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 ".

Their debut album, Pretty on the Inside ( 1991 ) garnered them critical praise, and they went on to achieve international critical and commercial success for their following albums, Live Through This ( 1994 ) and Celebrity Skin ( 1998 ).

Originally active from 1985 to 1996, the band have had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand and international chart success in two phases, beginning with their self-titled debut album, Crowded House, which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits, " Don't Dream It's Over " and " Something So Strong ".

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 ".

On June 2, 2008, during an interview at the Danish Komiks. dk fair, Don stated that he would not do any more Disney comics, citing eye troubles, low pay, and the constant use of his stories in special hardback or album editions by international Disney licensees without any payment of royalties or requests for permission for the use of his name.

American Pies success made McLean an international star and piqued interest in his first album, which charted more than two years after its initial release.

Shortly afterwards, her 1988 album Watermark propelled her to further international fame and she became known for her distinctive sound, characterised by voice-layering, folk melodies, synthesised backdrops and ethereal reverberations.

Enya won an Echo Award for best selling international single in Germany of 2001, and received a nomination for best selling album.

Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.

The international market, where Business as Usual was still riding high, kept the album at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Also that year, the band contributed a cover of " I Can't Forget " to the Leonard Cohen tribute album I'm Your Fan, and began an international tour on which they played stadiums in Europe and smaller venues in the United States.

The popularity of her number-one hit " With Every Heartbeat " and subsequent international album release Robyn ( 2005 ) in 2007 brought her mainstream success worldwide.

The album was a quick breakthrough and because of this Twain performed selected international venues and television shows including two CMA Fan Fair performances with Nashville guitarists Randy Thomas ( co-writer of the song " Butterfly Kisses "), Dan Schafer, Chris Rodriguez, Russ Taff, Hugh McDonald bass player of Bon Jovi, Dave Malachowski and Stanley T., formerly with The Beach Boys.

The album was a massive success and Tricky was catapulted to international fame, something he was notably uncomfortable with.

This album, Oranges and Lemons, produced by Paul Fox, was their biggest seller yet, with the videos for " The Mayor of Simpleton " and " King for a Day " getting heavy airplay on MTV and other international music TV programs.

The concert made international headlines, led to a Time cover story ( Dave Brubeck and Thelonious Monk are the only other jazz musicians featured on the cover the magazine ), and resulted in an album that would become the best-selling long-playing recording of Ellington's career.

The album contained many songs tailor-made for live performance, including two of rock's most recognisable anthems, " We Will Rock You " and the rock ballad " We Are the Champions ", both of which became enduring international sports anthems, and the latter reached number four in the United States.

After releasing their own self produced album, Psyche secured an international deal with New Rose Records out of Paris, France.

In November 2009 " Forever ... the EP " was released which contained international bonus tracks not used on the Eye Legacy album.

For example, when Cartel — the original Turkish-language rap project to get off the ground — released their debut album to address the first generation of Turkish immigrants in Berlin, it sparked an international controversy.

The title track, written by Bob Dylan and previously recorded by ex-Beatle George Harrison for his 1970 album All Things Must Pass, was her first international hit ( No. 25 Pop, No. 1 Adult Contemporary (" AC ")).

Bauhaus then embarked on an international promotional tour for the album, with dates in Europe and the Far East.

The album rose as high as the top five on a number of international charts ( including the U. S, UK, Germany and Australia ).