Anita Meyer
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Anita Meyer born in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

 29 October 1954, is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 singer. One of her most notable songs is "Why Tell Me Why
Why Tell Me Why
"Why Tell Me Why" is a 1981 song performed by Dutch singer Anita Meyer and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by Piet Souer and produced by Martin Duiser...

" that charted for 14 weeks and topped the Dutch singles list
Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1981
These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1981 ....

 for six weeks in 1981.

Albums

  • In The Meantime I Will Sing (1976) #20 NED
  • Love You Too Much (1979)
  • Past, Present and Future (1982) #5 NED
  • Shades of Desire (1982) #1 NED
  • Moments Together (1983) #10 NED
  • Face to Face (1984) #10 NED
  • Greatest Hits (1985) #10 NED
  • Now and Forever (1986) #23 NED
  • Run to Me (with Lee Towers
    Lee Towers
    Lee Towers is a Dutch singer. He was discovered in 1975 as "The Singing Crane Mechanic" and labelled as a dockworker in Rotterdam...

    ) (1986) #5 NED
  • Première (1987) #13 NED
  • The Ahoy Concert (Live album) (1988) #15 NED
  • Close to You (1989) #21 NED
  • Autumn Leaves (1990) #37 NED
  • The Commandments (1990)
  • Memories of Love (1991)
  • RTL 4: De Hits van Anita Meyer (1991)
  • The Alternative Way (1991)
  • The Very Best of Anita Meyer (1991)
  • Music Music (1992) #53 NED
  • Best Of (1993)
  • The Love of a Woman (1994)
  • A Song Can Change Your Life (1996)
  • Dichter bij Elkaar (1998) #95 NED
  • Just Once (1999)
  • Spanish Guitar (2001)

Singles

  • "Just a Disillusion" (1976) #18 NED
  • "The Alternative Way" (1976) #1 NED
  • "You Can Do It" (1976) #9 NED
  • "Anita That's My Name" (1977) #21 NED
  • "It Hurts" (1977)
  • "You Are My Everything" (with Hans Vermeulen) (1979)
  • "Rock Me Up A Mountain" (1980) #28 NED
  • "The Hurtin' Doesn't Go Away" (1981)
  • "They Don't Play Our Lovesong Anymore" (1981) #3 NED
  • "Why Tell Me Why
    Why Tell Me Why
    "Why Tell Me Why" is a 1981 song performed by Dutch singer Anita Meyer and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by Piet Souer and produced by Martin Duiser...

    " (1981) #1 NED (Best-selling single in the Netherlands in 1981)
  • "Blame It On Love" (1982)
  • "Idaho" (1982) #4 NED
  • "The One That You Love" (1982) #16 NED
  • "Goodbye To Love" (1983) #23 NED
  • "Sandy's Song" (1983) #23 NED
  • "Blame It On Love" (1984) #33 NED
  • "Heart Of Stone" (1984) #26 NED
  • "This Ain't A Life To Be Lived" (1984)
  • "Sometimes When We Touch
    Sometimes When We Touch
    Sometimes When We Touch is a 1977 ballad written by Dan Hill and Barry Mann on the album Longer Fuse, but was also released as a single in 1978. It was Hill's biggest hit, peaking at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Musicians included Larrie Londin , Bob Mann , Don Potter , Tom Scyzniak...

    " (1985)
  • "The Story Of A New Born Love" (1985)
  • "Run To Me" (with Lee Towers
    Lee Towers
    Lee Towers is a Dutch singer. He was discovered in 1975 as "The Singing Crane Mechanic" and labelled as a dockworker in Rotterdam...

    , live) (1986) #9 NED
  • "We've Got Tonight" (with Lee Towers
    Lee Towers
    Lee Towers is a Dutch singer. He was discovered in 1975 as "The Singing Crane Mechanic" and labelled as a dockworker in Rotterdam...

    ) (1986) #31 NED
  • "You Are My Life" (1986)
  • "Now and Forever" (1987)
  • "The Exodus Song" (1987)
  • "Having My Baby"(with Paul Anka
    Paul Anka
    Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...

    (1988)
  • "That's What Friends Are For" (1989)
  • "Freedom" (1990) #21 NED
  • "Music Music (This Is Why)" (1992) #34 NED
  • "The Medicine Of Love" (1992)
  • "Het Spijt Me" (Titel song for TV-program) (1993) #24 NED
  • "I Couldn't Say Goodbye" (1993)
  • "I've Heard It All Before" (1994)
  • "The Love of A Woman" (1994)
  • "De Warmte Van Je Hart" (1996)
  • "I Don't Wanna Cry Again" (1996)
  • "We Are The Wave" (1996)
  • "Nooit Meer Naar Parijs" (1998)
  • "Wacht Op Mij" (1998)
  • "Mas Alla" (2001)
  • "Salomé" (2001)

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