"syllable), 'Turn It In' and 'Move Yer Arris'. He capitalised on his initial success with a one-off hit record, a novelty version of ""The Ugly Duckling"" recorded on PYE records. In 1975 it reached number 10 in the BBC Top 50 Singles Chart. In 1975 he also became the host of the ITV children's TV quiz show ""Runaround"", fondly remembered for its incomprehensible rules and the incongruity of Reid as presenter. ""Runaround"" ended in 1981. In 1987, he joined the cast of the popular BBC television soap opera ""EastEnders"" as Frank Butcher, for which he gained much popularity over the"
"Neil Reid Neil Reid (born 1959) is a Scottish former child singing star, winner of ITV's ""Opportunity Knocks,"" and the holder of the title youngest person to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. Known also as ""Wee Neil Reid"", he was eight when he was discovered singing at a pensioners' party in 1968. Reid won ""Opportunity Knocks"" on 13 December 1971 singing his version of ""Mother of Mine"", which, when released commercially by Decca Records shortly afterwards, went to number two on the UK Singles Chart following a performance on ""Top of the Pops."" The ""Mother of Mine"""
"Children's Story ""Children's Story"" is a song recorded by hip hop artist Slick Rick. Taken as the second single from his album ""The Great Adventures of Slick Rick"", the song was a Top 5 hit on both the Hot R&B Singles and the Hot Rap Tracks charts. It is one of the most sampled rap songs of all time. The song interpolates the notes of the bassline from Bob James's song ""Nautilus"". About.com listed it at 44 on their list of the top 100 rap songs, and is ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. Children's Story"
"A Child of the Fifties ""A Child of the Fifties"" is a song written by Don Reid, and recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in September 1982 as the second single from the album ""The Legend Goes On"". The song reached #17 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Much like many of the Statler Brothers' songs, the song mixes a relationship with nostalgia and contemporary references. The song is a young man's somewhat bittersweet look back at his youth, the then still-relatively recent 1950s in which he grew up, and muses"
"standard ""I Can't Make You Love Me"". In 1990, Reid signed to Columbia Records as a recording artist. His debut album ""Turning for Home"" produced a No. 1 country hit in its lead-off single ""Walk on Faith"", although the album's other singles were not as successful. His second and final album, 1992's ""Twilight Town"", produced two singles which both missed the Top 40. By 1991, Reid composed the music for the Civil War musical ""A House Divided"". After that he wrote six more musicals, including ""Quilts"", ""Different Fields"", ""Eye of the Blackbird"", ""Tales of Appalachia"", ""In This House"", and ""The"
"with both A- and B-sides listed. Inside (Ronnie Milsap song) ""Inside"" is a song written by Mike Reid, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in November 1982 as the third single and title track from the album ""Inside"". The song extended his early 1980s success as both a country and crossover artist when it reached its peak popularity in early 1983. ""Inside"" was Milsap's 21st No. 1 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart, it was the first chart-topper as a songwriter for Country musician Reid. Throughout the 1980s, Milsap recorded several Reid-penned"
"Ronnie Milsap's ""Stranger in My House"", which won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1984. Reid later began a solo recording career, releasing two studio albums for Columbia Records. He charted seven singles on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart as a singer, including the Number One hit ""Walk on Faith"". At college, Reid was a captain on both the Nittany Lions undefeated 1968 and 1969 teams that went 22-0. In his senior year (1969), the tackle spearheaded Penn State on defense with 89 tackles and was a unanimous All-America choice and"
"best kids' records ever"". He has since released several other CDs to further acclaim. Eric Herman songs and videos have been heard and seen nationally on PBS Kids, The Today Show, Sirius XM and Fox & Friends. His song ""Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard] was voted ""Best Children's Song"" by the international Just Plain Folks Music Organization for their 2006 awards, and he received a Parents' Choice Award for his ""What a Ride!"" and ""Incredibly Spaced-Out Adventures of Jupiter Jackson"" albums. Eric's music videos have become extremely popular, with over 50 million views on YouTube, led by ""The Elephant Song"", which"
