Barry Ryan

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Barry Ryan (* 24. October 1948 in Leeds , Yorkshire , England as Barry Sapherson ) is a British pop music singer , who in the mid-1960s, along with his twin brother, Paul Ryan , starting in 1968 as a solo artist until the early 1970s world chart busters Could celebrate successes. His biggest hit is Eloise, written by Paul Ryan .

Life

The identical twins were children of the singer Marion Ryan , who was quite successful in the 1950s, and her first husband Lloyd Sapherson. At the age of 15 they entered show business themselves; From then on they took over the girl and stage names of their mother - initially as 'The Ryan Twins'.

The Ryan brothers released several successful hit singles on Decca Records in the 1960s , including Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches (1965), Have Pity On The Boy (1966) and I Love Her (1966), which featured in the were able to place the British charts in the top 20. Their photogenic appearance, styled by top designers, the catchy songs and Barry's unmistakable voice gave them numerous tours, appearances in TV shows and a high media presence in the pop youth magazines of the time.

However, the hype and stress that came with it allegedly brought Paul to the brink of a nervous breakdown . In 1967 the brothers therefore began to focus on new paths. They signed a record deal with MGM Records in late 1967 . After releasing two other singles together (Heartbreaker and Pictures Of Today) , Paul shifted to writing and producing the songs while Barry performed them.

With the second solo single Eloise released by MGM Records , Barry Ryan achieved a worldwide hit in 1968. The dramatic, richly orchestrated song was number 1 in the charts for weeks in six countries. In Ryan's home country of Great Britain, Eloise came in second. The single sold a total of over three million times. The inspiration for writing this song came Paul Ryan when he McArthur Park by Jimmy Webb , sung by Richard Harris heard. He was so enthusiastic about this recording that he wanted to write something in the same musical style.

Paul Ryan also wrote other hits for his brother, e.g. B. Love Is Love , The Hunt and Kitsch , which however could not build on the world success of Eloise . Kitsch describes the effect of this word, which is also used in English : " Kitsch is a beautiful word, it's a beautiful word, it's a beautiful lullaby ..."

Like the Beatles and Mary Hopkin before , Ryan also sang songs in German , e. B. Time only stops at the devil , which became a top 10 hit in Germany in 1972.

In 1969 Ryan received the bronze and 1970 the silver Bravo Otto of the youth magazine Bravo . While taking photos for the Bravo , there was an accident in 1969 in which Ryan allegedly suffered severe burns; it has been suggested that the accident was heavily dramatized for publicity purposes.

After 1972 there were no further chart successes. This was the case with Barry Ryan's solo releases as well as the singles produced together with brother Paul Ryan in 1973 and 1974. In 1976, Barry Ryan made another, but unsuccessful attempt to build on his old successes under the pseudonym 'Matayo' with the single of the same name.

After Barry got married in 1978, he withdrew into private life. From then on, he increasingly shifted his artistic activity to photography. Only in 1989 he released two singles at the urging of his brother Paul, but both of them flopped. At this time Paul was diagnosed with cancer, from which he died on November 29, 1992 at the age of 44.

With his hobby, photography, Barry Ryan earned a reputation as a photographer from the mid-1980s. His photos hang u. a. in the National Portrait Gallery in London and in the Museum of Modern Art in New York .

Occasionally, Barry Ryan still appears in oldie TV shows and presents his greatest hits there (especially Eloise ). In 1999, together with the formation Klaus & Klaus, a new recording of Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel was released .

Eloise was from the band in 1981 The Teens and 1985 by the punk band The Damned gecovert . A remix of the original went on sale again in Germany in 1990.

In England in 1995 the CD Eloise was released , which in addition to new recordings of old pieces also contained six new titles written by Barry Ryan. The CD Hello… again , released in 2005, was conceived in a similar way . The number of new songs on it was much larger and with Kitsch and Today only two new recordings of old titles were available. In 2014 he recorded a new version of Eloise with the Australian opera baritone Barry Ryan and the Sydney Lyric Orchestra . In 2017, the CD This is now was released in France , which mainly contains new material. In 2018 there was a new edition with three additional titles as download.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1969 Barry Ryan Singing The Songs Of Paul Ryan DE16 (8 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: 1969

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

more publishments

  • 1969: Barry Ryan
  • 1970: Barry Ryan 3
  • 1971: Red Man
  • 1972: Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah
  • 2019: Going Back to 65 (Music of Youth)

Paul and Barry Ryan

  • 1967: Two of a Kind (as The Ryans)
  • 1967: Hey Mr. Ryan
  • 1968: Paul and Barry Ryan

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1965 Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches
Hey Mr. Ryan
- - - UK13 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 1965
(with Paul Ryan )
1966 Have Pity On The Boy - - - UK18 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 1966
(with Paul Ryan)
I love her - - - UK17 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 1966
(with Paul Ryan)
I love how you love me - - - UK21 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 1966
(with Paul Ryan)
Have You Ever Loved Somebody? - - - UK49 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: September 1966
(with Paul Ryan)
Missy Missy
Hey Mr. Ryan
- - - UK43 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 1966
(with Paul Ryan)
1967 Keep It Out Of Sight - - - UK30 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 1967
(with Paul Ryan)
Claire
Hey Mr. Ryan
- - - UK47 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 1967
(with Paul Ryan)
1968 Eloise
Barry Ryan Singing The Songs Of Paul Ryan
DE1 (11 weeks)
DE
AT2 (16 weeks)
AT
CH1 (11 weeks)
CH
UK2 (12 weeks)
UK
US86 (4 weeks)
US
First published: October 1968
1969 Love is love DE4 (8 weeks)
DE
AT11 (12 weeks)
AT
CH6 (7 weeks)
CH
UK25 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 1969
The Hunt
Barry Ryan
DE22 (4 weeks)
DE
AT20 (8 weeks)
AT
- UK34 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 1969
Color Of My Love
Barry Ryan Singing The Songs Of Paul Ryan
DE23 (2 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: October 1969
1970 Magical game DE22 (3 weeks)
DE
- - UK49 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: February 1970
Kitsch
Barry Ryan 3
DE10 (7 weeks)
DE
- - UK37 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 1970
1971 It Is Written
Red Man
DE50 (1 week)
DE
- - - -
First published: May 1971
Can't Let You Go
Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah
- - - UK32 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 1971
1972 Time only stops at the devil DE8 (17 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: January 1972
Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah
Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah
DE42 (1 week)
DE
- - - -
First published: September 1972

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Web links

Commons : Barry Ryan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US