| Millennium Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Jimmy Ienner |
| Defunct | 1983 |
| Distributor(s) | Casablanca Records (1976-1979) RCA Records (1979-1983) |
| Genre | various |
| Country of origin | USA |
Millennium Records is a defunct record label run by record producer Jimmy Ienner from 1976 to 1983. During its RCA-distributed years, a significant portion of its output was content licensed from Canadian record labels.
Hits
The label's best-selling artist was electronic music pioneer Meco, whose disco cover of John Williams' "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" cues from Star Wars was a number 1 hit in 1977. In 1978, Meco followed up with two more movie-inspired hits for the label: a number 25 hit "Theme From Close Encounters" and a number 35 hit "Themes From The Wizard of Oz".
In 1981, Don McLean had three hits on the Millennium label: "Crying" which peaked at number 5; a number 23 song, "Since I Don't Have You" and a number 36 song, "Castles in the Air".
Between 1981 and 1982, the band Franke & the Knockouts had three top 100 hits on Millennium: "Sweetheart" at number 10, "You're My Girl" at number 27, and "Without You" at number 24.
Millennium is noteworthy for having passed on signing Madonna in 1981.
Artists
- Brooklyn Dreams
- Chilliwack
- Daniel Conti
- Johnny Destry
- Bruce Foster
- Bruce Cockburn
- Franke & The Knockouts
- The Godz
- Tommy James
- Lori Lieberman
- Don McLean
- Meco
- Rose
- Rodway
- Joey Travolta
- Yipes!
References
- Davis, Clive; DeCurtis, Anthony (February 19, 2013). The Soundtrack of My Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 356. ISBN 9781476714783. Retrieved December 15, 2018 – via Google Books.
- Romanowski, William (July 28, 2017). Risky Business: Rock in Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781351492843. Retrieved December 15, 2018 – via Google Books.
- "News Briefs". Stereo Review. 48. CBS Magazines: 76. 1983. Retrieved December 15, 2018 – via Google Books.
- Christman, Ed (April 26, 2003). "Lenner Ascends at Restructured Sony Music". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 17. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 4. Retrieved December 15, 2018 – via Google Books.
- "Chart info from The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Edition - Meco Pg 420 and Don McLean Pg 418"
- "8 rejection letters that will inspire you to not give up". BBC. October 9, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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