My Opera27 Songs from Opera Opera Press Release!
Friday, March 25, 2011 7:06:30 AM
This is my list of songs for the Opera contest Name The Band
01 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
2000-05-30 'New' single to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band'sbeginnings. 'Whole Lotta Love', Zep's first & biggest charthit (reached #4 in 1969), is presented here in a limited &numbered digipak.
02 (I Can’t get no) satisfaction - Britney Spears
2001-12-03
03 Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
1985 Digitally remastered reissue of the hit English new wave/ pop duo's huge second album, 1985's quadruple-platinum 'Songs From The Big Chair', which topped the charts for five consecutive weeks when originally released. Features the #1 smashes 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' & 'Shout', plus the #3 'Head Over Heels' and the top 30 'Mothers Talk'. Also features seven bonus tracks, U.S. remixes of 'Mothers Talk' & 'Shout', along with the B-sides 'The Big Chair', 'Empire Building', 'The Marauders', 'Broken Revisited' and 'The Conflict'. 15 tracks total. 1999 release.
04 Cherish - Madonna
1990 The Immaculate Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 13, 1990 by Sire Records. It contains newly remixed versions of her greatest hits from 1982 to 1990, as well as two new tracks "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me". The album includes eight of her twelve U.S. number one singles.
The RIAA certified it Diamond on October 11, 2001, recognizing ten million shipments throughout the United States, making it her best-selling album there. In the UK, the BPI certified it 12.00x Multi-Platinum, for sales of 3.6 million copies, making it the tenth best-selling album of all-time in the U.K, and making her the most successful female act in UK album chart history. The album is the best-selling compilation ever released by a female artist, with over 22 million copies sold worldwide.
05 Weapon of Choice - fatboy slim
2000-11-07 Exclusive Asian pressing of his 2000 album now includes a bonus 3 track VCD (viewable on most DVD players) which features three videos, 'Weapon Of Choice' (starring Christopher Walken), 'Sunset (Bird Of Prey)' & 'Ya Mama'. The first CD features 11 tracks (same as the US edition).
06 What You Are Looking For - Sick Puppies
2007-04-03
07 Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
2003-05-09
08 What’s New, Pussycat - Tom Jones
2003-02-24 Import exclusive compilation featuring 23 hits including tracks with Art Of Noise, The Cardigans, Cerys Matthews, Stereophonics, Mousse T. & Robbie Williams, as well as many more solo performances. Universal Music.
09 Smooth Operator - Sade
2002-02-05 Lovers Live is the first live album (seventh overall) by the English group Sade. It was released in the United States on 5 February 2002 and in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2002 by Epic Records, and was recorded during one of the shows of their Lovers Live Tour in 2001. The recording was taken from two concerts, held respectively at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The CD contains only thirteen tracks while the DVD is packed with twenty-two tracks plus special features.
Lovers Live debuted and peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200, and became Sade's first album to miss the top twenty of the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 7 March 2002 with U.S. sales of 562,000 copies,[1] while the DVD was certified platinum on 30 January 2003 for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.
10 Sweetest Thing - U2
2006 U218 Singles is the first single-disc collection to span the band's 26-year career, including 16 of their best-known songs from Boy (1980) through How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004). Also included are two brand-new tracks recorded with producer Rick Rubin at Abbey Road Studios in London: "The Saints Are Coming" (with Green Day) and "Window in the Skies."
11 Twist and Shout - The Beatles
2002
12 Let It Be - The Beatles
1970 Digitally remastered digipak edition of this classic 1970 album from The Beatles featuring 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Across The Universe', 'Let It Be', 'Get Back' and many more. The album has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. Within the CD's new packaging, the booklet includes detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. A newly produced mini-documentary on the making of the album is included as a QuickTime file on each album. The documentary contains archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere. Capitol. NOTE: Let It Be was never released in mono and is not available in The Beatles In Mono boxset.
13 Shout It Out Loud - Kiss
1997-08-12 Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of the band's top 201976 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to theinitial pressing only.
14 Is It Any Wonder - Keane
2006
15 Brand New - Drake
2009-02
16 Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
1997-08-19
17 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Elvis Presley
2007-07-31
18 Don’t Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young
1970 After the Gold Rush is the third album by Neil Young, and one of four high-profile albums released by each partner of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vu album of 1970. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; two singles taken from the album, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "When You Dance I Can Really Love," made it to # 33 and # 93 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100.
After the Gold Rush was remastered and released on HDCD-encoded CD and digital download on July 14, 2009 as part of the Neil Young Archives Original Release Series. The remaster has been released on audiophile vinyl and a high resolution digital version on Blu-ray disc is also planned although a release date for this format has not yet been announced.
19 The Sun Always Shines on T.V. - a-ha
1998-09-15 16 track 1991 retrospective from WEA International of the '80s Norwegian pop trio's finest, including the #1 U.S. smash 'Take On Me' and the U.S. top 20 hit 'The Sun Always Shines On TV', as well as remixes of a few tracks
20 Who Are You - The Who
1996-11-19
21 Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner
1994-02-01
22 Pay As You Go - Wayne Shorter
23 Speed of Sound - Coldplay -X&Y
2005-06-01
24 The Price You Pay - Emmylou Harris
25 The Whole of the Moon - the Waterboys
2003-12-02 UK reissue of 1991 compilation for the Celtic alternative rock act. 12 tracks, 'Girl Called Johnny', 'Big Music', 'All The Things She Gave Me', 'Whole Of The Moon', 'Spirit', 'Don't Bang The Drum', 'Fisherman's Blues', 'Killing My Heart', 'Strange Boat', 'And A Bang On The Ear', 'Old England' & 'Man Is In Love'.
26 Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra
1998-6-30 1997 compilation on Epic in a double slimline jewel case. Features 38 tracks, including all 20 U.S. top 40 hits: 7in edits of 'Strange Magic' & 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head',7inversions of the other 18, plus 'Secret Messages' (Special Version from the LP), 'Across The Border' (EP Version) and 7in edits of 'Ma Ma Ma Belle','Nightrider', '10538 Overture'and 'Roll Over Beethoven'. The full title is 'Lightyears: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra'.
27 Fireworks - Exile
2009-07-22
28 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
29 What You Waiting For - Qwen Stafani
30 Walk This Way - Aerosmith
2004-03-02
31 Around the World - Daft Punk
2005-09-20
01 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
2000-05-30 'New' single to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band'sbeginnings. 'Whole Lotta Love', Zep's first & biggest charthit (reached #4 in 1969), is presented here in a limited &numbered digipak.
02 (I Can’t get no) satisfaction - Britney Spears
2001-12-03
03 Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
1985 Digitally remastered reissue of the hit English new wave/ pop duo's huge second album, 1985's quadruple-platinum 'Songs From The Big Chair', which topped the charts for five consecutive weeks when originally released. Features the #1 smashes 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' & 'Shout', plus the #3 'Head Over Heels' and the top 30 'Mothers Talk'. Also features seven bonus tracks, U.S. remixes of 'Mothers Talk' & 'Shout', along with the B-sides 'The Big Chair', 'Empire Building', 'The Marauders', 'Broken Revisited' and 'The Conflict'. 15 tracks total. 1999 release.
04 Cherish - Madonna
1990 The Immaculate Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 13, 1990 by Sire Records. It contains newly remixed versions of her greatest hits from 1982 to 1990, as well as two new tracks "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me". The album includes eight of her twelve U.S. number one singles.
The RIAA certified it Diamond on October 11, 2001, recognizing ten million shipments throughout the United States, making it her best-selling album there. In the UK, the BPI certified it 12.00x Multi-Platinum, for sales of 3.6 million copies, making it the tenth best-selling album of all-time in the U.K, and making her the most successful female act in UK album chart history. The album is the best-selling compilation ever released by a female artist, with over 22 million copies sold worldwide.
05 Weapon of Choice - fatboy slim
2000-11-07 Exclusive Asian pressing of his 2000 album now includes a bonus 3 track VCD (viewable on most DVD players) which features three videos, 'Weapon Of Choice' (starring Christopher Walken), 'Sunset (Bird Of Prey)' & 'Ya Mama'. The first CD features 11 tracks (same as the US edition).
06 What You Are Looking For - Sick Puppies
2007-04-03
07 Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
2003-05-09
08 What’s New, Pussycat - Tom Jones
2003-02-24 Import exclusive compilation featuring 23 hits including tracks with Art Of Noise, The Cardigans, Cerys Matthews, Stereophonics, Mousse T. & Robbie Williams, as well as many more solo performances. Universal Music.
