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The song is a paean to Elvis Presley.His voice was distinctive for the time and could be described as "black velvet". Co-writer Christopher Ward, who was Myles' then-boyfriend, was inspired on a bus full of Elvis fans riding to Memphis attending the 10th anniversary vigil at Graceland, in 1987.
Alannah Myles is the debut album by Canadian singer Alannah Myles, released on March 28, 1989.It includes the worldwide hit single "Black Velvet".The album was a big seller worldwide, and reached number one for two weeks in her native Canada, number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the US and number 3 in the UK Albums Chart.
The EP features a re-recording of her signature song "Black Velvet", as well as two new songs. All three of them were later included on her next album. In April 2008, Myles released her fifth studio album, Black Velvet, which featured a new recording of her song of the same name, in addition to 10 new studio recordings. [13]
"Give Peace a Chance" (1991 charity single as part of Peace Choir) "Don't Give Up" (duet with Saga, released as a B-side to the latter's 2001 single "Money Talks") "Try to Live Again" and "I'll Remember You" (both duets with Joe Lynn Turner, from the 2001 Nikolo Kotzev rock opera Nostradamus.
"Black Velvet" (song), a 1989 song by Alannah Myles "Black Velvet", a song by Ferry Corsten from the 2008 album Twice in a Blue Moon "Black Velvet", a song by Gass from the 1970 album Juju; Black Velvet (Robin Lee album), 1990, featuring a cover of the song "Black Velvet" Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album), 1971; Black Velvet (revue), a revue at ...
First released in November 1998 in Canada and Europe, the USA release did not happen until April 1999. The Canadian and USA editions feature 12 tracks, while the European edition has three bonus songs selected by Copeland: "The Great Divide", from 1997's "A Rival", which had been touted at the time as a second single off the album, and two songs from film soundtracks which were released as ...
Black Velvet (Groove Merchant, 1971) Breeding of Mind (Groove Merchant, 1972) Dawn of a New Day (Groove Merchant, 1973) Simba (Groove Merchant, 1974) Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Groove Merchant, 1974) Windows (Groove Merchant, 1976) Time Has Changed (LRC, 1977) Through a Song (ILM, 1982) Asian Beat (O'Donel Levy Productions, 2004)
The songs that Duffy and the band recorded for the album blended pop music and folk instrumentation. [1] The delicate and folky album opener, "Black Velvet", finds Duffy singing of an ocean falling to its knees, calling to a lover without words, and spending the night crawling "like a snail on black velvet."