The Rembrandts

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The Rembrandts
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1989–1997, 2000–present
Labels
Members
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The Rembrandts are an American alternative rock duo, formed by Danny Wilde and Phil Solem in 1989.[10] They had previously worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981. The Rembrandts are best known for the song "I'll Be There for You", which was used as the main theme song for the NBC sitcom Friends.[11]

History

Wilde was a member of 1970s cult recording act

The Quick,[10] and had released several mildly successful solo albums in the 1980s. Wilde and Solem had been in the power-pop quartet Great Buildings, a band that released one album for CBS in 1981 before dissolving.[10]

After establishing themselves as The Rembrandts in 1989, Solem and Wilde recorded a self-titled album largely in Wilde's home studio. From this album, the group had their first success during 1990 with "Just the Way It Is, Baby", which scored at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] The self-titled album scored number 88 on the Billboard 200.[10]

The next album Untitled, of 1992,[10] featured the minor successes "Johnny, Have You Seen Her?" and "Chase the Clouds Away". Another track from the album, "Rollin' Down the Hill", was used in the film Dumb and Dumber.

"

Friends Soundtrack
album. An earlier, previously unreleased version of "I'll Be There for You" with different lyrics was included on their Unreleased Stuff album.

In 1997, the duo split, with Solem returning to Minneapolis to concentrate on his band Thrush.[10] In 1998, Wilde released the album Spin This, credited to "Danny Wilde + The Rembrandts".[10] In 2000, Solem and Wilde reunited, and released the album Lost Together as The Rembrandts the following year.

In 2005, the band released an album of re-recorded favorites called

Awarestore.com which features the new track "Chasin' Down a Rainbow". The other version was released on the Fuel 2000
label, with the new track "Don't Give Me Up".

In 2006,

Rhino Records released a collection called Greatest Hits
, a 20-song career-spanning retrospective that included material from the lone Great Buildings album, Apart from the Crowd.

In 2016, the pair reunited and announced that they would release a new album. Via Satellite was released in 2019.

Mainstream success

Despite achieving success with "I'll Be There For You", the duo has been dismissive of the song. Phil Solem in 1995, said "We don't want to hang our hats on the theme from a TV show...[w]e've been working too long at our craft for that."[12] The same year, the duo tried to apologize for the song on MTV News' "The Year in Rock.”[13]

Legacy

In 2014, Rolling Stone ranked them the 20th best Two-Hit wonder of all time.[14] Insider placed them on their list of the "Best One-Hit Wonders of All Time".[15]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[17]
AUS
[18]
AUT
[19]
NZ
[20]
SWE
[21]
UK
[22]
The Rembrandts
  • Released: September 4, 1990
  • Label: Atco
88 93 23 43
Untitled
  • Released: September 15, 1992
  • Label: Atco
LP
23 25 14
Spin This
(with Danny Wilde)
  • Released: April 28, 1998
  • Label: EastWest America
Lost Together
  • Released: October 2, 2001
  • Label: J-Bird
Via Satellite
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Blue Élan

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Choice Picks
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: True North, Fuel 2000
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Rhino Records

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17]
US
Main.
Rock
[17]
US
Main.
Pop
[17]
AUS
[24][25]
CAN
[26]
FRA
[27]
GER
[28]
NLD
[29]
SWE
[21]
UK
[30]
"Just the Way It Is, Baby" 1990 14 13 26 12 9 6 53 23 The Rembrandts
"Someone" 1991 78 104 82 45 57
"Burning Timber" 36
"Save Me" 64
"Johnny Have You Seen Her" 1992 54 24 38 48 54 Untitled
"Maybe Tomorrow" 1993
"Chase the Clouds Away"
"Waiting to Be Opened"
"I'll Be There for You" 1995 17 1 3 1 77 3
LP
"This House Is Not a Home" 31 82 58
"Don't Hide Your Love"
"Drowning in Your Tears" 1996
"I'll Be There for You" [European re-release] 1997 25 20 34 5
"Too Late" 2001 Lost Together

See also

References

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  29. ^ "NET". dutchcharts. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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