John Paul Young

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John Paul Young (2014)

John Paul Young (born June 21, 1950 in Glasgow , Scotland ) is an Australian pop musician .

biography

His Young family immigrated to Australia when John Paul Young was a child and settled in Sydney . In the early 1970s he became a singer in the rock band Elm Tree. From 1972 to 1974 he played in the Australian production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar . In addition, he was initially also a radio host .

After a few unsuccessful singles , he was cared for by the producer team Harry Vanda and George Young . The result was a number of Australian hits, including a. Pasadena (written by Young, Vanda and British actor David Hemmings ), Yesterday's Hero , St. Louis , The Love Game , Here We Go , Keep On Smiling , Where the Action Is , I Hate the Music and I Wanna Do It with You . There were also some hits in Europe , Asia and South Africa . Yesterday's Hero was also a respectable success in the USA .

In 1978 Young had his greatest success with Standing in the Rain and especially Love Is in the Air , his only worldwide hit. The next singles were less successful. Young's last top ten hit in Australia for the time being was Soldier of Fortune in 1983 .

Young's producer, George Young, was the older brother of AC / DC members Angus Young and Malcolm Young . The resulting frequently read claim that John Paul Young is also a brother of the latter two is based on confusion and is therefore incorrect.

In 2009 John Paul Young was honored with the induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame .

Discography

Albums

  • 1975: Hero
  • 1975: John Paul Young (JPY)
  • 1977: Green
  • 1978: Lost in Your Love
  • 1978: Love Is in the Air
  • 1979: Heaven Sent
  • 1981: The Singer
  • 1983: One Foot in Front
  • 1992: The War Years

Compilations

  • 1977: All the Best
  • 1979: 1974-1979
  • 1988: Classic Hits
  • 1992: Yesterday's Hero
  • 1994: The Very Best Of
  • 1994: Love Is in the Air
  • 1997: Greatest Hits

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1975 Yesterday's Hero - - - - US42 (9 weeks)
US 		-
1977 Standing in the Rain DE4 (39 weeks)
DE 		AT11 (28 weeks)
AT 		- - - -
Love is in the air DE3 (25 weeks)
DE 		AT3 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH5 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK5
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(13 weeks)UK 		US7 (21 weeks)
US 		-
1978 Lost in Your Love DE28 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT25 (4 weeks)
AT 		- - US55 (9 weeks)
US 		-
1992 Love Is in the Air (Ballroom Mix) - - - UK49 (3 weeks)
UK 		- AU3 (18 weeks)
AU
2001 Love is in the air DE33 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK25 (3 weeks)
UK 		- -
Milk & Sugar vs. John Paul Young

* The Australian rankings from before 1988 are currently not available, see also the chart format .

More singles

  • 1975: The Love Game
  • 1976: I Hate the Music
  • 1977: Here We Go
  • 1977: I Wanna Do It with You
  • 1978: The Day That My Heart Caught Fire
  • 1979: Love You so Bad it Hurts
  • 1979: Heaven Sent
  • 1981: 653354
  • 1981: Bad Love
  • 1983: Soldier of Fortune
  • 1984: War Game
  • 1993: El amor está en el aire

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  1. ^ ARIA Hall of Fame. Australian Recording Industry Association , accessed August 6, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Chart sources: Singles DE, AT, CH, UK, US AU
  3. ↑ Gold / platinum database UK

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Young, John Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow , Scotland