"performed by artists including Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes, and Carrie Underwood. The record sales for the single were donated to the show’s eponymous organization. In 2009, Reid received the Spirit of Compassion Award from UNICEF. Reid has a son named Antonio Jr, born in 1979, with an ex. Reid had son Aaron Alexander in November 1989 with Perri ""Pebbles"" Reid and they were married from 1989 to 1996. In 2000 he married Erica Holton. They have daughter Ariana Manuelle (2001)"
"Kids (MGMT song) ""Kids"" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the third and final single from their debut studio album ""Oracular Spectacular"" (2007) on October 13, 2008. The version of the song that appears on ""Oracular Spectacular"" is updated from earlier versions that appear on the band's EPs ""Time to Pretend"" (2005) and ""We (Don't) Care"" (2004). A track entitled ""Kids (Afterschool Dance Megamix)"" appears on the album ""Climbing to New Lows"" (2005). On December 1, 2009, the track was announced as a nominee at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop Performance"
"be singing it now. The programme was the last in that series and featured Kiri Te Kanawa reliving a moment in her life from December 1971 with presenter Noel Edmonds. Reid is now an Independent Financial Adviser living in Blackpool, Lancashire; and was interviewed by Amanda Holden about his child stardom for ITV1's ""When Britain First Had Talent"" in January 2008. Neil Reid Neil Reid (born 1959) is a Scottish former child singing star, winner of ITV's ""Opportunity Knocks,"" and the holder of the title youngest person to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. Known also as ""Wee"
"Kid"" and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, the song was a No. 1 hit for Thomas and earned him an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Movie goers became re-acquainted with ""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"" when it was included in the film Spider-Man 2 (2004). The 1969 recording was inducted into the 2014, Grammy Hall of Fame. Two time Academy of Country Music Award nominee Kyle Lehning produced ""The Living Room Sessions"" at Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, Tennessee in 2012. Lehning and Thomas kept the pre-production details simple,"
"number of other projects. He released ""Mistaken Identity"", his first solo album, in 1996 and has collaborated with the choreographers Bill T. Jones on ""Still/Here"" and Donald Byrd on ""Jazztrain"". He performed ""Party 'Til The End of Time"" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) with The Roots, an end of the 2000 millennium tribute featuring the music of Prince's album ""1999"". He also composed and performed ""Bring Your Beats"" a children's program for BAM. Reid has also undertaken significant work as a record producer, including two Grammy-nominated albums: ""Papa"" (1999) by the African vocalist Salif Keita and """" (2001)"
"Kids See Ghosts (song) ""Kids See Ghosts"" is a song by American hip hop duo Kids See Ghosts, composed of Kanye West and Kid Cudi, released as the sixth track off their eponymous debut album ""Kids See Ghosts"" (2018). The song includes a feature from American rapper Mos Def, who is credited under his real name Yasiin Bey. The song was released on June 8, 2018 as part of ""Kids See Ghosts"". On the day of the album's release, multiple tracks were mislabeled on streaming services, including ""Kids See Ghosts"", which was mislabeled as the second track on the album,"
"Serenade"" radio program, ""Lean Baby"", ""Fat Man Boogie"", ""Ping Pong"", ""Jooms Jones"", ""Gabby Goose"", ""Lumby"", ""Daisy Mae"" and ""Friday Afternoon"" with Hal McIntyre, ""Miles Behind"", ""The Wrong Idea"" with Charlie Barnet, ""Wings Over Manhattan"", ""Filet of Soul"", ""Mayhem"", ""Gin and Tonic"", and ""Solving the Riddle"". But his biggest hit as a composer was the children's song ""I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat"", which he recorded with Mel Blanc in 1950. Another arrangement, ""Be My Host"", served as the winner's fanfare on ""The Newlywed Game"" and was played after host Bob Eubanks announced the winning couple. Billy May Edward William"
"of the song on ""Top of the Pops"". The ""Mother of Mine"" record sold over 250,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and over 2.5 million globally. It also sold around 400,000 copies in Japan alone. The song also appeared on his self-titled album ""Neil Reid"", reaching number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, and thus making Reid the holder of the title of the youngest person to reach number one on that chart. at the age of 12 years 9 months. Reid followed up the single ""Mother of Mine"" by ""That's What I Want To Be"" three months later, but"
