Climie Fisher

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Climie Fisher (1988)

Climie Fisher was a British pop duo consisting of Simon Climie (* 1960) and Rob Fisher (* 1956/1959, † 1999).

Career

Simon Climie began his musical career as a lyricist for Leo Sayer and Roger Daltrey . He worked on Frida 's second solo album and was co-author of the song Invincible , with which Pat Benatar reached number 8 on the US charts in the summer of 1985 . He wrote other songs z. B. for Smokey Robinson and Jeff Beck . He also made I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) , which became a huge hit with Aretha Franklin and George Michael in early 1987 .

Rob Fisher played in different groups and finally in 1982 with Naked Eyes . However, since there was no major success, he then worked as a studio musician. This is where he met Climie. The similarities between the two keyboard players quickly became apparent and the duo Climie Fisher was founded.

They became known through the hit single Love Changes (Everything) , which reached number 2 in the British charts in the fall of 1987 . The song didn't make it into the higher chart regions in England at first. It was only when it rose to number 7 in the charts in Germany that it also became a top 10 hit in the UK. Another successful title was Rise to the Occasion , which reached number 10 on the British charts. Together, Climie and Fisher released the albums Everything (1988) and Coming in for the Kill (1989).

Rob Fisher died of colon cancer in August 1999 after a long battle. Simon Climie works today as a songwriter, among others with Eternal and Eric Clapton .

Trivia

  • On the album Trouble Over Bridgewater by Half Man Half Biscuit is a title called The Ballad of Climie Fisher .

Discography

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
1988 Everything DE7 (23 weeks)
DE 		- CH10 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK14th
gold
gold

(36 weeks)UK 		US120 (16 weeks)
US
First published: January 1988
Producers: Simon Climie , Rob Fisher ,
Stephen Hague, Steve Lillywhite
1989 Coming in for the kill - - - UK35 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 1989
Producers: Simon Climie, Rob Fisher,
Neil Dorfsman, Stewart Levine

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
1987 Love Changes (Everything)
Everything 		DE7 (18 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH8 (12 weeks)
CH 		UK2 (16 weeks)
UK 		US23 (18 weeks)
US
First published: August 1987
Authors: Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Rob Fisher
Rise to the Occasion
Everything 		DE14 (15 weeks)
DE 		AT19 (2 weeks)
AT 		- UK10 (12 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 1987
Authors: Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Rob Fisher
1988 Keeping the Mystery Alive
Everything 		DE35 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First published: January 1988
Authors: Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan
This is me
everything 		DE60 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - UK22 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 1988
Authors: Simon Climie, Rob Fisher
I Won't Bleed for You
Everything 		- - - UK35 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 1988
Authors: Simon Climie, Rob Fisher, Dennis Morgan
Love Like a River
Everything Reissue 		DE54 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT18 (8 weeks)
AT 		- UK22 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: December 1988
Authors: Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Rob Fisher
1989 Facts of Love
Coming In for the Kill 		DE54 (12 weeks)
DE 		- - UK50 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 1989
Authors: Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Rob Fisher
Fire on the Ocean
Coming In for the Kill 		- - - UK89 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 1989
Authors: Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Rob Fisher
1990 It's Not Supposed to Be That Way
Coming In for the Kill 		- - - UK77 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 1990
Authors: Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie, Rob Fisher

More singles

  • 08/1986: This Is Me (This Is It 'Mix)
  • 11/1987: Rise to the Occasion (Hip Hop Mix)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
  2. ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database