Brian Hyland
Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American pop singer.
Life
Brian first came into contact with music at the age of nine in the church choir, he learned to play the clarinet and guitar and at the age of twelve he founded a music group called The Delfis. With them he made a demo tape in 1959 and offered it to various New York record companies. Thanks to his tenacity, he managed to get a contract as a solo singer with the record company Kapp Records , which already had stars like Jane Morgan , Eartha Kitt and the pianist Roger Williams under contract. The neglected first record with the titles Rosemary and Library Love Affair was followed by a worldwide success in the summer of 1960. With the Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini produced by Richard Wolfe (text and music: Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss), 16-year-old Brian Hyland stormed the top of the American charts. The title was also internationally successful. In Great Britain the title reached number 9 in the charts, in Germany the single also landed at number 9.
After the two following records could not build on this success, Hyland moved in 1961 to the larger record company ABC Records , which at that time had stars like Paul Anka and Ray Charles under contract. There, the writer and producer couple Geld and Udell took on him, who provided Hyland with more hits for the next few years. Sealed with a Kiss (arranged by Stan Applebaum ) is the most successful title of the time, which made it to number three on the US pop charts in the spring of 1962. German-language versions with Brian Hyland have been published in Germany of this title as well as of Ginny Come Lately . In Germany the single was released on the Philips label and reached number 10 in the charts. At that time, Hyland was constantly on the road in the States, appearing on national and local television shows, and covering many miles with the Caravan of Stars. In 1963 he organized an extensive tour of England with Little Eva , after which he toured South America with Neil Sedaka . In the second half of the sixties the Hyland records were no longer successful as usual, he then switched to the record companies Philips and Dot . It was not until 1970, now at the age of 27, that he was able to report back with a super hit. With his self-produced Gypsy Woman (text and music Curtis Mayfield ), released by one of his other new record companies UNI, he reached number three on the American pop charts, he received his first gold record and the song found over three million buyers internationally. That England was still particularly good terrain for Brian Hyland was also proven by the fact that after 13 years a long-playing record with the titles Sealed With A Kiss and Ginny Come Lately came sixth in the British charts.
In 1977, Hyland and his family settled in New Orleans. Until the eighties, Hyland was constantly in the studios to record new singles and long-playing records, which found ample buyers in both the United States and Europe. On his tours he was accompanied as a drummer by his son Bodi. Brian has also been a songwriter since the 1970s and later also had his own music studio. Together with his wife Rosmari, he wrote two books on rock and roll. Currently (as of 2019) Hyland is still active as a musician and touring the United States.
Discography
USA / UK
| title | US | UK | publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary / Library Love Affair | Leader 801 | London 9113 | February 1960 |
| Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini / Don't Dilly Dally, Sally | Kapp 342 | London 9161 | June 1960 |
| Four Little Heels / That's How Much | Kapp 352 | London 9203 | October 1960 |
| I Gotta Go / Lop-Sided, Over-Loaded | Kapp 363 | London 9262 | 1960 |
| Lipstick On Your Lips / When Will I Know | Cap 401 | July 1961 | |
| Let Me Belong To You / Let It Die | ABC 10236 | HMV 915 | July 1961 |
| I'll Never Stop Waiting / The Night I Cried | ABC 10262 | HMV 955 | November 1961 |
| Ginny Come Lately / I Should Be Getting Better | ABC 10294 | HMV 1013 | February 1962 |
| Sealed With A Kiss / Summer Job | ABC 10336 | HMV 1051 | May 1962 |
| Warmed Over Kisses / Walk A Lonely Mile | ABC 10359 | HMV 1079 | September 1962 |
| I May Not Live To See Tomorrow / It Ain't That Way At All | ABC 10374 | HMV 1113 | November 1962 |
| If Mary's There / Remember Me | ABC 10400 | HMV 1143 | February 1963 |
| Somewhere In The Night / I Wish Today Was Yesterday | ABC 10427 | HMV 1169 | April 1963 |
| I'm Afraid To Go Home / Save Your Heart For Me | ABC 10452 | HMV 1188 | May 1963 |
| Let Us Make Our Own Mistakes / Nothing Matters | ABC 10494 | HMV 1237 | November 1963 |
| Act Naturally / Out Of Sight | ABC 10549 | April 1964 | |
| Here's To Love / Two Kinds Of Girls | Philips 40179 | May 1964 | |
| Pledging My Love Side / Devoted To You | Philips 40203 | June 1964 | |
| Now I Belong To You / One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | Philips 40211 | August 1964 | |
| He Don't Understand You / Love Will Find A Way | Philips 40263 | February 1965 | |
| Stay Away From Her / I Can't Keep A Secret | Philips 40306 | 1966 | |
| 3000 Miles / Sometimes They Do, Sometimes They Dont | Philips 40354 | 1966 | |
| The Joker Went Wild / I Can Hear The Rain | Philips 40377 | Philips 1508 | 1966 |
| Run, Run, Look And See / Why Did You Do It | Philips 40405 | 1966 | |
