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Saville was born Philip Saffer on 28 October 1927 at Marylebone, London (in later life he gave his birth year as 1930, a date repeated in all his obituaries), [5] son of Louis Saffer (who later assumed the anglicized form of the family name, "Saville", chosen by his father, Joseph Saffer, a master tailor), a travelling salesman for a clothing company, and Sadie Kathleen (known as "Kay"), née ...
"Glamorous" is a downtempo R&B [1] and pop [2] song that has a smooth, silky feel and contains elements of techno. [3] According to Dan Gennoe of Yahoo! Music, the song is comparable to the music of Janet Jackson. [4] Spence D. of IGN noted that the song contained a mid-1980s vibe and influences of musical works by Madonna and Prince.
"We Are the World" is credited to "USA for Africa", and not the individual artists who participated in the recording. Artists who hit number one prior to the start of the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 are included here. A song that topped multiple pre-Hot 100 charts is counted only once.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. [1] The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best ...
"The Best" was co-written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, and first offered to Paul Young, who declined. [2] Bonnie Tyler was the first artist to record it. "The Best" was released as the lead single from her seventh studio album, Hide Your Heart, in January 1988.
In 1972, a version of the song from the album Godspell (1971) by the original off-Broadway cast was released as a single in the US, and attributed simply to the group name "Godspell". Robin Lamont was the lead singer, uncredited. "Day by Day" spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at the #13 position on July 29, 1972. [5]
The song became so popular that its creators revised it, adding three verses and removing product references to create a full-length song appropriate for commercial release. The full-length song was re-recorded by both The Hillside Singers and The New Seekers and both versions became huge hits. [5]
The song became Williams' second number-one single in the United Kingdom. The song went on to win a number of awards around the world, including a 2000 Brit Awards for British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year in 2000, and it also won a Capital Radio Award for Best Single.