Silver Convention
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Also known as | Silver Bird Convention Silver Bird |
Origin |
Silver Convention were a
Career
The group was initiated in
Using female
They scored two major US and Canadian hit singles. "
Michael Kunze wrote the lyrics on the first two albums under the pseudonym Stephan Prager. During this time the three singers released their own solo work. McLean and Thompson achieved hit singles with "Lady Bump" and "1-2-3-4... Fire!", and "Ooh What a Night" respectively. Wulf's solo effort was only a moderate success.
Silver Convention represented Germany in the
With a new producer, John Davis, and a revised line-up of singers (Suzie McClosky a.k.a. Zenda Jacks, Rhonda Heath and Ramona Wulf), Silver Convention was successful again during 1978 with the album Love in a Sleeper. The
Levay also worked with Giorgio Moroder, and Kunze began work with Jim Steinman. The solo careers of the three singers ended quickly and they left the music industry, since interest in the disco scene was declining during this period. Levay and Kunze later collaborated on the successful Vienna productions of the musicals Elisabeth, Mozart! and Rebecca.
First U.S. concert for Braniff Airways
Silver Convention's first United States Concert was held at
Cover versions of their songs
American
The Dancing Tolmans And Johnny Brogan covered "San Francisco Hustle" on their album "The Dancing Tolmans And Johnny Brogans Anniversary Album".[10] The song was also covered by Blackbuster in 1976, in their album "Blackbuster 3".[11]
The song "Get Up and Boogie" was also covered by American industrial metal band Static-X, and released as a bonus track for the album Cannibal, in 2007.
"Thank You, Mr. DJ", a B-side of the "No, No, Joe" single was sampled by the Australian alternative rock band Regurgitator for the track "The Song Formally Known As" from their second album, Unit.[12]
American alternative rock band the
Discography
- Save Me (1975)
- Get Up and Boogie (1976)
- Madhouse (1976)
- Summernights (1977)
- Telegram(1977)
- Love in a Sleeper (1978)
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
Notes
References
- ^ "The Silver Convention - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b Vickers, Tom (January 1, 1976). "Singles: Surprising Takeoff of 'Fly, Robin, Fly". Rolling Stone. No. 203. p. 18.
- ^ "Record World : Disco Hot Tunes" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. 19 July 1975. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". EveryHit.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Top Singles". RPM. Vol. 25, no. 12. republished online by Library and Archives Canada at collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 19, 1976. p. 23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Albums by Rhonda Heath". rateyourmusic.com. Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ^ Upshaw, Larry (March–April 1977). "Silver Convention Rocks On At Concert For Braniff Employees". B-Liner. Vol. 29, no. 2. p. 13.
- ^ Mann, Herbie. Bird in a Silver Cage. iTunes album review. Accessed February 26, 2010.
- ^ "The Dancing Tolmans And Johnny Brogan – The Dancing Tolmans And Johnny Brogans Anniversary Album". Discogs.
- ^ "Blackbuster 3 by Blackbuster". Discogs.
- ^ "the AU Interview: Quan Yeomans of Regurgitator (Melbourne / Brisbane)". the AU review. Retrieved 2012-11-12.