Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe, 2008

Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe (born March 24, 1949 in Walton-On-Thames ) is an English songwriter , bassist , singer and music producer .

Career

Nick Lowe began his career in the English pub rock scene in the early 1970s . He had a musical role model in Jim Ford . He was a member of the band Brinsley Schwarz , which broke up in 1975. In the late 1970s he played with Dave Edmunds in the group Rockpile .

At the end of the 1970s he made a name for himself as a solo artist in the New Wave scene and as a producer of the Pretenders and Elvis Costello . In 1979 he married Carlene Carter , daughter of June Carter Cash and stepdaughter of Johnny Cash , with whom he also recorded and produced some songs. The marriage ended in divorce in 1990, but Lowe remained close friends with the Cash Carter clan. In 1992 he played a successful album with Ry Cooder , John Hiatt and Jim Keltner under the band name Little Village .

In 2018 a feature appeared together with Per Gessle from Roxette ; Lowe sang the title track Small Town Talk with Gessle for the album of the same name, which was recorded in Nashville .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
1978	Jesus of Cool	UK22 (9 weeks) UK	US127 (10 weeks) US	in the US under the title Pure Pop for Now People published
1979	Labor of lust	UK42 (6 weeks) UK	US31 (22 weeks) US
1982	Nick The Knife	UK99 (2 weeks) UK	US50 (14 weeks) US
1983	The Abominable Showman	-	US129 (7 weeks) US
1984	Nick Lowe and his cowboy outfit	-	US113 (12 weeks) US
1985	The Rose of England	-	US119 (12 weeks) US
1990	Party of One	-	US182 (3 weeks) US
2011	The Old Magic	UK66 (1 week) UK	US84 (1 week) US

More albums

• 1988 Pinker And Prouder Than Previous
• 1994: The Impossible Bird
• 1998: Dig My Mood
• 2001: The Convincer
• 2007: At My Age
• 2013: Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family

Live albums

• 2004: Untouched Takeaway
• 2015: The Quality Holiday Revue Live (With Los Straitjackets)

EPs

• 1977: Bowi
• 1980: Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers
• 2018: Tokyo Bay

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
1978	I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass Jesus of Cool	UK7 (8 weeks) UK	-
1979	Crackin 'Up Labor of Lust	UK34 (5 weeks) UK	-
	Cruel to Be Kind Labor of Lust	UK12 (11 weeks) UK	US12 (15 weeks) US
1984	Half a Boy and Half a Man Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit	UK53 (4 weeks) UK	-
1985	I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll) The Rose of England	-	US77 (9 weeks) US

More singles

• 1976: So It Goes
• 1976: Keep It Out of Sight
• 1977: Halfway to Paradise
• 1978: Little Hitler
• 1978: American Squirm
• 1979: Switch Board Susan
• 1982: Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine
• 1982: Burning
• 1982: My Heart Hurts
• 1983: Ragin 'Eyes
• 1983: Wish You Were Here
• 1984: LAFS
• 1987: Lovers Jamboree
• 1990: All Men Are Liars
• 1994: True Love Travels on a Gravel Road
• 1995: I Live on a Battlefield
• 1997: You Inspire Me
• 2001: She's Got Soul

Compilations

• 1984: 16 All Time Lowes
• 1986: Nick's Knack
• 1989: Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe
• 1991: The Wilderness Years
• 1999: The Doings: The Solo Years
• 2009: Quiet Please ... The New Best of Nick Lowe

literature

• Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd Revised Edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 423-425 - ISBN 0-312-02573-4 .
• Will Birch: Cruel to be kind: the life and music of Nick Lowe , London: Constable, 2019, ISBN 978-1-4721-2916-1

Web links

• Nick Lowe at Discogs (English)
• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ networking-media.de: Roxette star Per Gessle brings new album “Small Town Talk” and goes on tour
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK