Joey (1986 film)
Joey is a 1986 film written and directed by Joseph Ellison, based on a story by Ellen Hammill.
The rock and roll movie features songs by Tim Worman and the Polecats and performances by the Ad- Libs, the Silhouettes, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and others.
The Great Unwanted
The Great Unwanted is the debut album by British indie pop band Lucky Soul.
The band self- released it through Ruffa Lane Records on 9 April 2007.
The album is heavily influenced by 1960s soul music, featuring string and brass arrangements.
Its romantic melodies are often accompany more doleful lyrics.
The album received acclaim from music critics, who praised the careful fusion of Lucky Soul's influences.
" The Great Unwanted" yielded five singles but did not find commercial success.
Ad-Libs
Ad- Libs is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Dallas, Texas.
Combining improvisation along with video segments, Ad- Libs was conceived by Phil Larsson in 1986.
Ad- Libs performs weekly shows at its 200 seat downtown Dallas cabaret style theater( Ad- Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater) and tours across the country for corporate events and performing arts centers.
Pins Are Lucky
Pins Are Lucky is a 1914 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Lies (En Vogue song)
" Lies" is a song from American R&B/ pop group En Vogue.
It is the second single from their debut hit album" Born to Sing".
Written and produced by Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, it became the group's second single to top the" Billboard" R&B singles chart.
The single peaked at number thirty- eight, it was also their second US" Billboard" Hot 100 top 40 hit.
The song is led by Dawn Robinson and Cindy Herron with ad libs from Maxine Jones and Terry Ellis on the ending vamp.
A Coming of Age
A Coming of Age is the second album by British indie pop band Lucky Soul.
It was self-released through Ruffa Lane Records in 2010.
The band began writing songs for the album in late 2008.
Early the following year, they recorded five songs with the Stockholm Strings.
Frontman Andrew Laidlaw described the music as "somewhere in between Motown and The Smiths."
He noted that the album as "a bit darker and…more direct" than Lucky Soul's debut album "The Great Unwanted".
The album received mixed reviews from music critics.
Pitchfork Media said that it "attempts a subtler maturation, with mixed results.
PopMatters" commented that "A Coming of Agebuilds on their strengths but sees them developing that sound in several different directions…Sharp songwriting and musicianship makes all the difference.
" The "NME" panned the album, writing that "Lucky Soul have taken things a sugar lump too far."
In his review for "The Independent", Simon Price called it "one of the albums of the year, hands down."
AllMusic said that despite not reaching the "emotional heft and potency" of its predecessor, the album was "a consistent, consummate, brilliant piece of pop".
The Girl from New York City
" The Girl from New York City" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys.
It was released on their 1965 album" Summer Days( and Summer Nights!!)".
It was written as an answer song to The Ad Libs' hit from earlier that year," The Boy from New York City".
The Ad Libs
The Ad Libs were an American vocal group from Bayonne, New Jersey, United States, primarily active during the early 1960s.
Featuring their characteristic female lead vocals with male" doo- wop" backing, their 1965 single" The Boy from New York City", written by George Davis and John T. Taylor, was their only Billboard top 40 hit.
Known originally as The Creators, the group formed in 1964 in Bayonne with Hugh Harris, Danny Austin, Dave Watt, Norman Donegan and Mary Ann Thomas.
" The Boy from New York City" was released in December 1964 and, by March 1965, had peaked at number 8 on the US Hot 100.
The group next recorded" He Ai n't No Angel" which reached number 100 in 1965.
The next two singles failed to chart, and The Ad Libs' contract was not renewed by Red Bird Records company.
In 1969, they had a last R&B chart hit with the song" Giving Up", which peaked at number 34 on the US" Billboard" R&B chart.
They continued to record into the early 1980s, but never repeated the success of" The Boy from New York City".
" The Boy from New York City" charted again in the UK for Darts in 1978 and in the US for The Manhattan Transfer in 1981.
The song has been used in a commercial for" Everybody Hates Chris" on the Paramount Comedy channel in the UK.
Dave Watt died on December 5, 2008.
Lucky Soul
Lucky Soul are a British six-piece pop band based in South East London.
Formed in 2005, the band consists of Ali Howard on vocals, Andrew Laidlaw and Ivor Sims on guitars, Russell Grooms on bass and Paul Atkins on drums, with the recent addition of Art Terry on keys.
The band have performed numerous live dates in the UK and overseas and, on 20 June 2007, were one of the first acts to perform at The O2, as part of Greenwich Council's soft launch event.
They also supported Bryan Ferry on his Dylanesque tour that same year.
They have since toured in Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Japan, the United States and Russia, where they performed at the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi.
After a seven-year hiatus, they announced their return with their third album, "Hard Lines", released on 11 August 2017.
Giving Up (disambiguation)
"Giving Up" is a 1969 hit song performed by The Ad Libs.
Giving Up may also refer to:

Question: Are The Ad Libs and Lucky Soul from the same country?
Answer: no