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At the 19th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1977, "Afternoon Delight" received three nominations for recordings from 1976. It won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices [9] and was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. In 2010, Billboard named "Afternoon Delight" the 20th sexiest song of ...
In 2010, Billboard named "Afternoon Delight" the 20th sexiest song of all time. [10] Due to its success, the song was featured in such films as PCU, Anchorman, and Good Will Hunting, and used in episodes of numerous TV shows, including The Simpsons and South Park. [11] In 2011, it was performed in the musical television series Glee. [12]
The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200, [6] and features the band's most well-known song, "Afternoon Delight," which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1976. California Day peaked at number 20 in October. [7]
He is known for "Afternoon Delight", which he wrote and performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band, and for writing multiple hits for John Denver, including "Take Me Home, Country Roads". [ 2 ] Early life and education
Simon Townsend was originally keen to use the 1976 Bill Danoff song Afternoon Delight as the theme song for his afternoon TV show. In fact, this song was used as the opener when the show first went to air. However, when the meaning of the lyrics was pointed out to him, [3] Townsend decided to commission a new and original theme song clearly ...
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Songs in the film but not in this soundtrack include: [citation needed] "Deep Burgundy" - Marc Ellis "El Paso" - Marty Robbins "If" - Bread "Baby Making Flute Solo" - Marc Ellis and Katisse Buckingham; includes a portion of the melody of "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull [3] [4] "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats; Mexican hat dance
The first was the same-titled album by the Starland Vocal Band, including the "swoosh" sound to "Afternoon Delight". At the time, Ciani thought the work was just a "song about spaceships". [ 16 ] In the following year, Ciani provided sound effects for Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk , a disco version of the Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ...