Phil Coulter
Phil Coulter (born February 19, 1942 in Derry ) is a Northern Irish songwriter , interpreter and music producer .
Together with his colleague Bill Martin , he wrote a large number of hits for the most varied and well-known performers in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1967 the duo wrote the title Puppet on a String , with which Sandie Shaw won the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in 1967. During his comeback in the 1980s, Coulter became known for interpreting his own works. He is now a well-known musician in his home country and far beyond.
Solo career
In 1984 he released his instrumental solo album Classic Tranquility , in which he processed many well-known Irish tunes .
The follow-up album Sea of Tranquility followed the idea of its predecessor. It became the second best-selling album in Ireland .
Phil Coulter moved from London to Ireland, where he set up a recording studio and office in his home in Bray (south Dublin ). He continued to produce music and performed on various occasions around the globe, for example in the White House on Saint Patrick's Day .
In 1995 the Irish Rugby Football Union approached Coulter and asked him to write a politically neutral anthem for the Irish national rugby team - which represents both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The result was Ireland's Call . At rugby matches in the Republic of Ireland, both Amhrán na bhFiann (the host's national anthem, Republic of Ireland) and Ireland's Call (the home team 's anthem) are sung. However, Ireland's Call is used as the only anthem for away games .
On Coulter's official website you can read that his albums have already achieved 23 platinum, 39 gold and 52 silver status. Phil Coulter, however, keeps a wall in his house completely free, “ to remind me that there's still room for a lot more ” (German: “ to remind me that there is still room for much more”).
Works (incomplete)
Phil Coulter wrote most of his songs with Bill Martin : