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Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records: With Sting, Janet Jackson, Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Iovine. Follows the story of the A&M Records company, and its distinct approach of focusing on its artists.
Artists on A&M Records (names are displayed “first name, last name”) 10 Speed 16 Horsepower 1994 28th Street Crew 38 Special 4 Runner 52nd Street 8 Storey Window
Arthur Adams (singer) Bryan Adams. Nat Adderley. Alessi Brothers. Peter Allen (musician) Niklas Almqvist. María Conchita Alonso. Herb Alpert. Jann Arden.
The single of "Close to You" sold over two million copies by the end of August 1970. It was the largest selling single in the label's 8-year history. The Carpenters were so popular in Britain that they effectively subsidized the first few years operations by A&M Records, Ltd. Carpenters was certified as a gold album in its first week of release.
Now, we have to be competitive on an international level with our artists. The key is to get your acts placed on American labels. To do that, you can't have a $10,000 or $20,000 budget like you used to do some years ago. You've got to lay out the dollars." "More than anything else, I've always been impressed with the street talk about our company.
INTRODUCTION TO A&M RECORDS HISTORY. This is the history of A&M Records from its founding in 1962 through its rise to become the world's largest independent label and ending with its merger into Universal Music Group. The sale of the label and its music publishing houses made A&M worth about $1 billion.
Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative.
