In addition to producing several hits with Donna Summer, Moroder also produced a number of electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, a handful of songs on Bonnie Tyler's album Bitterblue as well as her 1985 single " Here She Comes " and a score of songs for performers including David Bowie, Irene Cara, Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan, and France Joli.

In an early 1987 Rolling Stone list of their top 100 albums from 1967 – 1987, Squeezing Out Sparks was ranked at No. 45, while Howlin ' Wind came in at No. 54.

He has recorded 22 albums with the band, " Sparks.

In 2001, Sprout rejoined with Robert Pollard ( of Guided by Voices ) to form Airport 5, independently releasing numerous singles and 2 full length albums, Tower in the Fountain of Sparks and in 2002, Life Starts Here.

Two 7-inch singles and two full-length albums were released between 2001 and 2002: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks and Life Starts Here.

The 2002 release of Lil ' Beethoven, their " genre-defying opus ", as well as the more recent albums Hello Young Lovers ( 2006, their 20th studio album ), Exotic Creatures Of The Deep ( 2008 ), and their latest fantasy musical The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman ( 2009 – 2010 ) have brought Sparks renewed critical and commercial success, and seen them continue to " steer clear of pop conventions.

May and June 2008 saw the 21-night " Sparks Spectacular " in London, where they played each of their albums in chronological order during the first twenty nights, and premièred their new album on the twenty-first concert on June 13, 2008.

Valentine's Day evening 2009 saw Sparks perform the same show featuring their Exotic Creatures of the Deep and Kimono My House albums played in their entirety before a sold-out hometown crowd at the Mael Bros. alma mater in Los Angeles, UCLA.

In 1970 and 1971, he appeared on Leon Spencer's first two albums on Prestige Records, together with Idris Muhammad and Melvin Sparks.

Consisting of three members ; bassist / singer Chris O ' Connor, guitarist Jeff Sparks ( a childhood friend of O ' Connor ), and drummer Tim Lauterio ; the I-Rails released a total of four albums, none of which received much public attention.

* 2009-The Staccatos-Five Man Electrical Band: First Sparks The Anthology ( 1964 – 1969 ) ( 2-CD Release of all the Staccatos singles, and all Five Man Electrical Band Capitol singles, all tracks from the two Capitol albums ; the pre-Capitol Allied Records single ; five tracks from the " A Wild Pair " album ; and three songs never previously released.

The trio of labels continued to successfully release albums and singles worldwide, achieving millions of sales for artists including Sparks, Hello Young Lovers and Tears for Fears in the European Union.

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Starting his career as a session keyboardist and a member of the band Jules and the Polar Bears, he started his production career by producing 2 albums by the 1980s Sparks offshoot band Gleaming Spires, the first album recorded on his home 4 track spawning the L. A. radio hit " Are You Ready For The Sex Girls " on the Posh Boy label, a recording subsequently featured in Hollywood features The Last American Virgin, Revenge of the Nerds and Just Can't Get Enough: The Chippendales Story.

Marc Moulin was a music producer, working with Lio, four albums for French crooner Alain Chamfort, Sparks ( band ) ( the album " In Outer Space " from 1983 ), jazz guitarist Philip Catherine and left-field artists such as Anna Domino and Kid Montana.

On his " Top 50 " albums list, offerings from such obscure artists as The Shaggs, Tales of Terror, Marine Girls, Swans and The Frogs coexist with albums by The Beatles, David Bowie, Sparks, and Aerosmith.

In addition to the Maels, the following people have been recently been playing with Sparks: Steven Nistor, Jim Wilson, Marcus Blake, Steven McDonald, Dean Menta and Tammy Glover.

Dean Menta ( Faith No More, Sparks ) and Billy Howerdel's ( A Perfect Circle ) soundtrack for the game:

Sparks has remained unapologetic about the incident.

Like the Tulsa Shock, the Sparks are one of the two WNBA franchises whose city also has an NBA D-League team, the D-Fenders.

Candace Parker, forward for the WNBA Sparks team, also has equal dominance with both hands.

He has played live with The Cranberries, Sparks, Paul Weller, Teenage Fanclub, Manic Street Preachers, and Duke Special.

Some critics have challenged the authenticity of the story, noting that the editor of this book, Beatrice Sparks, has filled the same role on many other " actual, anonymous diaries of teenagers " that explore such sensational themes as drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, and prostitution.

Ribot has appeared on numerous recordings by John Zorn, including many of Zorn's Filmworks recordings, solo performances on Zorn's Masada Guitars ( also featuring Bill Frisell and Tim Sparks ), and is a member of Zorn's Bar Kokhba Sextet and Electric Masada.

* The upcoming Nicholas Sparks drama The Watchers focuses on the life of Raphael as an angel who has given up immortality, for the love of a human woman.

She primarily performs her own material, but also performs and has recorded cover versions of songs by artists such as Harry Nilsson, Loretta Lynn, Tom Waits, Nick Lowe, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Scott Walker, Randy Newman, Queen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Sparks and Hank Williams.

* Steven plays bass on the 2006 release " Hello Young Lovers " by Sparks and has also been their touring bassist.

She has also seen action in the WNBA, joining the Los Angeles Sparks in 2000, the Charlotte Sting in 2001 and the Washington Mystics in 2003.

The first release, Masada Guitars, has three guitarists, Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot and Tim Sparks, playing the tunes, mainly acoustically.

In 1989 Brigadier General Felix L. Sparks, the Colonel in command of a battalion that captured the camp in 1945, has stated:

The ALTdot COMedy Lounge has been running since the 1980s, and alternative acts that made their start there include The Kids in the Hall, Corky and the Juice Pigs, Jason Rouse, Sean Cullen, Shaun Majumder, The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Ron Sparks, Levi MacDougall, Tim Polley, Harland Williams, The BOOM Show, Asiansploitation, The Sketchersons and many more.

Like It Like That has three tracks with John Mayer on guitar and backing vocals, and " Art of Love " featuring Jordin Sparks.

The site has no affiliation with the book Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks.

Sparks has appeared in other films, including Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and Spider-Man 2, where he had a memorable cameo as the elevator passenger who enjoys an awkward but funny moment with Spider-Man.

The band now has a new lineup consisting of Hal Sparks ( lead vocals and guitar ), Brian Crow ( guitar and backup vocals ), Bumper Renga ( bass and backup vocals ) and Lance Tamanaha ( drums and backup vocals ).

Sparks has studied martial arts since the age of 8 years old and holds belts in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and several forms of Kung fu including Wushu

Sparks has said that she is the inspiration for the main character in his novel A Walk to Remember.

The production date for the movie has not been verified, although Sparks believes that filming of the movie will start in 2012.

Sparks has donated a track to New Bern High School and contributes to local and national charities.

Girl Genius presents an alternate history " where the Industrial Revolution has escalated into an all-out war " due to the battles between " Sparks " – highly charismatic mad scientists with supernormal abilities in one or more sciences.

In private, he is actually quite even-tempered ( his obsession with brain surgery on particularly troublesome rival Sparks notwithstanding ), and has a dry, sardonic sense of humor.

Recently, through the work of a conspiracy of Sparks and the Geisterdamen, a race of pale amazons who worship Lucrezia as a goddess, she has managed to imprint her mind onto that of her daughter Agatha Heterodyne, as well as stealing the clank body of Anevka Sturmvoraus.