Glass tiger

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Glass Tiger at the EMI Music Canada Party, 2011

Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock - band .

Band history

Frontman Alan Frew, 2011

The band was founded in 1980 under the name Tokyo and renamed Glass Tiger in 1986. In the fall of 1986 the debut album The Thin Red Line, produced by Jim Vallance , was released . The single Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) , on which Bryan Adams played, reached number 1 on the Canadian charts and number 2 on the American Billboard Hot 100 .

The following albums Diamond Sun (1988) and Simple Mission (1990) were less successful. In 1993 Air Time - The Best of the Best was released, a greatest hits album .

2005 reported Glass Tiger with the compilation No Turning Back: 1985-2005 back. In 2012, Then Now Next, a new studio album followed.

Members

  • Al Connelly (born October 10, 1960) - guitar
  • Alan Frew (born November 8, 1959) - vocals
  • Michael Hanson (born January 1, 1963) - drums
  • Wayne Parker (born November 13, 1960) - bass
  • Sam Reid (born December 1, 1963) - keyboard

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US
1987 The Thin Red Line DE41 (11 weeks)
DE 		- - US27
gold
gold

(51 weeks)US
First published: October 1986
Producer: Jim Vallance ; CA:Quadruple platinum× 4Quadruple platinum
1988 Diamond Sun DE34 (10 weeks)
DE 		CH27 (1 week)
CH 		- US82 (15 weeks)
US
First published: April 1988
Producer: Jim Vallance; CA:Triple platinum× 3Triple platinum
1991 Simple mission - CH27 (3 weeks)
CH 		- -
First published: December 1990
Producers: Jim Cregan, Jim Vallance,
Sam Reid, Tom Werman ; CA:platinumplatinum

More albums

  • 2012: Then Now Next

Compilations

  • 1993: Air Time - The Best of Glass Tiger (CA:platinumplatinum)
  • 1999: Back to Back
  • 1999: Premium Gold Collection
  • 2004: No Turning Back: 1985-2005
  • 2006: Extended Versions

EPs

  • 1986: Special Mini Album (Japan only)
  • 2010: I'm Still Searching (Remixes) (Jesse Fex feat. Alan Frew and Glass Tiger)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US
1986 Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
The Thin Red Line 		DE32 (10 weeks)
DE 		- UK29 (10 weeks)
UK 		US2 (24 weeks)
US
First published: June 1986
Authors: Glass Tiger, Jim Vallance ; CA:platinumplatinum
Someday
The Thin Red Line 		DE26 (11 weeks)
DE 		- UK66 (4 weeks)
UK 		US7 (21 weeks)
US
First published: September 1986
Authors: Glass Tiger, Jim Vallance; CA:goldgold
1987 I Will Be There
The Thin Red Line 		- - - US34 (11 weeks)
US
First published: January 1987
Music: Glass Tiger, Text: Michael Hanson
Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line 		DE48 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - -
First published: April 1987
Authors: Glass Tiger
1988 I'm Still Searching
Diamond Sun 		- - - US31 (11 weeks)
US
First published: March 1988
Authors: Alan Frew, Michael Hanson, Sam Reid
Diamond Sun
Diamond Sun 		DE34 (10 weeks)
DE 		- UK78 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 1988
Authors: Alan Frew, Jim Vallance
1991 My Town
Simple Mission 		DE51 (23 weeks)
DE 		- UK33 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First release: September 1991
feat. Rod Stewart , Authors: Al Connely, Alan Frew,
Jim Cregan, Wayne Parker

More singles

  • 1986: You're What I Look For
  • 1988: Far Away from Here (released July)
  • 1988: My Song (release: October)
  • 1988: Send Your Love
  • 1988: (Watching) Worlds Crumble
  • 1990: Rescued (By the Arms of Love) (released November)
  • 1991: Animal Heart (release: May)
  • 1991: Blinded (release: July)
  • 1991: Rhythm of Your Love
  • 1993: Touch of Your Hand

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US1 US2
  2. ↑ a b Gold / platinum database US CA

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