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"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" is the closing track on English musician #EltonJohn's 18th studio album #BreakingHearts, written by John and #BernieTaupin, released in 1984 as the lead single of the album. It reached No. 7 on the UK chart and No. 5 on the US #Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song reached the Top 10 of many countries except in Germany and Italy where it reached the Top 20. The single version of this song appeared on the 1990 box set #ToBeContinued.
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"You Can't Hurry Love" is a song originally recorded by the Supremes on the #Motown label. It was released on July 25, 1966 as the second #single from their studio album #TheSupremesAGoGo. Written and produced by Motown production team #HollandDozierHolland, the song topped the US #Billboard Hot 100, made the top five in the UK, and top 10 in #Australia. It was released and peaked in late summer and early autumn in 1966. Sixteen years later.
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"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a #teenageTragedySong written by #JeffBarry and #BenRaleigh. It was a US #topTen #popularMusic #hit for singer #RayPeterson in 1960 on #RCAVictorRecords, reaching No. 7 on the #Billboard #Hot100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by #RickyValance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
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"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is a song written by #JimmyWebb. Originally recorded by #JohnnyRivers in 1965, it was reinterpreted by American #countryMusic singer #GlenCampbell on his album of the same name. Released on #CapitolRecords in 1967, Campbell's version topped #RPM's Canada Country Tracks, reached number two on #Billboard's #HotCountrySingles chart, and won two awards at the #10thAnnualGrammys.
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"Someday" is a song by American rock band #SugarRay. First serviced to American radio in June 1999, the song was released on September 7, 1999, as the second US single and third single overall from the band's third album, 14:59 (1999). The song reached number seven on both the US #Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard #ModernRockTracks charts (giving Sugar Ray their last top-10 single on both listings), number four on Canada's #RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.
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"Talk to Me" is a song recorded by American #singersongwriter #StevieNicks for her third solo studio album #RockALittle (1985). Written by Chas Sandford, the song was released as the lead single from the album in October 1985, through #ModernRecords. The single became a big hit for Nicks, peaking at number four on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks and peaking at number one on the Billboard #TopMainstreamRockSongs chart for two weeks in 1985.
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"Fields of Gold" is a song written and performed by English musician #Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, #TenSummonersTales (1993). The song, co-produced by Sting with #HughPadgham, was released as a single on 7 June 1993 by #AAndMRecords, reaching No. 16 on the #UKSinglesChart and No. 23 on the US #Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached No. 2 in Canada and No. 6 in Iceland. In 1994, it was awarded one of #BMI's Pop Songs Awards.
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"Along Comes a Woman" is a song written by #PeterCetera and #MarkGoldenberg for the group Chicago and recorded for their album #Chicago17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The fourth single released from that album, it is the last Chicago single released with original singer/bassist Cetera, who left the band in the summer of 1985. Upon its release in 1985, #Billboard magazine highlighted the single in its "Singles: Pop: Picks" section.
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"Dancing in the Street" is a song written by #MarvinGaye, #WilliamStevenson, and #IvyJoHunter. It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by #MarthaAndTheVandellas whose version reached No. 2 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, behind "#DoWahDiddyDiddy" by #ManfredMann and it also peaked at No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart following a rerelease in 1969. It is one of #Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.
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"Silent Lucidity" is a #powerBallad by the band #Queensrÿche from the 1990 album #Empire. The song, which was composed by lead guitarist #ChrisDeGarmo, was the biggest hit for the band, peaking at #9 on the #Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. "#SilentLucidity" was also nominated in 1992 for the #GrammyAwards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
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"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was her only song to top the charts in the United States, reaching the number-one on #Billboard #Hot100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album #ToySoldiers: The Best of Martika.
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"Hurt" is a song by American #industrialRock band #NineInchNails from its 1994 studio album #TheDownwardSpiral—where it is the closing song on the album—written by #TrentReznor. It was subsequently released on April 17, 1995, as a #promotionalSingle from the album, wherein it was issued straight to radio. The song received a #GrammyAward nomination for #BestRockSong in 1996. In 2020, #Kerrang and #Billboard ranked the song number two and number three, respectively.
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"Hold On" is a song by American #girlGroup #EnVogue, released in early 1990 as the first single from their debut album, #BornToSing (1990). It was produced by #DenzilFoster and #ThomasMcElroy, and written by the former two and all members of the group. It peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number two on the #Billboard #Hot100 in the United States. In the latter country, the song reached number one on the Billboard #DanceClubPlay, #12inchSinglesSales.
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"Heartache Tonight" is a song written by #DonHenley, #GlennFrey, #BobSeger and #JDSouther, recorded by the #Eagles and features Glenn Frey on lead vocals. The track was included on their album #TheLongRun and released as a single in 1979. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 in November of that year and was certified Platinum by the #RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmerica representing one million copies sold.
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"Crying in the Rain" is a song composed by #CaroleKing with lyrics by #HowardGreenfield, originally recorded by American duo #theEverlyBrothers. Their version was released as a single on 22nd December 1961, peaking at number six on the US #Billboard Hot 100 in February 1962. The song was a collaboration between Greenfield and King, both of whom worked for music publisher #AldonMusic at the time. On a whim.
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"A Love Bizarre" is a song by American singer-songwriter #SheilaE, written by #Prince and Sheila E. The song is a duet between both singers and appears on Sheila E.'s 1985 album #Romance1600. It album version clocks in at 12:16, but the single version is 3:46 in duration. It made its debut in the music movie #KrushGroove. The song was a hit, topping the US #Billboard #DanceDiscoClubPlay chart, number two on the Billboard #HotBlackSingles chart.
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