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Sandy Rivera is an American record producer, House music DJ and label owner. Born in New York City, he is now based in New Jersey.
Rivera started his career at age 13 as a DJ in his native Spanish Harlem. He began producing house music in 1992, specializing in a more soulful sound. He has worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including Kings of Tomorrow, Soul Vision and Mysterious People, either alone or with partners Jose Burgos, HAZE and Jay 'Sinister' Sealee (Rivera has parted ways with Sealee in 2002). He is the owner of labels BlackWiz (founded 1993) and Deep Vision Records (founded 1995).
Rivera's best known track is "Finally", released in 2000 as Kings of Tomorrow on Defected Records, with vocals by Julie McKnight, which peaked at number 24 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 17 on the Billboard dance chart, and appeared in a large number of compilations from labels such as Ministry Of Sound, Hed Kandi and Warner Music. The track is included in K.O.T.'s first album It's in the Lifestyle. The same album also yielded the track "Young Hearts". The vocal version of "Finally" was also used as a part of a remixed single by the British act Layo & Bushwacka for their 2003 single "Love Story (vs. Finally)." The second K.O.T. album was released in 2005, with the name Trouble. Rivera claims this is his first album produced without recourse to samples, and marks the official separation between this and other aliases: Kings of Tomorrow is used for more radio-friendly tracks, while his real name will be used for club-friendly tracks.
Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it. Together, they form an urban area of around 200,000 inhabitants. As of the census of 2011, it is the sixth most populated city of Uruguay.
The city is located on the border with Brazil at the north end of Route 5.
On 21 March 1860 a pueblo (village) named Pereira was created by the Act of Ley Nº 614.
On 7 May 1862, it was substituted by the villa (town) named Ceballos and founded by the Act of Ley Nº 704, in honour of the Spanish viceroy Pedro de Cevallos. In July 1867 it took on the official name Rivera and was recognized as a villa. The Brazilian town Santana do Livramento already existed just across the border. On 1 October 1884, it became capital of the Department of Rivera by the Act of Ley Nº 1.757. Its status was elevated to ciudad (city) on 10 June 1912 by the Act of Ley Nº 4.006.
In 1943, the Plaza Internacional Rivera-Livramento (see photo) was built to celebrate the Fifth Conference of the Commission Mixta for Mixed Limits and as a hope for the future integration of the two towns, claimed to be the only international square in the world. From 1851 to this day, inhabitants of both communities are free to move in both sides. Customs and checkpoints are located outside the cities. Today, duty-free shops are one of the main economic resources of Rivera.
"All Woman" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1991 album, Real Love. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.
The song received favorable reviews from music critics. It was released as the second single on 9 December 1991 in the United Kingdom and in early 1992 in the rest of the world. The Nick Brandt-directed music video was also released. The song reached number twenty in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it peaked at number fifty-six on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number twenty-one on the Adult Contemporary Singles. The single's B-side included previously unreleased track, "Everything Will Get Better." The latter was remixed by Danny Tenaglia and reached number thirty-six on the Hot Dance Club Songs.
In 2003, "All Woman" was included on Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2014, the remixes of "Everything Will Get Better" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Real Love (also on The Collection 1989–2003).
Sandy may refer to:
For You may refer to:
Skwerl - All Woman (Sandy Rivera's Blackwizz Mix)
Skwerl - All Woman (Original) [Full Length] 2007
sandy rivera and andy daniell whatever andy daniell remix
Kings of Tomorrow feat Alex Mills -Closer- Sandy Rivera´s Classic Mix
Karla nominates Sandy Rivera video 1431396444 mp4
Sandy Rivera - Come Into My Room (Soul Vision Dub)
Sandy Rivera & Andy Daniell - Whatever
Sandy Rivera - Thru
Kings Of Tomorrow ft April - Fall For You - Sandy Rivera's Classic Mix
SANDY RIVERA feat. LT BROWN Come into my room house remix
Skwerl - All Woman (Sandy Rivera's Blackwizz Mix) All Woman EP
Released: 17/09/07 http://www.beatport.com/release/all-woman/66090 http://www.traxsource.com/title/9834/all-woman-incl-sandy-rivera-and-karizma-remixes Skwerl aka Michael Beim hails from the Sonar Kollektiv stable outta Germany. This track is a deep, slightly trippy track with an awesome half spoken, half sung vocal. Remixes come from Sandy Rivera who adds some great rising synths to add to the tension. No Dolls on the other hand, strip things out and go for a more rolling approach. http://defected.com http://twitter.com/defectedrecords http://facebook.com/defectedinthehouse http://soundcloud.com/defectedrecords http://mixcloud.com/defectedrecords http://defectedrecords.tumblr.com http://instagram.com/defectedrecords http://open.spotify.com/user/defected.records
Deep Visionz Recordings Inc US 14 Jul 2016 Electronic (House)
Karla nominates Sandy Rivera, single mom of 2 children. Works long hours in Retail.
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OUT NOW ON DEFECTED RECORDS: Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/fall-for-you-ep/1063804 Traxsource: http://www.traxsource.com/title/212147/fall-for-you-ep Picture: C.Castel - http://www.facebook.com/djccastel Produced by: Sandy Rivera for Kings Of Tomorrow Productions Vocals: April Morgan http://www.facebook.com/sandyriveradj https://soundcloud.com/sandy-rivera https://twitter.com/djsandyrivera http://www.defected.com/ Additional Info: Sandy Rivera's latest release under his Kings of Tomorrow moniker is proof enough that his burgeoning relationship with UK singer April Morgan is going from strength to strength, and further underlines his status as one of the most talented and prolific house music artists of all time. "Fall For You" is set to become yet another modern clas...
SANDY RIVERA feat. LT BROWN Come into my room house remix
Skwerl - All Woman (Sandy Rivera's Blackwizz Mix) All Woman EP
Released: 17/09/07 http://www.beatport.com/release/all-woman/66090 http://www.traxsource.com/title/9834/all-woman-incl-sandy-rivera-and-karizma-remixes Skwerl aka Michael Beim hails from the Sonar Kollektiv stable outta Germany. This track is a deep, slightly trippy track with an awesome half spoken, half sung vocal. Remixes come from Sandy Rivera who adds some great rising synths to add to the tension. No Dolls on the other hand, strip things out and go for a more rolling approach. http://defected.com http://twitter.com/defectedrecords http://facebook.com/defectedinthehouse http://soundcloud.com/defectedrecords http://mixcloud.com/defectedrecords http://defectedrecords.tumblr.com http://instagram.com/defectedrecords http://open.spotify.com/user/defected.records
He's home again from another day
She smiles at him as he walks through the door
She wonders if it will be okay
It's hard for her when he doesn't respond
He says, "Babe you look a mess
You look dowdy in that dress"
It's just not like it used to be
Then she says
"I may not be a lady but I'm all woman
From Monday to Sunday I work harder than you know
I'm no classy lady but I'm all woman
And this woman needs a little love to make her strong
You're not the only one"
She stands there and lets the tears flow
Tears that she's been holding back so long
She wonders where did all the loving go
The love they used to share when they were strong
She says, "Yes, I look a mess
But I don't love you any less
I thought you always thought enough of me
To always be impressed"
"I may not be a lady but I'm all woman
From Monday to Sunday I work my fingers to the bone
I'm no classy lady but I'm all woman
This woman needs a little love to make her strong
You're not the only one"
He holds her and hangs his head in shame
He doesn't see her like he used to do
He's too wrapped up in working for his pay
He hasn't seen the pain he's put her through
Attention that he paid
Just vanished in the haze
He remembers how it used to be
When he used to say
"You'll always be a lady 'cause you're all woman
From Monday to Sunday I love you much more than you know
You're a classy lady 'cause you're all woman
This woman needs a loving man to keep her warm
You're the only one
You're a classy lady 'cause you're all woman"
So sweet the love that used to be
So sweet the love that used to be