The Ronettes

Singles. The score was well received, although the movie was not well received. Compilations. Most recently, Sheik wrote the score for the 2004 film A Home at the End of the World, starring Colin Farrell. Standard albums. Sheik indicated in interviews that the record was an attempt to create an album of pure pop songs. Ronnie Spector married Phil Spector in 1968 then launched a solo career after divorcing him in 1973 (see 1973 in music). Escewing the Nick Drake-like sound of Phantom Moon, Daylight featured a lighter, more modern sound with production effects and electronic backgrounds.

They disbanded in 1966. In 2002, Sheik made a brief commercial comeback his album Daylight, including single success on the tracks "On A High" and "Half Life". After a hiatus in the middle of the 60s, the Ronettes (and Spector) re-emerged without much of a popular reaction; musical tastes had moved beyond the girl group sound, and the Ronettes were unable to maintain their relevance. The album continued the melancholic tone of Sheik's previous work, and displayed his growing prowess as a composer and arranger. They consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (a.k.a. Ronnie Spector), her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. The two collaboratively created the album by each drawing inspiration from other's simultaneous work, with Sheik sending Sater music and Sater sending Sheik words. The Ronettes were an American girl group of the 1960s, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. Sheik's next record, 2001's Phantom Moon, was a collaboration with poet and writer Steven Sater, who Sheik met through his Soka Gakkai involvement.

Buy Some" (did not chart). Some say that Sheik went to greater lengths to reflect his Buddhist faith after reaching certain popular success from his eponymous record. 1969: "Try Some. In fact, some songs are laced with biting anger. 1966: "I Can Hear Music" (US #100). Additionally, on some tracks Sheik took a step away from his pop roots to address larger social issues. 1965: "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" (US #75). In his second album, 1998's Humming, Sheik experimented in the studio with meticulous string arrangements while keeping the haunted vocal sound of his first album.

1965: "Born to Be Together" (US #52). In 2000, Sheik wrote the foreward to The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions by Soka Gakkai leader Daisaku Ikeda. 1964: "Walking in the Rain" (US #23). A lay Buddhist, Sheik's involvement with Soka Gakkai has increased steadily over the years. 1964: "Do I Love You?" (US #34, UK #35). In 1998, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Barely Breathing". 1964: "(The Best Part of) Breaking Up" (US #39, UK #43). Duncan Sheik's eponymous debut album spawned the 1996 hit single "Barely Breathing" in the U.S, which remained on the charts for 55 straight weeks.

1964: "Baby, I Love You" (US #24, UK #11). Sheik began his professional musical career playing for other acts, including Liz And Liza (with Lisa Loeb), and played on His Boy Elroy's 1993 album. 1963: "Be My Baby" (US #2, UK #4). Sheik graduated from Phillips Academy in 1988, after which he studied semiotics at Brown University. 1992: The Best of the Ronettes. There, Sheik's grandmother (a piano graduate of The Juilliard School) taught him to play the piano and encouraged his musical development. 1964: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica (US #96). Sheik's upbringing was split between his parents' home in South Carolina and that of his grandparents in New Jersey.

Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter.