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39-503: (Redirected from Lifelines ) [REDACTED] Look up lifeline in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lifeline or Lifelines may refer to: Support, care, and emergency services [ edit ] Crisis hotline Lifeline (crisis support service) , Australia-based, now international National Suicide Prevention Lifeline , United States LifeLine (medical transport) ,

78-557: A 1919 American silent drama film Life Line , a 1935 Hong Kong film Lifeline (film) , a 1997 Hong Kong film by Johnny To Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Life Line (album) , by the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet, 1981 Lifeline (The Answering Machine album) or the title song, 2011 Lifeline (Ben Harper album) or the title song, 2007 Lifeline (Iris DeMent album) , 2004 Lifeline (Neal Morse album) or

117-685: A Baptist missionary boat in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States, 1914–23 Lifeline (ship) , formerly FRV Clupea , a UK small rescue boat and former fisheries research vessel Lifeline Expedition , a Christian initiative for reconciliation from the Atlantic slave trade Lifeline 3 , from Britain to the Gaza Strip in 2006 Lifeline Energy formerly Freeplay Foundation, a London-based NGO active in Africa Lifeline Malawi ,

156-533: A Calgary-based charity Lifeline Center for Child Development , a child psychiatry center in Queens, New York, United States Other uses [ edit ] Lifeline program , a telephone financial-assistance program in the United States Kernmantle rope used for safety in rock climbing In sailing , ropes or netting around the edge of the sailboat to prevent people from falling off

195-408: A help for answering a question in the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Lifeline, a Belgian WWII resistance group in the 1977 TV series Secret Army Video games [ edit ] Lifeline (video game) , a 2003 action-adventure game Lifeline (2015 video game) , a text-based adventure mobile game "Lifeline", a 2014 DLC for the video game State of Decay Lifeline,

234-591: A listening ear for people who "just need to talk". Typically, hotlines are staffed by trained professionals, and are not intended to replace professional, long-term counseling services. They are rather intended to carry callers through an immediate situation. Such hotlines exist at the University of Maryland , the University of Minnesota , Tufts University , Columbia University , Cornell University , Drexel University , Caldwell University , and Texas A&M University . The term "emotional support helpline"

273-462: A manner barely distinguishable from notable Californian leisure-lovers like the Eagles ". Record Mirror ' s Mark Cooper lumped it in with "classy, well-produced funk ballads with strong choruses and no personality" and summarized it as "hummably bland". Mark Phillips for Rip It Up described it as "in its way not unpleasant, but very white and insipid and not likely to win them any new fans". When

312-810: A medical transport service associated with Indiana University Health system Lifeline of Ohio , organ procurement organization Lifeline project , a substance use disorder charity in Manchester Lifeline (safety) , a fall protection safety device in the form of an open wire rope fence Life Line Screening , a health screening company in the United States Lifeline utility , in New Zealand, an essential service during major emergencies Lifeline (FCC program) , an FCC program for communications services for low-income consumers Film [ edit ] The Life Line ,

351-647: A playable character in the game Apex Legends Other arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Lifeline , a 1946 novel by Phyllis Bottome Lifeline (G.I. Joe) , a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe Lifeline Theatre , Chicago, Illinois, United States " Life-Line ", a science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein The Life Line (painting) , an 1884 painting by Winslow Homer Lifelines (literary journal) , literary journal of Dartmouth College Religious and humanitarian missions [ edit ] Life-Line (mission boat) ,

390-411: A retrospective review on AllMusic , Stewart Mason also criticized the lyrics but still opined that "Lifeline" was their "first truly great single". He praised the fact that "Hadley wisely dials back his occasionally pompous, stentorian delivery for a more relaxed vocal style more in keeping with the relaxed pop-R&B groove" and that the backing vocals "include an exceedingly catchy vocal hook decorating

429-483: A text messaging counseling support line in 2004. (0800 543 354) 4357 (Text) The Volunteer Emotional Support Helplines (VESH) represents 1200 member centres in 61 countries. It has been formed by: Lifeline (Spandau Ballet song) " She Loved Like Diamond " was the third single from Spandau Ballet's second album, Diamond , but after its number 49 showing on the UK Singles Chart in early 1982,

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468-410: A weekly Tuesday night club the band had been attending. Smith, a Blitz regular who had designed the cover art for Spandau Ballet's first two albums and their singles, encountered Simper while delivering the cover he had produced for "She Loved Like Diamond" and was already losing interest in the band, but upon receiving a copy of "Lifeline" several months later, Smith was visibly disappointed as he played

507-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Crisis hotline A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling , usually by trained volunteers. The first such service was founded in England in 1951 and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English speaking world at least since

546-507: Is not clear. Even though crisis hotlines are common, they have not been well studied for efficacy. One study found that people's thoughts of suicide decreased during a call to a crisis line, and were lessened for several weeks after their call. Some callers frequently call crisis helplines, which can take up time from those with more immediate crises. Such services began in 1953, when Chad Varah , an English vicar, founded The Samaritans service, which soon established branches throughout

