Though not expected to be either a commercial or critical success, The Terminator topped the American box office for two weeks and helped launch the film career of Cameron and consolidate that of Schwarzenegger.

" Though they topped some international charts and local radio countdowns, Creedence Clearwater Revival never had a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit — though both " Proud Mary " and " Bad Moon Rising " climbed to number one in Record World, a chart at least equal to Billboard's in prestige in the late Sixties.

Though diagnosed with breast cancer at 26, Creed kept on working, teaming with composer Michael Masser and writing the lyrics to " Greatest Love of All " for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest ; in the spring of 1986, the song topped the charts for singer Whitney Houston.

Though it was a more low peak on the US Billboard Hot 100, it managed to have good success on component charts in the United States, and topped the US Hot Dance Club Play charts.

Though Hollingworth gave up his episcopal position to accept the appointment, it still attracted considerable opposition in a country which maintains a formal separation between Church and State.

Though his ambitions were great and he was able to buy both a country estate and a ship ( as well as civet cats to make perfume ), he was rarely out of debt.

Though lawyers in the United States do not customarily use such a title, the law degree in that country is the Juris Doctor, a professional doctorate degree, and some J. D.

Though the system can have variations in local, regional, and country level, the similarities-in systems or even in ideas-that schools share also enable the exchange among students at all levels which are also playing an increasingly important role in globalization process.

Though concentrated in London, the outbreak affected other areas of the country as well.

Though Genosha is no longer Magneto's country, Scarlet Witch tells Quicksilver that he is always welcome to return.

" Though Cristino resistance to the insurrection seemed to have been overcome by the end of 1833, Maria Cristina's forces suddenly drove the Carlist armies from most of the Basque country.

Though he has been dethroned a number of times, Victor has inevitably managed to return to the throne of his country within a matter of months.

Though the country has dissolved, the islands are all still under the Kingdom with different legal status and the term is still used to refer to these Dutch Caribbean islands.

Though it was never officially adopted in any country, it was the official calendar of the Eastman Kodak Company from 1928 to 1989.

Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s, and in blues records from the 1920s, rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.

Though slavery was officially abolished in China in 1910, the practice continues unofficially in some regions of the country.

During the reign of Rama III ( 1824 – 1851 ,) a Scottish trader had experimental coins struck in England at the king's behest, Though not adopted for use, the name of the country put on these first coins was Muang Thai, not Siam.

Though the shock at the slaughter was enormous, the Romans immediately began a slow, systematic process of preparing for the reconquest of the country.

Though actual unemployment numbers were not officially counted, the country was affected especially strongly in the North Island.

Though this loosened the party's grip on the country, Dubček remained a devoted Communist and intended to preserve the party's rule.

Though it is not as powerful as it once was under Louis XIV and it no longer reigns in its native country of France, it is by no means extinct, and the House of Bourbon has survived to the present-day world of republics.

Though Poland-Lithuania was at that time the largest and one of the most populous states of Europe, Sobieski became a king of a country devastated by almost half a century of constant war.

Though Brunswick was only a small country, Britain was at war with revolutionary France and eager to obtain allies on the European mainland.

Though their music and the issues they cover focus more on their home country, the Republic of the Congo, all member of Bisso Na Bisso live in France and rap in French.

Though nearby San Antonio has become the country ’ s most commercially important seaport in terms of tonnage moved, the City of Valparaíso remains a vibrant center of Chilean culture.

Though bridges failed, vehicles broke and were sometimes stuck in mud, the convoy was greeted in communities across the country.

Though mezcal is not as popular as tequila ( a mezcal made specifically from the blue agave in select regions of the country ), Mexico does export the product, mostly to Japan and the United States, and exports are growing.

Though the UK is mostly under the influence of the maritime tropical air mass from the south-west, different regions are more susceptible than others when different air masses affect the country: Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland are the most exposed to the maritime polar air mass which brings cool moist air ; the east of Scotland and north-east England are more exposed to the continental polar air mass which brings cold dry air ; the south and south-east of England are more exposed to the continental tropical air mass which brings warm dry air ( and consequently most of the time the warmest summer temperatures ); Wales and the south-west of England are the most exposed to the maritime tropical air mass which brings warm moist air.

Though the progressive rock genre was beginning to decrease in popularity, concept albums had become a medium that continued.

" Though she performed it live on occasion, it has never appeared on any of her albums.

Though primarily an albums artist, several of Baez ' singles have charted and the first being her 1965 cover of Phil Ochs ' " There but for Fortune ", which became a mid-level chart hit in the U. S. and a top-ten single in the United Kingdom.

Though Miles ' work is closely associated with Blue Note, and has earned iconic status and frequent homage, Miles was only a casual jazz fan, according to Richard Cook ; Blue Note gave him several copies of each of the many dozens of albums he designed, but Miles gave most to friends or sold them to second-hand record shops.

Though he never officially joined Talking Heads, he was a de facto member of the group for most of the ' 80s, appearing on one of their studio albums, several solo albums, and multiple tours until they disbanded officially in 1992.

Though influenced by artists such as the New York Dolls, Roxy Music and David Bowie, both albums were widely dismissed by the UK music press as being distinctly outmoded at a time when punk and New Wave bands were in ascendence.

Though sales began promisingly, and it contained the hit single " Old Man and Me " ( U. S. No. 13 ), the album sold four million copies in the U. S. Hootie & the Blowfish has since released three more studio albums: Musical Chairs, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Looking for Lucky.

Though, some critics felt that the albums mixed reaction and lazy lyricism could be linked to Anderson's heavy drug use at the time, especially when he later admitted that he " was a crack addict for ages.

Though they did not sell especially well when released, Lomax's biographer, John Szwed calls these " some of the first concept albums.

Though the Hall & Oates original ( recorded in a Memphis-soul style ) was never released as a single, it remains a fan favorite on the duo's greatest hits albums and was featured on their Apollo Theater CD in 1985, and is frequently featured in their live set to this day.

Though their 1989 debut album Blood, Sweat and No Tears was a moderate success, Sick of It All had not achieved commercial success until further albums.

Though her albums were commercially successful, they did not achieve the sales or the reception of her previous works.

Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward rock ( Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male ), noise ( 45 RPM Performance ), and ambient music ( None Friendly, Endless Humiliation ), in addition to several seven inch records mixing these styles with found recordings.

Though both albums made it to the Billboard charts, neither was a commercial success and FUBU shut down its record label after the release of All or Nothin.

Though he never fully embraced the free jazz of the 1960s, he appeared on two of its landmark albums: Coleman's Free Jazz and Coltrane's Ascension, as well as on Sonny Rollins ' 1966 ' New Thing ' track East Broadway Run Down with Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison.

Though a second volume was never published, the subsequent ninth and tenth albums in the compilation series included DVDs of music videos as well.

Though he sold over thirty million albums worldwide, it was his marathon live performances that won him greatest acclaim.

Though " Cough / Cool " has not been widely covered, cover versions of " She " have appeared on two Misfits tribute albums, though these are based on later versions of the song that have guitar rather than electric piano.

Though The Accordion Club never recorded any albums, two songs appeared on Rē Records Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 1, and it led to the formation of Thomas's current " solo " project, the Two Pale Boys.

Though these singers may release solo albums, their performances in film soundtracks tend to be more noticed due to the widespread appeal of movies.

Though his late 1970s albums were well received by critics and his core audience, Stewart never established a large audience.

Though popularly known as simply " Foetus ", Thirlwell released albums under diverse variations of the name, including: Foetus Art Terrorism ; Foetus Über Frisco ; Foetus Corruptus ; Foetus In Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe ; Foetus Inc .; Foetus Interruptus ; Foetus Over Frisco ; Foetus Under Glass ; Philip and His Foetus Vibrations ; Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel ; The Foetus All-Nude Revue ; The Foetus of Excellence ; The Foetus Symphony Orchestra ; and You've Got Foetus On Your Breath.