The album was played as two continuous pieces of music on the two sides of the vinyl and produced the band's two biggest hit singles, " Kayleigh " and " Lavender ".

He also provided the lead vocals on a number of songs, including the band's biggest UK chart single, " Silver Machine ", which reached No. 3 in 1972.

The band announced a three-week residency in Las Vegas, with bassist Nikki Sixx stating, " This is the beginning of what will be the biggest probably four to five years of the band's career.

In the early stages of ABBA, Anderson co-wrote many of the songs ' lyrics, among them some of the band's biggest hits, such as " Ring Ring " ( 1973 ), " Waterloo " ( 1974 ), " Honey, Honey " ( 1974 ), " I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do " ( 1975 ), " Mamma Mia " ( 1975 ), " S. O. S " ( 1975 ), " Fernando " ( 1976 ), " Dancing Queen " ( 1976 ), " Knowing Me, Knowing You " ( 1977 ), and " The Name of the Game " ( 1977 ).

A new song from the album, " Eardrum Buzz ", became the band's biggest charting single.

It featured the band's first single ( A-and B-side ), several rare B-side tracks as well as a radio promotion from 1979, a live track and several extended dance mix versions of their biggest MTV hits.

After covering the Elvis Presley standard " Can't Help Falling in Love " for the Ted Danson / Howie Mandel film A Fine Mess, she rejoined Fleetwood Mac to record the Tango in the Night album, which went on to become the band's biggest success since Rumours ten years earlier.

Laird-Clowes has credited Simon with helping to shape the band's biggest hit, " Life In A Northern Town ".

Thanks to the success of the single, the album also became the band's biggest hit, peaking at number four.

The album's first single, " The Distance ", written by Greg Brown, became the band's biggest hit to date and is considered their " ubiquitous " song ; it hit number 5 on the RPM Alternative 30, and entered the Modern Rock Tracks top 5.

* The band's two biggest selling hits " The Power of Love " and " I Want a New Drug " were both million selling singles in the U. S., certified Gold by the RIAA.

" Their 1987 self-titled release was reviewed favorably by Rolling Stone magazine and produced " The Lust, the Flesh, the Eyes & the Pride of Life ," the band's biggest single to date.

The album included a re-recording of the theme to the film Midnight Cowboy, and later pressings included a cover of The Commodores classic " Easy ", which in some parts of the world became the band's biggest hit.

" Don't You Want Me " became the band's biggest hit, selling over two million copies worldwide.

" By early 1980, " Babe " had become the band's biggest international hit and first million-selling single, reaching number six in the United Kingdom.

Also, one of the band's biggest hits that also gave them a Grammy Nomination, " Peaches ", is missing completely, along with minor hit " Kitty ".

The band's biggest hit was its cover of " You Keep Me Hangin ' On ", a slowed-down, hard rocking version of a song originally recorded by The Supremes.

The album included the band's biggest hit, the No. 1 hit single " Every Rose Has Its Thorn ", along with other hits like: " Nothin ' but a Good Time ", " Fallen Angel ", and the Loggins and Messina cover " Your Mama Don't Dance ".

It is the band's biggest commercial success to date, with their subsequent albums selling progressively less, despite receiving high praise from critics.

Released later that year, Let's Face It, would prove to be the band's biggest seller, mostly due to its first single " The Impression That I Get ", which reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The song became the band's biggest hit, appearing in the Madden 2005, Shaun White Snowboarding, and in the ATV Offroad Fury 3 soundtrack.

1996's Lovelife, the band's final album, became the biggest seller of their career as it was released on the heels of the Britpop craze, possibly due to a more upbeat production style than their earlier releases.

It contained the band's biggest hit, the propulsive and danceable " Birdland " ( highlighting Pastorius ' singing bass lines and Zawinul's synthesized ensemble brass ) which became a pop hit and later became a jazz standard.

It included " Low Rider ", and the title track, which were among the band's biggest hits.

At this point in their history, the band's image reflected that of their biggest fans — leather jackets and motorcycles.

The band's debut single, " Smalltown Boy ", the tale of a boy who was cast away by his family for being homosexual, was a hit, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

In September 2005, Kid Rock filled in for Johnny Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd on the band's hit " Sweet Home Alabama " at the Hurricane Katrina benefit concert.

The band's 1983 hit " Blue Monday ", the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, is one example of how the band transformed their sound.

The single, " True Faith ", with its surreal video, became a hit on MTV and the band's first American top 40 hit.

The album contained Rush's only U. S. top-40 pop hit, " New World Man ", while other more experimental songs such as " Digital Man ", " The Weapon ", and " Chemistry " expanded the band's use of ska, reggae, and funk.

Sakamoto was the songwriter and composer for a number of the band's hit songs, including " Yellow Magic ( Tong Poo )" ( 1978 ), " Technopolis " ( 1979 ), " Nice Age " ( 1980 ), " Ongaku " ( 1983 ), and " You've Got to Help Yourself " ( 1983 ), while playing the keyboards for many of their other songs, including international hits such as " Computer Game / Firecracker " ( 1978 ) and " Rydeen " ( 1979 ), and singing in several songs such as " Kimi ni Mune Kyun " ( 1983 ).

The Remain in Light album's lead single, " Once in a Lifetime ", became a Top 20 hit in the UK but initially failed to make an impression upon its release in the band's own country.

1983 saw the release of Speaking in Tongues, a commercial breakthrough that produced the band's only American Top 10 hit, " Burning Down the House ".

The band's second album Different Light ( 1986 ) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide No. 1 hit " Walk Like an Egyptian ", saw the band firmly in the mainstream.

" Boss of Me " became the band's second top-40 hit in the UK which they performed on long running UK television programme Top of the Pops, and in 2002, won the duo a Grammy Award.

Their third album Drums and Wires contained the band's first major hit single " Making Plans for Nigel " ( another Moulding composition ), which caused a minor controversy because of its lyrical reference to British Steel.

In 1976, Christine began an on-the-road affair with the band's lighting director, which inspired her to write " You Make Loving Fun ", a top-10 hit on the landmark smash Rumours, one of the best-selling albums of all-time.

Another McVie single from the album, " Everywhere ", reached # 4 in the UK, which would be the band's third highest ever chart peak there and their final top 40 UK hit to date ( the single peaked at # 14 in the US ).

Among Nicks's contributions to Rumours was " Dreams ", which became the band's only Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit single to date.

Although the majority of the band's material was written and performed by Gary Barlow, Williams did perform lead vocals on their first Top Ten hit " Could It Be Magic ", " I Found Heaven ", and " Everything Changes ".

Their first album's fourth single Alright was a huge international hit that established the band's reputation.

It was followed by a second compilation, The World Won't Listen – the title was Morrissey's comment on his frustration with the band's lack of mainstream recognition, although the album reached number two in the charts – and the single " Sheila Take a Bow ", the band's second ( and last during the band's lifetime ) UK top-10 hit.

Percussionist Neil Peart of the rock band Rush uses the glockenspiel in several of the band's arrangements, most notably in the commercial hit songs " The Spirit of Radio " and " Closer to the Heart ", and also in album tracks " Xanadu " and " Circumstances ".

In 2002, the group hit the headlines once more when, following an acrimonius split and legal action, the Rubettes became the latest in a long line of bands ( including the Beach Boys and Spandau Ballet ) to end up in the courts in a dispute over ownership of the band's name.

" Flood " peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, and was the band's only secular radio hit.