Daniel Boone (singer)
Daniel Boone (actually Peter Green ; born July 31, 1942 in Birmingham ) is an English singer who released numerous singles from 1963 to 1970 under the stage name Peter Lee Stirling, adopted in 1958 . In 1971 he chose a new stage name after the American pioneer Daniel Boone and had several international singles successes in the first half of the 1970s .
Live and act
Boone's greatest hits with the Penny Farthing record label were Daddy Don't You Walk so Fast (1971) and Beautiful Sunday , which was a number one hit in Germany in 1972 . With Annabelle (1972), Sunshine Lover (1973) and Skydiver (1973) was followed by three more minor hits in the German charts.
As a composer and producer, Boone was in charge of the children's duo "The James Boys" in 1973, whose title Over and Over was a notable success in several European charts.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1972 | Beautiful Sunday |
- | - | - | - |
US142 (9 weeks) US |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
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Compilations
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1971 | Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast |
- | - | - |
UK17 (15 weeks) UK |
- | |
1972 | Beautiful Sunday Beautiful Sunday |
DE1
gold
(23 weeks)DE |
- |
CH2 (13 weeks) CH |
UK21 (10 weeks) UK |
US15 (20 weeks) US |
Sales: + 500,000
|
Annabelle Beautiful Sunday |
DE16 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US86 (5 weeks) US |
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1973 | Sunshine Lover Beautiful Sunday |
DE36 (7 weeks) DE |
AT6 (12 weeks) AT |
- | - | - | |
Skydiver Beautiful Sunday (1974) |
DE30 (10 weeks) DE |
AT20 (4 weeks) AT |
- | - | - | ||
1975 | Run Tell the People Run Tell the People |
- | - | - | - |
US93 (3 weeks) US |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
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swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ^ A b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 443 .
Web links
- Daniel Boone at Allmusic (English)
- Daniel Boone at Discogs (English)
- Peter Lee Stirling at Discogs (English)
- Peter Lee Stirling at 45cat.com
- Daniel Boone at 45cat.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Boone, Daniel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stirling, Peter Lee (pseudonym); Green, Peter (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |