"Turn Unstoned"", was released, a collection of Christie demos and unreleased songs. Christie (band) Christie is an English rock band that formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single ""Yellow River"", released in 1970. In addition to Jeff Christie (born Jeffrey Christie, 12 July 1946, Leeds, Yorkshire, England) their vocalist, bassist and songwriter; they initially included guitarist Vic Elmes and drummer Mike Blakley (born Michael Blakley, 12 January 1947, Bromley, Kent, England, brother of Alan Blakley). Jeff Christie had initially worked with several bands, including The Outer Limits, who released ""Just"
"100 in America. The song describes the pleasure and pain of love in terms of colours (blue and grey) and elements (water and wind). The English lyrics (""Blue, blue, my world is blue …"") focus on colours only (blue, grey, red, green, and black), using them to describe components of lost love. The English version by Vicky Leandros also appeared as ""Colours of Love"" in some locations including the UK. The song was the second one performed during the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest. At the close of voting, it had received 17 points, placing 4th in a field of 17,"
"as the No. 3 song of 1955. Earliest known version, from Christy's Plantation Melodies. No. 2: The ""Dearest Mae"" and ""Rosa Lee"" referenced in the song are the titles of two other songs also appearing in Christy's Minstrels songbooks. Twenty-five years later, the lyrics were changed to eliminate the more racially specific lyrics, with ""soldier"" replacing ""darkey""; and the first line of the chorus, ""She's the sweetest rose of color"" (a reference to the African-European free people of color) changed to ""She's the sweetest little flower ..."" ""Dearest Mae"" is replaced with ""Clementine"" in some variant versions of the song."
"Green River (song) ""Green River"" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was written by John Fogerty and was released as a single in July 1969, one month before the album of the same name was released (see 1969 in music). The song ""Green River"" was based on a vacation spot for John Fogerty. In an interview Fogerty gave to ""Rolling Stone"" in 2012, Fogerty stated: Fogerty added that the ""actual specific reference, 'Green River,' I got from a soda pop-syrup label... My flavor was called Green River."" ""Green River"" was certified gold (500,000 units"
"released and peaked at No. 2. In the United Kingdom, ""Bad Moon Rising"" spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart during September and October 1969, becoming the band's only number one single in the UK. The band's third album, ""Green River,"" followed in August 1969 and went gold along with the single ""Green River"", which again reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts. The B-side of ""Green River"", ""Commotion"", peaked at No. 30 and the band's emphasis on remakes of their old favorites continued with ""Night Time Is the Right Time"". CCR continued to tour incessantly"
"Green Is the Colour ""Green Is the Colour"" is a track on Pink Floyd's 1969 ""More"". It was composed and written by Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour. A tin whistle is heard in the song, played by drummer Nick Mason's then-wife Lindy. A live version of the song was released as the third single to promote ""The Early Years 1965–1972"" box set in October 2016. Live arrangements of the song were performed as a full electric band piece and at a slower tempo. Richard Wright built a calm sheen of warbling organ sound throughout, which created a more"
"and a repeating pattern of the same tree that she is dancing beside. Frost is next to a car while Hamilton is seen in a pink-coloured room with ""number 1"" signs. At the song's bridge, the three women are seen dancing near fluorescent purple lights. UK CD1 (Green) UK CD2 (Red) UK Cassette Atomic Kitten's version of the song proved successful on the charts, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It spent three weeks at number one in the United Kingdom (selling 145,000 copies in the first week; it was eventually certified Gold and has sold over 410,000 copies), and"
"The River (Breed 77 song) ""The River"" is a song and single by Gibraltarian Flamenco Metal band Breed 77 and it was their first ever single to reach the top 40 — hitting the charts at number 39. It was released as a 2 part CD and DVD set, and on 7"" vinyl. Track 1 written by Paul Isola & Danny Felice. Track 2 (CD1) written by Danny Felice, Paul Isola, Pete Chichone. Track 2 (CD2) written by Pedro Caparros, Paul Isola, Danny Felice. The line-up for this single consisted of Paul Isola, Danny Felice, Stuart Cavilla, Pete Chichone and"
"She Comes in Colors ""She Comes in Colors"" is a song written by Arthur Lee and released by Love as a single in 1966 and on their 1967 album ""Da Capo"". It was also included on a number of Love compilation albums, including ""Love Revisted"" and ""Best of Love"" and on the multi-artist compilation album ""Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra 1963–1973"". Although modern critics have praised the song as being ""sublime"", or a ""timeless jewel"" or as possibly the best song Lee ever wrote, at the time of its release as a single it failed to make the"
"Green River (album) Green River is the third studio album by American rock and roll band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in August 1969. It was the second of three albums they released in that year, the first one being ""Bayou Country"" (their second release overall) which was released in January. In 2003, ""Green River"" was ranked number 95 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It features two of the band's best-known songs, ""Bad Moon Rising"" and the title track. The album was remastered and reissued on 180-gram vinyl by Analogue Productions in 2006."
"the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks. ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" also topped the adult contemporary chart in the US for six weeks. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1970. The song was certified gold for over one million copies in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America, and the song has sold over six million copies worldwide, making it among the best-selling singles. The single won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in the"
"the entire band except for Charlie Watts. The lyrics in the chorus share the phrase ""she comes in colours"" with the song of that title by Love, released in December 1966. The song begins with the piano playing an ascending scale, which returns throughout the song as a recurring motif. This motif is developed by the celesta and strings in the middle 8. Humorous and ambiguous devices are used, such as when the strings play out-of-tune and off-key towards the end of the song, and when the other Stones sing their ""La La's"" like little children. ""She's a Rainbow"" was"
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"Chris Rainbow Christopher James Harley, known by the stage name Chris Rainbow (18 November 1946 – 22 February 2015), was a Scottish rock singer and musician who had two hit songs, ""Give Me What I Cry For"" and ""Solid State Brain"" in the 1970s. In addition to his solo career he was a vocalist and vocal arranger who sang with many rock, pop and progressive bands as well as solo artists. Latterly, he owned his own studio and worked as a respected producer. He was born the son of James Harley and Pamela Clapham. He adopted the stage name ""Rainbow"""
"True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song) ""True Colors"" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from American singer Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write. ""True Colors"" spent two weeks in the number one spot on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and was the last single from Lauper to occupy the top of the chart. It received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Billy Steinberg originally wrote ""True Colors"" about"
"""Colour by Numbers"" (UK No. 1, US No. 2), was released in 1983. The first single, ""Church of the Poison Mind"", featuring backing vocalist Helen Terry, reached the UK and US Top 10. The second single, ""Karma Chameleon"", gave the band their biggest hit, peaking at No. 1 in the UK (the band's second chart-topper there), where it became the best selling single of 1983 and has sold 1.5 million copies there to date. It also peaked at No. 1 in the US for three consecutive weeks, and would ultimately hit No. 1 in 30 countries, thus becoming one of"
"Cherry Ripe (song) Cherry Ripe is an English song with words by poet Robert Herrick (1591–1674) and music by Charles Edward Horn (1786–1849) which contains the refrain, Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,<br> Ripe I cry,<br> Full and fair ones<br> Come and buy.<br> Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,<br> Ripe I cry,<br> Full and fair ones<br> Come and buy. An earlier poem by Thomas Campion (1567–1620) used the same title ""Cherry Ripe"", and has other similarities. It is thought that the refrain originated as a trader's street cry. The song's title has been used in other contexts on a number of occasions since and"
"Flying Colors (Trooper album) Flying Colors is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1979. The album contained the hits ""3 Dressed Up as a Nine"", ""Good Clean Fun"" and ""Janine"", the latter of which became the band's highest charting single in their career history. The album would reach double-platinum certification in Canada. All songs by McGuire/Smith except where noted. Side One 1. ""3 Dressed Up as a 9"" (4:41) 2. ""All Day and All of the Night"" (Ray Davies) (3:08) 3. ""Go Ahead and Sue Me"" (4:20) 4. ""Quiet Desperation"" (Stewart/Underhill/Ludwig) (4:25) 5. ""She's"
"Blue Is the Colour (song) Blue Is the Colour is a football song associated with Chelsea Football Club. It was performed by the squad and released in 1972 to coincide with the club's ultimately unsuccessful appearance in the League Cup final of that year against Stoke City. The record was issued on the Penny Farthing Records label and reached number 5 in the UK Charts and number 8 in Ireland in March 1972. It has become one of the most well-known English football songs. Singing squad members include: As of 2018, 46 years after the song was first released, it"
