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"Respectable" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.In the liner notes to the 1993 compilation album Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones (on which it was included), Jagger said, "It's important to be somewhat influenced by what's going on around you and on the Some Girls album, I think we ...
"Respectable" is a song by English pop duo Mel and Kim from their only studio album, F.L.M. (1987). It was released on 18 February 1987 as the album's second single. It was released on 18 February 1987 as the album's second single.
Respectable may refer to: . Having significant social status "Respectable" (Rolling Stones song), 1978 single "Respectable" (Mel and Kim song), 1987 single "Respectable", a 1960 single by The Isley Brothers, a 1965 album cover by the Yardbirds on Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds, and a 1966 cover by The Outsiders
The follow up was genius," recalled Kim "It started to go global; 'Respectable' just took it to another level." [ 4 ] The sisters became well-known celebrities in Europe, particularly in Britain, and were known for their visual style which combined urban street wear with high fashion (prior to their music career Mel had worked as a glamour model).
The album was predominantly written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) and contained a mixture of house-infused productions and downtempo, soulful songs. Supreme Records head Nick East said the original plan was to release "every track" from the album as a single, "like [Michael Jackson's] Thriller", but Mel's cancer diagnosis forced the abandonment of the plan. [7]
The duo enjoyed considerable chart success in the late 1980s, achieving four UK top ten hits, including the number one "Respectable" (1987), while their debut album, F.L.M. (1987) spent 25 weeks on the UK chart and was certified platinum in the UK.
This LP is more of a "blue-eyed soul" album than Time Won't Let Me.Only one of the band's many singles is included, their second biggest seller "Respectable". Also known as "(She's So) Respectable" and "Respectable (What Kind of Girl Is This)", this song was written and released as a single by the Isley Brothers in 1959; though not a hit at that time, the song became more prominent when it was ...
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