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"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by English musician #EltonJohn and songwriter #BernieTaupin. It was recorded by John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the #BlueMoves album. It was John's second single released by #TheRocketRecordCompany. The song is a mournful #ballad about a romantic relationship which is falling apart.
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"A Long December" is a song by American rock band #CountingCrows. The #ballad is the second #single and 13th track from their second album, #RecoveringTheSatellites (1996). Lead singer #AdamDuritz was inspired to write the track after his friend was hit by a motorist and injured, making the song about reflecting on tragedy with a positive disposition. Released in December 1996, "A Long December" peaked at number five on the US #Billboard #ModernRockTracks chart.
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"Cherish" is a song by American #RAndB band #KoolAndTheGang, released in May 1985. It was the third single released from the band's sixteenth studio album, #Emergency. It was certified Gold by the #RIAA and held the number 1 position on #Billboard's #AdultContemporary chart for six weeks running. It would ultimately rank as the biggest Adult Contemporary chart hit of the 1980s. The song is a romantic #ballad that proved to be extremely popular when it was released.
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"Ghost" is a song by Canadian singer #JustinBieber. It was sent to French radio stations through #UniversalMusicGroup on September 10, 2021, as the sixth and final single from his sixth studio album, #Justice. #JonBellion wrote the song with Bieber and produced it with #theMonstersAndStrangerz (Jordan K. Johnson and Stefan Johnson), alongside #MichaelPollack. It is an uptempo #popRock and #synthpop #ballad with influences from #grime, #EDM, and #drumAndBass.
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"Kiss Me" is a song by American #popRock band #SixpenceNoneTheRicher from their self-titled third album (1997). The #ballad was released to #modernRockRadio on July 14, 1998, and was issued physically on August 12, 1998, in the United States. It was later issued in international territories the following year. Several #musicCritics compared the song to works by English #alternativeRock band #theSundays.
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"Holding Back the Years" is a song by the English #soul and pop band #SimplyRed, released as the third single from their debut studio album, #PictureBook (1985). In 1986, the #ballad reached number one on the US #Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the #UKSinglesChart. "Holding Back the Years" had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching number 51.
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"Hands to Heaven" is a #ballad by English new wave band #Breathe, taken from their debut studio album, #AllThatJazz (1987). The song released as their fifth UK single on 20 October 1987 by #AAndMRecords and as the band's second single in the US the following year. It was written by group members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington, and produced by #BobSargeant. The B-side features an instrumental track "Life and Times".
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"Still" is a 1979 song by the #soulMusic group the #Commodores. It was released as a #single on #MotownRecords with "Such a Woman" as the #Bside. The song appears on their 1979 hit album #MidnightMagic. This was their last No. 1 hit in the United States. #CashBox said it was a "tender, lilting #ballad" with "a soft, building piano figure" and "expressive, plaintive lead vocal." #Billboard praised the " poignant lyric and slow.
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"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is a song recorded by American singer #WhitneyHouston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). It was released as the fourth single from the album on February 15, 1988 to #contemporaryHitRadio in the United States. The song was written by #FrankWildhorn and #ChuckJackson and produced by #NaradaMichaelWalden. A pop #ballad set in the key of D major, the record is about someone seeking for a former lover to return after a breakup.
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Leonard Cohen / You Want It Darker (2016); "You Want It Darker" ist das bewegende Abschiedsalbum von Leonard Cohen, das nur wenige Wochen vor seinem Tod erschien. Mit seiner tiefen, brüchigen Stimme reflektiert Cohen über das Altern, den Tod und die Spiritualität – eindringlich und poetisch wie eh und je. Ein tief berührendes, elegisches Meisterwerk. #LeonardCohen #Country #Singer #Songwriter #Folk #FolkRock #Blues #Ballad

"The Air That I Breathe" is a #ballad written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter #AlbertHammond and the English songwriter #MikeHazlewood. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, #ItNeverRainsInSouthernCalifornia (1972). After being covered by #PhilEverly in 1973, it was a major hit for #theHollies in early 1974, reaching number two in the #UKSinglesChart. It was the Hollies' last major hit.
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