Bram Tchaikovsky

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Strange man, changed man
  US 36 09/01/1979 (18 weeks)
Pressure / The Russians Are Coming
  US 108 06/14/1980 (10 weeks)
Funland
  US 158 07/04/1981 (8 weeks)
Singles
Girl Of My Dreams
  US 37 09/01/1979 (12 weeks)

Bram Tchaikovsky (* 10. November 1950 as Peter Bramall in Lincolnshire , England ) is a British singer and guitarist .

Life

Tchaikovsky played in local rock bands in his hometown of Lincolnshire from the late 1960s. In 1977 he was one of the founding members of The Motors . He played on the band's first two albums, both of which were able to place themselves in the British album charts and throw off several hit singles. The fate of the motors was directed by the band's two songwriters, Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey . Dissatisfied with the situation, Tchaikovsky took the single Sarah Smiles during the production of the second band albumon. With this single he was able to sign his own record deal with the newly founded label Radar and to found his own band under his name. Other members were bassist Micky Broadbent and drummer Keither Boyce. The first album Strange Man, Changed Man contained Sarah Smiles and the song Girl of My Dreams , written by Ronald Thomas, the bassist of the Heavy Metal Kids . Mike Oldfield , who played the Tubular Bells , was a guest musician . Decoupled as a single , the title was placed in 1979 at position 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album reached number 36 on the Billboard 200 in the wake of the successful single . In Europe, meanwhile, there was no success, only in the Netherlands was Sarah Smiles a respectable success with 32nd place .

Tchaikovsky released two more albums, which reached the bottom of the chart, but did not produce any more hit singles. The second album The Russians Are Coming was distributed in the USA under the name Pressure . The lack of success caused Tchaikovsky to withdraw from the music business. In 2018, the band's three albums were re-released as a box set on CD.

Discography

Albums

  • 1979: Strange Man, Changed Man
  • 1980: Pressure
  • 1980: The Russians Are Coming
  • 1981: Funland

Singles

  • 1978: Sarah Smiles
  • 1979: Lullaby of Broadway
  • 1979: Girl Of My Dreams

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart placements:
  2. ↑ Ronnie Thomas at Discogs (English)
  3. ↑ Top40.nl (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Ultimateclassicrock.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Tchaikovsky, Bram
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bramall, Peter (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Lincolnshire , England , UK