(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena

"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", often known simply by the title "Maria Magdalena", is a Disco / Synthpop song by German singer Sandra. It was first released in March 1985 as the lead single from her debut album, The Long Play, and it was her first single to be released internationally. The song reached No. 1 on the official German Charts for four consecutive weeks between 13 September 1985 and 4 October 1985. A huge hit in Europe, it also peaked at No. 1 in the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Norway, and Switzerland; No. 3 in Italy; No. 5 in France; No. 2 in South Africa and No. 87 in the U.K. It was also a popular radio hit song in Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Yugoslavia.

The song was re-released in 1993 in a remixed version, and re-released again only in France as another remix in 1999, as a promotional single. The song was later sampled in her song "Kings & Queens" from her 2012 album Stay in Touch.

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Never Be the Same

Never Be the Same may refer to:

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Never Be the Same (Jessica Mauboy song)

"Never Be the Same" is a song recorded by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy. It was written by Mauboy, Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci, and produced by DNA. The song was released on 7 March 2014 as the fourth single from Mauboy's third studio album, Beautiful. "Never Be the Same" is a mid-tempo pop and R&B power ballad that speaks about "the confusion of growing up and the fact that changes in life are inevitable." The song received positive reviews from critics, who noted it as an emotional and powerful track and praised Mauboy's vocal performance.

"Never Be the Same" peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and became Mauboy's seventh top-ten single. It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 70,000 copies. The accompanying music video was directed by Lawrence Lim and features Australian actress Miah Madden playing a younger version of Mauboy. The video received a positive reception from critics, who complimented the shower scenes and noted it as "an amazing step up" for Mauboy. "Never Be the Same" has been performed on Today and Sunrise, and was used to promote the American drama series Revenge on Australian television.

Lights from the Valley

Lights from the Valley is the seventh album by the Canadian rock band Chilliwack, released in the summer of 1978; the album marked the recording debut of Brian MacLeod with the band.

Intended to consolidate the success of the precedent Dreams, Dreams, Dreams album, Lights from the Valley was somewhat of a disappointment, as it only did about as well as its predecessor. The album was recorded twice, as the label rejected the original version as insufficiently commercial; MacLeod and outside producer Marc Gilutin were added to the group for the second go-round, and none of the old recordings were used. However, the group, which had held together for many albums, disintegrated during these redone sessions, with everyone except MacLeod and Bill Henderson quitting by the end. The financial problems at Mushroom Records (Canada) due to litigation with the rock band Heart also caused Lights from the Valley to be underpromoted.

The album's title derives from the lyrics of its lead single "Arms of Mary", the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver song and "In Love with a Look" were, at Gilutin's urging, the first outside material Chilliwack had recorded since the outfit had changed their name from the Collectors in 1970. "Arms of Mary" became the fourth single by Chilliwack to reach the Billboard Hot 100 but like the band's precedent Hot 100 entrants it failed to become a major hit, peaking at #67.

I'll Never Be the Same

"I'll Never Be The Same" is a popular song based on an instrumental called "Little Buttercup" written by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli. After several musicians had recorded the instrumental version, lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. The completed song was introduced in 1932 by Mildred Bailey and Paul Whiteman; their version rose to number fourteen on the charts. The same year, Guy Lombardo recorded the song; his version rose to number eight. It is ranked 210 in JazzStandards.com's listing of the 1000 most-frequently recorded jazz standard compositions.

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