Jul032025

Sparks

Sparks is an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron Mael (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson. Best known for their quirky approach to song writing, Sparks' music is often accompanied by cutting and acerbic lyrics, and an idiosyncratic stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's wide-eyed hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's sedentary scowling. The band's long career has seen them successfully adopt many different musical genres; including glam pop Read more on Last.fm

Track: Beat the Clock

Album: No.1 In Heaven

Album Details:
Album No.1 In Heaven
Label
Release Date 1979-03
Total Tracks 6
Track Listing:
1Tryouts For The Human Race06:08
2Academy Award Performance05:01
3La Dolce Vita05:54
4Beat The Clock04:24
5My Other Voice04:55
6The Number One Song In Heaven07:26

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us
1131665
2Amateur Hour
399756
3Angst In My Pants
399514
4Falling In Love With Myself Again
273641
5Here In Heaven
244241
6The Number One Song In Heaven
242756
7Tryouts For The Human Race
211479
8Thank God It's Not Christmas
208225
9Talent Is An Asset
193524
10Complaints
148660

Other Album Releases:

MAD!
No. 1 In Heaven (45th Anniversary Edition)
The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte
Annette (Unlimited Edition) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Annette (Cannes Edition - Selections from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
Hippopotamus
FFS (Deluxe Edition)
Two Hands One Mouth (Live in Europe)
The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman (Deluxe Edition)

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