Lee Wiley

Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

Biography

Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. While still in her early teens, she left home to pursue a singing career with the Leo Reisman band. Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horseback riding. Wiley suffered temporary blindness, but recovered, and at the age of 19 was back with Reisman again, with whom she recorded three songs: "Take It From Me," "Time On My Hands," and her own composition, "Got The South In My Soul." She sang with Paul Whiteman and later, the Casa Loma Orchestra. A collaboration with composer Victor Young resulted in several songs for which Wiley wrote the lyrics, including "Got The South in My Soul" and "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere," the latter an R&B hit in the 1950s.

During the early 1930s, Wiley recorded very little, and many sides were rejected:

Back Home Again (song)

"Back Home Again" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album of the same name in 1974, "Back Home Again" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November of that year; it was Denver's fifth Top 10 hit on the pop chart. "Back Home Again topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks. The single was the first of three number ones on the country music chart where it stayed for a single week. The single was certified a gold record by the RIAA. The song won a CMA Award for Denver in 1975 in the category "Song of the Year"; he was also named "Entertainer of the Year" at the same ceremony, prompting country pop singer Charlie Rich to light the envelope on fire after reading that Denver had won---in an apparent insult to Denver's musical style and image.

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Back Home Again (Kenny Rogers album)

Back Home Again is the nineteenth studio album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.

Overview

Back Home Again marks the last of Rogers' albums with Reprise, and marks the beginning of Rogers' movement between various labels, including his own future upcoming label, Dreamcatcher Records, in years to come.

Of the Reprise albums, this one had the worst chart showing. The album only reached number 42 on the U.S. Country charts and is Rogers' second consecutive album to not attain any certifications from the RIAA. The success of newer artists such as Garth Brooks, Clint Black and Alan Jackson contributed to this fact.

Rogers split from Reprise after this record's run, though he did remain with the parent company WEA at their Giant Records division.

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Back Home Again (John Denver album)

Back Home Again is the eighth album by singer-songwriter John Denver released in June 1974. The multi-platinum album contained the hit singles "Annie's Song" (#1 pop, #1 adult contemporary), and "Back Home Again" (#5 pop, #1 AC, #1 country). In addition, the studio versions of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "Sweet Surrender" appear on this album. The song "The Music is You" is a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of Rocky Mountain Christmas.

On the cover, John is shown with his then-wife Ann Martell.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

Side two

Home...Again

Track listings

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Mattias Gustafsson. Recording engineer Jon D'Uva. Recording & mix engineering Christian "Wicked" Wicht for www.christianwicked.com. Tracks 2 & 9 produced & engineer Michael Patzig. Mix engineer Jon D'Uva. Tracks 5, 8, & 11 produced by Abigail Zsiga. Track 5 recording engineer joe Carrano & Andrew Zsigmond. Mix engineer Christian "Wicked" Wicht. Track 8 engineered & mixed by Jon D'Uva. Track 11 recording engineer Joe Carrano. Mix engineer Jon D'Uva.

Home Again

Home Again may refer to:

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Home Again (Edwyn Collins album)

Home Again is the sixth solo album by former Orange Juice singer Edwyn Collins, released 17 September 2007 on Heavenly Records.

The album was recorded at Collins' West Heath Studios in the winter of 2004 but was not completed until early 2007. In the interim, Collins' suffered two brain haemorrhages in February 2005 and was hospitalised for most of that year. After a long recovery process, he returned to his studio to mix the album in the winter of 2006 with the help of engineer Seb Lewsley.

Track listing

The album was preceded by the single release of "You'll Never Know", on 10 September 2007.

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