Pet Shop Boys recorded a cover of the Brenda Lee track that was written by whom?
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Pet Shop Boys discography The discography of the Pet Shop Boys, an English electronic/pop music duo, comprises 13 studio albums, four compilation albums, two live albums, four remix albums, one extended play and 55 singles. The duo's debut single, "West End Girls", was first released in 1984 but failed to chart in most regions. However, the song was entirely re-recorded in late 1985, and this newly recorded version became their first number-one single, topping the UK Singles Chart, "Billboard" Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart. Parlophone Records released the duo's debut album, "Please", in the United Kingdom in March 1986. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also peaked at number seven on the "Billboard" 200 in the United States and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The following summer they released "It's a Sin", the lead single from their second album, "Actually". The single became another UK number one and also reached number nine in the US. This was followed by "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", with Dusty Springfield, which peaked at number two in both the UK and US. In the summer of 1987 the Pet Shop Boys recorded "Always on My Mind", a cover of the Brenda Lee track, and it became their third UK number-one single over Christmas 1987. This was followed by another UK number one, "Heart" in spring 1988. The album "Actually" was released in September 1987, peaked at number two in the UK and was certified three-times Platinum by the BPI.
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Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, recorded first by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always On My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972.
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Fooled by a Feeling "Fooled by a Feeling" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in July 1979 as the first single from the album "Just for the Record". The song reached number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Baby I Need Your Loving "Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the fall of 1964. It was also their first million-selling hit single. "Rolling Stone" ranked The Four Tops' original version of the song at #390 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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Christmas Time (Backstreet Boys song) "Christmas Time" is a Christmas song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys. The song was written by Veit Renn, Joe Smith, and Johnny Wright. "Christmas Time" was included on the Christmas edition of "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" single and on a bonus disc included in some editions of "Backstreet's Back" album. The song was also featured on "Platinum Christmas", a compilation album released by Jive Records in 2000, as well as many other Christmas compilation albums through the years.
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Break It to Me Gently "Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by blues musician Joe Seneca with lyrics by Diane Lampert. Both Brenda Lee and Juice Newton met with considerable success with their versions of the song.
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Everybody Loves Me But You "Everybody Loves Me But You" is a song written by Ronnie Self and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart and #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1962.
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The Pop Kids "The Pop Kids" is a song from the Pet Shop Boys album "Super", released as a digital download on 16 February 2016. A CD single and a digital extended play was released on 18 March 2016. A white vinyl 12" of "The Pop Kids" was released on May 27, featuring five remixes of the song.
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Bobbie Sue (song) "Bobbie Sue" is a song written by Wood Newton, Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in January 1982 as the first single and title track to the group's album of the same name. That April, the song became the Oaks' sixth No. 1 single on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart.
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Mutante (song) "Mutante" is a song written by Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho and originally recorded by Lee for the album "Saúde" (1981).
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Milwaukee, Here I Come "Milwaukee, Here I Come" is a song written by Lee Fykes and recorded as a duet by American country singers George Jones and Brenda Carter. The single, released on the Musicor label, was a hit, reaching #13 on the "Billboard" country singles chart. Carter was also signed to Musicor, which is the main reason she was brought in to sing with Jones on the track, and in an interview with "Music City News" in the summer of 1968, Jones expressed interest in producing the seventeen-year-old Houston singer. However, Jones would soon make several television appearances singing "Milwaukee, Here I Come" with Tammy Wynette, whom he married in 1969.
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Downtown (Petula Clark song) "Downtown" is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit, reaching number one in "Billboard" Hot 100 and number two in UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
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Peggy Sue "Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, recorded and released as a single by Holly in early July of 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on label of the single (Coral 9-61885), but band members Joe B. Mauldin (string bass) and Jerry Allison (drums) played on the recording. This recording was also released on Holly's eponymous 1958 album.
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Twice the Love Twice The Love is the 1988 studio album of George Benson, recorded in collaboration with six different production teams. The two main singles off of the record were the title track "Twice the Love" and the Curtis Mayfield song "Let's Do It Again" which was a #1 hit for The Staple Singers in 1975. Music videos were shot for both of them. The songs You're Still My Baby and Let Go are instrumentals. The CD bonus track Let Go was originally released on the B-side of the Let's Do It Again single. The songwriters are only credited on the label of the vinyl, but not on the CD printing, thus the CD editions are completely without songwriting credits.
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Hallo Spaceboy "Hallo Spaceboy" is a song by David Bowie from his 1995 album "Outside". The track was re-recorded the following year, and issued as a single, featuring Pet Shop Boys as guest vocalists. Bowie and Brian Eno co-wrote the original album version of the song.
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Yesterday, When I Was Mad "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" is a single by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys released as the fifth and last single from their 1993 album, "Very". The single peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 4 on the US "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play charts. The song was remixed by Jam & Spoon for its single release, among other things removing a compression effect applied to Tennant's voice during the verses. The B-sides included a cover of the Noël Coward song "If Love Were All".
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With a Little Help from My Friends "With a Little Help from My Friends" is a song by the Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" issued worldwide in June 1967. The song was written for and sung by the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr as the character "Billy Shears". The song, paired with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and featuring "A Day in the Life" as its B-side, was reissued as a single in the U.S. in August 1978 (#71) and in the U.K. in September 1978 (#63). "With a Little Help from My Friends" was ranked No. 311 on "Rolling Stone"' s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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Mr. Moonlight (song) "Mr. Moonlight" is a song written by Roy Lee Johnson, best known for being covered by the Beatles on the 1964 albums "Beatles for Sale" in the United Kingdom and "Beatles '65" in the United States.
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Who Am I? (Petula Clark song) "Who Am I?" was a 1966 single by Petula Clark written by Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent and produced by Tony Hatch.
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Tell Me What It's Like "Tell Me What It's Like" is a song written by Ben Peters and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached #8 on the U.S. country chart and #18 on the Canadian country chart in 1979. It was featured on her 1980 album, "Even Better". The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
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Here Comes That Feeling "Here Comes That Feeling" is a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Joe Osborne and performed by Brenda Lee. The song reached No.5 in the UK and No.89 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1962. The also song reached No.40 in Australia.
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Eddie Reeves Edward Benton "Eddie" Reeves (born November 17, 1939) is an American songwriter, recording artist, music publisher, artist manager, record company executive, and author. He wrote several hit songs including "All I Ever Need Is You" co-written with Jimmy Holiday and recorded by many artists including Ray Charles, Sonny & Cher, Ray Sanders, Andre Hazes, Tom Jones, Sammi Smith, Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed and Kenny Rogers & Dottie West; "Rings", co-written with Alex Harvey and recorded by Cymarron, Lobo, Reuben Howell, Leo Kottke, Twiggy, Tompall and The Glaser Brothers, Lonnie Mack (a vocal rendition from the guitar man of “Memphis” hit record fame), and other artists; "Don't Change on Me" co-written with Jimmy Holiday and recorded by Ray Charles, B.B. King, Van Morrison (recorded for Warner Bros. but available only on an Italian bootleg album), and by Alan Jackson; "If You Wouldn't Be My Lady", co-written with Jimmy Holiday and recorded by both Ray Charles and Charlie Rich; and "It’s a Hang Up Baby", recorded by both Jerry Lee Lewis and Z.Z. Hill. The song was also performed on November 6, 1969 by Tom Jones with musical backing by the Moody Blues on his national television show, "This Is Tom Jones".