"Stones. The Stones had previously had hard rock hits such as ""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"" (1965), and with ""Paint It Black"", they now combined hard rock with psychedelia. Other psychedelic rock #1 hits over the years were: 1967 - ""Ruby Tuesday"" (The Rolling Stones), ""Light My Fire"" (The Doors), ""The Letter"" (The Box Tops); 1968 - ""Hello, I Love You"" (The Doors), ""People Got to Be Free"" (The Rascals); 1969 - ""Crimson and Clover"" (Tommy James and the Shondells, psychedelic garage rock); 1970 - ""Venus"" (Shocking Blue). For the next several years, as new psychedelic subgenres began to mushroom,"
"the song in a bright green dress, made by Northern Irish dress designer Alice Campbell, taking full advantage of the then-innovation of colour broadcasting at the Contest. A brief excerpt from the performance was shown in a montage at the Congratulations special in late 2005. The song was performed fifth on the night, following Monaco's Jean Jacques with ""Maman, Maman"" and preceding Italy's Iva Zanicchi with ""Due grosse lacrime bianche"". At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, placing 7th in a field of 16. It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1970 contest by Dana with"
"The RIAA certified the album at 11× platinum, denoting shipments of 5.5 million in the United States; the RIAA counts each disc separately for certification purposes. As of 2007, ""Up!"" has sold 20 million copies worldwide. It stayed in the Top 200 of the ""Billboard top 200 albums sales"" chart for more than 60 weeks. The album was also certified diamond in Canada 17 days after its release date. In 2007, the album's cover was listed on ""Maxim""'s Sexiest Album Covers. All songs written by Shania Twain and Robert John ""Mutt"" Lange. Track lengths correspond to red, green and blue"
"through ""Call Me"" of January 1970. The first eight all made the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, including her chart-topping signature song, ""Respect."" No single included charted lower than #19 on the Hot 100. Missing is her eleventh single of this sequence, ""I Can't See Myself Leaving You"" of April 1969; also missing is her 1968 version of ""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"" released as a single in the United Kingdom only. The other three tracks appeared as b-sides, two of which charted on the Hot 100 independently of their hit sides. The single mixes do not appear"
"the Hot 100. His next album, ""Call Me"" (April 1973) produced three top ten singles: ""You Ought to Be with Me"", ""Call Me (Come Back Home)"", and ""Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"". Green's album ""Livin' for You"" (December 1973) was his last album to be certified gold. In addition to these hit singles, Green also had radio hits with songs such as ""Love and Happiness"", his cover of the Bee Gees' ""How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"", ""Simply Beautiful"", ""What a Wonderful Thing Love Is"", and ""Take Me to the River"", later covered successfully by new wave"
"""Dedicated Follower of Fashion"", ""Sunny Afternoon"", ""Dandy"" and ""Little Miss Queen of Darkness"" (all 1966); ""Mister Pleasant"" and ""End of the Season"" (both 1967); ""Sitting By the Riverside"" and ""All of My Friends Were There"" (both 1968); ""She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina"" (1969); ""Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues"" and ""Alcohol"" (both 1971); ""Look a Little on the Sunny Side"" (1972); and ""Holiday Romance"" (1975). Occasionally, he varied the group's sound with more disparate musical influences, such as raga (""Fancy"", 1966), bossa nova (""No Return"", 1967) and calypso (""I'm on an Island"", 1965; ""Monica"", 1968; ""Apeman"", 1970; ""Supersonic Rocket Ship"","
"steady gig, he joined the Doobie Brothers as third lead guitarist in the middle of their current tour. He had previously worked with the band in the studio, adding pedal steel guitar to both ""Captain"" (""South City Midnight Lady"") and ""Vices"" (""Black Water"", ""Tell Me What You Want"") and was already playing with the band as a special guest during that year's tour. ""Vices"" included the band's first No. 1 single, Simmons' signature tune ""Black Water"". It topped the charts in March 1975 and eventually propelled the album to multi-platinum status. Johnston's lyrical ""Another Park, Another Sunday"" (as a single,"
