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Genre : Pop
Latest Release : I'm Gonna Make You Mine
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Lou Christie
Lou followed up his masterpiece with a controversial work – the 1966's "Rhapsody in the Rain," which kept the media tongues busy about the sexual connotations the song had. But, that would still not deter it from managing to peak at # 16. The next couple of releases failed to keep up the speed in which Lou was cruising through, much less accelerate. Two of the MGM releases missed the Billboard hot 100. After a brief association with Columbia and Colpix, the next surprise hit for Lou came in the form of "I'm Gonna Make You Mine," in the autumn of 1969, which was produced with Buddah labels and the bubble gum producer - Tony Romeo. Not only did the song peak at #10 in the US, but also was a smash hit in the UK, climbing to #2. The follow up, "She Sold Me Magic" charted only in the UK, peaking at #25, and would later be covered by the legendary Elton John. Not all of Lou's UK connections were sweet. He spent the early 1970s in UK for an unsavory reason of battling drug problems in a London rehab clinic. He managed to come out clean but only to take a break from music, venturing into various other professions like being a ranch hand, offshore oil driller and carnival barker. Quite a deviation though! But by the 1980's, he was spotted back in music when he made occasional appearances on oldies package tours. In 1997, he issued his first new material in over twenty-five years – Pledging My Love. Tickets to his tours in the oldies circuit fly of very easily and he manages to release new material on and off!
Discography (Top hits):
The Gypsy Cried - 1963
Two Faces Have I - 1963
Lightning Strikes - 1966
Rhapsody In The Rain - 1966
I'm Gonna Make You Mine - 1969
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Artist Biography - Lou Christie
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 A one line description of Lou's career would go like this – ‘A local teenage idol with a gifted falsetto and the ability to write original lyrics transformed himself into a rock'n roll legend over a period of time.' Born on February 19, 1943, in Glen Willard, Pennsylvania as Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco, Lou went on to span a successful career as a song writer, recording artist and a performer, and produced a few of the most memorable pop hits of the 1960s. While a teen, he learned music and vocal techniques in the Moon Township High School, thanks to the merit scholarship he won. Between 1959 and 1962, he joined a local group and produced some not-so-successful records. But the only significant development of that time was the acquiring a new stage name – Lou Christie. He collaborated with Twyla Herbert, senior to him by about 20 years, and wrote lyrics. Out of all of them, the one to be especially mentioned is "The Gypsy Cried," penned in 1962. It became a local hit in Pennsylvania and found its way to Roulette Records of New York that charted it all over US. It was the first big hit for Lou and stood at #24 on the pop charts in 1963.
Lou relocated to New York and followed up his success with another hit "Two Faces Have I" which occupied #6 on the charts. Those two smash hits were the tickets for his entry to Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars, the group that toured US extensively, and also the place where developed a romance between Lou and its lead singer Diana Ross. Interestingly though, Lou experienced a call of service to the nation and enlisted himself in the army for a stint of two years. He resumed his music career in 1966 and took on exactly from where he left. His single "Lightning Strikes" which ironically was underestimated initially by MGM blazed ahead to occupy the no:1 spot on the charts and also went gold. This was the most successful of Lou's career yet.
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