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- Whenever You Need Somebody
- Released 1987
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- Greatest Hits
- Released 2002
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- Platinum & Gold Collection: Rick Astley
- Released 2004
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- Greatest Hits
- Released 2002
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Wielding a rich, deep voice, Rick Astley became an overnight sensation in the late '80s with his well-crafted dance-pop. Astley was discovered by producer Pete Waterman in 1985, when the Merseyside native was singing in the English soul band FBI. After that, Waterman's production team -- Stock, Aitken & Waterman -- took Astley under their wing, writing and producing such impeccably crafted pop singles as "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Together Forever." After two hugely successful albums in the U.S. and the U.K., Astley grew tired of being labeled Stock, Aitken & Waterman's "puppet" and severed his connections with the team; he resurfaced in 1991 with the soul-injected Free, which contained the Top Ten hit "Cry for Help."
Free didn't fare as well as its two predecessors, however, and the follow-up effort, Body & Soul, was an outright flop. Astley retired from music shortly thereafter, only to return in the 2000s with several new releases. He also became the subject of "Rickrolling," an Internet phenomenon involving the video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" and a series of bait and switch tactics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Free didn't fare as well as its two predecessors, however, and the follow-up effort, Body & Soul, was an outright flop. Astley retired from music shortly thereafter, only to return in the 2000s with several new releases. He also became the subject of "Rickrolling," an Internet phenomenon involving the video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" and a series of bait and switch tactics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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RICK ROLLL!!! :D
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- By LargerJake1994
- 7/15/2009 19:28:01
- RICK ROLL!! RICK ROLL!!! RICK ROLL!! RICK ROLL!!!
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Rick Astley, people
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- By Jehuty21
- 8/2/2008 18:56:33
- The guy responsible for Rick Rolls, and April Fools 08.
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