Songs Written by Marty Wilde - Kids in America, You Came, the Second Time, Cambodia, Ice in the Sun, Chequered Love, Four Letter Word (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Kids in America, You Came, the Second Time, Cambodia, Ice in the Sun, Chequered Love, Four Letter Word, Rage to Love, Love Blonde, View From a Bridge, Child Come Away, the Touch, Love in the Natural Way, Water on Glass, Schoolgirl, Can't Get Enough, House of Salome, Take Me Tonight, Young Heroes, Ego. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Kids in America" is a New Wave song by British singer Kim Wilde, released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in 1981, and in the US in 1982. The song was recorded in 1980 after RAK Records boss Mickie Most heard Wilde singing on a backing track for her brother Ricky Wilde. He liked her voice and image and expressed an interest to work with her. Ricky Wilde, together with his father Marty Wilde (a 1950s/1960s rock and roll star) wrote the song "Kids in America" for Wilde to record. Once the demo was sent, Most remixed the track himself and released it on RAK as Wilde's first single in January 1981. "Kids in America 1994" was released in 1994 in order to help promote Wilde's compilation album The Singles Collection 1981-1993. Although it was intended to be released in the UK, for reasons unknown these plans were cancelled at the last minute. However the track was released in other countries in several remixed forms using Wilde's original vocals from 1981. The "radio version" of the track was remixed by Cappella, with James Stevenson on guitar. The song peaked at number two on the UK singles chart. The following year it became a Top 30 hit in the US. In the summer of 1981, the track appeared on Wilde's self-titled debut album. The new wave song was the start of Wilde's career. Her father and brother continued to write songs for her (with the latter also given pro...http: //booksllc.net/?id=5829341