Phil Cordell

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
I Will Return (as Springwater)
  DE 3 December 20, 1971 (18 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 01/04/1972 (14 weeks)
  UK 5 October 23, 1971 (12 weeks)
Dan the Banjo Man (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  DE 1 11/12/1973 (31 weeks)
  AT 11 05/15/1974 (8 weeks)
Black Magic (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  DE 34 07/01/1974 (5 weeks)

Phil Cordell (born July 17, 1947 in London , † March 31, 2007 ) was a British musician and composer who had his greatest successes in the 1970s under the pseudonyms Springwater and Dan the Banjo Man .

Life

Cordell was a member and head of the London band Tuesday's Children in the 1960s, for which he wrote some songs. When You Walk in the Sand became a Top 40 hit on Radio London in August 1966, High on a Hill in October 1966. Cordell's first solo single, Pumping the Water with B-side Red Lady , was released in 1969.

In 1971, Cordell published the instrumental piece I Will Return under the name Springwater , which was at the top of the charts almost everywhere in Western Europe, and in Switzerland the title even reached number 1 . In Germany , a German sung version by Michael Holm ( You cry for me ) was also successful (1972 place 17).

No more hits came from Springwater - I Will Return remained a one-hit wonder , but an LP was released under the title Springwater .

Phil Cordell then released a full album under the name Dan the Banjo Man, but it was not a success. The single Dan the Banjo Man was only a number one hit in Germany in 1974 , as many radio stations also used this piece as background music. The single stayed in the charts for 31 weeks. Since it was published under a different name, it is also considered a one-hit wonder. In 1977 the solo album Born Again , released under Cordell's own name, followed . Further singles until 1981, however, had no response.

Discography

Albums

  • 1972: Springwater (as Springwater)
  • 1974: Dan the Banjo Man (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1977: Born Again
  • 2002: Springwater ( Springwater / Born Again ) (compilation)
  • 2005: Dan the Banjo Man (as Dan the Banjo Man) (compilation)
  • 2008: Hearts on Fire. Phil Cordell Anthology (compilation)

Singles

  • 1969: Pumping the Water
  • 1971: I Will Return (as Springwater)
  • 1972: Listen Everybody (as Springwater)
  • 1972: Amazing Grace (as Springwater)
  • 1972: Jerusalem (as Springwater)
  • 1973: Snowbird (as a variation)
  • 1973: Close to You
  • 1973: Roadie for the Band
  • 1973: Dan the Banjo Man (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1974: Black Magic (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1974: Flying Trapeze (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1974: Laughter in the Rain
  • 1974: Cool Clear Water
  • 1975: Chevvy Van
  • 1975: Red River Valley (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1976: Oh Susannah (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1977: Back in Your Arms Again
  • 1977: Doin 'the Best I Can
  • 1979: Movie Star
  • 1979: Hearts on Fire
  • 1979: Danjaxed (as Dan the Banjo Man)
  • 1980: Sailing (as Springwater)
  • 1980: Move a Little Closer (as Springwater)
  • 1980: Harbor Lights (as Springwater)
  • 1981: Love How You Love Me
  • 1982: The First Time (as Springwater)

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: Springwater Dan the Banjoman
  2. ↑ Tuesday's Children - Strange Light from the East (The Complete Recordings 1966-69) at Discogs.com
  3. ↑ Field's Fab Forty , Aug. 14, 1966 at RadioLondon.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Field's Fab Forty, October 16, 1966 at RadioLondon.co.uk.

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personal data
SURNAME Cordell, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Springwater, Dan the Banjo Man
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2007