Records. During an extended break in the late 1970s the group gained ownership of their London recordings and signed with Warner Bros., who also re-issued their back-catalogue. Their first two Warner albums ""Deguello"" (1979) and ""El Loco"" (1981) were moderately successful, but ""Eliminator"" (1983) became a major hit thanks to strong support for their music videos on MTV. They scored three US hit singles including ""Legs"" (US #8), while the album reached #9 on the Billboard 200"
"Lola's Theme ""Lola's Theme"" is the debut single by British house duo The Shapeshifters. It was released on 12 July 2004 as the lead single from their debut album, ""Sound Advice"" (2004). The song became the duo's biggest hit, peaking atop the UK Singles Chart and charting highly in Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The name ""Lola's Theme"" was originally a working title for this record; Lola is Simon Marlin's wife, and it was while listening to her record collection that the initial idea for the track was conceived. She appears handing out candy floss in the music"
"or in the UK, but they were international successes. A collaboration with writers Roberto Danova and Peter Yellowstone in the mid-1970s produced more singles which made little impact on the British domestic market but did well internationally. ""Sweet Little Rock 'n’ Roller"" (1974) was the first of a number of reasonable successes for this team but wasn't a major hit in the UK until later recorded by Showaddywaddy, who had a Top 20 hit with the song in 1979. His next single, ""Lady in Blue"" was his biggest ever hit, winning five gold records and selling one million copies. It"
"the band's American tour, to change those words to the generic ""cherry cola"" for the single release, which is included on various compilation albums as well. ""Lola"" received positive reviews from critics. Upon the single's release, the ""NME"" praised the song as ""an engaging and sparkling piece with a gay Latin flavour and a catchy hook chorus"". ""Billboard"" said of the song at the time of its US release, ""Currently a top ten British chart winner, this infectious rhythm item has all the ingredients to put the Kinks right back up the Hot 100 here with solid impact"". ""Rolling Stone"""
"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"
"beat genre. In 1970 the lead singer Renato Brioschi recorded, with the name ""Renato dei Profeti"", the song ″Lady Barbara″ which turned out to be a hit that peaked at first place on the Italian hit parade; following the success of the song Brioschi left the group to pursue a solo career. From then the group gradually began to perform more melodic songs, and their singles ""Era bella"", ""Prima notte senza lei"" and ""Io perché, io per chi"", released between 1971 and 1973, all charted on the Italian hit parade, respectively peaking at sixth, eighteenth and tenth place. In 1976"
"Looking Glass (band) Looking Glass was an American pop rock group of the early 1970s that was part of the Jersey Shore sound. Their 1972 song ""Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"" was a #1 hit on both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and ""Cash Box"" Top 100 charts, remaining in the top position for one week. The group was formed in 1969, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The original version of the band broke up after college, with original members Elliot Lurie and Larry Gonsky recruiting two new members to form the classic Looking Glass lineup: The group"
"Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods are an American pop music group, known mainly for their 1970s hit singles, ""Billy Don't Be A Hero"" and ""Who Do You Think You Are"". The band was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1965 by their leader, Robert Walter ""Bo"" Donaldson. They were first discovered while touring with The Osmonds in the early 1970s and signed with Family Productions, releasing their first single in 1972, ""Special Someone,"" but their big break came after moving to ABC Records and working with the record producer Steve Barri in 1973. Although their first"
"particular, was very popular in Mexico and in many other countries of the Hispanic world, specifically in Argentina and Spain; their recordings ""La plaga"" and ""Popotitos"" are considered some of the most representative of the era. Many Mexican rock stars became involved in the counterculture movement. One of the most notorious bands from this decade was La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata, from Guadalajara, Mexico. After winning a local contest, they signed a contract with Polydor Records, and their single ""Nasty Sex"" was a #1 hit in Mexico in 1971, the only rock song from a Mexican band to achieve such"
"The three other former Beatles — John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — all continued hugely successful recording careers throughout the decade and beyond. Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison all released extremely successful solo albums in 1970, ""Imagine"", ""McCartney"", and ""All Things Must Pass"", and several of their songs are listed among the biggest hits of the 1970s: Wings' ""Silly Love Songs"" and ""My Love,"" and Harrison's ""My Sweet Lord""."" Heavy metal music gained a cult following in the 1970s, led by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, with their styles later influencing other bands like Judas Priest and"
"Lola (song) ""Lola"" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by English rock band the Kinks on their album ""Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"". The song details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible transvestite, whom he meets in a club in Soho, London. In the song, the narrator describes his confusion towards Lola, who ""walked like a woman but talked like a man"". Although Ray Davies claims that the incident was inspired by a true encounter experienced by the band's manager, alternative explanations for the song have been given by drummer"
"and ""Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)"", but the formula began to wear thin when ""Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)"", only went to number 33 Pop in the fall of 1970. The group's other important albums from this period included ""Puzzle People"" (1969) and ""Psychedelic Shack"" (1970). ""Psychedelic Shack"" includes the original version of ""War"", later made famous by Edwin Starr. Paul Williams, who suffered from sickle-cell disease, fell into depression because of the stress of touring and personal issues. By the late 1960s, he had developed a serious case of alcoholism. Having never previously consumed"
"temporarily in 1971. The title track, ""Good Morning Starshine"", peaked at No. 87 in 1969, but was beaten out by Oliver's version, a bigger hit. Weitz quit in December 1969 and the group continued on as a quartet with King, Freeman, Gunnels and Marshall. In 1970 the band appeared in the Russ Meyer cult classic film ""Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"". By this time the band's popularity had waned considerably, but the band continued on for some time, touring the South in 1970 and 1971 with a then-unknown Florida band called Lynyrd Skynyrd opening for them. In the latter"
"had a hit ""How Do You Do"" (1972) in the US chart. 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 1970s: Gruppo Sportivo, Massada, Vitesse, Solution, the Nits, Focus whose ""Hocus Pocus"" (1973) was a hit and still Golden Earring with their greatest hit ever: ""Radar Love"" (1974), which was in the Top 10 in the US. The late 1970s"
"pictures"". The Shangri-Las The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 they charted with teen melodramas, and remain especially known for their hits ""Leader of the Pack"", ""Remember (Walking in the Sand)"" and ""Give Him a Great Big Kiss."" The group was formed at Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City, in 1963. They were two sets of sisters: Mary Weiss (lead singer) (born 28 December 1948) and Elizabeth ""Betty"" Weiss (born 1946), and identical twins Marguerite ""Marge"" Ganser (4 February 1948–28 July 1996) and Mary"
"1971. This release is considered by critics to be a classic of the genre; Schulze temporarily departed for a solo career shortly after its release. ""Schwingungen"" (1972), ""Seven Up"" (with Timothy Leary) (1972), and ""Join Inn"" (1973) are all considered key works from the band. The pop-oriented 1973 album ""Starring Rosi"" was thus named because it featured lead vocals by Rosi Mueller. A reunion concert performance with the original line-up took place in Cologne on February 28, 1973. Later, after recording the soundtrack ""Le Berceau de Cristal"" (1975; unreleased until 1993) Ash Ra Tempel shortened its name to Ashra, making"
"The Rubinoos The Rubinoos are an American power pop band that formed in 1970 in Berkeley, California. They are perhaps best known for their singles ""I Think We're Alone Now"" (1977, a cover of the hit by Tommy James & the Shondells), ""I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"" (1979), and for the theme song to the 1984 film ""Revenge of the Nerds"". Although ""I Think We're Alone Now,"" reaching No. 45 in 1977, has been their only charting hit, the group has a significant enduring cult following among fans of the power-pop genre. In November, 1970 Tommy Dunbar and Jon Rubin"