Christie (band)
Christie | |
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Origin | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Genres | Pop rock, soft rock |
Years active | 1965–1976, 1990–present |
Labels | CBS (UK) Epic (US) |
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Website | http://www.jeffchristie.com |
Christie are an English
Career
In addition to Jeff Christie (born Jeffrey Christie, 12 July 1946, Leeds, Yorkshire, England)[3][4] their vocalist, bassist and songwriter; they initially included guitarist Vic Elmes[4] and drummer Mike Blakley (born Michael Blakley, 12 January 1947, Bromley, Kent, England, brother of Alan Blakley).[4]
Jeff Christie had previously worked with several bands, including The Outer Limits, who released "Just One More Chance" / "Help Me Please" (1967) and "Great Train Robbery" / "Sweet Freedom" (1968).[5]
In 1970, Jeff Christie offered his composition "Yellow River" to The Tremeloes.[3] They
The follow-up single from October 1970, "San Bernadino" (misspelled if referring to, for example, San Bernardino, California), reached UK Number 7[5] and Number 1 in Germany, but only US No. 100. Both tracks became flash songs on their eponymous debut album of that year, and it stayed on US Billboard 200 chart for ten weeks. But the trio failed to sustain a lasting career, and Blakley was replaced by Paul Fenton (born 4 July 1946, Huddersfield, Yorkshire) just before the release of the band's second album, For All Mankind (1971).
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Jeff Christie reformed the band in 1990 with members of UK band Tubeless Hearts, Kev Moore, Simon Kay and Adrian 'Fos' Foster. Tubeless Hearts tried to represent United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with a Jeff Christie song, "Safe in your Arms", but were unsuccessful.[5] They continued to tour for a further 16 years all over Europe, Russia and Israel, recording intermittently. Following the release of Jeff Christie's Floored Masters double album, the 1990 line-up of Christie embarked on a 2009 European Tour. In 2012, a Christie double album, No Turn Unstoned, was released, a collection of Christie demos and unreleased songs.[5]
Band members
Current members
- Jeff Christie – bass, vocals, keyboards (1969–1976, 1990–present)
- Simon Kay – guitar (1990–present)
- Adrian Foster – drums (1990–present)
Former members
- Vic Elmes – guitar (1969–1973)
- Mike Blakley – drums (1969–1970) [8]
- Paul Fenton – drums (1970–1973)
- Lem Lubin – bass guitar (1972–1973)
- Terry Fogg – drums (1973–1974)
- Roger Flavell – bass guitar (1973–1976)
- Danny Krieger – guitar (1973–1976)
- Tony Ferguson – lead guitar (1974)
- Roger Willis – drums (1974–1976)
- Kev Moore – bass guitar (1990–2003)
Discography
Albums
- Christie (1970)
- For All Mankind (1971)
- Iron Horse – unreleased (1972)
- Los Mas Grandes Exitos (1972)
- Navajo [released in Mexico] (1974)
- Christie Again – Greatest Hits and More (2004)
- Jeff Christie – Floored Masters (Past Imperfect) (2009)
- Christie – No Turn Unstoned (2012)
Singles
Jeff Christie with The Outer Limits
- "When the Work Is Thru'" (1967)
- "Just One More Chance/Help Me Please" (1967)
- "Great Train Robbery/Sweet Freedom" (1968)
Christie
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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UK
[9] |
AUS [10] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NL [14] |
NOR [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWI [17] |
US [18] | ||
"Yellow River" | 1970 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
"San Bernadino" | 7 | 42 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 100 | |
"Man of Many Faces" | 1971 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Iron Horse" | 1972 | 47 | — | — | 47 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — |
"Fools Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"The Dealer (Down and Losin')" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Alabama" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Joe Joe's Band" (South America-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Guantanamera"/"Navajo" (Italy and Americas-only release) | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"The Most Wanted Man in the USA" (Germany and Portugal-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Jeff Christie solo
- "Both Ends of the Rainbow/Turn On Your Love Light|Turn on Your Lovelight" (1980)
- "Tightrope/Somebody Else" (1980)
- "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)/Yuletide Lights" (1997)
- "Hattrick of Lions (Come on England)" (2010)
- "You're Not There" with Lorenzo Gabanizza (2021)
- "I guess I am the only one" with Lorenzo Gabanizza (2022)
- "I don't want to live without you" with Lorenzo Gabanizza (2023)
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
- List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
- 1970 in music
- List of Epic Records artists
- Bands and musicians from Yorkshire and North East England
- List of bands originating in Leeds
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
References
- ^ Roberts 2006, p. 106.
- ^ Pingitore, Silvia (1 November 2020). "50 years from Yellow River, the song from Jeff Christie that sounds like The Beatles: interview". the-shortlisted.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Murrells 1978, p. 275.
- ^ a b c Murrells 1984, p. 303.
- ^ a b c d e "Jeff Christie". Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Interview with Band members from Christie: History of Yellow River
- ^ "Biography by Bruce Eder". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ "Mike Blakley's departure made the news in all the music papers". jeffchrisite.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "CHRISTIE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Ultratop Belgian Charts". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand – search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade – hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Christie Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
Reference bibliography
- Murrells, Joseph (1984). "Christie". Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s: an illustrated directory. Batsford. ISBN 9780713438437.
- Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Christie official website
- Christie discography
- Christie discography at Discogs
- Christie at IMDb