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~ Lucille
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BCB Band sings Lucille by Kenny Rogers.
At the time the band broke up, Rogers was severely in debt and Jolly Rogers was out of business. In order to jump-start his career, he signed to United ...More Artists in 1975, and with the help of producer Larry Butler, he devised an accessible, radio-ready, and immaculately crafted take on country-pop that leaned toward adult contemporary pop, not country. "Love Lifted Me," his debut single for the label, was a minor hit early in 1976, but it took a full year for Rogers to have a genuine breakthrough hit with "Lucille." Climbing to number one early in 1977, "Lucille" not only was a major country hit, earning the Country Music Association's Single of the Year award, but it also was a huge crossover success, peaking at number five on the pop charts. For the next six years, Rogers had a steady string of Top Ten hits on both the country and pop charts.
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His crossover success is important — his lush, easy listening productions and smooth croons showed that country stars could conquer the pop audience, if produced and marketed correctly. During the late '70s and early '80s, much of country radio was dominated either by urban cowboy or country-pop in the vein of Rogers' own singles. Between 1978 and 1980, he had five straight number one country singles — "Love or Something Like It," "The Gambler," "She Believes in Me," "You Decorated My Life," "Coward of the County" — most of which also reached the pop Top Ten. In addition to his solo hits, he had a series of Top Ten duets with Dottie West, including the number one hits "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (1978), "All I Ever Need Is You" (1979), and "What Are We Doin' in Love" (1981). Not only did his singles sell well, but so did his albums, with every record he released between 1976's Kenny Rogers and 1984's Once Upon a Christmas going gold or platinum.
By the beginning of the '80s, Rogers' audience was as much pop as it was country, and singles like his cover of Lionel Richie's "Lady" confirmed that fact, spending six weeks at the top of the pop charts. Rogers also began performing duets with pop singers like Kim Carnes ("Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," number three country, number four pop, 1980) and Sheena Easton ("We've Got Tonight," number one country, number six pop, 1983). Rogers also began making inroads into television and film, appearing in a number of TV specials and made-for-TV movies, including 1982's Six Pack and two movies based on his songs "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County." Late in 1983, he left United Artists/Liberty for RCA Records, releasing a duet with Dolly Parton called "Islands in the Stream" as his first single for the label. Written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb, the record became one of his biggest hits, spending two weeks on the top of both the country and pop charts. |
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~ Belle and Megara - Islands In The Stream
Views: 14044 |  |  |  |  | This is a photo montage of Belle and Megara to the song "Islands In The Stream" by The Bee Gees.
I'd like to dedicate this video to three people.
I dedicate it to megarafan, because you love Megara so much.
I dedicate it to Calliope, because you're ...More more like Belle than you think.
And I dedicate it to Lavender, because you adore The Bee Gees.
Enjoy the video and let me know what you think! |
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~ Lucille
Views: 1415 |  |  |  |  | Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRNRgtwR6oE&fmt=18
Buck Norris sings "Lucille" by Kenny Rogers. This was a request by tuktukskagal.
At the time the band broke up, Rogers was severely in debt and Jolly Rogers was out of business. In order to jump- ...More start his career, he signed to United Artists in 1975, and with the help of producer Larry Butler, he devised an accessible, radio-ready, and immaculately crafted take on country-pop that leaned toward adult contemporary pop, not country. "Love Lifted Me," his debut single for the label, was a minor hit early in 1976, but it took a full year for Rogers to have a genuine breakthrough hit with "Lucille." Climbing to number one early in 1977, "Lucille" not only was a major country hit, earning the Country Music Association's Single of the Year award, but it also was a huge crossover success, peaking at number five on the pop charts. For the next six years, Rogers had a steady string of Top Ten hits on both the country and pop charts.
His crossover success is important — his lush, easy listening productions and smooth croons showed that country stars could conquer the pop audience, if produced and marketed correctly. During the late '70s and early '80s, much of country radio was dominated either by urban cowboy or country-pop in the vein of Rogers' own singles. Between 1978 and 1980, he had five straight number one country singles — "Love or Something Like It," "The Gambler," "She Believes in Me," "You Decorated My Life," "Coward of the County" — most of which also reached the pop Top Ten. In addition to his solo hits, he had a series of Top Ten duets with Dottie West, including the number one hits "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (1978), "All I Ever Need Is You" (1979), and "What Are We Doin' in Love" (1981). Not only did his singles sell well, but so did his albums, with every record he released between 1976's Kenny Rogers and 1984's Once Upon a Christmas going gold or platinum.
By the beginning of the '80s, Rogers' audience was as much pop as it was country, and singles like his cover of Lionel Richie's "Lady" confirmed that fact, spending six weeks at the top of the pop charts. Rogers also began performing duets with pop singers like Kim Carnes ("Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," number three country, number four pop, 1980) and Sheena Easton ("We've Got Tonight," number one country, number six pop, 1983). Rogers also began making inroads into television and film, appearing in a number of TV specials and made-for-TV movies, including 1982's Six Pack and two movies based on his songs "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County." Late in 1983, he left United Artists/Liberty for RCA Records, releasing a duet with Dolly Parton called "Islands in the Stream" as his first single for the label. Written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry Gibb, the record became one of his biggest hits, spending two weeks on the top of both the country and pop charts.
Rogers stayed at RCA for five years, during which time he alternated between MOR, adult contemporary pop, and slick country-pop. The hits didn't come as often as they used to, and they were frequently competing with releases from Liberty's vaults, but he managed to log five number one singles for the label, in addition to "Islands in the Stream": "Crazy" (1984), "Real Love" (1985), "Morning Desire" (1985), "Tomb of the Unknown Love" (1986), and the Ronnie Milsap duet "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (1987). Despite his country successes, he no longer had pop crossover hits. Nevertheless, Rogers' concerts continued to be popular, as did his made-for-TV movies. Still, the lack of blockbuster records meant that RCA failed to renew his contract when it expired in 1988. Rogers returned to his first label, Reprise, where he had one major hit — 1989's Top Ten "The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)," taken from the gold album Something Inside So Strong — before his singles started charting in the lower half of the Top 40.
Throughout the late '80s and '90s, Rogers kept busy with charity work, concerts, his fast-food chain Kenny Rogers' Roasters, television specials, movies, and photography, publishing no less than two books, Kenny Rogers' America and Kenny Rogers: Your Friends and Mine, of his photos. Rogers |
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~ Tomeu Penya - Illes dins un riu
Views: 13639 |  |  |  |  | Títol: Illes dins un riu
Grup: Tomeu Penya
Disc: Una aclucada d'ull
Any: 1994
El 1994 Tomeu Penya i la cantant argentina Adriana Ceballos graven aquesta versió del tema de Bee Gees,Islands in the stream, a duet amb producció de Gabriel Mesquida.
...More Lletra:
Nina quan te vaig conèixer canvià tot
vaig venir cap a tu amb lo meu millor
ben suau dins jo
era un sentiment tot nou
Tu me fas coses que jo no sé explicar
Aferra't molt fort que no sent mal
Cada cop del meu cor és un sentiment tot nou
L'amor tendre és cec i demana dedicació
L'amor que sentim no cal conversar
I plegats sense pressa ah ah
Fent l'amor l'un amb l'altre ah ah
Illes dins d'un riu, això és lo que som
Ningú més en mig, com pot ser millor
Vine lluny amb mi a un altre món
Si estem plegats no tenc por de res ah ah
Recolzant-nos l'un amb l'altre ah ah
No puc viure quan l'amor ja s'ha acabat
Res no té importància si no tens ningú
Que et doni calor en sa nit
Per perdre el sentit de la realitat
Això no ens passarà, dubte no n'hi ha cap
Aquest amor mai no s'aturarà
I el missatge és ben clar
si a aquest dic hem vist que no hi ha fi
No ploraràs més
i estimar-me no et faré mal
I enamorats viurem com ara i sempre
anem plegats sense pressa ah ah
Fent l'amor l'un amb l'altre ah ah |
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~ Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Views: 83326 |  |  |  |  | "Islands in the Stream" was a 1983 hit country music single for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, written by the Bee Gees (whose vocals also appear on the record). It was the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark and the second pop number ...More -one for both Rogers and Parton (Rogers having been there with 1980's "Lady" and Parton with 1981's "9 to 5"). They went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional country hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love". The Gibb Brothers had originally written the song for Diana Ross[citation needed].
Its two weeks as Billboard Hot 100 number-one were preceded by "Total Eclipse of the Heart," performed by Bonnie Tyler, and followed by "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie. It also spent two weeks as the number one country song and in the year's final countdown was the number one song of the entire year of 1983.
In Australia, the song was number one for ten weeks, becoming one of the highest selling singles of the year.
In 2005, the song topped CMT's poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on the CMT special (which featured a countdown of the songs on the poll). Info courtesy: wikipedia.org] |
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~ Adriana con Tomeu Penya Illes dins un riu
Views: 18432 |  |  |  |  | La primera cantante Argentina que graba en el año 1994 esta versión del tema de Bee Gees(Islands in the stream)a duo con el el cantante isleño Tomeu Penya en una versión adaptada al catalán "illes dins un riu",Islas en un rio.Producida por Gabriel Mesquid ...More a .Reportaje interesante y parte del videoclip. |
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~ Barry Gibb Medley - American Idol 6 Top 4
Views: 1714 |  |  |  |  | The top 4 on American Idol Season 6 singing a medley of "Emotion", "Too Much Heaven", "Guilty", "Islands in the Stream", "You Win Again", and "Chain Reaction" by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees on the top 4 results show
*I do not own this video. I'm just s ...More upporting American Idol and the contestants on the show.
Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones |
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