585-420: Is sometimes used – which does not imply crisis or counseling, and can include email and text messaging. Such services have allowed for the wider dissemination of resources for people facing mental health crises. With developments in mobile telephony, the use of text or SMS (short message service) has been utilized by counseling services. Youthline, a youth-oriented crisis helpline in New Zealand, began providing

624-588: The American Song Contest Television [ edit ] Lifeline (1978 TV series) , a 1978–79 American documentary series Lifeline (2017 TV series) , an American science fiction drama series Lifeline (Spanish TV series) ( Pulsaciones ), a 2017 thriller series Lifelines (TV series) , a 1993–1996 Irish chat show "Life Line" ( Star Trek Voyager ) , an episode "Lifeline" ( The L Word ) , an episode "Lifeline" ( Stargate Atlantis ) , an episode Lifeline,

663-802: The Merrimack Valley , and the Fall River / New Bedford area. Outside of Massachusetts, there are branches in New York City, Providence , Hartford , Albany , and Keene , New Hampshire . In the United States, the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center was founded in 1958 and was the first in the country to provide a 24-hour suicide prevention crisis line and use community volunteers in providing hotline service. Bernard Mayes started

702-507: The 7 May 1983 issue, which indicated that it had been added to their playlist as of 27 April. In his autobiography Pop Stars in My Pantry: A Memoir of Pop Mags and Clubbing in the 1980s , music journalist Paul Simper detailed Graham Smith's reactions to a couple of singles by Spandau Ballet, who initially wanted to make "white European disco music" to appeal to the patrons of the Blitz ,

741-580: The London club scene that began with their first album, Journeys to Glory , but after the "Instinction" remix went to number 10, Kemp found that the nightclub crowd was no longer interested in their music, which meant he no longer had to focus solely on what they wanted to hear. In his autobiography I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau , he wrote, "The freedom of not having to write just for Soho meant I could dive into that great big reservoir of pop, deep with melody and soul , and hopefully surface with

780-587: The San Francisco Suicide Prevention with a hotline named "Call Bruce" in 1962. A similar service, Lifeline , was established in Australia in 1963. Another service, the volunteer-run crisis helpline Lifelink Samaritans Tas. Inc, originally called Launceston Lifelink, was established in 1968 by concerned citizens of Launceston, Tasmania , who decided to create a phone service based on the principles of The Samaritans. The rationale

819-692: The United Kingdom. The first Samaritans branch in the United States was established in Boston in 1974. Crisis and Suicide Hotline started in Seattle, WA in 1964 run by Crisis Connections, formerly Crisis Clinic after the death of a 12-year old girl by a letter carrier. In addition to Boston, there are currently Samaritan branches in Falmouth, Massachusetts (serving the Cape Cod and Islands area),

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858-516: The band feared that their future was in jeopardy. They hired Buggles founder Trevor Horn to remix the Diamond track " Instinction " in order to have another single to promote the release of the LP , but Spandau guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp was concerned about putting the most pop -sounding song on the record in the hands of a pop producer. Spandau Ballet made a point of representing their peers in

897-550: The band presented the duo with several songs Kemp had finished writing. The plan was to have them produce just one single to get a sense if they were right for the group before committing to anything more, and although " Communication " was considered, the song Jolley chose for their assignment was the "up-tempo, more obvious pop sing-along" "Lifeline". Spandau Ballet was credited alongside Jolley and Swain as producers of "Lifeline" as well as their next album, True . The band discovered some chemistry with their new producers during

936-794: The boat Fall arrest a form of fall protection to prevent falling In palmistry , a particular crease in the palm LifeLines , genealogy freeware Lifeline (diving) , or tether, a line from the diver to a tender at the surface See also [ edit ] British Imperial Lifeline , aka All-Red Route, steamship route from Britain to India via the Suez Canal Chai Lifeline New York illness charity Lifeline Express , rail-based mobile hospital Operation Lifeline Sudan , consortium of UN agencies Southern Evacuation Lifeline , proposed freeway in South Carolina, United States Topics referred to by

975-550: The breaks between the chorus and verse". "Lifeline" was released on 24 September 1982 and peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart , number 11 in Ireland, number 33 in New Zealand, and number 68 in Australia. In the 4 June 1983 issue of Billboard , it became their first single to come close to the pop chart in the U.S. when it began its first of two weeks " bubbling under " Billboard ' s Hot 100 ; it got as high as number 108. In that same issue it also began 6 weeks on

1014-408: The clip for "Lifeline". Instead, Steve Barron directed the video, filmed on 7 September in a hayloft in a rural part of Britain. The establishing shot that opens the video, however, shows a row of buildings along Shad Thames , and there is a recurring motif of a red beam of energy that is occasionally shown travelling along utility pole wires until the end of the song when it blasts through

1053-468: The fourth oldest in Australia and receives at least 5,000 calls a year. In December 2018 Lifelink Samaritans celebrated 50 years of service. Telephone emotional support and crisis hotlines provide a similar telephone support service, and both usually accept crisis and non-crisis calls. In the United States, many college campuses have established telephone counseling lines serviced by volunteers. These hotlines serve callers in crisis, but also serve to provide

1092-455: The magazine's Dance/Disco Top 80 chart paired with " Communication " and eventually reached number 58. Kemp acknowledged that the clothes they wore for the "Lifeline" music video were "drab" and that the shift to pop left them "caught in a moment of not knowing what to wear". He bemoaned the fact that director Russell Mulcahy , who had worked with them on most of their previous videos, was busy working with Duran Duran and unavailable to film

1131-427: The mid-1970s. Initially set up to help those contemplating suicide , many have expanded their mandate to deal more generally with emotional crises. Similar hotlines operate to help people in other circumstances, including rape , bullying , self-harm , runaway children , human trafficking , and people who identify as LGBTQ+ or intersex . Despite crisis hotlines being common, their effectiveness in reducing suicides

1170-406: The pearls I wanted. Where previously it had been about riffs and grooves , this time it would be about melody and chords ." He also averred that Spandau Ballet "felt no shame in embracing" a pop audience. The band attempted to continue their work with Horn, who was especially interested in a new song Kemp had written called "Pleasure", but after a day of rehearsals in which drummer John Keeble

1209-610: The recording of "Lifeline", which took place in Paddington at Red Bus Studios in August 1982. Kemp found affinity with Swain, who did his own engineering; Kemp joined him at the mixing console to discuss the sounds and arrangements. Lead singer Tony Hadley , who had clashed with Diamond producer Richard James Burgess , felt much more comfortable with Jolley, who became the sole producer of his vocals. Because of what Hadley went through while recording Diamond , Kemp stayed out of

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1248-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lifeline . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lifeline&oldid=1224353724 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1287-446: The song was released on the album True , Ira Robbins of Trouser Press wrote that the album's "two impressive numbers, 'Communication' and 'Lifeline', both match stylish presentation with solid songwriting and a modicum of soulful crooning." In a review of the band's concert at New York 's Savoy in 1983, Kim Freeman of Billboard magazine thought that "'Lifeline' was an upbeat orchestration that came off beautifully live". In

1326-902: The title song, 1981 Lifelines (I Prevail album) or the title song, 2016 Lifelines , a Peter, Paul and Mary album, 1995 Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story , 1990 Songs [ edit ] "Lifeline" (Brooke Fraser song) , 2003 "Lifeline" (Jamiroquai song) , 2011 "Lifeline" (Papa Roach song) , 2009 "Lifeline" (Spandau Ballet song) , 1982 "Lifelines" (song) , by A-ha, 2002 "Life Line", by 10cc from Bloody Tourists , 1978 "Life Line", by Harry Nilsson from The Point! , 1970 "Lifeline", by Anastacia from Resurrection , 2014 "Lifeline", by Angels & Airwaves from I-Empire , 2007 "Lifeline", by CeCe Peniston from Finally , 1992 "Lifeline", by Imogen Heap from Sparks , 2014 "Lifeline", by LeRoux , 1983 "Lifeline", by Justin Jesso which represented Illinois in

1365-439: The title song, 2008 Lifeline (Pablo Cruise album) or the title song, 1976 Lifeline (Phillips, Craig and Dean album) , 1994 Lifeline (Roy Ayers album) or the title song, 1977 Lifeline (EP) , by Jesu, or the title song, 2007 Lifeline , by RJ Thompson , 2020 Lifelines (A-ha album) or the title song (see below), 2002 Lifelines (Andrea Corr album) , 2011 Lifelines (Arild Andersen album) or

1404-417: The vocal recording sessions for "Lifeline"; he found that Jolley's love of soul music gave him insight as to how to soften Hadley's voice with methods different from what Burgess had tried and that the focus became "the story being told within the song". "Lifeline" received mixed reviews upon its release. Johnny Black of Smash Hits found fault with the lyrics and complained that Spandau Ballet "wail[ed] in

1443-583: The window of the Java Wharf building in which the band plays. The bridge scene of three girls is the footbridge over Laverstock Road at Godolphin School in Salisbury, recruiting local children who had been walking by with their mother. "Lifeline" was listed on the reports that MTV provided to Billboard that indicated what videos were in rotation on the cable network and made its first appearance there in

1482-559: Was that people often become suicidal because they cannot discuss their emotional pain with family and friends. This service provides emotional support 24 hours a day to people throughout Tasmania and does not have any religious affiliations. The organization is a member of Befrienders Worldwide and has a "twinning" relationship with Northampton Samaritans in the UK. Lifelink Samaritans is the oldest telephone befriending service in Tasmania and

1521-414: Was unable to satisfy Horn's demands, the new producer was ready to replace him. Kemp rejected the idea, and Horn decided to end his work with the band. Kemp told Smash Hits magazine in 1982, "We couldn't have worked with Trevor because he was too overpowering, too dogmatic." The band's manager, Steve Dagger, suggested producers Tony Swain and Steve Jolley , who had recently worked with Bananarama , so

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