"second top 40 hit on that chart. The River (Good Charlotte song) ""The River"" is a song by Good Charlotte featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates of the band Avenged Sevenfold. The song was the first single from the ""Good Morning Revival"" album in North America and the second single throughout the rest of the world except for Australia. On December 8, 2006, the second GCTV episode was released on Good Charlotte's website. ""The River"" was featured in the video and can be heard playing in the background. The song was premiered January 4, 2007, on their official website, and"
"Tom Pinnock of ""Uncut"" in 2013, ""“Green River” was my favourite song from the Creedence era, because it really had the whole Sun Records vibe to me – and the album, too."" Green River (album) Green River is the third studio album by American rock and roll band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in August 1969. It was the second of three albums they released in that year, the first one being ""Bayou Country"" (their second release overall) which was released in January. In 2003, ""Green River"" was ranked number 95 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums"
"Vietnam War. The word ""color,"" in the song, means ""label"" or ""call"" and follows the 'color' motif set in Barbra Streisand's 1963 release of ""My Coloring Book."" The song served as a major musical inspiration for the 2016 track ""Celebrate"" by Anderson .Paak. Color Him Father ""Color Him Father"" is a song released by funk and soul group The Winstons. It was released in 1969, and reached number 2 on the R&B charts and number 7 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 that same year. Its composer, Richard Lewis Spencer, won a Grammy Award for Best R&B song in 1970. ""Color"
"Was Roses""). Former United States president Bill Clinton has called the album an all-time favorite. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1974, for sales of over 500,000 copies. It was later certified Platinum in 1997, for sales of over 1,000,000 copies. Colors of the Day Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins, (or simply Colors of the Day) is a compilation album by the American folk singer Judy Collins, released in 1972. It peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. It was produced by Mark Abramson of Elektra Records and contains 12"
"Rainbow (Mariah Carey album) Rainbow is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on November 2, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album followed the same pattern as Carey's previous two albums, ""Daydream"" (1995) and ""Butterfly"" (1997), in which she began her transition into the urban market. ""Rainbow"" contains a mix of hip hop-influenced R&B jams, as well as a variety of slow ballads. On the album, Carey worked with David Foster and Diane Warren, who, as well as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, replaced Walter Afanasieff, the main balladeer Carey worked with throughout"
"Rainbow (Mariah Carey album) Rainbow is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on November 2, 1999, by Columbia Records. The album followed the same pattern as Carey's previous two albums, ""Daydream"" (1995) and ""Butterfly"" (1997), in which she began her transition into the urban market. ""Rainbow"" contains a mix of hip hop-influenced R&B jams, as well as a variety of slow ballads. On the album, Carey worked with David Foster and Diane Warren, who, as well as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, replaced Walter Afanasieff, the main balladeer Carey worked with throughout"
"Color of the Blues ""Color of the Blues"" is a 1958 country song written by George Jones and Lawton Williams and released by Jones on January 15, 1958. By the time of the release of ""Color of the Blues"" in 1957, Jones had been releasing singles for three years and had scored four Top 10 hits: ""Why Baby Why"" (1955), ""You Gotta Be My Baby"" (1956), ""Just One More"" (1956), and ""Don't Stop the Music"" (1957). However, his three previous singles had failed to chart and, in the wake of Elvis Presley's explosion in popularity, he had even recorded a"