April in Paris (album) awarded the album 3 stars stating ""April in Paris" is typical Basie fare of the period: bustling charts, leathery solos and pinpoint timing". April in Paris (album) April in Paris is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra, his first released on the Verve label, recorded in 1955 and 1956. AllMusic awarded the album 5 stars calling it "one of those rare albums that makes its mark as an almost instant classic in the jazz pantheon" and noting ""April in Paris" proved Count Basie's ability to grow through modern jazz changes while keeping the traditional jazz orchestra vital
Famous, Rich and Beautiful Famous, Rich and Beautiful Famous, Rich and Beautiful is the second album from Canadian R&B band The Philosopher Kings, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The band's most successful album, "Famous, Rich and Beautiful" earned the group several Juno Award nominations: for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year in 1998, and for Pop Album of the Year and Single of the Year (for "Hurts to Love You") in 1999. The songs "I Am the Man", "You Don't Love Me (Like You Used to Do)" and "Cry", a cover of the Godley & Creme song, were also notable hit singles