"used again by G. Moroder for the soundtrack of Alan Parker's movie, ""Midnight Express"". Knights in White Satin Knights in White Satin is a 1976 album composed, produced and performed by Giorgio Moroder. Side A of the album consists almost solely of a disco version of Moody Blues' 1967 hit ""Nights in White Satin"", interrupted by a Moroder/Bellotte composition called ""In the Middle of the Knight"". The track is typical of the disco era in that it covers an entire LP side, but atypical as it is quite slow, only 110bpm, and not what was usually considered the standard at"
"both singles from ""Seventh Sojourn"" made the top 40, ""Nights In White Satin"" bested both, hitting #9 in the UK and #2 in the United States and gaining the highest American chart position for a Moody Blues single. As this album proved difficult to record, with a 1973 follow-up quickly shelved after inception, the group decided to go on hiatus after their tour of Asia in 1974 (Mike Pinder's last tour with the group), before reuniting in 1977 for ""Octave"" (1978) and its subsequent tour, albeit without Pinder. In April 2007 the album was remastered into SACD format and repackaged"
"The Five Satins The Five Satins are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song, ""In the Still of the Night."" The group, formed in New Haven, Connecticut, consisted of leader Fred Parris, Lewis Peeples, Stanley Dortch, Ed Martin and Jim Freeman and Nat Mosley in 1954. With little success, the group reorganized, with Dortch and Peeples leaving, and new member Al Denby entering. The group then recorded ""In the Still of the Night"", a very big hit in the United States which was originally released as the B-side to the single, ""The Jones Girl"". The single"
"and Nadina Perry. They are supported by musicians Pat Marafiote (keyboards and MD), Greg Borino (guitar), Jerry Langley (bass) and James Moore (drums). The group performs regularly throughout the Northeast and they continue to actively record new material. The Five Satins The Five Satins are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song, ""In the Still of the Night."" The group, formed in New Haven, Connecticut, consisted of leader Fred Parris, Lewis Peeples, Stanley Dortch, Ed Martin and Jim Freeman and Nat Mosley in 1954. With little success, the group reorganized, with Dortch and Peeples leaving, and"
"Soul Train, along with the 1973 non-album single, Flashback. Individually and Collectively (The 5th Dimension album) Individually and Collectively is the seventh album of original material by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1972. This album includes both of the group's final top 10 hits on the Billboard Pop Singles chart - ""(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All,"" which reached #8, and ""If I Could Reach You,"" which peaked at #10. Both were also hits on the Adult Contemporary charts, and both feature lead vocals by Marilyn McCoo. The album would scale the Top 200"
"January 1962. Other artists to achieve the feat include the Contours, who charted ""Do You Love Me"" in 1962 and 1988, the Righteous Brothers, who charted ""Unchained Melody"" in 1965 and 1990, and Queen, whose ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" reached the Top 10 in 1976 and 1992. Mardones originally released ""Into the Night"" in June 1980. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1980, logging 20 weeks on the chart before falling off in late October. Mardones was unable to duplicate the success of ""Into the Night"" and is considered a one-hit wonder. In"
"Sweeter Tomorrow,"" ""Look Over Your Shoulder,"" ""Deeper In Love With You,"" and ""One Night Affair"". However, while they issued dozens of singles throughout the decade, they never once hit the US top 40 (although ""Lipstick Traces"" made it to #19 in Canada). On the R&B charts, The O'Jays were somewhat more prominent, but their only top 10 R&B single prior to 1972 was 1968's ""I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow"". In spite of their success as a touring group and on the R&B charts, the group had been considering quitting the music industry in 1972; around that same time original members Bill"
"Black Night ""Black Night"" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ""In Rock"". The song became a hit following its release, peaking at No. 2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single. It topped the charts in Switzerland, and is one of only two singles from the band to chart in Ireland, peaking at No. 4, thus making it the group's only Irish Top 10 hit. It was also the"
"Hot 100 and the Hot 100 Singles Sales on January 16, 1993 and February 6, 1993, respectively. It also reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 Airplay on December 12, 1992. It was later added to the 1993 re-release of their album ""Cooleyhighharmony"". In the Still of the Night (The Five Satins song) ""In the Still of the Nite"", also subsequently titled ""In the Still of the Night"", is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins. While only a moderate hit when first released (peaking at No. 24 on the national pop charts), it has"
"The Square Set The Square Set was a 1960s rock band from Cape Town South Africa, known for their songs ""Silence is Golden"" (SA number 1 Hit (1967)) """"Carol Corina"""" (SA number 10 hit (1968)), and """"That's What I Want"""" (international number 1 hit in Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal (1971-1972)). The band formed in March 1966 and was called Neville Whitmill and the Humans. Founder members Nol, Neville, Derek and Keith rehearsed daily for 6 months composing new songs and covers before contracting their first professional gig at the Clifton Hotel. Nol Klinkhamer hailed from the Conservetoire of Music in"
"big hit on first release, but didn't chart due to poor promotion by the MoWest label. The Night (Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons song) The Night is a song by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons that was originally released in 1972. Although it failed to chart when first released, it became a popular track on the northern soul circuit, which led to a successful UK re-release in the spring of 1975, when it reached no. 7 on the Official Chart. The song sees Frankie Valli pleading with a girl that he admires to resist the advances of another"
"14 on the charts on another reissue at the end of 1979, and is now regarded as the Moody Blues signature song by British audiences. In the US, ""Nights in White Satin"" did not make the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1968, although it reached No. 2 on re-release in 1972; ""Tuesday Afternoon"" was more successful on initial release stateside, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 1968 follow-up LP, ""In Search of the Lost Chord"" included ""Legend of a Mind"", a song written by Ray Thomas in tribute to LSD guru Timothy Leary which encompassed a flute"
"Black and White (Three Dog Night song) ""Black and White"" is a song written in 1954 by David I. Arkin and Earl Robinson. The most successful recording of the song was the pop version by Three Dog Night in 1972, when it reached number one on both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and ""Billboard"" Easy Listening charts. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the number 63 song for 1972. This was one of the few hits for Three Dog Night on which Danny Hutton sang the lead vocals. The song was first recorded by Pete Seeger in 1956, followed by Sammy Davis Jr."
"There are many versions of the song available on Deep Purple live albums. In addition, the song is played at the beginning of the French Movie ""Les Lyonnais"" (Which is known in English as ""A Gang Story ""). Black Night ""Black Night"" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ""In Rock"". The song became a hit following its release, peaking at No. 2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single."
"Rhapsody in White Rhapsody in White is the 1974 debut studio album of American soul group The Love Unlimited Orchestra. It was a huge success for the group, who backed for and was led by Barry White for many singles such as ""I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"". Also on the album is the 1973 ""Love's Theme"" single, their signature song, reaching #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. All songs on the album were written by Barry White, with the exception of 4 by Barry White and Paul Politi; 5 by Barry White & Tony Sepe; ""Midnight"
"often be known simply as 'Quo'), beginning Parfitt's almost 50-year career in the band. Early successes came with the Rossi-penned hit ""Pictures of Matchstick Men"". The single became the group's only Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. Though the follow-up was the unsuccessful single, ""Black Veils of Melancholy"", they had a hit again the same year with a Marty Wilde and Ronnie Scott song, ""Ice in the Sun"", which climbed to number eight. The band's 1972 album ""Piledriver"", which reached number 5, spent a total of 37 weeks on the"
"Honoured Ghosts"" (1975), which has the well known ""Titles"", recorded in the USA, followed, and this too charted in the UK, reaching No. 32. ""Octoberon"" followed in 1976 and reached number 19 in the UK. They finally broke into the mainstream mainland European market with their 1977 set ""Gone to Earth"", which contained the song ""Poor Man's Moody Blues"", a homage to the Moody Blues' song, ""Nights in White Satin."" Wolstenholme – whose mellotron playing was a trademark of the band's sound in the 1970s – left in 1979 after the album ""XII"" (1978). He pursued a short solo career"
"both old hits and old groups, music mogul Don Kirshner sought to capitalize by signing Parris and his group to his own Kirshner label. He restored the group's moniker back to Five Satins, and released two 45s: ""Very Precious Oldies/Your Are Love"" (Kirshner 4251), 1973; and ""Two Different Worlds/Love Is Such A Beautiful Thing"" (Kirshner 4252), 1974. Both singles flopped, however. They continued recording into the 1980s, with Parris, Richie Freeman, Curtis and Nate Marshall. In 1982, a ""Medley Craze"" had suddenly engulfed Top 40 radio, led by the Beatle hit-laden Stars on 45 medley, performed by some Dutch studio"
"The Whites The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of Sharon White (born 1953), her sister Cheryl (born 1955), and their father Buck (born 1930). In the 1980s, they scored such hits as ""You Put The Blue In Me"", ""Hangin' Around"", ""Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling"", ""Pins And Needles"", ""If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone)"", ""Hometown Gossip"", and ""When The New Wears Off of Our Love"". In August 1981, Sharon White married Ricky Skaggs, who performed on several of the Whites' early releases. In 1987, the couple released the hit song, ""Love Can't"
"Individually and Collectively (The 5th Dimension album) Individually and Collectively is the seventh album of original material by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1972. This album includes both of the group's final top 10 hits on the Billboard Pop Singles chart - ""(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All,"" which reached #8, and ""If I Could Reach You,"" which peaked at #10. Both were also hits on the Adult Contemporary charts, and both feature lead vocals by Marilyn McCoo. The album would scale the Top 200 Album Charts as well, eventually landing at the #58"
"of 56. Rikki Patrick{Recardo Patrick} replaced Marcel King in 1975. Sweet Sensation (band) Sweet Sensation was an eight piece British soul group who had some success in the mid 1970s. They are best known for their 1974 No. 1 UK hit, ""Sad Sweet Dreamer"". Formed in Manchester in 1971, the band came to prominence after appearing on the ITV talent show ""New Faces"". Under the guidance of panellist Tony Hatch the band signed to Pye Records. The debut single ""Snowfire"" failed to reach the charts, but the follow-up ""Sad Sweet Dreamer"" was a UK number one single in October 1974,"
"No. 26 in November 1974. To promote the single on BBC's ""Top of the Pops"", the performer was accompanied by two Wigan Casino dancers. In at least one case, a previously obscure recording was specially remixed to appeal to Northern soul fans: the 1968 recording ""Footsee"" by Canadian group the Chosen Few was sped up, overdubbed and remixed to emerge as the 1975 UK No. 9 hit ""Footsee"", now credited to Wigan’s Chosen Few. In addition, the Northern soul favourite ""Skiing In The Snow"", originally by the Invitations, was covered by local band Wigan's Ovation, and reached No. 12 in"
"in 1969, while, ""Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"", reached #1 a year later. ""Joy to the World"" became the group's biggest hit in 1971, and their final #1, ""Black and White,"" was in 1972; and, their final Top Ten song was in 1974, ""The Show Must Go On"". They had 21 hit singles, including 11 Top Ten hits, also 12 consecutive gold albums, from 1969 to 1975. Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote,While often criticized as commercial, the band was noted for creative arrangements and interpretations, and their cover choices gave exposure to Harry Nilsson, Laura Nyro, Randy Newman, Hoyt"
"1974), ""What Am I Gonna Do with You"" (#1 R&B, #8 Pop in 1975), ""Let the Music Play"" (#4 R&B in 1976), ""It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me"" (#1 R&B, #4 Pop in 1977) and ""Your Sweetness Is My Weakness"" (#2 R&B in 1978) and others. White also had a strong following in the UK, where he scored five Top 10 hits and a #1 for ""You're the First, the Last, My Everything"". In 1973, White created The Love Unlimited Orchestra, a 40-piece orchestral group to be used originally as a backing band for the girl-group Love"
"The Night (Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons song) The Night is a song by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons that was originally released in 1972. Although it failed to chart when first released, it became a popular track on the northern soul circuit, which led to a successful UK re-release in the spring of 1975, when it reached no. 7 on the Official Chart. The song sees Frankie Valli pleading with a girl that he admires to resist the advances of another guy. Valli cited this song as an example of a song that should have been a"
"In the Still of the Night (The Five Satins song) ""In the Still of the Nite"", also subsequently titled ""In the Still of the Night"", is a song written by Fred Parris and recorded by his Five Satins. While only a moderate hit when first released (peaking at No. 24 on the national pop charts), it has received considerable airplay over the years and is notable as one of the best known doo-wop songs, recorded by artists such as Boyz II Men and Debbie Gibson. It is heard in several films, such as ""The Buddy Holly Story"" and ""Dirty Dancing""."
"71, on October 21, 2011, putting an end to reunions of the original group. The Del-Satins The Del-Satins were an American vocal group, most active in the early 1960s, who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for Dion and others. They have been described as having ""few peers as practitioners of white doo-wop."" The group was formed in 1958 in Manhattan, New York, through a merger of two existing street corner groups, the Yorkville Melodys and the Jokers. The original members were teenagers Stan Zizka (lead), Fred Ferrara (baritone), his brother Tom"
"The Del-Satins The Del-Satins were an American vocal group, most active in the early 1960s, who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for Dion and others. They have been described as having ""few peers as practitioners of white doo-wop."" The group was formed in 1958 in Manhattan, New York, through a merger of two existing street corner groups, the Yorkville Melodys and the Jokers. The original members were teenagers Stan Zizka (lead), Fred Ferrara (baritone), his brother Tom Ferrara (bass), Leslie Cauchi (first tenor), and Keith Koestner (second tenor). They chose the"
"and their only song to reach #1 on the Hot 100, ""Summer in the City"" (August 13–27, 1966). Later that year, the #10 hit ""Rain on the Roof"" and the #8 hit ""Nashville Cats"" (which went on to become a staple in the concerts of bluegrass legend Del McCoury) completed the group's first seven consecutive Hot 100 hits to reach that chart's top 10. The only other 1960s act to achieve that feat is Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Some years later, Bobby Weinstein and The Lovin' Cohens turned ""Nashville Cats"" into ""Noshville Katz"", a frequent Dr. Demento staple. The"
"U.S. No. 1 singles, including ""Rich Girl"" (also No. 1 R&B), ""Kiss on My List"", ""Private Eyes"", ""I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"" (also No. 1 R&B), ""Maneater"" and ""Out of Touch"" from their six multi-platinum albums - ""Bigger Than Both of Us"", ""Voices"", ""Private Eyes"", ""H2O"", ""Rock 'n Soul Part 1"" and ""Big Bam Boom"" - the last five of which were released consecutively. The era also produced an additional six U.S. Top 10 singles, ""Sara Smile"", ""One on One"", ""Family Man,"" ""You Make My Dreams,"" ""Say It Isn't So"" and ""Method of Modern Love"". In 1972"
"songs of all time, second only to ""You're Gonna Miss Me"", by the 13th Floor Elevators. The Outcasts from San Antonio cut two highly regarded songs, ""I'm in Pittsburgh and It's Raining"", which became a local hit, and ""1523 Blair"", that Jason Ankeny described as ""Texas psychedelia at its finest"". The Five Americans were from Durant, Oklahoma, and released a string of singles, such as ""Western Union"", which became a top 10 US hit in 1967. From Phoenix, Arizona, the Spiders featured Vincent Furnier, later known as Alice Cooper. The group recorded two singles, most notably ""Don't Blow Your Mind"","
"1972. The 1973 follow-up singles ""Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"" (led by Smith and Wynne), which was another million-seller, ""One of a Kind (Love Affair)"" (led by Wynne), and ""Ghetto Child"" (led by Fambrough and Wynne) cemented the group's reputation, as well as further that of Bell, a noted Philly soul producer. Following their Atlantic successes, Motown also issued a ""Best of the Spinners"" LP which featured selections from their Motown/V.I.P. recordings. They also remixed and reissued the 1970 B-side ""Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music"" (led by Smith, originally co-led by Cameron) as a 1973 A-side."
"Happy"", peaked at #26 on the US R&B chart, and subsequently made the UK Top 40 in 1970. Their 1965 recording ""I've Been Hurt"" was their biggest regional hit (based on sales and airplay) prior to 1980. The group reached the Number one slot in the UK Singles Chart in September 1971, with the re-issue of ""Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"", thanks to its initial support from the then thriving UK Northern soul scene. The song also went to number one in Ireland, making them the first black soul group to top the Irish Charts. The group didn't chart again"