| Hung Up In Your Eyes / Why Mine | Philips 40424 | Philips 1555 | February 1967 |
| Holiday For Clowns / Yesterday I Had A Girl | Philips 40444 | 1967 | |
| Get The Message / Kinda Groovy | Philips 40472 | Philips 1601 | August 1967 |
| Apologize / Words On Paper | Dot 17050 | 1967 | |
| It's Christmas Time Once Again / Words On Paper | Dot 17061 | 1967 | |
| Come With Me / Delilah | Dot 17078 | 1968 | |
| The Lover / Springfield, Illinois | Dot 17109 | 1968 | |
| Tragedy / You'd Better Stop And Think It Over | Dot 17176 | Dot 119 | February 1969 |
| Gonna Make A Woman Of You / Dreamy Eyes | Dot 17291 | 1969 | |
| A Million To One / It Could All Begin Again | Dot 17222 | Dot 124 | May 1969 |
| Stay And Love Me All Summer / Rainy April Morning | Dot 17258 | Dot 128 | August 1969 |
| Dreamy Eyes / Gonna Make A Woman Out Of You | Dot 17291 | 1970 | |
| No Place To Run / So Long Marianne | UNI 52287 | UNI 533 | 1971 |
| Gypsy Woman / You And Me (# 2) | UNI 55240 | UNI 530 | July 1970 |
| Lonely Teardrops / Lorrayne | UNI 55272 | 1971 | |
| So Long, Marriane / No Place To Run | UNI 55287 | 1971 | |
| Out Of The Blue / If You Came Back | UNI 55306 | 1971 | |
| I Love Every Little Thing About You / With My Eyes Wide Open | UNI 55323 | Uni 540 | May 1972 |
| Only Wanna Make You Happy / When You're Lovin 'Me | UNI 55334 | Uni 545 | 1972 |
Germany
| title | Catalog no. | publication |
|---|---|---|
| Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini / Don't Dilly Dally, Sally | London 20340 | 1960 |
| Four Little Heels / That's How Much | London 20362 | 1960 |
| Let Me Belong To You / Let It Die | Philips 320009 | 1961 |
| Ginny Come Lately / I Should Be Gettin 'Better | Philips 320019 | 1962 |
| Ginny, oh Ginny (Ginny Come Lately) / You are unforgettable to me | Philips 320022 | 1962 |
| Sealed with a kiss / summer job | Philips 320024 | 1962 |
| The time was good / Because you are the doll | Philips 320028 | 1962 |
| Warmed Over Kisses / Walk A Lonely Mile | Philips 320030 | 1962 |
| Wander my love / I go up and down | Philips 320034 | 1962 |
| Without you / so in love | Philips 32038 | 1962 |
| Gypsy Woman / You And Me | UNI 6073019 | 1970 |
| Lonely Teardrops / Lorrayne | UNI 6073022 | 1971 |
| No Place To Run / So Long Marianne | UNI 6073031 | 1971 |
Chart placements
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 UK
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 US
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| 1960 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini |
DE1 (16 weeks) DE |
UK8 (13 weeks) UK |
US1 (15 weeks) US |
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| Four little heels | - |
UK29 (6 weeks) UK |
US73 (3 weeks) US |
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| That's how much | - | - |
US74 (4 weeks) US |
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| 1961 | Let Me Belong to You | - | - |
US20 (11 weeks) US |
|
| I'll never stop wanting you | - | - |
US83 (1 week) US |
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| 1962 | Ginny Come Lately |
DE10 (20 weeks) DE |
UK5 (15 weeks) UK |
US21 (11 weeks) US |
|
| Sealed With A Kiss | - |
UK3 (26 weeks) UK |
US3 (14 weeks) US |
After re-publishing in 1975 in the UK at number 7
|
|
| Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love) | - |
UK28 (6 weeks) UK |
US25 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1963 | I May Not Live To See Tomorrow | - | - |
US69 (7 weeks) US |
|
| If Mary's There | - | - |
US88 (2 weeks) US |
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| I'm afraid to go home | - | - |
US63 (8 weeks) US |
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| 1966 | 3000 miles | - | - |
US99 (1 week) US |
|
| The Joker Went Wild | - | - |
US20 (11 weeks) US |
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| Run, run, look and see | - | - |
US25 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1967 | Hung Up in Your Eyes | - | - |
US58 (5 weeks) US |
|
| Holiday for clowns | - | - |
US94 (3 weeks) US |
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| Get the message | - | - |
US91 (2 weeks) US |
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| 1969 | Tragedy | - | - |
US56 (10 weeks) US |
|
| A million to one | - | - |
US90 (5 weeks) US |
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| Stay And Love Me All Summer | - | - |
US82 (3 weeks) US |
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| 1970 | Gypsy woman |
DE34 (3 weeks) DE |
UK42 (6 weeks) UK |
US3  (20 weeks)US |
|
| 1971 | Lonely teardrops | - | - |
US54 (8 weeks) US |
|
literature
- Laufenberg, Frank / Hake, Ingrid: Rock and Pop Lexicon. Vol. 1: ABBA - Kay Kyser . Düsseldorf / Vienna: Econ Verlag, 1994, p. 725 - ISBN 3-612-26207-6 .
- Günter Ehnert: British Chart Singles 1950-1965 , Taurus Press Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-922542-32-8 .
- Ehnert, Günter: German Chart Singles 1956-1980 . Taurus Press Hamburg 1990, p. 103.
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information on the title in: Bronson, Fred: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, 1992, p. 72
- ↑ Chart sources: DE UK
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
- www.brianhyland.com
- Full biography at artistwiki.com
- Discography at www.discogs.com
- Chart positions at www.musicvf.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hyland, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |