David Christie (singer)

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Saddle up
  DE 12 07/26/1982 (26 weeks)
  CH 4th 09/05/1982 (8 weeks)
  UK 9 08/14/1982 (12 weeks)
Our time has come
  DE 49 02/14/1983 (5 weeks)

David Christie (born Jacques Pépino ; born January 1, 1948 in Tarare , France , † May 11, 1997 in Capbreton , Landes department , France) was a French singer and songwriter , who also went by the pseudonyms James Bolden , Napoleon Jones and Philippe Tarare worked. His biggest hit as a singer was the 1982 single Saddle Up .

biography

David Christie settled in Paris in 1965 . He learned guitar , bass and piano . First he made a name for himself as a songwriter. He penned hits for Tina Charles (1976 - I Love to Love , Love Me Like a Lover ), Grace Jones (1978 - Do or Die ) and Gloria Gaynor (1975 - (If You Want It) Do It Yourself ).

Christie had short-term success as a soloist and singer of catchy pop songs in 1982 and 1983 . The single Saddle Up reached number twelve in the German , number four in the Swiss and number nine in the British charts . Our Time Has Come made it into the top 50 in Germany.

Christie had a daughter with the French singer Nina Morato . After her death at the age of 11, Christie took her own life.

Discography

Albums

  • 1975: Napoleon Jones (as Napoleon Jones feat. David Christie)
  • 1977: Love Is the Most Important Thing (Title in Italy: David Christie )
  • 1978: Back Fire
  • 1980: Flashback (as James Bolden)
  • 1982: Back in Control
  • 2006: Deux petites perles bleues
  • 2008: David Christie & Friends

Compilations

  • 1993: Saddle Up: The Best of David Christie
  • 1994: The Best of David Christie
  • 1995: The Best of David Christie - Saddle Up

Singles

  • 1966: N'importe quoi (as Jacques Pépino)
  • 1968: Julie
  • 1968: Seul
  • 1968: Deux petites perles bleues / Après la pluie / Julie / Pour une étoile qui nait (EP)
  • 1970: Babeth
  • 1970: Ou que tu sois
  • 1971: Si demain tu t'en allais
  • 1973: Notre Premier Enfant
  • 1974: Lazy Love (as Napoleon Jones)
  • 1975: Jaywalk 1 (as Napoleon Jones feat. David Christie)
  • 1975: Pour notre amour / Mona Lisa (Instrumental) ( Claude Baylet / David Christie)
  • 1975: I Love to Love (as Napoleon Jones feat. David Christie)
  • 1975: Fame (Had to Make Me a Name) (The Grand Army Band feat.David Christie)
  • 1976: Falling in Love in Summertime (Is Dynamite)
  • 1977: Love Is the Most Important Thing
  • 1978: Don't Stop Me, I Like It
  • 1978: Back Fire
  • 1980: Priorities (as James Bolden)
  • 1981: Back with My Baby (as James Bolden)
  • 1982: Saddle Up
  • 1982: Our Time Has Come
  • 1982: Rally Down to Sally's
  • 1982: Saddle Up and Look
  • 1983: stress
  • 1985: Cindy Lou
  • 1985: Medley
  • 1985: Chain of Love
  • 1987: Des vacances à Capbreton
  • 1988: Living It Up
  • 1990: Saddle Up 1990 (feat. MC De)
  • 1991: Let's All Dance ( Gibson Brothers feat.David Christie)
  • 1993: Saddle Up
  • 1993: Saddle Up / Happy Music
  • 1993: Saddle Up: Remix '93
  • 2005: Saddle Up 2004 (with Jolly Bumpers)
  • 2008: Saddle Up: The 2008 Remixes

swell

  1. ↑ DE CH UK
  2. ↑ a b Suicide du chanteur et auteur David Christie. liberation.fr, May 16, 1997, accessed March 3, 2013
  3. ↑ Grace Jones - Do or Die

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personal data
SURNAME Christie, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pépino, Jacques (real name); Bolden, James (pen name); Jones, Napoleon (pseudonym); Tarare, Philippe (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarare , France
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1997
Place of death Capbreton , Landes department , France