"Earth"" and ""Hold Back The Rain"". The alternative mix of ""Planet Earth"" which is called ""Night Mix"" also appears on the special edition of ""Duran Duran""'s first album, released in 2010. Apart from the single, ""Planet Earth"" has also appeared on: Albums: Duran Duran are: Also credited: Planet Earth (Duran Duran song) ""Planet Earth"" is the debut single by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 2 February 1981. It was an immediate hit in the band's native UK, reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart on 21 February, and did even better in Australia, hitting #8 to"
"Planet Rock (song) ""Planet Rock"" (also known as ""Don't Stop... Planet Rock"") is a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force. The song featured Marvella Murray, Yvette Murray, Melissa Johnson and Sandra Wheeler on additional background vocals. Although it was primarily an underground hit in the United States, Canada, and UK, it helped change the foundations of hip-hop and dance music and became one of the most influential pieces and a milestone and eventually an icon of the hip-hop, breakdance and electronic music cultures. It is credited with pioneering the genre and developing the electro style, building on"
"Earth (Jefferson Starship album) Earth is the fourth album by Jefferson Starship. The album was recorded in 1977, with the same band lineup as the previous album, ""Spitfire"" and released in 1978. The band had not toured in 1977, partly due to Marty Balin's reluctance to commit to the band. The song ""Count on Me"" became a Top 10 single, peaking at No. 8. The album hit No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" charts. A US and European tour followed. A riot in West Germany occurred after the band decided not to play without Grace Slick, who was ill. They lost"
": The first single of the band's career was ""Planet Earth"" (released on 2 February 1981), which reached No. 12 on the UK charts. The band followed up with the release of ""Careless Memories"" on 20 April 1981, but it only reached UK No. 37. The third single from this album was the most successful. ""Girls on Film"", released 13 July, went to No. 5 in the UK. The video for the single was directed by Godley & Creme and was filmed in August, just two weeks after MTV was launched in the United States, before anyone knew what an"
"to provide a song for the ""Star Wars Holiday Special"". Earth (Jefferson Starship album) Earth is the fourth album by Jefferson Starship. The album was recorded in 1977, with the same band lineup as the previous album, ""Spitfire"" and released in 1978. The band had not toured in 1977, partly due to Marty Balin's reluctance to commit to the band. The song ""Count on Me"" became a Top 10 single, peaking at No. 8. The album hit No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" charts. A US and European tour followed. A riot in West Germany occurred after the band decided not"
"latter became better known in the 1980s as ""F. R. David"" when he recorded the hit single ""Words (Don't Come Easy)"". Warren Shapovitch provided the narration on the tracks ""We Were All Uprooted"" and ""A Song"". Earth (Vangelis album) Earth is the first official solo album by the Greek artist Vangelis, released in 1973. In contrast to ""Heaven and Hell"" (1975) and some soundtracks by Vangelis from this period, ""Earth"" was not released on compact disc in the 1980s — it was not until 1996 that a CD version was made available, and then only in Greece. The album was"
"seminal ""Planet Rock"". Planet Patrol Planet Patrol is an American electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson: lead singer Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with Melvin Franklin of The Temptations). The group only produced a single album, the self-titled ""Planet Patrol"" in 1983, which peaked at #64 on the ""Billboard"" R&B Albums chart. The group's most popular song, ""Play at Your Own Risk"", was created from tracks that did not make the final version"
"few years they achieved their greatest commercial success and continued to demonstrate their versatility. In 1980 the soulful pop single, ""He's So Shy"", reached number three on the charts, and the following year a slow, sultry ballad, ""Slow Hand"", reached number two. The follow-up, ""Should I Do It"" was classic girl-group. Richard Perry then sold Planet to RCA Records in 1982. The first release from this new union was ""American Music"", a patriotic-themed, modernized take on the girl-group sound while ""I'm So Excited"" was an influential, exuberant dance track. All these singles were significant hits in the US and were"
"Earth (Vangelis album) Earth is the first official solo album by the Greek artist Vangelis, released in 1973. In contrast to ""Heaven and Hell"" (1975) and some soundtracks by Vangelis from this period, ""Earth"" was not released on compact disc in the 1980s — it was not until 1996 that a CD version was made available, and then only in Greece. The album was promoted by a concert, held in Paris, at the Olympia Theatre in February 1974. In 1974 two left-over tracks from the recording sessions for ""Earth"" were issued as a single, on the WWA label: ""Who"", written"
"Planet Patrol Planet Patrol is an American electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson: lead singer Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with Melvin Franklin of The Temptations). The group only produced a single album, the self-titled ""Planet Patrol"" in 1983, which peaked at #64 on the ""Billboard"" R&B Albums chart. The group's most popular song, ""Play at Your Own Risk"", was created from tracks that did not make the final version of Afrika Bambaataa's"
"of the Earth"", which became the first Australian film soundtrack to earn a gold record award. In late 1972, after Tamam Shud disbanded, Gaze and Macara formed Miss Universe with George Limbidis on bass guitar and Phillip Pritchard on guitar. Early in the following year they rehearsed with Ross Hannaford and Ross Wilson (both ex-Daddy Cool) but after about a month Gaze left and Macara followed. Gaze and Macara were founding members of Ariel, another progressive rock group, which formed in 1973, alongside John Mills on keyboards, Bill Putt on bass guitar, and Mike Rudd on guitar and vocals (all"
"Earth,"" released in 1979, was produced by Lorusso and the late Vancouver keyboard player Dale Jacobs. The band played in Toronto as headliners with up to 17,800 attendees. A reporter for The Globe and Mail, who had only stayed to see the opening act, wrote a scathing review. The negative review was the headline of the national entertainment page. CBS demanded compensation for the impact on Zon's popularity but neither they nor the band ever recovered. Zon was dropped from CBS after a thorough corporate housecleaning of the A&R Department despite Zon already having their contract signed for a third"
"""Planet Rock"", which incorporated electronica elements from Kraftwerk's ""Trans-Europe Express"" and ""Numbers"" as well as YMO's ""Riot in Lagos"". The Planet Rock sound also spawned a hip-hop electronic dance trend, electro music, which included songs such as Planet Patrol's ""Play at Your Own Risk"" (1982), C Bank's ""One More Shot"" (1982), Cerrone's ""Club Underworld"" (1984), Shannon's ""Let the Music Play"" (1983), Freeez's ""I.O.U."" (1983), Midnight Star's ""Freak-a-Zoid"" (1983), Chaka Khan's ""I Feel For You"" (1984). DJ Pete Jones, Eddie Cheeba, DJ Hollywood, and Love Bug Starski were disco-influenced hip hop DJs. Their styles differed from other hip hop musicians who"
"with Focus). In 1979 Chris Koerts left, feeling that he had achieved everything he wanted with the band. Earth and Fire Earth and Fire were a Dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop group. Formed in the Netherlands by twin brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts, and most popular in the 1970s when fronted by singer Jerney Kaagman, Earth and Fire had many chart topping hits in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, though they never gained much popularity in England or the Americas. Their biggest international hit was ""Weekend"", a number one single in"
"Octopus"" and 1976's ""Spitfire"" (which featured another Balin-penned hit in the #12 ""With Your Love"") saw Kantner amalgamate his usual songwriting approach with the soft rock ethos favored by the group in such songs as ""I Want To See Another World,"" ""St. Charles"" (a minor hit that peaked at #64 in 1976) and the ""Song to the Sun"" suite. Although ""Earth"" (1978) – to which Kantner contributed just one song – duplicated the success of ""Red Octopus"" and ""Spitfire"" with two major Balin-sung soft rock hits (Jesse Barish's ""Count on Me"" [#8] and N. Q. Dewey's ""Runaway"" [#12]), Jefferson Starship"
"Happy Planet (Wall of Voodoo) Happy Planet is the fourth and final studio album by the American new wave band Wall of Voodoo, released in 1987. It marked a return of ""Call of the West"" producer Richard Mazda. Although not as successful as ""Call of the West"", ""Happy Planet"" did produce a minor hit with a cover of The Beach Boys' ""Do It Again"". The album, recorded at Hit City West, reached #83 on the Australian charts. ""Do It Again"" is a cover of the Beach Boys' 1968 song, and its music video featured a guest appearance from Beach Boys"
"Earth Band's ""Solar Fire"" (1973), ""Nightingales and Bombers"" (1975), ""The Roaring Silence"" (1976) and ""Watch"" (1978), plus John Entwistle's ""Mad Dog"" (1975), Andy Fairweather Low's ""La Booga Rooga"" (1975), Chris Rea's ""Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?"" (1978) and Justin Hayward's ""Night Flight"" (1980). In 1976, Polydor released their second album ""First Flight"", although it failed to make any lasting impression. They sang live with John Miles and appeared on a live album. The sisters released two albums in 1978 through Safari Records, both of which failed to chart. In 1971, both sisters were cast as schoolgirls in the Hammer film"
"""Rapper's Delight"", generally considered to be the song that first popularized rap music in the United States and around the world. In 1982, Afrika Bambaataa released the single ""Planet Rock"", which incorporated electronica elements from Kraftwerk's ""Trans-Europe Express"" and ""Numbers"" as well as YMO's ""Riot in Lagos"". The Planet Rock sound also spawned a hip hop electronic dance trend, electro music, which included songs such as Planet Patrol's ""Play at Your Own Risk"" (1982), C Bank's ""One More Shot"" (1982), Cerrone's ""Club Underworld"" (1984), Shannon's ""Let the Music Play"" (1983), Freeez's ""I.O.U."" (1983), Midnight Star's ""Freak-a-Zoid"" (1983), Chaka Khan's ""I"
"and 7-inch vinyl single in the United States, Canada, Germany, Portugal, United Kingdom, Mexico ('82), Spain ('82), Netherlands ('82), France ('82), Italy ('82), Austria ('90). Roles were divided, Williams acted as a lead singer thanks to his prominent vocals while Eaves III provided instrumental backing and was behind production. Their distinctive style of mature soul voice meeting the powerful multi-layered synth lines and bass synthesizers that was typical of the New York minimalist electronic R&B sound of the early 1980s was also the progenitor of electro music, one year early before seminal electro track ""Planet Rock"" was released. Williams argues"
"had drum beats supplied by the TR-808. Planet Rock was followed later that year by another breakthrough electro record, ""Nunk"" by Warp 9. In 1983, Hashim created an electro-funk sound with ""Al-Naafyish (The Soul)"" that influenced Herbie Hancock, resulting in his hit single ""Rockit"" the same year. The early 1980s were electro's mainstream peak. According to author Steve Taylor, Afrika Bambaataa's Planet Rock serves as a ""template for all interesting dance music since"". In the early 1980s, Chicago radio jocks The Hot Mix 5 and club DJs Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles played various styles of dance music, including older"
"Heathen Earth Heathen Earth is a live album by English industrial music pioneers Throbbing Gristle, released in 1980 through Industrial Records. Tracks 1–8 document their performance 16 February 1980 at the Industrial Records studio in front of a small, invited audience. The audience are all credited by name on the album, including Jonas Almquist of the Leather Nun, Monte Cazazza (who shot the video of the performance), Geoff Rushton and Jon Savage. Included on the CD editions are bonus tracks taken from their 1980 7"" singles ""Adrenalin"" and ""Subhuman."" ""Heathen Earth"" was originally released in 1980 on the band's label"
"Bob Arthur, George Rains, Mark Naftalin. 1969: Tracy Nelson, Powell St.John, John Andrews, Bob Arthur, Boz Scaggs, Lonnie Castille. 1970: Tracy Nelson, John Andrews, Andy McMahon, Bob Cardwell, David Zettner, Karl Himmel, James Day. 1971: Tracy Nelson, John Andrews, Andy McMahon, Bob Cardwell, Karl Himmel, Tim Drummond. Mother Earth (American band) Mother Earth was an eclectic American blues rock band formed in 1967 in California, fronted by Tracy Nelson. Nelson, who hailed from Madison, Wisconsin, began her career as a solo artist, but formed the Mother Earth ensemble after moving to San Francisco. The group performed at the Fillmore West"
"Knew"", with Cynthia Biggs and Kenny Gamble. His ""Theme from the Planets"" has been sampled hundreds of times and was featured on the breakbeat compilation album, ""Ultimate Breaks and Beats"". His most successful album was ""Life On Mars"", released on the Philadelphia International record label in 1976. On the title track Wansel played keyboards and Instant Funk made up the rest of the rhythm section while singer, Terri Wells, was on vocals. Many of the other tracks were recorded by Dexter's rhythm section called The Planets and featured Darryl Brown on drums, Calvin Harris on guitar, Bobby Malach on saxophone,"
"1981, Lynn Davis released a version of the song on Stanley Turrentine's album ""Tender Togetherness"". In 1993, Jay Graydon also released a version of the song on his solo album (""Airplay for the Planet"") on which Bill Champlin provided the lead vocals, and this time, the verses were performed in the same key as the Earth, Wind & Fire version, with the ending matching that of Airplay's version. David Benoit and Russ Freeman also covered the song, under their 1994 collaboration album, ""The Benoit/Freeman Project"", with Vesta Williams and Phil Perry on vocals. UK boyband Damage has covered the song,"
"with German and Japanese electropop influences such as Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra inspired the birth of electro. As the electronic sound developed, instruments such as the bass guitar and drums were replaced by synthesizers and most notably by iconic drum machines, particularly the Roland TR-808. Early uses of the TR-808 include several Yellow Magic Orchestra tracks in 1980–1981, the 1982 track ""Planet Rock"" by Afrika Bambaataa, and the 1982 song ""Sexual Healing"" by Marvin Gaye. In 1982, producer Arthur Baker, with Afrika Bambaataa, released the seminal ""Planet Rock"", which was influenced by Yellow Magic Orchestra, used Kraftwerk samples, and"
"Heaven on Earth (Belinda Carlisle album) Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in 1987. The album features three singles that made the Top 10 charts in the United States, including the #1 hit and Carlisle's signature song ""Heaven Is a Place on Earth"". It is her most successful album to date. AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the album four stars out of five retrospectively, saying ""while nothing here packs quite the punch that ""How Much More,"" ""We Got the Beat,"" and ""Turn to You"" did, such memorable songs as ""Heaven Is a Place"
"Planetary Unfolding Planetary Unfolding (1981) is an album of electronic ambient music by U.S. musician Michael Stearns. It is considered a classic of ambient music. Michael Stearns became a resident composer musician at Emily Conrad's meditation classes in 1975. He initially composed and performed on a Minimoog and various electro-acoustic instruments. In 1979 he was introduced to the Serge modular synthesizer by Kevin Braheny who owned a 15-panel system (dubbed ""The Mighty Serge""), which he used on ""Morning Jewel"". He then built his own 12-panel Serge. With this, as with Braheny's system, he performed electronic music feeling evocative of space."
"was a number-one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in August 2001. The song was released on 2 CD singles, one of which was a 6-track maxi-single with dance remixes and the full-length, unedited 2000 version. A double 12-inch vinyl set was also issued as a limited edition in the US and featured the track listing of the CD maxi-single. Both physical CD singles and the 12-inch vinyl release are no longer available from Reprise Records. Planets of the Universe ""Planets of the Universe"" is a song by American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks. The song was first recorded"
"have been internalized by the incipient London club scene at the time. By 1981, the charts would be full of songs with a similarly musical trajectory: rumbling disco bass, clipped, riffy guitar and a smooth vocal over the top."" Paul Stump in ""Unknown Pleasures"" says the song ""was imprinted upon every new popster's eardrum almost immediately, most notably upon Duran Duran who first built a debut single (Planet Earth) and then a career upon this one brief moment of Roxy Music studio harmonization."" Just over half of this album has been played live over the course of the band's career,"
"Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra is a nickname given to artists who recorded together in the early 1970s. They were predominantly members of Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Their first album together was ""Blows Against the Empire"", when they were known as Jefferson Starship. Starship founder Paul Kantner then came up the term ""Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra"", a label of reference to the San Francisco musicians that played on David Crosby's ""If I Could Only Remember My Name"". During the sessions for"
"on Earth and by 1969 had won a recording contract with Harvest. This led to the release, in February 1970, of the single ""Real Cool World"", which was a hit in Europe, reaching number-one in Switzerland. The band's debut album ""Horizons"" was followed by a second album ""The Going's Easy"", both issued in 1970 and another single ""Tell the Story"". In 1972, Watt-Roy joined the band Glencoe, and met guitarist John Turnbull. The quartet released two albums, ""Glencoe"", and ""The Spirit of Glencoe"", along with three singles, and four recorded John Peel radio sessions before breaking up, and in 1974"
"vocalist. Keyboardist Hannibal left the band shortly and was replaced briefly by Sam Loya, who was then replaced by Amy Excolere. They performed regularly and recorded two albums; a self-titled debut and a follow-up called Give Too Much, consisting of the same recordings with two added tracks recorded at the same time, both released in 1991 by MCA Records. Earth continued doing live performances with World Entertainment War in a variety of venues until the group disbanded in 1993. That same year, Earth joined singer, songwriter, and accordionist Angel Corpus Christi as her international touring guitarist. In 1993 he formed"
"famous with the album Oxygene in 1976. Among other experimental we can cite Igor Wakhevitch with Hathor (1973) and François de Roubaix for the soundtrack of the Jacques-Yves Cousteau'film Antartique (1974). The space music and space disco become popular with Space, Magic Fly (1977) ; Cerrone, Supernature (1977) ; Droïds, The force (1977) and Bernard Fevre aka Black Devil Disco Club (1975-1978). The following one in the late 70's and early 80's were notably Philippe Laurent aka Hot Bip (Industrieuse, 1979) and René Roussel with Caramel (1980). Following precursors Jean-Michel Jarre and Cerrone, many French electronic artists have gained worldwide"