Gary Osborne
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Gary Osborne (born 1949 in
Career
Born in London in 1949, Osborne is the son of the late musical director Tony Osborne.[2] He was educated in Switzerland and entered the music industry at the age of 15. As a teenage songwriter Osborne had recordings by Timi Yuro, Nana Mouskouri and Val Doonican and at age 17 had his first US chart entry with "On The Other Side" by The Seekers, which he wrote with Tom Springfield.
Osborne's early career included presenting the 1960s radio show Cool Britania on the
Osborne and Paul Vigrass recorded two albums, both produced by Jeff Wayne. Their first was Queues, in 1972, containing the hits "Forever Autumn", "Men of Learning" and "Virginia (Be Strong)". Their second and last was Steppin' Out, with the hit "Gypsy Woman". "Men of Learning" peaked at #84 in Australia in 1972.[4] The duo did release a belated UK single in 1975 (also produced by Wayne) on CBS 3170 with "Take it Away" on the A side and "Hangin' in, Hangin' Out" (co-written by the duo and Wayne) on the B side.
Osborne went on to collaborate with Elton John throughout the 1978 album A Single Man, and on parts of the albums 21 at 33, The Fox, Jump Up! and Leather Jackets. The three biggest singles co-written by Elton John and Osborne were "Part-Time Love" from 1978, "Little Jeannie", a U.S. million-seller in 1980, and the worldwide hit "Blue Eyes" from 1982.[3] Osborne was the principal lyricist on the best-selling concept album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds which has sold in excess of 15 million albums and performed half a dozen sold-out UK arena tours as well as touring in Europe and Australia.[citation needed]
Osborne's collaboration with
"I Am the Future", written with Lalo Schifrin for the soundtrack of the movie Class of 1984, was performed by Alice Cooper. Other films featuring Osborne songs include My Own Private Idaho, Stardust, Every Day's a Holiday, Summer Lovers, The Legacy and Oh! Heavenly Dog.[citation needed]
Osborne's credits as a backing vocalist include "Sugar Baby Love" by
References
- ^ "Gary Osborne". IMDb. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Lily Osborne – About Me". lilyosborne.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b British Academy of Composers and Songwriters Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 2008.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Albert Hammond - Somewhere in America Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2023.