Al Stewart

Plus numerous 'hits' albums and other collections. 'Til Tuesday essentially broke up after the release of Everything's Different Now, although Mann toured under that name as a solo artist while legal problems with the band's label, Epic, prevented her from beginning work on a solo record. Stewart's work includes songs such as "Fields of France," from the album Last Days of the Century, about World War I pilots; "Old Admirals," from Past, Present, and Future, about Admiral Sir John Fisher of the World War I Royal Navy; "Roads To Moscow," from Past, Present, and Future, and "Statue in Red Square," from Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, about the Soviet Union; "Sirens of Titan," from Modern Times, a musical precis of Kurt Vonnegut's novel of the same title; and "The Palace of Versailles," from Time Passages, about the French Revolution. Shear collaborated with Matthew Sweet on the album's title track; it also features "The Other End (of the Telescope)," a collaboration between Mann and Elvis Costello on which Costello provides a guest vocal. Recordings of concerts are often made available through his fan clubs. At about the same time, Mann's two-year relationship with singer-songwriter Jules Shear, whom she had been dating since the release of the "Voices Carry" album, came to an end; this breakup somewhat informed the band's final album, 1988's Everything's Different Now, particularly in the song "J for Jules," though Mann has insisted that not every song is about the relationship. While studio albums are now few and far between, he still tours extensively in the United States, and, most years, in Europe. After its release Pesce left the band and was replaced by Michael Montes, and guitarists Jon Brion and Clayton Scoble joined the group.

He moved from the United Kingdom to the United States as his career took off in the mid 1970s, and still lives in California. By the 1986 follow-up Welcome Home, Mann was beginning to write more of the songs herself and was moving away from the slick New Wave sound of the band's debut, but the album failed to produce any big hits. Stewart was born in Glasgow, Scotland. As a result, the group won that year's MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. Stewart's inspiration for his songs primarily comes from the past; indeed, he is credited with creating his own genre, "historical folk rock". The band became an early MTV staple with the "Voices Carry" video, which depicts an oppressive boyfriend trying to convert Mann to his upper-class lifestyle; she finally lashes out at him during a concert at Carnegie Hall, standing up from her seat in the audience and belting the lyrics ("He said, shut up! He said, shut up! Oh God, can't you keep it down?...") as she removes her cap to reveal her signature spiky, rat-tailed hair. He is best known for his 1976 single "Year of the Cat" and its 1977 followup "Time Passages" (both produced by Alan Parsons). 'Til Tuesday is considered by some as a one-hit wonder because of the success of its debut single, "Voices Carry" (from the 1985 album of the same name); the song is said to have been inspired by an argument between Mann and Hausman, who had broken off a relationship before the album's release.

Al Stewart (born September 5, 1945) is a songwriter and musician. The group first gained fame six months after its formation when it won radio station WBCN's battle of the bands competition in 1983, and later signed with Epic Records. Down in the Cellar 2000. Its original lineup was bassist/vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist/vocalist Robert Holmes, keyboardist Joey Pesce and drummer Michael Hausman. Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 1996. 'Til Tuesday was an American New Wave band formed in Boston in 1982. Between the Wars 1995. Coming Up Close: A Retrospective (greatest-hits collection) (1996).

To Whom It May Concern 1993. Everything's Different Now (1988). Famous Last Words 1993. Welcome Home (1986). Rhymes in Rooms 1992. Voices Carry (1985). Last Days of the Century 1988.

Russians and Americans 1984. Indian Summer 1981. 24 Carrots 1980. Time Passages 1978.

Year of the Cat 1976. Modern Times 1975. Past Present and Future 1974. Orange 1972.

Zero She Flies 1970. Love Chronicles 1969. Bedsitter Images 1967.