The Leader II album was produced by Gary Glitter who achieved popular success in what year?
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Leader II Leader II is a 1991 studio album by English musician Gary Glitter. It was his first album in seven years, 1984's "Boys Will Be Boys" being his previous album. The album includes the single "Ready to Rock".
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Gary Glitter Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), known by the stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former glam rock singer, who achieved popular success in the 1970s and 80s. He was known for his extreme glam image of glitter suits, make-up and platform boots, and his energetic live performances. He sold over 20 million records, spent 168 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and had 21 hit singles placing him in the Top 100 UK most successful chart acts. From 1997, he returned to public notice for committing sex offences, being imprisoned for downloading child pornography in 1999, and child sexual abuse and attempted rape in 2006 and 2015.
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The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 is a double disc compilation album of Gary Numan's singles and selected album tracks released on the Beggars Banquet Records label. The album peaked at #70 on the UK Album Chart, and was promoted by a remixed re-release of Numan's 1979 hit "Cars" ('93 Sprint). Both the original version and the remixed version appear on the album.
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Cultural impact of Michael Jackson American entertainer Michael Jackson, who is known as the "King of Pop", is considered one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time. He had an unparalleled influence all over the world through his musical, dance, fashion and humanitarian contributions.
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Loverboy (Mariah Carey song) "Loverboy" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on July 16, 2001 by Virgin Records America as the lead single from "Glitter" (2001). Written and produced by Carey, Larry Blackmon, Thomas Jenkins and Clark Kent, "Loverboy" is built around a sample from "Candy" by Cameo, who are also featured on the track. Lyrically, the song finds Carey fantasizing about her loverboy, a man that will fulfill her physical and sexual desires. The recording was accompanied by an official remix, titled "Loverboy (Remix)", featuring guest artists Ludacris, Da Brat, Shawnna and Twenty II.
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Shout (Tears for Fears song) "Shout" is a song by British band Tears for Fears, written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal (with Curt Smith duetting on the chorus). First released in the UK on 23 November 1984, it was the band's eighth single release (the second taken from their second album "Songs from the Big Chair") and sixth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at no. 4 in January 1985. In the US, it reached no. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on 3 August 1985 and remained there for three weeks. "Shout" would become one of the most successful songs of 1985, eventually reaching the Top Ten in 25 countries. "Shout" is regarded as one of the most recognisable songs from the mid-eighties and is also recognised as the group's signature song, along with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World".
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Synchronicity II "Synchronicity II" is a song by the Police, and the third single from their album "Synchronicity". Written by lead singer and bassist Sting, it was released as a single in the UK and the U.S. by A&M Records, reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in December 1983. It featured the non-album track "Once Upon a Daydream" on the b-side. The song was described by "People Weekly" as "aggressive" and "steely."
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It Takes All Night Long "It Takes All Night Long" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album, "Silver Star" (1977), peaking at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.
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The Swingin' Sixties (The Brilliant Green album) The Swingin' Sixties is the second compilation album released by The Brilliant Green. It was released on July 23, 2014. The album contains a selection of the band's songs, described as "love songs and hits", re-recorded in a 60's style. The album also contains one new track, "A Little World". The album debuted at #18 on the Oricon Albums chart.
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1979 in British music This is a summary of 1979 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. 1979 saw the beginning of a few trends in British music. Electropop reached number one in both the singles and albums charts in the form of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, and synthesiser bands began to gather momentum which would come to dominate music in the early 1980s. The first rap hit in the UK came from the Sugar Hill Gang. The 2 Tone movement also emerged with early work from bands like The Specials and Madness. Disco music was still the most popular music of the year, although showed signs of dying out in later months. 1979 remains the biggest-selling year ever for physical format singles sales in the UK.
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Rock with You "Rock with You" is a song written by English songwriter Rod Temperton, produced by Quincy Jones and recorded by Michael Jackson. It was released on November 3, 1979, as the second single from Jackson's fifth album "Off the Wall" (1979). It was also the second number one hit of the 1980s, a decade whose pop singles chart would soon be dominated by Jackson. Temperton, formerly of the group Heatwave, also wrote Jackson's song "Thriller" (1984).
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Merry Christmas (Bing Crosby album) Merry Christmas is a compilation album by Bing Crosby that was released in 1945 on Decca Records. It has remained in print through the vinyl, CD, and downloadable file eras, currently as the disc and digital album "White Christmas" on MCA Records, a part of the Universal Music Group, (reissued in June 1995) and currently on vinyl as "Merry Christmas" on Geffen Records (re-issued in September 2014). It includes Crosby's signature song "White Christmas", the best-selling single of all time with estimated sales of over 50 million copies worldwide. The album has sold over 15 million copies and is the second best-selling Christmas album of all-time behind "Elvis' Christmas Album", which has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide.
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The Beautiful People (song) "The Beautiful People" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, "Antichrist Superstar" in September 1996. Classified as alternative metal, the song was written by frontman Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez, and was produced by Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie and Manson. Lyrically, it discusses what Manson refers to as "the culture of beauty".
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Pet Sounds Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966. It initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the United States, peaking at number 10 in the "Billboard" 200, a significantly lower placement than the band's preceding albums. In the United Kingdom, the album was hailed by its music press and was an immediate commercial success, peaking at number 2 in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart and remaining among the top ten positions for six months. "Pet Sounds" has subsequently gathered worldwide acclaim from critics and musicians alike, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential albums in music history.
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Sheena Is a Punk Rocker "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by the punk rock group the Ramones. Written by Joey Ramone, it is one of the Ramones' most popular songs, evidence of Joey's early 1960s surf rock and bubblegum pop influences. It first appeared in May 1977 as a single in the UK where it charted at #22. In the USA, it was released as a single in July 1977, and reached #81, and appeared on copies of the second issue of the band's 1977 album "Leave Home" (replacing the track "Carbona Not Glue"). The track, as well as its B-side "I Don't Care", was subsequently re-recorded for their third LP "Rocket to Russia".
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Powertrip Powertrip is the fourth studio album by Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single, "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the "Billboard" 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999.
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Scatman's World (song) "Scatman's World" is a song by American artist Scatman John. It was released in June 1995 the second single from the album of the same name and the follow-up to the international hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)". The song entered at number fourteen of its first week in the UK Singles chart, and then peaked at number ten. Around the world the single held its own and sold well removing any fans' doubts of Larkin being a one-hit-wonder.
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Starry Eyed (Michael Holliday song) "Starry Eyed" is a Michael Holliday song that became the UK No. 1 single on 29 January 1960. It was written by Earl Shuman and Mort Garson and produced by Norrie Paramor. Entering the charts dated 1 January 1960, it spent 12 weeks there altogether. It was the first UK No. 1 single of the 1960s. The previous year the song was a follow-up single for American singer Gary Stites, where it was a minor success with US audiences.
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American Bandstand American Bandstand is an American music-performance show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as producer. The show featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical act—over the decades, running the gamut from Jerry Lee Lewis to Run–D.M.C.—would usually appear in person to lip-sync one of their latest singles. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon holds the record for most appearances, at 110.
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Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song) "Rock and Roll" (also known as "The Hey Song") is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter that was released in 1972 as a single and on the album "Glitter". Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track reflecting on the history of the genre, and Part 2 is a mostly instrumental piece. Both parts were popular in Britain, and the single went to No. 2 on the British charts. In concert, Glitter merged both into one performance.
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Oh Yes! You're Beautiful "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as a standalone single in the UK in 1974, and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The single features the non-album track, "Thank You, Baby, For Myself" as its B-side, which was exclusive to the single.
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Warriors (Gary Numan song) "Warriors" is a song by Gary Numan released in 1983 as a 7" and 12" single from his "Warriors" album. Numan promoted the song on many popular TV shows such as "The Saturday Show" and "Crackajack". It peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, and was Numan's final Top 20 hit to date (not counting two reissues of his 1979 hit "Cars" released in 1987 and 1996).