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The Velvelettes got their break chartwise in the spring of 1964 thanks to young producer Norman Whitfield, who produced "Needle in a Haystack" as a single for the group, on Motown's VIP Records imprint. [4] "Needle in a Haystack" peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid 1964. [1]
The Twilights highest national chart success came with their cover version of the Velvelettes' "Needle in a Haystack" (August 1966). [1] [2] [3] The group were still in London as it peaked at No. 1 on Go-Set ' s National Top 40 in October and displaced the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine". [11]
Glenn Shorrock. Glenn Barrie Shorrock AM (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo performer. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including ...
If you're familiar with the "Shell Game," the classic game that sees an object being placed under a cup or shell, which challenges you to remember which shell the object is under, you'll instantly ...
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. [2] It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, and Eric Blore. The screenplay was written by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost, and Edward Kaufman. It is based on the Broadway musical Gay ...
Through sing-rapping vocals, Drake performs the first verse and chorus, in which he sings: "Pull up the Maybach and bend your leg back / Let's engage that, don't delay that / You're like a needle, life's a haystack / Friends they can leave us, you could stay back". The track also makes lyrical reference to Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.
"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin '" is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964. The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.
Elliott Smith singles chronology. "Shytown" / "No Confidence Man". (1994) " Needle in the Hay ". (1995) "Miss Misery". (1997) " Needle in the Hay " is a song released in 1995 by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was the sole single from his second studio album, Elliott Smith .