"a search for suitable material from music publishers. Little Children (song) ""Little Children"" is a song written by J. Leslie McFarland and Mort Shuman. It was recorded by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in March 1964, and No. 7 in the US Hot 100 singles chart later the same year. The B-side of ""Little Children"" in the U.S., ""Bad to Me"" (which had previously been an A-side in the UK which made No. 1 there in August 1963) peaked at No. 9 on the US charts simultaneously to the success"
"""We All Sleep Alone"" and ""Just Like Jesse James""; Alice Cooper's ""Poison""; and Ricky Martin's ""The Cup of Life"" and ""Livin' la Vida Loca"". Child's career started when he formed an R&B-influenced pop rock band, Desmond Child & Rouge in 1975 with singers Myriam Valle, Maria Vidal, and Diana Grasselli, backed by hired musicians. The band was known for their inclusion on the soundtrack to ""The Warriors"" in 1979, with the song ""Last of an Ancient Breed"", and for the Billboard #51 hit ""Our Love is Insane"". Their two albums received positive reviews but sold poorly and the group disbanded"
"Reborn (Kids See Ghosts song) ""Reborn"" is a song by American hip hop duo Kids See Ghosts, composed of Kanye West and Kid Cudi, released as the fifth track off their eponymous debut album ""Kids See Ghosts"" (2018). At 5 minutes and 24 seconds long, it is the longest song on the album. The song was acclaimed by music critics. It charted in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Portugal, Ireland, France, Canada and Australia in 2018, and was the highest charting song from the album in the United States, Ireland and France. The song's lyrics deal with personal themes"
"R&B and Adult Contemporary charts. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1962. Charles reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1962, staying for two weeks. The Ray Charles version is noted for his saying the words before the last five lines of the song on the final chorus: ""Sing the Song, Children"". Choral backing was provided by The Randy Van Horne Singers. It was ranked No. 164 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 49 on CMT's ""100 Greatest Songs in Country Music"". ""Note"": This original recording"
"at number 1 on the chart dated for February 23, 1991. The song was also his only Number One on the ""RPM"" Country Tracks charts in Canada. Walk on Faith ""Walk on Faith"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mike Reid. It was released in November 1990 as the first single from his album ""Turning for Home"". The song became his only Number One country hit in February 1991. Reid wrote the song with Allen Shamblin. The music video was directed and produced by Deaton Flanigen. Thom Owens of Allmusic cited ""Walk on Faith"" as"
"reached 5 in the Hot R&B Singles, staying there for 19 weeks and 2 on the Hot Rap Tracks, remaining on the charts for 11 weeks. This was the best performing single from ""The Great Adventures of Slick Rick"". The song has been covered by: On March 21, 2017, it was announced that ""Children's Story"" was going to be produced into a children's book by Get it Down, a record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. The book was released with a reissue of the album on Record Store Day. Children's Story ""Children's Story"" is a song recorded by hip hop"
"American Dreams (The Oak Ridge Boys album) American Dreams is a studio album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 24 on the ""Billboard"" Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles ""An American Family"" and ""No Matter How High"", the latter of which was the group's last number one hit on Hot Country Songs. ""Turning for Home"" later served as the title track to Mike Reid's 1991 debut album ""Turning for Home"". The album cover shows The Oak Ridge Boys standing in the seats"
"Little Children (song) ""Little Children"" is a song written by J. Leslie McFarland and Mort Shuman. It was recorded by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in March 1964, and No. 7 in the US Hot 100 singles chart later the same year. The B-side of ""Little Children"" in the U.S., ""Bad to Me"" (which had previously been an A-side in the UK which made No. 1 there in August 1963) peaked at No. 9 on the US charts simultaneously to the success of ""Little Children"" there. The lyric concerns a"
"album for kids, Jackson wrote his first song: ""The Bondi Tram"". It was written on a paper tray mat at 2am in a cold motel room in the Sydney suburb of Miranda. During the same year and inspired by British album ""The Funny Family"", Mike and Michelle Jackson recorded their first children's album ""Bunyips, Bunnies and Brumbies"", an album which went Gold. They toured Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US almost non-stop for seven years. During this time, they featured in a national TV Show (""Playmates"" on ABC Television), created three songbooks, co-wrote an instruction book for string figure"
"it as an opportunity to write songs especially for her, many of them, such as ""The Gypsy,"" ""A Tree in the Meadow,"" and ""I'm Walking Behind You,"" became hits in the United States for other vocalists (see above). This duo had their first hit, 'Coming Home', at the end of the Second World War, a song also recorded by Vera Lynn. He formed a number of accordion bands, primarily The London Piano Accordeon Band. Reid married Jane Gordon, a singer, his second wife and their son, a.k.a. Billy Reid born 1957 was also a singer. Billy Reid (father) was Southampton"
"Kids (OneRepublic song) ""Kids"" is a song recorded by American pop rock band OneRepublic as the second single from their fourth studio album, ""Oh My My"" (2016). The single's title and artwork were officially announced on the band's Twitter account on August 3, 2016. The song was released August 12, 2016. and its music video was released on August 25, 2016. The song was used by Chrysler in their ""PacifiKids"" 2016 Christmas commercial. The song has been described as pop rock and electropop. Ryan Tedder, the lead vocalist of OneRepublic, told ""Entertainment Weekly"" that ""the song was inspired by the"
"Walk on Faith ""Walk on Faith"" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mike Reid. It was released in November 1990 as the first single from his album ""Turning for Home"". The song became his only Number One country hit in February 1991. Reid wrote the song with Allen Shamblin. The music video was directed and produced by Deaton Flanigen. Thom Owens of Allmusic cited ""Walk on Faith"" as a standout track on Reid's album, calling it a ""surging hit [single]"" and one of the ""best moments"" on the album. Alanna Nash of ""Entertainment Weekly"" also"
"Inside (Ronnie Milsap song) ""Inside"" is a song written by Mike Reid, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in November 1982 as the third single and title track from the album ""Inside"". The song extended his early 1980s success as both a country and crossover artist when it reached its peak popularity in early 1983. ""Inside"" was Milsap's 21st No. 1 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart, it was the first chart-topper as a songwriter for Country musician Reid. Throughout the 1980s, Milsap recorded several Reid-penned songs which would become No. 1"
"number 37 in the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1960. In 2004, Reed's song was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in the ""Classic of Blues Recordings"" category. According to Koda, ""Baby What You Want Me to Do"" ""was already a barroom staple of blues, country, and rock & roll bands by the early '60s"" and has spawned versions by a variety of blues, R&B, and rock artists. The song continues to be performed and recorded, making it perhaps the most covered of Reed's songs. Some of these include: Baby What You Want Me to Do ""Baby What You"
"— makes you want to get involved,"" and that ""[f]un is where and how you make it."" American Kids ""American Kids"" is a song written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in June 2014 as the first single from Chesney's 2014 album ""The Big Revival"". After its official release, the song became available for sale on June 21 that year. Chesney heard the tune during a writers' retreat with McAnally, and according to Chesney: ""It was unlike anything I'd ever heard... it just grabs you and"
"Kid (Peter Andre song) ""Kid"" is a song by British Australian singer and songwriter Peter Andre. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2014 as the lead single from his tenth studio album ""Big Night"" (2014). The song peaked at number 144 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was chosen for the 2014 DreamWorks Animation movie ""Mr. Peabody & Sherman"" and was also used in the Autumn Iceland TV commercials. A music video to accompany the release of ""Kid"" was first released onto YouTube on 31 January 2014 at a total length of three minutes"
"in the film ""The Criminal"" and later in 2003 three of his songs, ""Seed of Memory"", (the title track to ""Seed of Memory""), ""To Be Treated Rite"", and ""Brave Awakening"", appeared in the movie ""The Devil's Rejects"" (2005), directed by Rob Zombie. Also, his song ""Faith To Arise"" was in the 2003 film ""Wonderland"" and also in the 2017 film ""Win It All."" In 2009 his song 'Be Yourself"" which he wrote for Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners appeared in the George Clooney film ""Up In the Air"". In 2005 Reid actually had a part in movie ""The Greatest Game"