Looking Glass (band)

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Looking Glass
Origin
Jersey Shore sound
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Career

The group was formed in 1969, at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The original version of the band broke up after college, with original members Elliot Lurie and Larry Gonsky recruiting two new members to form the classic Looking Glass lineup:[1]

  • Elliot Lurie (lead guitar and vocals)
  • Jeff Grob (drums)
  • Larry Gonsky (piano and vocals)
  • Pieter Sweval (bass and vocals)[2]

The group had the

certified gold by the RIAA on August 9, 1972.[2]

Guitarist Brendan Harkin joined Looking Glass in early 1974, and Lurie left soon afterward to pursue a solo career, replaced by Michael Lee Smith, a singer from Georgia. Later that same year, the group changed its name to Fallen Angels. After Richie Ranno joined as second guitarist in September 1975, keyboardist Gonsky departed, and by late 1975, Fallen Angels's name had changed once again to Starz. Lurie appeared as a solo artist with "Your Love Song," an entry on Billboard's "Easy Listening" chart in 1974.

Sweval died on January 23, 1990,

AIDS.[4][5]

New York radio station WPLJ-FM reunited Looking Glass, along with several others acts as part of a "70s Reunion Concert" on March 24, 1995. It was held at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden. Among the acts who took the stage at the sold-out concert were original lead singer Elliot Lurie and members of Looking Glass, Three Dog Night, Rupert Holmes, Andrew Gold, Alan O'Day, Ian Lloyd (lead singer of Stories), Sonny Geraci (lead singer of the Outsiders and Climax), and Robert John

In 2003, Lurie reconstituted the group with new musicians.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions
US
[6] 		AUS
[7]
1972 Looking Glass 113 56
1973 Subway Serenade — —

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions
Certifications
US
[6] 		US Cash Box
 US Adult
[8] 		AUS
[7] 		CAN
UK

1972 "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" 1 1 7 10 1 55[A]
"Golden Rainbow" — 75 37 — — —
1973 "Rainbow Man" — 94 — — — —
"Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne"[10] 33 31 16 75 21 —
1974 "Sweet Somethin'"[11] — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Looking Glass Biography – Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-214-20512-6
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  3. ^ "Looking Glass Bio". Utopia Artists. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  4. ^ ">>Died On This Date (January 23, 1990) Peter Sweval / Looking Glass; Starz". TheMusicsOver.com. January 23, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Remembering PIETER SWEVAL in Original Starz Board Forum". June 12, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Looking Glass - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  7. ^
    ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 143.
  9. ^ "British certifications – Looking Glass". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 16, 2022. Type Looking Glass in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. October 3, 1970. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Record World Single Picks" (PDF). February 16, 1974.

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