Old Song Lyrics: oldies, 80s, 90s, Videos

Album: On the 6
Genre: R&B
Writers: Cory Rooney, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III
Released: May, 1999
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This song was the lead single debut of Jennifer Lopez on her role as a singer. If You Has my Love was released on May 11th, 1999. It reached the peak position number one on Billboard during four weeks. For this single were made different officially versions: Pablo Flores, Tropical and Dark Child Remix are some of them. If You Had My Love also was a hit on Canada, Australia, Dutch, Belgium, German, Irish, Swiss and New Zealand. For this song, Jennifer won an Alma Awards as Outstanding Music Video Performer and a Billboard Music Award for Best Pop Clip. Besides that, the single received four 1999 MTV Video Music Awards nominations for Best Dance Video, Best Female Video, Best New Artist and Best Pop Video. It hasn0t been confirmed, but it is probably she releases a new compilation album in 2009.

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Album: N/A
Genre: Christmas
Writer: Father Josef Mohr
Released: 1991
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Silent Night on the voice of Sinead O’Connor is one of the most beautiful versions of this carol song. She released the single as solo one 1991. It reached the peak position #60 into UK Singles Chart. Father Jose Mohr was the person who wrote the song in German, and it was translated into the English by John Freeman Young in 1863. Silent Night has been recorded more than 300 artists. Other remarkable versions were made by: Bing Crosby, Mahalia Jackson, Stevie Nicks and Enya. On December 12th, she was performing the song Baby, Can I Buy you a Drink on RTEs Late late Show in Ireland.

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Album: Bing Willie Style
Genre: Hip Hop
Writers: Will Smith, Has, Samuel Barnes, Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson
Released: January, 1998

This is the first super hit of Will Smith who won a 1999 Grammy Award as Best Rap Solo Performance. Gettin’ Jiggy wit It spent three weeks on the top of Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. It also has been ranked into the Greatest Songs of the 1990s by VH1. The single has four official versions: Album Version, Acapella, DJ Scratch and So So Def Remix. Will Smith got three more hits with this material: Just the Two of Us, Men in Black (movie soundtrack) and Miami. After this debut, Smith has released three more albums: Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002) and Lost and Found (2005). Currently, Smith is starring the movie Seven Pounds which is going to be premiered the next 19th December, 2008.

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Album: Cross Road
Genre: Power Ballad
Writer: Jon Bon Jovi
Released: September, 1994
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Always was released into the album Cross Road of the rock band Bon Jovi on 20th September, 1994. The song has sold more than 4 million copies around world by becoming on the biggest selling single for this band. In fact, it received a certified platinum in United States. The song was so popular, and it reached the top ten positions in different Europe Charts. In Switzerland was #1, in UK #2 and in Germany #4. The song talks about a man who is felt in love with a woman who left him. Cross Road was the first compilation album which was acclaimed worldwide. Some tracks included were: Blaze of Glory, You Give Love a Bad Name, Keep the Faith, Runaway and Never Say Goodbye.

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Album: Move It!
Genre: Dance/House
Writers: Mark Quashie, Erick Morillo
Released: 1994
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I Like to Move It is now so popular since Madagascar movie use it into its two sequels. The song was released in 1994 by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman. It received certified gold in France and Germany for more than 400,000 in selling besides of a certified silver in UK. In spite of the fact that the song also was a hit in 1994 and stayed on the top 10 in almost European Charts, on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 I Like to Move only reached the peak position #89. The last album from Reel 2 Real was two year after. However the duo released some other singles like Jazz It Up and Are You Ready For Some More in 1996 and After the Rain in 1997.

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Album: Merry Christmas
Genre: Christmas, Pop
Writers: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Released: 1994
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Since the song was released in 1994, the one has been released in 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. All I Want for Christmas Is You was included into the album Merry Christmas. It sold more than 6,000,000 copies in 2006. In fact, the one is the biggest selling Maria’s single. It also has kept into the Top 10 Charts in UK, USA, Canada, Finland, Norway, Australia, Germany, Swedish, Ireland, Austria and Swiss. According to The New Yorker this single is “one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon”. The whole album got certified gold in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and certified platinum in Japan, U.S, Canada and South Korea. Mariah was ranked at #4 into the hot Top 10 AOL Musician Searches on web. This 12th December, 2008 Mariah is going to make the NBC’s Songs Of the Season Coutdown. The tune will be at 8:00 PM EST.

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Album: To Th Extreme
Genre: Hip Hop
Writers: Vanilla Ice, Queen, David Bowie, M Smooth, Earthquake
Released: 1990
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It is the most popular song of Vanilla Ice. Ice Ice Baby is the first rap single in reaching the number one position into Billboard Hot 100 during 1990. The single received a certified gold in Canada, Germany and Austria, and certified platinum in United States and United Kingdom. Also, it got a Grammy nomination as Best Rap Solo Performance in 1991. Ice, Ice Baby, sold over 15 million copies around the world. The entire album, To The Extreme sold 7 million copies only in US, and it was  #1 hit on The Billboard 200 Albums during sixteen weeks. This year, it was released four more remixes as the cover album titled Vanilla Ice Is Back which is on stores since 11th, November, 2008.

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Album: I’m Breathless
Genre: Dance Pop, Soundtrack
Writers: Madonna, Shep Pettibone
Released: March, 1990

Vogue was used as a soundtrack for the film Dick Tracy, and also it was included into the Madonna’s album I’m Breathless. The song received a certified gold in United Kingdom, 2x certified platinum in United States and certified silver in France.  Vogue became a number one hit in the most important charts around the world. For Rolling Stone Magazine, this single is ranked #28 into The 100 Top Music Videos, The MTV’s 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made ranked it #2 and VH1’s 100 Greatest Song of the 90s ranked it #5. Rihanna who sang it at Conde Nast Media Group’s 2008 Fashion Rocks and Kylie Minoge who also did on her tour Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour, are some of the singers who have used the song as cover version. Yesterday, Madonna received a new award as Best Selling American Artist during the 20th annual World Music Awards. The recognition is because her last album, Hard Candy, which have had the highest global sales for an artist from the United States in 2008.

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Album: Labour of Love II
Genre: Reggae
Released: 1989

The original song was written in 1970 by Lord Creator, but it returned and became so popular with the reggae group UB40 in 1989, when this single was included into the album Labour of Love II. Kingston Town received a certified gold by SNEP to next year. The song reached the top ten list in the most important charts around the world: French, German, Irish, UK, Swedish and Swiss Singles Charts. The album also reached the peak position #7 on Billboard Hot 100 hits. Other popular songs into this album were: The Way You Do the Thing You od by the Temptations and Home Girl. Their last material was released this year. It is titled TwentyFourSeven, their last to feature original members Ali Campbell and Michael Virtue (keyboardist).
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Album: Music Box
Genre: Pop
Writers: Mariah Carey
Released: October, 1993

This song is one of the most representative singles from Mariah Carey career. Hero received certified gold by RIANZ, certified platinum by RIAA and ARIA and certified silver by IFOP. Besides that, it won two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, one BMI Pop Award for the songwriter award and one ASCAP Pop Music Award. Hero was originally recorded for a comedy film with the same title, starring by Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis, but the filmakers didn’t thing this power ballad was a good fit. For that reason, Luther Vandross sang the theme Heart of a Hero. The album, Music Box sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. This album included other remarkable songs like: Dreamlover, Anytime You Need A Friend, Never Forget You and Without You. This year, she has received two new American Music Awards nominations for her last material, E=MC2.

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