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 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 ").

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 ".

The album did not fare as well as their debut in the US, only reaching number 40, but it achieved Australasian success, reaching number one in Australia and number two in New Zealand.

By contrast, the album had limited success in the US, only reaching number 83 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.

Following the success of the album She Will Have Her Way in 2005, a second album of cover versions of Finn Brothers songs, He Will Have His Way, was released on 12 November 2010.

It was also the first story-based concept album of the rock era ( as distinct from the song-cycle style album ) to enjoy commercial success.

Pink Floyd recast itself from its 1960s guise as a psychedelic band into a commercial success with its series of concept albums, most famously with The Dark Side of the Moon ( which, according to the RIAA, is the second best selling album in history ) and later with the double album rock opera The Wall.

Although it did not achieve the same levels of commercial success as the band's later releases ( it reached # 73 on the Billboard 200 ), it has been hailed by many fans and critics as Dream Theater's masterpiece and the band's defining album.

While receiving generally favorable reviews, however, the album did not achieve the crossover success Parton had hoped for.

In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single " Fame " and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer characterised as " plastic soul ".

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single " Ashes to Ashes ", its parent album Scary Monsters ( and Super Creeps ), and " Under Pressure ", a 1981 collaboration with Queen.

Featuring philosophical post-hippie lyrics on peace, love and morality, its acoustic folk rock occasionally fortified by harder rock, the album was not a commercial success at the time of its release.

The album was a critical success but received a low-key release and only made number 87 in the UK charts.

Featuring characters from a short story written by Bowie, the album achieved US and UK chart success, and yielded three top 40 UK singles.

Incorporating experiments in British jungle and drum ' n ' bass, Earthling ( 1997 ) was a critical and commercial success in the UK and the US, and two singles from the album became UK top 40 hits.

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.

American Pie combines externals with internals and the resultant success of that album makes the third one ( Don McLean ) entirely introspective.

She continued to enjoy steady success during the 1990s and 2000s ; her 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies, and became the top selling new age album of the 2000s in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

But the secretary insists that the success of the American farmer is the `` greatest single source of strength '' in the struggle to insure freedom around the world.

The use of a single official language, which modern scholarship has dubbed Official Aramaic or Imperial Aramaic, can be assumed to have greatly contributed to the astonishing success of the Achaemenids in holding their far-flung empire together for as long as they did.

Additionally, Ebsen, Ryan, and Douglas each made a few solo recordings following the show's success, including Ryan's 1966 novelty single, " Granny's Miniskirt.

Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as " the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll.

When Sun Yat-sen was asked by one of the leading revolutionary generals to what he ascribed the success, he said, " To Christianity more than to any other single cause.

A comparison of four successful programs against malaria in Brazil, India, Eritrea, and Vietnam does not endorse any single strategy but instead states, " Common success factors included conducive country conditions, a targeted technical approach using a package of effective tools, data-driven decision-making, active leadership at all levels of government, involvement of communities, decentralized implementation and control of finances, skilled technical and managerial capacity at national and sub-national levels, hands-on technical and programmatic support from partner agencies, and sufficient and flexible financing.

The singer's debut single, " Liza Jane ", credited to Davie Jones and the King Bees, had no commercial success.

Young Americans was a commercial success in both the US and the UK, and a re-issue of the 1969 single " Space Oddity " became Bowie's first number one hit in the UK a few months after " Fame " achieved the same in the US.

It was only after the record became a success overseas that it was released in the U. S. The single hit # 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.

Onna Roll records, with artists including Nasty Boys and Donna Williams, realized mainstream success with the single, " What I'm Feeling ", which with 63 plays was the most played single in a single day on WKTU.

The single was a phenomenal success in the UK, staying at the top of the singles chart for nine consecutive weeks, during which time the group's previous single " Relax " climbed back up the charts to number two.

The single was unable to repeat this success in the United States, where it peaked at number 43.

The first single, " Much Too Young ( To Feel This Damn Old )", was a country top 10 success.

The third edition rules replace specialized matrices with the Action Control Table ( ACT ), a single, color-coded chart that allowed players to determine whether a character action succeeded, and the degree of success, with a single roll.

Canadian based hip hop artist Ishq Bector became a success after the release of his superhit single ' Aye Hip Hopper '.

In 1982, Marrow met producer William Strong from Saturn Records, who recorded his first single, " Cold Wind Madness ", also known as " The Coldest Rap ", which became an underground success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to the song's hardcore lyrics.

Influenced by the crossover success of Ray Charles, Brown backed away from his musical roots and incorporated productions of pop standards, finding success with his first Top 20 single, " Prisoner of Love ".

After the year's previous success, King had Brown sign a new recording contract and in June 1965, released " Papa's Got a Brand New Bag ", which became his breakthrough hit single, becoming his first # 1 single on the R & B chart since " Try Me " and his first Top 10 pop single winning Brown his first Grammy.

" He is claimed to have earned money wrestling before his musical success.

The film was a critical success and a box office sensation, having earned some $ 2 million for Universal by 1943.

Dixit earned commercial success after a series of flops with Yash Raj Films ' super-hit musical-romance Dil To Pagal Hai starring opposite Shahrukh Khan and Karisma Kapoor.

In 2000, Dixit earned critical acclaim and commercial success with Rajkumar Santoshi's Pukar opposite Anil Kapoor and Namrata Shirodkar.

A critical and financial success, it earned Siodmak his only Oscar nomination for direction in Hollywood ( his German production The Devil Came at Night ( Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam ) would be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 1956 ).

His success earned him the nickname " The Business " since he often had several artists in the Top 10 at any time with whom he had written, published, and recorded the songs.

After the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941, Nevsky was released into wide distribution and earned international success.

His success in fighting earned him the nickname Yang Wudi, which means " Unbeatable Yang ", and his fame and efforts in teaching greatly contributed to the subsequent spreading of t ' ai chi ch ' uan knowledge.

Flood earned them a platinum album, largely thanks to the success of " Birdhouse in Your Soul " which reached number three on the US Modern Rock chart, as well as " Istanbul ( Not Constantinople )".

The Politics of Malta are somewhat unusual in that while the electoral system is single transferable vote ( STV ), traditionally associated with proportional representation, minor parties have not earned much success.

His success as the legate of a legion, earned him a consulship in 51 after which he retired from public life, having incurred the enmity of Claudius ' wife, Agrippina.

M * A * S * H earned Gelbart a Peabody Award and an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and went on to considerable commercial and critical success.

It was Casimir's success in strengthening royal power and ending internal strife that earned him the epithet of " the Restorer ".

The film was a success, and Davis's performance as a spoiled Southern belle earned her a second Academy Award, which led to speculation in the press that she would be chosen to play a similar character, Scarlett O ' Hara, in Gone with the Wind.

He mounted sixteen Shakespeare productions, many of which earned enough success to justify revivals during subsequent seasons.

The success of the mission earned Komarov the awards of the Order of Lenin and Hero of the Soviet Union.

League Cup success earned the club its first invitations to European competitions, but they were not eligible to participate because they played in the then Third Division.

Though not an instant success, the album gained a steady following in France with hits such as " Bongo Bong " and " Clandestino ", and the album eventually earned the Best World Music Album award in 1999's Victoires de la Musique awards.

The USA's success earned a mention in TIME Magazine.

Her success continued with True Colors in 1986, which included two Billboard Hot 100 top ten songs: the number one smash " True Colors " and " Change of Heart ," and earned two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards.

Priestley's first major success came with a novel, The Good Companions ( 1929 ), which earned him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and made him a national figure.

Their commercial success was limited, but Swans earned much critical notice and had a devoted following.

Brock's actions, particularly his success at Detroit, earned him a knighthood, membership in the Order of the Bath, accolades and the sobriquet " The Hero of Upper Canada ".

Despite the enormous box office success, the critical response to Pearl Harbor at the time of its release tended toward mixed to negative, and the film earned only a 25 % approval rating according to review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 166 reviews with an average rating of 4. 4 / 10, making it Bay's second worst reviewed movie to date, next to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

The city earned its # 1 status through its success in bringing Gambro, Jo-Ann, Maxforma, German based automotive supplier Benteler International and Mando Corporation to the community in 2005.