Christie (band)

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Christie
General information
Genre (s) Pop , rock
founding 1968
resolution 1976
Founding members
Jeff Christie
Michael Blakley (until 1971)
Vic Elmes
Last occupation
singing
 Jeff Christie
guitar
 Vic Elmes
Drums
 Paul Fenton (from 1971)
bass
 Howard "Lem" Lubin (from 1971)

Christie was a British pop band from the 1970s.

Band history

Jeff Christie had started his career with various bands, including the "Outer Limits". In 1968 he wrote the title Yellow River and offered it to the Tremeloes . They also recorded the song, but decided not to publish it. Instead, Jeff Christie quickly founded his own band, which included guitarist Vic Elmes and Mike Blakey, brother of Tremeloes member Alan Blakey. The producer Mike Smith removed the vocal tracks of the tremeloes at Yellow River and had Jeff Christie re-record the vocals. In this version the song became a worldwide hit. With San Bernadino the band was able to build on their success. But before the second album, Blakey left the band. Despite several line-up changes, the success never returned and so Christie ended his band project in 1976.

He then tried solo with a band called "China" and toured with the Tremeloes. Meanwhile there is also a band "Christie Again", with which the former guitarist of the band Vic Elmes plays the old hits at oldie festivals.

Members

  • Jeff Christie (born July 12, 1946 in Leeds ) - singer, bass
  • Michael Blakley (born January 12, 1947) - drums - until 1971
  • Vic Elmes (born May 10, 1947) - guitar
  • Paul Fenton (born July 4, 1946) - drums - from 1971
  • Howard "Lem" Lubin - bass - from 1971

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Yellow River
  US 115 01/30/1971 (10 weeks)
Singles
Yellow River
  DE 2 06/27/1970 (22 weeks)
  AT 2 07/15/1970 (20 weeks)
  CH 4th 06/23/1970 (13 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 05/02/1970 (22 weeks)
  US 23 07/11/1970 (23 weeks)
San Bernadino
  DE 5 11/21/1970 (19 weeks)
  AT 8th December 01, 1970 (14 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 11/10/1970 (14 weeks)
  UK 7th 10/10/1970 (14 weeks)
  US 100 01/30/1971 (1 week)
Man of Many Faces
  DE 48 May 24, 1971 (2 weeks)
Iron horse
  DE 47 03/20/1972 (2 weeks)
  UK 47 03/25/1972 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1970: Christie
  • 1971: For All Mankind
  • 1972: Iron Horse
  • 1972: Los Mas Grandes Exitos
  • 1974: Navajo
  • 2004: Christie Again - Greatest Hits and More
  • 2009: Jeff Christie - Floored Masters (Past Imperfect)

Singles

  • 1965: There's Just No Pleasing You
  • 1965: My Little Girl
  • 1966: Just How Wrong You Can Be
  • 1966: Blue Turns to Gray
  • 1967: When the Work Is Thru
  • 1967: Just One More Chance
  • 1967: Help Me Please
  • 1968: Great Train Robbery
  • 1968: Sweet Freedom
  • 1968: Traveling Circus
  • 1968: Henry Long
  • 1970: Yellow River
  • 1970: San Bernadino
  • 1971: Man of Many Faces
  • 1972: Iron Horse

swell

  1. ↑ DE AT CH UK US

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