On This Date In Music

1975 - ABBA recorded 'Mamma Mia' at Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the last track recorded for their self-titled third album and was never intended for release as a single. ABBA's Australian record company, RCA, asked that 'Mamma Mia' be released as a single but Polar Music at first refused. The song went on to become a No. 1 hit around the world.

1983 - Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK No. 1 single with a song written by Meat Loaf's producer, Jim Steinman, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'. Also No. 1 in the US, (the only Welsh artist to score a US No. 1), Canada and Australia, the single sold over 5 million copies world wide.

2001 - Judy Garland's 'Over The Rainbow' was voted the Song Of The Century in a poll published in America. Musicians, critics and fans compiled the list by the RIA.

 

 

2006 - Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour went to No. 1 on the UK album chart with his third solo album On An Island. In 2009 UK radio station Planet Rock held a poll asking listeners to name the 'Greatest Solo Album Written By A Former Band Member'. David Gilmour was voted into first place with On An Island.