"Jimmy Nail James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He is known for his role as Leonard ""Oz"" Osborne in the hit television show ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", his title role in ""Spender"", and his 1992 number one single, ""Ain't No Doubt"". James Michael Aloysius Bradford was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to father Jimmy and mother Laura. His father was an Irish Catholic shipyard worker, amateur boxer, and professional footballer. He describes himself as an angry, uncivilized kid who was expelled from secondary school for"
"Ain't No Doubt ""Ain't No Doubt"" is a 1992 song by English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer Jimmy Nail. Composed by Nail with Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger and Charlie Dore, the song features additional vocals by Sylvia Mason-James. Six years after his debut album, Nail revived his singing career during the success of his television drama series ""Spender"". The single is his most successful hit worldwide, peaking at number one in Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. The song also became Nail's"
"respectively. An instrumental cover was recorded by the UK jazz-funk duo Morrissey–Mullen at EMI's London Abbey Road Studios in 1979 and was the first digital recording to be made of a non-classical ensemble. It was released as the first of the EMI Digital series in a limited edition 12"" single. Jimmy Nail's version was released in 1985 in his native United Kingdom, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. British dance music producers Double Trouble released a version of ""Love Don’t Live Here Anymore"" as a single in 1990. Their arrangement had the vocals mixed over a house-influenced backing"
"On My Pillow"" which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in July 1975 for one week. After a cover of Sam Cooke's ""Wonderful World"" and ""Let’s Go Dancing"" in 1979, for many years Nash seemed to have dropped out of sight, with the exception of a brief resurgence in the mid-1980s with the album ""Here Again"" (1986), which was preceded by the minor UK hit, ""Rock Me Baby."" Younger audiences were introduced to Nash's music with the appearance of Jimmy Cliff's cover of ""I Can See Clearly Now"" in Disney's 1993 hit film Cool Runnings. In May 2006,"
"the only British act in the 1980s to have three No. 1 singles in both the UK and the US. Simon Napier-Bell has admitted that he fabricated a story in 1984 that Ridgeley had been hit on the nose by somebody in a nightclub in order to get publicity for Wham in British tabloid newspapers. After days of tabloid headlines, it was later revealed that the bandages on Ridgeley's face were because he had cosmetic surgery on his nose. Wham had two UK No. 1 singles in 1984 and were competing that year with pop rivals Duran Duran to be"
"to branch out and take his talents to higher levels in the music industry. His debut LP in 1986, at the age of 17, reflected his tremendous talents with the No. 1 hit on the United Kingdom Album Charts called Waiting for You, remaining solid at no.1 for eight consecutive weeks. His vibrant first single Juggling surged to no.1 on the Jamaican top 40 charts, spending over five weeks, being followed by other no.1 hits including ""Young and She Green"" (featuring Johnny P) and I’ll Prove it to You, both represented by Technique Label. While having the privilege of working"
"trialled for 10 weeks, with the first number one being ""Bam Thwok"" by American rock band Pixies. After this ten-week period, the UK Official Download Chart was launched on 1 September 2004, with Irish boy band Westlife achieving the first official number one. The group topped the chart with a live version of their 1999 single ""Flying Without Wings"", a move that UK chart commentator James Masterton branded a ""stunt"". Sales of downloaded singles were finally incorporated into the UK Singles Chart on 17 April 2005, initially on the condition that physical copies were available to buy at the same"
"first single was ""I'm About to Come Alive"", originally recorded by Train on their 2003 album ""My Private Nation"". Nail's version peaked at number 47 on the country chart. The second single, ""Red Light,"" entered Top 40 in May 2009 and peaked at number 7. ""Turning Home"", which Chesney co-wrote with Scooter Carusoe, was the album's third single, reaching a peak of number 20. In February 2011, Nail released his fifth single, ""Let It Rain"", which featured Sarah Buxton on guest vocals. It served as the lead-off single to his second studio album, ""The Sound of a Million Dreams"", which"
"on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart as J.M. Silk, including ""I Can't Turn Around,"" which hit Number one in 1986. His song ""Jack Your Body"" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number one for two weeks in January and February 1987. This was the UK's first house-music chart topper, achieving the number one spot with the distinction of never having been played on BBC Radio 1 other than on chart shows - club exposure alone was enough to guarantee success. However, the track broke the chart rules, since the 12-inch format exceeded the then-current twenty-five-minute"
"their first #1 album in the UK with their third album, ""Because of the Times"". American producer Timbaland went to #1 with ""Give It to Me"", which was also at the top at the same time in the States. ""Give It to Me"" was an all-star collaboration with both Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. Another all-star collaboration replaced Timbaland at #1, with both Beyoncé and Shakira climbing to the top with ""Beautiful Liar"", which gave both Beyoncé and Shakira their second UK #1 within a year and also Beyoncé her third #1 as a solo artist. The Arctic Monkeys' first"
"the top 10 of the British charts: MSG's first album peaked at No. 8, Whitesnake's ""Ready an' Willing"" at No. 6, Judas Priest's best-seller ""British Steel"" and Motörhead's ""Ace of Spades"" at No. 4, while ""Back in Black"" by AC/DC reached number one. As proof of the successful revival of the British hard rock and metal scene, tours and gigs of old and new acts were sold out, both at home and in other European countries, where the movement had spread. Groups arising from the NWOBHM were no longer precluded from world tours and were often chosen as opening acts"
"already enjoyed a solo number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 with ""Careless Whisper"", which was credited as Wham! featuring George Michael in the US. After radio DJ Simon Bates first aired ""A Different Corner"" on Radio 1, he rated the song so highly that he immediately played it again from the beginning. Michael went back to the top of the UK chart with ""A Different Corner"", becoming the first solo act in the history of the UK chart to reach number one with his first two releases, although he was hardly an unknown or new act on"
"topped the UK Singles Chart in early 1994, the duo becoming the first Jamaican act to top the chart in 8 years, and the first to have three consecutive top five hits on the chart. They had further UK hits with ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" (no. 19), and ""Gal Wine"" (no. 20), with six hit singles in all taken from their debut album, ""Tease Me"". The re-release of ""Tease Me"" also charted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in 1994; The album went on to receive gold certification, selling more than 500,000 copies. In 1996 they signed"
"top 10 in the UK. It also made an appearance on ""Forever Delayed"", the band's greatest hits album, released in November 2002. The first CD included ""Velocity Girl"", ""Take the Skinheads Bowling"" and ""Can't Take My Eyes Off You"" (all three being cover versions of songs originally performed by Primal Scream, Camper Van Beethoven and Frankie Valli, respectively) and the cassette featured a live recording of ""A Design for Life"". All 3 of the CD cover versions would later feature on the ""Lipstick Traces"" compilation album in 2003 (although it is believed ""Take the Skinheads Bowling"" was re-recorded, yet it"
"I would have broken that band,"" Cowell said. In August 1999, the first single of their second album, ""Invincible"", the catchy dance tune ""If Ya Gettin' Down"", was released and became a major hit worldwide but yet again failed to go to number 1 in their home country, kept out of the top spot by Ricky Martin. Finally, in October 1999, after three consecutive number-two peaks, ""Keep on Movin'"" became their first UK number 1, as well as their biggest selling single to date. The second album hit the top five shortly thereafter. ""Don't Wanna Let You Go"" was released"
"all first pressings up until about number 14; this was followed by the London England address which goes up to at least # 47, then came Cambridge Road. Here are some missing numbers: (from Pete Smith, Planet Records) 178 FOUR ACES – RIVERBANK COBBERLEY 179 FOUR ACES – SWING LOW 182 UPCOMING WILLOWS – JONES TOWN SPECIAL 185 ERIC MORRIS – MANY LONG YEARS 193 DERRICK & NAOMI – I WANT A LOVER 195 DON DRUMMOND – TREASURE ISLAND 197 RIOTS – I’M IN LOVE 198 LAUREL AITKEN – BOOGIE IN MY BONES 201 JOE WHITE & CHUCK – LOW"
"No. 1 on the UK singles chart and a total of 12 weeks on the chart. The following-up single, in 1965, was ""In The Meantime"", which also charted in both UK and US. Fame made his US television debut that same year on the NBC ""Hullabaloo"" series. His single ""Get Away"", released on 21 July 1966, spent one week at No. 1 on the UK chart and 11 weeks on the chart in total. The song was originally written as a jingle for a television petrol advertisement. It was later used as the theme tune for a quiz show on"
"its first number-one singles and second music act to have the longest string of number ones in UK history. However, in December 2000, their eighth single, the UK and Ireland exclusive ""What Makes a Man"", only debuted at number two. Despite not peaking at number-one, ""What Makes a Man"" remains to be the biggest selling original single of the band to date in the UK. Outside the UK and Ireland, they gained chart success with ""I Lay My Love on You"" and ""When You're Looking Like That"". In 2001, they launched their first world tour, ""Where Dreams Come True Tour""."
"a hat, wristwatch, and short-sleeved shirt, making him completely unrecognizable. The second & third verses and chorouses feature him singing in a black shirt, no hat, and bracelet. Scenes also feature him singing on the bleachers of his high school football field. During the performance, his band also appears. ""Turning Home"" debuted at number 49 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending February 13, 2010. The song entered that chart's Top 40 at number 39 on the chart dated for March 6, 2010, becoming Nail's second Top 40 hit on that chart. In August, it"
"with his début in the UK; his début single ""My Name Is"" peaking at number two and his follow-up also hitting the top five. He was much more successful in the US, however his success grew in both countries and he quickly made a name for himself based on controversy through his lyrics and music videos. Southern Californian band, The Offspring are also not as successful in the US as they are in the UK, with their number one single being scored in January with ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"". They followed it up with a number two hit"
"as one of the great English voices. In 1997 ""The Guardian"" asked Peel to list his top 20 albums. He listed Captain Beefheart's ""Trout Mask Replica"" as his number 1, having previously described it as ""a work of art"". The top 20 also included LPs by The Velvet Underground, The Ramones, Pulp, Misty in Roots, Nirvana, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Four Brothers, Dave Clarke, Richard and Linda Thompson and The Rolling Stones. A longer list of his favourite singles was revealed in 2005 when the contents of a wooden box in which he stored the records that meant the"
"went to number one on 29 December 1990, becoming that year's Christmas number one and replacing the previous week's UK number one, ""Ice Ice Baby"" by Vanilla Ice. A week later ""Saviour's Day"" dropped back down to number three, and spent only one more week in the top 40 at number twenty. The final charted spot in the top 100 was on 19 January 1991, when ""Saviour's Day"" was at number 53. The song was Richard's second solo Christmas number one in the UK, after ""Mistletoe and Wine"" in 1988. In 2005, ""Saviour's Day"" was one of two songs by"
"highest charting single at the time, peaking at number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, ""Ride wit Me"" debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Nelly's highest charting song in Britain until October 2002, when his duet with Kelly Rowland, ""Dilemma"", became his first UK chart-topping single. The music video won Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001. Due to the jail sentence he was then serving, City Spud did not appear in the video. The video also received a nomination for Viewer's Choice. A Philadelphia 76ers"
"the group a UK #1 in 1975 with ""Can't Give You Anything"". Further successes with ""Sing Baby Sing"", ""Na Na Is The Saddest Word"", ""Funky Weekend"" and ""Can't Help Falling in Love"" consolidated the group's European popularity. They are one of the few U.S. acts to have two chart-topping greatest hits albums in the UK. The Stylistics switched record labels during this period as Avco Records transitioned into H&L Records in 1976. Notwithstanding this, the band began to struggle with increasingly weak material, and although the singles and albums came out as before, by 1978 chart success had vanished. A"
"but was denied the No. 1 position by the re-release of John Lennon's ""Imagine"" after his murder in New York City on 8 December 1980. ""Stand and Deliver"" became the band's first No. 1 when it debuted at the top spot on 9 May 1981, and remained there for five weeks. It has sold 1.03 million copies in the UK. On the US Dance chart, ""Stand and Deliver"" peaked at #38. Copies of the single ""Stand and Deliver"" b/w ""Beat My Guest"" were included as a free bonus item with some vinyl copies of the US version of the album"
"in the top 20 in the U.S. In 1990, he achieved his first solo U.K. number one hit single, with ""Sacrifice"" (coupled with ""Healing Hands"") from the previous year's album ""Sleeping with the Past""; it stayed at the top spot for six weeks. The following year, John's ""Basque"" won the Grammy for Best Instrumental, and a guest concert appearance at Wembley Arena he had made on George Michael's cover of ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"" was released as a single and topped the charts in both the U.K. and the U.S. At the 1991 Brit Awards in"
"in two categories, Best British Male Vocalist and Best British Newcomer. His second album ""Wait For Me"", released in 1993, was produced by Ian Green and included contributions from Nu Colours and the Young Disciples and made number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. The lead single from the album, ""Trippin' On Your Love"", originally recorded by The Staple Singers, made number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. Two more singles from the album followed, both of which failed to make a big impact on the charts. The single ""When I Think of You"" was released in 1995, this was"
"in the UK chart. Elvis Presley reached number 2 in the UK chart with ""Heartbreak Hotel"" in 1956 and had nine more singles in the Top 30 that year. His first number 1 was ""All Shook Up"" in 1957 and there would be more chart-toppers for him and for Buddy Holly and the Crickets and Jerry Lee Lewis in the next two years. The initial response of the British music industry was to attempt to produce exact copies of American records. These were often recorded with session musicians and, even if note perfect, lacked the energy and spontaneity that characterised"
"number 26 in the UK charts in Spring 1984, while the second single ""Forest Fire"" reached 41. The first album, ""Rattlesnakes"", was released in October 1984. Produced by Paul Hardiman and featuring string arrangements by Anne Dudley, the album peaked at No. 13 in the UK and was certified Gold for sales over 100,000 copies. NME included in its Top 100 Albums of All-Time list, and the title track was later covered by the American singer Tori Amos. The Welsh band Manic Street Preachers included the album amongst their top ten list. Due to the insistence of their label ,"
"compiled its own chart based on an average of the music papers of the time; many songs announced as having reached number one on BBC Radio and ""Top of the Pops"" prior to 1969 are not listed as chart-toppers according to the legacy criteria of the Charts Company. The first number one on the UK Singles Chart was ""Here in My Heart"" by Al Martino for the week ending date 14 November 1952. As of the week ending date 20 December 2018, the UK Singles Chart has had 1347 different number-one hits. The current number-one single is ""Thank U, Next"""
"one hit in the UK for Wham! in 1984 (number 3 in the US in 1985). It was the second US single from the album ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"", and had contrasting fortunes on each side of the Atlantic—it peaked number 28 on the UK Singles Chart, but was a major success on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, reaching number 8 and selling over 500,000 copies to earn a Gold certification from the RIAA. It remained in the ""Billboard"" top 40 for 12 weeks in late 1990 and early 1991. In Canada, Michael achieved another chart-topper. As of October"
"better liar than she is,"" exploring the idea that while she lies to try to keep from hurting him, he does so in order to 'prove' he doesn't care and to hopefully hurt her in return. Ain't No Doubt ""Ain't No Doubt"" is a 1992 song by English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer Jimmy Nail. Composed by Nail with Guy Pratt, Danny Schogger and Charlie Dore, the song features additional vocals by Sylvia Mason-James. Six years after his debut album, Nail revived his singing career during the success of his television drama series ""Spender"". The single is his"
"UK, and whose album ""International Velvet"" (1998) reached number one, but they were unable to make much impact in the US and, after personal problems, broke up at the end of the century. Other Welsh bands were Stereophonics, and Feeder. These acts were followed by a number of bands who shared aspects of their music, including Snow Patrol from Northern Ireland and Elbow, Embrace, Starsailor, Doves, Electric Pyramid and Keane from England. The most commercially successful band in the milieu were Coldplay, whose debut album ""Parachutes"" (2000) went multi-platinum and helped make them one of the most popular acts in"