Christopher Hamill,known professionally as Limahl,is an English pop singer. He was the lead singer of the pop group Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982,before embarking on a solo career,garnering the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story",the theme song for the film of the same name.
"Strangelove" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode,released on 27 April 1987 as the lead single from their sixth studio album,Music for the Masses (1987).
"Tour de France" is a song by German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was first issued in July 1983,peaking at number 22 in the United Kingdom singles chart on 21 August.
"Wild World" is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album,Tea for the Tillerman (1970). Released as a single in September 1970 by Island Records and A&M Records,"Wild World" saw significant commercial success,garnering attention for its themes of love and heartbreak,and has been covered numerous times since its release. Maxi Priest and Mr. Big had successful cover versions of the song.
"Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann,Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. Mann was the first to record the song in 1980,gaining a minor chart hit in the US. The song was made famous when it was covered as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville in 1989. Their version was a worldwide success,topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in several territories.
"Valerie" is a song written by English musician and songwriter Steve Winwood and Will Jennings,and originally recorded by Winwood for his third solo album,Talking Back to the Night (1982).
"Suburbia" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the duo's debut studio album,Please (1986),and became the band's second UK top-10 entry,peaking at number 8. "Suburbia" has drawn comparisons to the theme from ALF,which coincidentally premiered the day that the song was released. The (uncredited) saxophone part on this track was played by Gary Barnacle.
"Heartbreaker" is a song performed by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was written by Barry,Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees for her 1982 studio album of the same name,while production was helmed by Barry Gibb,Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson under their production moniker Gibb-Galuten-Richardson. Barry Gibb's backing vocal is heard on the chorus.
"Too Shy" is a song written and recorded by the British band Kajagoogoo,released in January 1983. The first single from their debut album White Feathers,the song was an immediate hit and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks. It was also very successful in other European countries and Japan,spending five weeks at number one in Germany,also reaching number one in Belgium and Ireland,as well as reaching number two in France and Switzerland,and number four in Sweden,Austria and the Netherlands. In the UK,it became the 13th best-selling single of 1983.
"Have You Seen Her" is a song by American soul vocal group the Chi-Lites,released on Brunswick Records in 1971. Composed by the lead singer Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin,the song was included on the group's 1971 album (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People.
White Feathers is the debut studio album by the English new wave band Kajagoogoo,released on 18 April 1983 by EMI Records. The album contains their most successful single,"Too Shy",a UK No. 1 hit in February 1983,as well as two other UK Top 20 hits:"Ooh to Be Ah" and "Hang on Now". It is the band's only album with Limahl as the lead vocalist.
"Tired of Waiting for You" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single on 15 January 1965 in the UK and on 17 February 1965 in the US. The single reached number one in the UK and number six in the US. It then appeared on their second studio album,Kinda Kinks. It was the group's highest-charting single in the US - tied with "Come Dancing",which achieved the same chart position eighteen years later in 1983.
"Der Kommissar" is a song recorded by Austrian artist Falco in 1981. The song was written by Robert Ponger and Falco. It reached the top of the charts in many European countries. The cover version as an English translation by the group After the Fire in 1982 had greater success in other countries.
"Pieces of Ice" is a song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek and recorded by American singer Diana Ross. It was produced by Gary Katz,and was released on June 17,1983 as the first single from the singer's self-titled album,Ross (1983). It was the only simultaneous top forty single the singer scored on this album,which was one of her rare misses on RCA Records in the early 1980s. In the US,the song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #15 on the soul singles chart. In Europe,"Pieces of Ice" peaked at #46 in the UK,and it charted best in Norway,where it reached #8. The song was released in three different version lengths:a 7-inch version at 3:57,an album version at 4:58,and the 12-inch version at 7:19. The US-released 12-inch single also includes an instrumental version as its B-side.
"Never Ending Story" is the title song from the English version of the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. It was produced and composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder and performed by English pop singer Limahl. He released two versions of the song,one in English and one in French. The English version featured vocals by Beth Andersen,and the French version,titled L'Histoire Sans Fin,featured vocals by Ann Calvert. It was a success in many countries,reaching No. 1 in both Norway and Sweden,No. 2 in Austria,West Germany and Italy,No. 4 in the UK,No. 6 in Australia and No. 6 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
"Homely Girl" is a song by American vocal group the Chi-Lites. Released in 1973,it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart,number three on the US Hot Soul Singles chart,and number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A cover by UB40 also became a hit between 1989 and 1991 in several countries.
"Paradise" is a song by English band Sade from their third studio album,Stronger Than Pride (1988). It was released in May 1988 by Epic as the album's second single. It is Sade's most successful track on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,peaking at number one for one week. The single also reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Its music video was directed by Alex McDowell. "Paradise" is often considered one of the band's signature songs,alongside "Smooth Operator" (1984),"The Sweetest Taboo" (1985),and "No Ordinary Love" (1992).
"Still Got the Blues (For You)" is a song by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore. It was originally released as the title track of the album Still Got the Blues. The song was released as a single and reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1990. It is the only single of Moore's solo career to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100,where it reached number 97 on 16 February 1991. Moore played his Les Paul Standard Guitar throughout the song. He also filmed a basic music video for the song.
"Street Dance" is a song by American hip hop act Break Machine,released as their debut single in 1983,from their album Break Dance Party. It became an international hit,topping the charts in several countries as well as peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was one of the first commercially successful hip hop songs and was produced and co-written by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo who were also behind disco group Village People. According to a list released in 2004 by the SNEP,the song was the 86th best selling single of all time in France.
"Everything Must Change" is a song by English singer Paul Young,released in November 1984 by CBS Records as the second single from his second album The Secret of Association. It was released in North America by Columbia Records in November 1985. The B-side was "Give Me My Freedom" also written by Young and Kewley. However,the single was also additionally released in the Netherlands and France in 1985 with the B-side a cover of Tom Waits' "Soldier's Things".