09 Smooth Operator - Sade
2002-02-05 Lovers Live is the first live album (seventh overall) by the English group Sade. It was released in the United States on 5 February 2002 and in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2002 by Epic Records, and was recorded during one of the shows of their Lovers Live Tour in 2001. The recording was taken from two concerts, held respectively at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, and at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The CD contains only thirteen tracks while the DVD is packed with twenty-two tracks plus special features.
Lovers Live debuted and peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200, and became Sade's first album to miss the top twenty of the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 7 March 2002 with U.S. sales of 562,000 copies,[1] while the DVD was certified platinum on 30 January 2003 for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.
10 Sweetest Thing - U2
2006 U218 Singles is the first single-disc collection to span the band's 26-year career, including 16 of their best-known songs from Boy (1980) through How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004). Also included are two brand-new tracks recorded with producer Rick Rubin at Abbey Road Studios in London: "The Saints Are Coming" (with Green Day) and "Window in the Skies."
11 Twist and Shout - The Beatles
2002
12 Let It Be - The Beatles
1970 Digitally remastered digipak edition of this classic 1970 album from The Beatles featuring 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Across The Universe', 'Let It Be', 'Get Back' and many more. The album has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London utilizing state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. Within the CD's new packaging, the booklet includes detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. A newly produced mini-documentary on the making of the album is included as a QuickTime file on each album. The documentary contains archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere. Capitol. NOTE: Let It Be was never released in mono and is not available in The Beatles In Mono boxset.
13 Shout It Out Loud - Kiss
1997-08-12 Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of the band's top 201976 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to theinitial pressing only.
14 Is It Any Wonder - Keane
2006
15 Brand New - Drake
2009-02
16 Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
1997-08-19
17 You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - Elvis Presley
2007-07-31
18 Don’t Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young
1970 After the Gold Rush is the third album by Neil Young, and one of four high-profile albums released by each partner of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping Déjà Vu album of 1970. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; two singles taken from the album, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "When You Dance I Can Really Love," made it to # 33 and # 93 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100.
After the Gold Rush was remastered and released on HDCD-encoded CD and digital download on July 14, 2009 as part of the Neil Young Archives Original Release Series. The remaster has been released on audiophile vinyl and a high resolution digital version on Blu-ray disc is also planned although a release date for this format has not yet been announced.
19 The Sun Always Shines on T.V. - a-ha
1998-09-15 16 track 1991 retrospective from WEA International of the '80s Norwegian pop trio's finest, including the #1 U.S. smash 'Take On Me' and the U.S. top 20 hit 'The Sun Always Shines On TV', as well as remixes of a few tracks
20 Who Are You - The Who
1996-11-19
21 Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner
1994-02-01
22 Pay As You Go - Wayne Shorter
23 Speed of Sound - Coldplay -X&Y
2005-06-01
24 The Price You Pay - Emmylou Harris
25 The Whole of the Moon - the Waterboys
2003-12-02 UK reissue of 1991 compilation for the Celtic alternative rock act. 12 tracks, 'Girl Called Johnny', 'Big Music', 'All The Things She Gave Me', 'Whole Of The Moon', 'Spirit', 'Don't Bang The Drum', 'Fisherman's Blues', 'Killing My Heart', 'Strange Boat', 'And A Bang On The Ear', 'Old England' & 'Man Is In Love'.
26 Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra
1998-6-30 1997 compilation on Epic in a double slimline jewel case. Features 38 tracks, including all 20 U.S. top 40 hits: 7in edits of 'Strange Magic' & 'Can't Get It Out Of My Head',7inversions of the other 18, plus 'Secret Messages' (Special Version from the LP), 'Across The Border' (EP Version) and 7in edits of 'Ma Ma Ma Belle','Nightrider', '10538 Overture'and 'Roll Over Beethoven'. The full title is 'Lightyears: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra'.
27 Fireworks - Exile
2009-07-22
28 Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
29 What You Waiting For - Qwen Stafani
30 Walk This Way - Aerosmith
2004-03-02
31 Around the World - Daft Punk
2005-09-20
