Kylie Minogue

Artist:  Kylie Minogue

Birth Name:  Kylie Ann Minogue

Born:  May 28, 1968.  Melbourne, Australia

Genre:  Pop, Dance Pop, Disco, Club, Euro-Pop, Euro-Dance

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress

Instruments:  Vocals

Kylie Minogue is an Australian Singer, Songwriter, and Actress from Melbourne.  She is the highest selling Female Australian Artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide.  She has been recognised in Music as well as Fashion, and is referred to by the European press as the "Princess Of Pop", she got a Grammy Award three Brit Awards and 17 ARIA Music Awards.

 

Title:  Tension (Transparent Pink Vinyl) (2023)

Genre:  Pop, Dance Pop, Disco, Club, Euro-Pop, Euro-Dance

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Padam Paddam (2:46)

 2.  Hold On To Now (3:57)

 3.  Things We Do For Love (3:09)

 4.  Tension (3:36)

 5.  One More Time (3:02)

 6.  You Still Get Me High (3:38)

Side B:

 1.  Hands (2:45)

 2.  Green Light (3:19)

 3.  Vegas High (3:33)

 4.  10 Out Of 10 (with Oliver Heldens) (2:51)

 5.  Story (3:16)

Personnel:

Kylie Minogue:  Lead Vocals on All Tracks, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  B2, 4

Peter Rycrott:  Keyboards, Programming

Ina Wroldsen:   Vocals on Track A1

Duck Blackwell:  Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards on Tracks:  A2-6, B3, 5, Backing Vocals on Track:  A5

Biff Stannard:  Percussion on Tracks:  A2-6, B3, 5, Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  A2-6, B3, Backing Vocals  on Tracks:  A2, 3, 5, Keyboards on Track B5

Jon Green:  Guitar on Tracks:  A2-6, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  A2, 3, 5, 6, Keyboards on Tracks:  A2, 5, 6

House Gospel Choir:  Choir on Track A2

Jonny Bird:  Guitar on Track A3

Ms Marinade:  Additional Rap on Track B1

Elizabeth Loughrey:  Backing Vocals on Track B1

Daniel Davidsen:  Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming on Track B1

Kasper Larsen:  Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Programming on Track B1

Mich Hansen:  Percussion on Track B1

Peter Wallevik:  Backing Vocals, Keyboards on Track B2

Ruby Spiro:  Backing Vocals on Track B2

Thomas Edinger:  Saxophone on Track B2

James Abrahart:  Backing Vocals B4

Martin Bijelic:  Bass, Bells, Clapping, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Syntjesizer, Vocal Effects on Track B4

Tension is the sixteenth studio album by Kylie Minogue, released on september 22, 2023 by BMG.  Limited Edition Transparent Pink Vinyl.

Boney M.

 

Artist:  Boney M.
Origin:  Bonn, West Germany
Genre:  Pop, Dance, Disco, Eurodisco, Euro-Dance, Club-Dance, Electronic, R&B, Reggae

Original line-up:

Liz Mitchell:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Marcia Barrett:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Maizie Williams:  Dancer, Live Vocals
Bobby Farrell:  Dancer, Rap, Live Records

Boney M. is a Vocal Group created by German Record Producer Frank Farian.  Originally based in Germany, formed in 1976 by original members Liz Mitchell (Jamaican-born Singer), Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams (from Montserrat) and Bobby Farrell (from Aruba).  Boney M. achieved popularity during the Disco Era of the late 1970s, although they never had much success in America.  They had many big hits:  Daddy Cool" (UK Top Ten in 1977), "Sunny" (in 1977), "Ma Baker" (in 1978), "Belfast", "Rivers Of Babylon" (the biggest selling single in UK Chart history, and US Top 40 Hit in 1978), "Brown Girl In The Ring",  "Rasputin" (UK Top Ten Hit), "Mary's Boy Child" and "Oh My Lord", which became also the biggest selling single in UK, "Painter Man" (Hit the UK Top Ten in 1979), "Hooray! Hooray!, It's A Holi-Holiday" and many more!

Title:   The Magic Of Boney M. (2022)

Genre:  Pop, Dance, Disco, Eurodisco, Euro-Dance, Club-Dance, Electronic, R&B, Reggae

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:  *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

LP 1: 

Side A:

 1.  Daddy Cool (3:28)

 2.  Sunny (3:57)

 3.  Rivers Of Babylon (4:16)

 4.  El Lute (3:59)

 5.  No Woman No Cry (4:18)

Side B:

 1.  Hooray! Hooray! It 's A Holi-Holiday-7" Version (3:55)

 2.  Rasputin (4:26)

 3.  Painter Man (3:17)

 4.  Belfast (3:27)

 5.  Brown Girl In The Ring (4:01)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Kalimba De Luna (4:13)

 2.  Happy Song - 7" Version (3:58)

 3.  Still I;m Sad (4:25)

 4.  Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (4:02)

 5.  Baby Do You Wanna Bump (2:27)

 6.  Felicided (Margjrite) (2:51)

Side D:

 1.  Gotta Go Home (2:33)

 2.  Ma Baker (4:06)

 3.  Sunny - Mousse T. Radio Mix (3:20)

 4.  Rasputin (3:06)

 5.  Daddy Cool (2:35)

Bonus Track:

 6.  Riose de Babylonia (4:07)

The Magic Of Boney M. is the complilation album by Boney M., released on March 18, 2022 by Sony Music, including new remixes "Rasputin", "Daddy Cool", and unreleased track "Rios de Babylonia".

Spice Girls

 

Artist:   Spice Girls

Origin:   London, England

Genre:   Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Euro Dance, Euro Pop, Club, Adult Contemporary

Original line-up:

Melanie Brown as Mel B (Scary Spice):   Vocals

Melanie Chisholm as Mel C (Sporty Spice):  Vocals

Emma Bunton (Baby Spice):  Vocals

Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice):  Vocals

Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice):  Vocals

Spice Girls are an English Pop Girl Group from London, formed in 1994, comprises Melanie Brown as Mel B (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm as Mel C (Sporty Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Ger Halliwell (Ginger Spice), and Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice).  They released their debut single "Wannabe" in 1996, it hit No. 1 in 37 countries and commenced their global success.  Their debut album Spice (1966) sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history.  Their follow-up album, Spiceworld (1997), was also a commercial success, selling over 13 million copies worldwide.  In November 2000, the group released Forever, which was their only album without Geri Halliwell.  The Spice Girls have sold 90 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling girl group of all time, one of the best-selling artists, and the biggest British Pop success since The Beatles.  The group have received a number of awards including five Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award and three World Music Awards.

Title:   Forever  (2020)

Genre:   Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Euro Dance, Euro Pop, Club, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Virgin Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Holler  (4:15)

 2.  Tell Me Why  (4:13)

 3.  Let Love Lead The Way  (4:57)

 4.  Right Back At Ya  (4:09)

 5.  Get Down With Me  (3:45)

 6.  Wasting My Time  (4;13)

Side B:

 1.  Weekend Love  (4:04)

 2.  Time Goes By  (4:51)

 3.  If You Wanna Have Some Fun  (5:25)

 4.  Oxygen  (4:55)

 5.  Goodbye  (4:35)

Personnel:

Melanie Brown as Mel B (Scary Spice):   Vocals

Melanie Chisholm as Mel C (Sporty Spice):  Vocals

Emma Bunton (Baby Spice):  Vocals

Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice):  Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis:  All Musical Instruments on Tracks:  9, 10

Paul waller:  Drum Programming on Track 11

Will Malone:  Strings Arrangement on Track 11

Eliot Kennedy:   Backing Vocals on Track 4

Sue Drake:  Backing Vocals on Track 4

Forever is the 20th Anniversary Edition of third studio album by Spice Girls, originally released on November 1, 2000 by Virgin Records, remastered and reissue on November 20, 2020 by Virgin Records.  The first time on 180 Gram Vinyl with UK No. 1 singles "Holler" and "Let Love Lead The Way".