An example may be Paul Verhoeven's big budgeted, highly sexualized Showgirls ( 1995 ), initially intended to be a drama film about the rise of a Las Vegas stripper, that flopped both critically and commercially when released theatrically ; afterward, it enjoyed success on the home video market, generating more than $ 100 million from video rentals.

He signed with Capitol Records in 1953 and released several critically lauded albums ( such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin ' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice ' n ' Easy ).

In the critically acclaimed CBS miniseries Pope John Paul II, released in December 2005, Voight, who was raised a Catholic, portrayed the pontiff from the time of his election until his death, garnering an Emmy nomination for the role.

The second solo album Susanna Hoffs, released in 1996, fared better critically, but it too had disappointing sales.

As had been the case with the album and single released by the band earlier that year, Julie Ocean was critically acclaimed ; although neither the album nor either of the singles released were as successful as any of the material released the previous year.

They Might Be Giants ' new logoThe band's 13th album, Here Come the 123s, a DVD / CD follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed Here Come the ABCs children's project, was released on February 5, 2008.

Camper Van Beethoven unexpectedly re-formed in 1999 and released the critically acclaimed " New Roman Times ".

without the support of radio or television exposure, Incubus took a break for two years and then released their critically acclaimed third album Make Yourself.

After releasing the albums Around the World in a Day ( 1985 ) and Parade ( 1986 ), The Revolution disbanded and Prince released the critically acclaimed double album Sign " O " the Times ( 1987 ) as a solo artist.

After Tidal, Apple released the critically acclaimed, though less commercially successful albums, When the Pawn ... ( 1999 ), Extraordinary Machine ( 2005 ), and The Idler Wheel ... ( 2012 ).

In 1974, frustrated by lack of commercial success, he released two albums of more conventional rock music that were critically panned ; this move, combined with not having been paid for a European tour, and years of enduring Beefheart's abusive behavior, led the entire band to quit.

On 11 October 2011, English singer-songwriter, Kate Bush, released, as a single from her album, " 50 Words for Snow ," the critically acclaimed and evocative, seven minute song, " Wild Man ," described by New Music Express music critic, Priya Elan, as having lyrics " full of geographical intrigue and century old myth.

The Dark Alliance series was released exclusively to consoles and was critically and commercially successful.

" The album was released May 16, 1966 and, despite modest sales figures at the time, has since become widely critically acclaimed, often being cited among the all-time greatest albums.

In 1979 Harlow released his critically acclaimed La raza latina, a Salsa Suite.

In September Lauper released her critically acclaimed memoir detailing her struggle with abuse and depression as well as her rise to 80s super stardom.

The CD Everything Bad & Beautiful was critically lauded as one of her best, released by indie label Breaking Records.

This new version of the band released a pair of albums for Word Records: 1992's The Seventy Sevens ( known by the band and fans as Pray Naked, the album's original title which was dropped by the record label without consulting the band due to Christian vendor pressures not to sell an album titled " Pray Naked ") and 1994's critically acclaimed Drowning with Land in Sight.

In 1978, Keaggy released his first critically acclaimed instrumental album entitled The Master and the Musician.

The following year Keaggy released another critically acclaimed instrumental album, Acoustic Sketches.

Picnic was successful both financially and critically when first released.

The album was released in November of the same year, and was critically well-received-with one reviewer suggesting " pretty much the only thing standing in Nile ’ s way at this point is the fact that we as listeners have become so accustomed to the band ’ s excellence that another excellent album seems almost par for the course ".

* 1959 – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.

Mamoru Oshii released the internationally acclaimed philosophical science fiction action film Ghost in the Shell in 1996.

The film was released in 1982, along with his television adaptation of the acclaimed play The Rainmaker.

Hudson has released two acclaimed solo CDs, The Sea To The North in 2001, and LIVE at the WOLF in 2005, both featuring his wife, Maud, on vocals.

In 1997, Radiohead and The Verve released their respective efforts OK Computer and Urban Hymns, both of which were widely acclaimed.

It was followed by their acclaimed debut album Safe as Milk, released in 1967 on Buddah Records.

Critically acclaimed as Van Vliet's magnum opus, Trout Mask Replica was released as a 28 track double album in June 1969 on Frank Zappa's newly formed Straight Records label.

Their " ambitious " and " groundbreaking " debut album The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth was released in 1990 with the song " The Widdershins Jig " acclaimed as " particularly significant " and " a certain first in the realms of Metal ".

" Cruachan's debut album Tuatha Na Gael was released in 1995 and the band has since been acclaimed as having " gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand " the genre of folk metal.

Their debut album Tuatha Na Gael was released in 1995 and the band has since been acclaimed as having " gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand " the genre of folk metal.

Since then, he has toured for the first time in decades with a new band and released acclaimed albums, including a reworked version of SMiLE in 2004, for which Wilson won a Grammy Award for " Mrs. O ' Leary's Cow ( Fire )" as Best Rock Instrumental.

Parsons released titles under his name ( Try Anything Once, On Air, The Time Machine, and A Valid Path ), while Woolfson made concept albums named Freudiana ( about Sigmund Freud's work on psychology ) and Poe: More Tales of Mystery and Imagination ( continuing from the Alan Parsons Project's first album about Edgar Allan Poe's literature ).

She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.

The year 2010 is considered an important year for Dutch hip-hop, with many albums and mixtapes released from the biggest Dutch rappers.

From Roy Ayers in the 1970s to Randy Weston in the 1990s, there have been collaborations which have resulted in albums such as Africa: Centre of the World by Roy Ayers, released on the Polydore label in 1981.

BAO has released five albums to huge success in Sweden, all containing hit singles.

As Holly was signed both as a solo artist and a member of the Crickets, two debut albums were released: The " Chirping " Crickets on November 27, 1957 and Buddy Holly on February 20, 1958.

Buddy Holly released only three albums in his lifetime.

From 1977 to 1980, he released three more albums in Turkey, partly consisting of compilations of older singles, namely Sakla Samanı Gelir Zamanı ( 1977 ), Yeni Bir Gün ( 1979 ) and 20.

He released two albums in that country with some recognition as " the man who writes songs about vegetables ", referring to " Domates, Biber, Patlıcan " (" Tomato, Pepper, Aubergine ") and " Nane, Limon Kabuğu " ( Mint, Lemon Rind ), two of his hit songs from 1980s.

Mumy has released a number of solo CDs, including Dying to Be Heard, In the Current, Pandora's Box, After Dreams Come True, Los Angeles Times, and Ghosts, as well as nine albums with partner Robert Haimer as Barnes and Barnes.

He released a string of albums whose titles, including Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger and Have Guitar, Will Travel, bolstered his self-invented legend.

Between 1958 and 1963, Checker Records released 11 full-length albums by Bo Diddley.

Three albums released in years 1975 and 1976 ( Caught in the Act, Movin ' On, Hot On The Tracks ) are considered the peak of their harder funk period.

The group left Motown in 1986 for Polydor, and released several additional albums, which are primarily compilations of previous material.

Records, a record label that released albums by indie bands Mineral, The Gloria Record, and Bright Eyes

In 2006, the group re-formed with new drummer Matt Sherrod and have since released two further albums, which have both reached number one on Australia's Album Chart.

Neil Finn released two solo studio albums, Try Whistling This ( 1998 ) and One Nil ( 2001 ), as well as two live albums, Sessions at West 54th ( 2000 ) and 7 Worlds Collide ( 2001 ).

In the late fifties Johnny Cash recorded songs for his first two concept albums, Songs of Our Soil and Ride This Train, in which were released in 1959 and 1960 respectively.

It was the first of several concept albums released by the band through the first few years of the 1970s.

From 1975 to 1979, a Canadian progressive power trio, Rush, released three albums containing sidelong epics, regarded by some as concept albums ( though not actually concept albums by strict definition of the term ; that is, none of the other songs on the album have anything to do with each other or the 20-minute sidelong epic, so there is no pervasive concept or story ).

The group's keyboardist Rick Wakeman released many concept albums on his own, most notably The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Journey to the Centre of the Earth, which was based on the novel by Jules Verne.

Alternative metal band Fear Factory, released several concept albums in the 90s.