Eddi Reader

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Eddi Reader in Australia , 2008

Eddi Reader (* 28. August 1959 in Glasgow as Sadenia Reader ) is a Scottish singer , known for her work with Fairground Attraction and her solo career.

Live and act

Reader was born in Glasgow, the daughter of a welder and the eldest of seven children. She started playing the guitar at the age of ten . At the beginning of her career she sang in the background with the Gang of Four . In 1983 she moved to London and worked for the Eurythmics , The Waterboys and Alison Moyet . In 1984 she met Mark Nevin and Fairground Attraction was founded shortly thereafter. Despite considerable success, the band broke up in 1989.

After a baby break, Eddi Reader released her first solo album in 1992. For her second album, with which she reached number 4 in the British album charts, she received the 1995 Brit Awards as the best British singer. In 2003 she recorded an album with lyrics by the Scottish poet Robert Burns .

In 2006 Eddi Reader was awarded the title MBE . In early 2010 Eddi Reader appeared on the Irish-language album Ceol '10 Súil Siar , where she sang the Irish version of her song Perfect , which is called Foirfe on the Irish album .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1992 Mirmama UK34 (2 weeks)
UK
1994 Eddi Reader UK4th
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
1996 Candyfloss and Medicine UK24 (5 weeks)
UK
1998 Angels & Electricity UK49 (2 weeks)
UK
2001 Simple soul UK92 (1 week)
UK
2003 Sings the Songs of Robert Burns UK86
silver
silver

(2 weeks)UK
2007 Peacetime UK93 (1 week)
UK
2014 Vagabond UK93 (1 week)
UK

More albums

  • 1996: Town Without Pity
  • 2001: Driftwood
  • 2009: Love Is the Way
  • 2018: Cavalier

Live albums

  • 2001: Eddi Reader Live
  • 2003: Eddi Reader Live: Edinburgh
  • 2003: Eddi Reader Live: Newcastle
  • 2003: Eddi Reader Live: Leeds
  • 2003: Eddi Reader Live: London
  • 2006: St. Clare's Night Out: Eddi Reader Live at the Basement
  • 2008: Port Fairy Folk Festival
  • 2010: Live in Japan

Singles and EPs

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1994 Patience of Angels
Eddi Reader 		UK33 (7 weeks)
UK
Joke (I'm Laughing)
Eddi Reader 		UK42 (3 weeks)
UK
Dear John
Eddi Reader 		UK48 (2 weeks)
UK
1995 Nobody Lives Without Love
 UK84 (1 week)
UK
1996 Town Without Pity
Candyfloss And Medicine 		UK26 (3 weeks)
UK
Medicine
Candyfloss And Medicine 		UK100 (1 week)
UK

More singles

  • 1991: All or Nothing EP

Guest Posts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1999 Fragile thing
 UK69 (1 week)
UK
Big Country feat. Eddi Reader

Further guest contributions

swell

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK
  2. ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

Commons : Eddi Reader  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Reader, Eddi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reader, Sadenia (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish singer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow