Saturday, June 18, 2011

Rick Astley: Whenever You Need Somebody

Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody is his first album, from 1987.  His best selling record, Rick is from Lancashire, England.  Check out the accoustic start to his smash hit, Never Gonna Give you Up, by clicking on this post's title.  It is a very catching pop tune which I like in small doses.  The record was produced by the trio known as Stock Aitken Waterman, aka SAW, who were a UK songwriting and record producing team of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Peter Waterman.  They had much success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s. The three are considered to be one of the most successful songwriting and producing partnerships of all time, scoring more than 100 UK top 40 hits, selling 40 million records.

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