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"Avalon" is a 1982 song by the English rock band Roxy Music. It was released as the second single from their eighth and final studio album Avalon (1982). The single, with its B-side, "Always Unknowing", charted at No. 13 in the UK.
Avalon is the eighth and final studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music, released on 28 May 1982 by E.G. Records, and Polydor.It was recorded between 1981 and 1982 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and is regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of the band's later work.
Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), [2] better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. [1] [3] He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" and "Why" in 1959.
Originally, only Rose and Jolson were credited, and DeSylva's name was added later. [2] A popular jazz standard, the song has been recorded by many artists, including Cab Calloway (1934), Coleman Hawkins (1935) and Eddie Durham (1936). The Benny Goodman Quartet played the song in their famous 1938 Carnegie Hall concert. [2]
Avalon released "Keeper of My Heart" on December 7, 2019, 10 years after Avalon's previous radio single. [17] It was followed by a new album, Called, on February 14, 2020 [18] and tour. [19] In 2022, the group rebranded under the name Avalon Worship and have released their self-titled album under this moniker. [20] [21]
"Why" was written and produced by Avalon's manager and record producer Robert "Bob" Marcucci and Peter De Angelis. [2] The melody is based on an Italian song. The Avalon version features an uncredited female singer (alleged to be Fran Lori), [3] heard in the repeat of the first four lines of the first part of the song, with Avalon replying, "Yes, I love you".
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"More than This" is a song by the English rock band Roxy Music. It was released in March 1982 as the first single from their eighth and final studio album, Avalon (1982). ). "More than This" was the group's last top-10 UK hit, peaking at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, and also charted in the United States, reaching No. 58 on the Billboard Rock Top Tracks