Frank Mills
Frank Mills (born June 27, 1942 in Montreal ) is a Canadian pianist who is best known for his composition Music Box Dancer .
Career
Frank Mills studied composition at McGill University from 1961 to 1965 . From 1969 he was a member of the Canadian music group The Bells. As a solo interpreter, Mills initially had little success after leaving the band in 1972.
His most important hit by far is the 1978 title Music Box Dancer , which reached number 3 in the USA . At the same time, it was his only one to achieve a position higher than 40th place in the USA. The piece's printed sheet music has sold over three million copies. In Germany he came in at number twelve with the single and stayed in the charts for 18 weeks. In Switzerland, Music Box Dancer was number one on the charts for five weeks.
Discography (selection)
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1979 | Music box dancer | - | - | - | - |
US21 (16 weeks) US |
First published: April 1979
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| Sunday Morning Suite | - | - | - | - |
US149 (9 weeks) US |
First published: December 1979
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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| 1972 | Love Me, Love Me Love single track |
- | - | - | - |
US46 (9 weeks) US |
First published: January 1972
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| 1979 |
Music Box Dancer Music Box Dancer |
DE12 (18 weeks) DE |
AT16 (8 weeks) AT |
CH1 (16 weeks) CH |
- |
US3 (20 weeks) US |
First published: January 1979
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| Peter Piper Sunday Morning Suite |
- | - | - | - |
US48 (9 weeks) US |
First published: October 1979
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Web links
- Frank Mills ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
- Frank Mills entry at Musicline.de
- Frank Mills' website
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mills, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Canada |