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Promises was a Canadian-based pop group which was founded 1978 in Thousand Oaks, California.The members were siblings Leslie Maria Knauer (born August 20, 1957, Vancouver, vocals, bongos), Jed Knauer (born July 17, 1955, Toronto, guitar, piano) and Benny Knauer (born October 21, 1958, Vancouver, keyboards and vocals).
Naked Eyes was formed by Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher.The two had formerly been part of a band called Neon, with future members of Tears for Fears. [2]The debut album Burning Bridges was produced by Tony Mansfield, along with the follow-up album Fuel for the Fire, which also featured two titles produced by Arthur Baker.
The album consisted of acoustic hits, including reworkings of the band's "Promises, Promises", "When the Lights Go Out" and "Always Something There to Remind Me". Naked Eyes also performed on a US Summer Tour along with Belinda Carlisle , ABC and The Human League .
"Promises" consists of four verses, two choruses and an ending. The song is in the key of G major [6] and backing vocals were performed by Marcy Levy. Billboard called "Promises" a "swaying, melodic rocker" that sometimes sounds like Clapton's earlier hit "Lay Down Sally." [1] Record World said that it "is largely acoustic with smooth and easy ...
"Promises, Promises" is a song by British new wave band Naked Eyes, released in 1983 as the second single from their debut album Burning Bridges. The single went on to become a top-20 hit in the U.S. that October, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, [ 1 ] albeit after it was re-recorded with some lyrics different from ...
The band were named after the Cowper-Temple clause, [1] the first part of the name of which is pronounced as in the band's name. The clause was inserted into the Elementary Education Act 1870 ( 33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) (it became Section 14 of the Act), and was a compromise on the nature of religious education in the state elementary schools set up ...
Niles began her professional singing career, as both a lead and a backing vocalist, in 1979. Throughout her career, Niles has worked with many artists including ABC, Eric Clapton, Kiri Te Kanawa, The Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie, The Police, Take That, Grace Jones, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Morrissey ...
7eventh Time Down (pronounced "Seventh Time Down") is an American Christian rock band. Their debut album, Alive in You , was released on September 13, 2011 ( 2011-09-13 ) . Background