A version with Alicia Keys was included in Charles ' 2005 duets album Genius & Friends.

Woolfson, a songwriter and composer, was working as a session pianist ; he had also composed material for a concept album idea based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe.

Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

The song " The Raven " featured lead vocals by the actor Leonard Whiting, and, according to the 2007 remastered album liner notes, was the first rock song to use a digital vocoder, with Alan Parsons speaking lyrics through it.

1987's Gaudi was the Project's last release, though they planned to record an album called Freudiana next.

Although the studio version of Freudiana was produced by Parsons ( and featured the regular Project backing musicians, making it an ' unofficial ' Project album ), it was primarily Woolfson's idea to turn it into a musical.

Arista's refusal to release the album had two known effects: the negotiations led to a renewed contract and the album was never released.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination was first remixed in 1987 for release on CD, and included narration by Orson Welles which had been recorded in 1975, but arrived too late to be included on the original album.

The opening instrumental was largely done away with by 1980 ; no later Project album except Eye in the Sky featured one ( although every album includes at least one instrumental somewhere in the running order ).

* The New Wave band Missing Persons ' best-selling album was called Spring Session M.

Her producer was present and suggested she include a version of it on her 1970 album Whales & Nightingales.

DiFranco was one of the first independent artists to own her own label, which has allowed her a considerable degree of creative freedom over the years, including, for example, providing all instrumentals and vocals and recording the album herself at her home on an analog 8-track reel to reel, and handling much of the artwork and packaging design for her 2004 album Educated Guess.

ABC is Jin's fourth overall album, which was released on February 20, 2007

In 2010, the Australian a cappella Quartet The Idea of North was nominated for an ARIA for their seventh studio album, " Feels Like Spring ", bringing a cappella music back into pop culture.

When Heart in Motion was released in 1991, many fans were surprised that the album was so clearly one of contemporary pop music.

The album was a multi-platinum success and produced the pop hit " Lucky One " ( No. 18 pop and No. 2 AC ; No. 1 on Radio & Records ) as well as the title track ( a duet with country music star and future husband Vince Gill ) ( No. 37 pop ) and a cover of Joni Mitchell's frequently covered " Big Yellow Taxi " ( No. 67 pop ) ( in which she changed the line " And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see em " to " And then they charged the people 25 bucks just to see em ").

Although " Takes A Little Time " was a moderate hit single, the album failed to sell like the previous two albums, which had both gone multi-platinum.

The album was certified Gold in 2000.

He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist three times: 1998 for album " Nour El Ain ", 2002 for album " Aktrr Wahed Byhbak 2001 " and 2007 for album " El Lillady ".

Further international success came in the UK and Europe with their third and fourth albums, Woodface and Together Alone and the compilation album Recurring Dream, which included the hits " Fall at Your Feet ", " Weather with You ", " Distant Sun ", " Locked Out ", " Instinct " and " Not the Girl You Think You Are ".

a section from Stormy Weather was referenced by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden through their song " Revelations " off of their album Piece Of Mind.

In 2007, she appeared on the Fountains of Wayne album Traffic and Weather singing backing on the track " Someone to Love ".

In August 2006, he released the album Take The Weather With You.

Couldn't Stand the Weather, Double Trouble's second album, was released in 1984 to generally favorable reviews.

Featured on the album was " Sunny Weather Lover ", which was the first song that Burt Bacharach and Hal David had written together for Warwick since 1972.

In 1987, Faithfull dedicated a " thank you " to Tose within the album package of Strange Weather, on the back sleeve: " To Howard Tose with love and thanks ".

It contained Faithfull's updated version of " As Tears Go By " from Strange Weather, several cuts from Broken English and A Child's Adventure and a song written by Patti Smith scheduled for inclusion on an Irish AIDS benefit album.

Recording of her studio album Easy Come, Easy Go commenced in New York City on 6 December 2007 ; the album is produced by Hal Willner who also produced her 1987 album Strange Weather.

Weather Report's self-titled debut album Weather Report caused a sensation in the jazz world on its arrival, due to the various talents of the group's members and their unorthodox approach to their music.

Although Moreira completed the recording of the debut Weather Report album, his existing commitments to Miles Davis prevented him from performing live with the group.

Burton performed at Weather Report's first residency-a week of performances at Paul's Mall in Boston, prior to the album release-but could not come to business terms with Zawinul over tour plans.

In 1972, Weather Report released its second album, I Sing the Body Electric, a release divided between different aspects of the group.

Weather Report's breakout album was 1974's Mysterious Traveller, which also featured the debut of new drummer Ishmail Wilburn ( although on the title track and " Nubian Sundance " his playing was doubled by that of Skip Hadden ).

Ndugu recorded with Weather Report for a week and recorded all of the drum tracks for the forthcoming album.

The new album, Tale Spinnin ', was released in 1975 and was considered to be Weather Report's most solid album to date.

Ndugu had been well suited to Zawinul's funk approach and his reliability during the sessions had made this the first Weather Report album to feature a consistent rhythm section ( rather than a varied set of drummers, percussionists and bass players ) since their debut.

Conversely, it also showcased Wayne Shorter's playing to the extent of containing more saxophone solos than any other Weather Report album in the band's entire career.

Zawinul and Shorter's continued dominance of the American jazz scene was emphasized when Tale Spinnin won the Down Beat best album award for 1975 ( the third Weather Report album to do so ) and Native Dancer was the runner-up.

By 1976's Black Market album, Weather Report's music had evolved further from open-ended funk jams into more melody-oriented, concise forms, which also offered a greater mass-market appeal.

Black Market continued Weather Report's ongoing run of success, selling well and being the fourth of the band's albums to win the album of the year award from Down Beat magazine.

However, Weather Report's contract and work schedule required another album, so Zawinul's solo work was absorbed into what became Weather Report's eighth album, Mr. Gone.

Weather Report's next album Weather Report-their second eponymous release following their 1970 debut-was recorded in 1981, although it was not released for another year.

Joe Zawinul's composition " Cannon Ball " ( recorded on Weather Report's album Black Market ) is a tribute to his former leader.

Sweetnighter is Weather Report's fourth album, released on Columbia Records in 1973.

Some consider it to be Weather Report's best album artistically as well.

Thompson made his name as a session drummer, going on to play in Frank Zappa's touring band ( as part of the 1973 – 1974 lineups, which also featured percussionist Ruth Underwood and jazz keyboardist George Duke ) and in Weather Report's album Black Market ( 1976 ).

Towner has also made numerous appearances as a sideman, perhaps most famously on jazz fusion heavyweights Weather Report's 1972 album I Sing the Body Electric.

This is Weather Report's seventh overall album and the first with the bass player Jaco Pastorius who features on two tracks.