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Sailor was a British pop group mostly famous in the 1970s. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

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Much of the best material revolved around sailors' adventures on shore leave, especially in the "red-light quarter". Shore leave is the Leave that professional Sailors get to spend on dry land A red-light district is a neighborhood where Prostitution and other businesses in the Sex industry flourish Dressing in sailor gear that went with the image, they might easily be dismissed as something of a novelty, but created some enduring and finely crafted pop music. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. The group's leader, Georg Kajanus (stage name Georg Hultgreen), had previously had minor success as a songwriter, notably by penning "Flying Machine" for Cliff Richard in 1971 - though ironically it was Richard's first UK single that failed to reach the Top 30 in the UK Singles Chart. Georg Kajanus (Georg Johan Tchegodaieff Kajanus is a Norwegian composer and singer/songwriter A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry

Another of the group's trademarks was the 'Nickelodeon', a scratch-built contraption of pianos, synthesisers, glockenspiels, etc. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The glockenspiel ( German, "set of bells quot or "play-bells" also known as orchestra bells and in its portable that allowed the four piece band to reproduce on stage the complex acoustic arrangements that they had done in the recording studio. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound

The group's first UK single, "Traffic Jam", attracted considerable airplay on radio on release in 1974, but it was "Glass of Champagne", issued late the following year, which gave them their breakthrough, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart. Airplay (noun The broadcasting of an audio (eg a piece of music or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The follow-up, "Girls Girls Girls", also made the Top 10, but of their subsequent singles, only "One Drink Too Many" registered in the Top 40. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.

Sailor's original line-up split up at the end of the 1970s, although Phil Pickett and Henry Marsh released more material as Sailor with Gavin David and Virginia David in 1980. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Afterwards, Marsh mainly composed music for television, Hultgreen released three albums with DATA, Grant Serpell took up teaching chemistry, whilst Pickett enjoyed success touring with Culture Club and co-writing their hit "Karma Chameleon". A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic DATA were an electronic music band created in the late 1970's by Georg Kajanus, creator of such bands as Eclection, Sailor and Noir (with Tim Dry of In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or " Karma Chameleon " is a song from British band Culture Club.

In 1989 a new album was released, after a ten year silence, with two new singles "The Secretary" and "La Cumbia". They started touring again and performed on many TV shows.

In 1995 Kajanus departed the band to pursue a solo career. The arrival of Peter Lincoln, gave new life to Sailor and their first live album, Live In Berlin, was recorded in the new line-up. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Original member Henry Marsh left in 1999 and was replaced by Anthony England. In May 2001 England left the band to be replaced with Rob Alderton, and the new line-up recorded their first DVD in November 2002. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In 2004 Sailor were voted the 45th most successful pop band of the last 40 years in Germany, surrounded by Genesis on 46 and Culture Club on 44. Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Their first book, A Glass Of Champagne - The Official Sailor Story was released in June 2004. In July 2005 Alderton left, and Henry Marsh returned.

July 2006 saw the world premiere of Sailor, The Musical Journey at the Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Scotland. Dunfermline (Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Written by Bill Blenman, the new musical was comprised entirely of Kajanus compositions and tapped into his early 1970s creations. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The musical also featured two new compositions by Kajanus.

In September 2006 Lincoln decided to leave Sailor to join Sweet. Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. Afterwards, Marsh's son, Oliver, joined the band as their new singer. At the same time, "A Glass of Champagne" was used on a TV advertisement for Marks and Spencer, and in 2007 was sampled by the German techno group Scooter on their song "Jumping All Over The World", taken from the album of the same name Jumping All Over the World. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Marks & Spencer Group plc (also M&S, Marks and Sparks, and Marks) is a British Retailer with 843 stores in more than 30 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Scooter are a German Techno and Hardcore techno band from Hamburg, who have sold over 14 million records and have earned 80 gold and platinum Jumping All Over The World is the thirteenth studio album by German Techno group Scooter, released in Germany in 2007

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Culture Club were a Grammy Award -winning British pop group that formed in the early 1980s A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs.
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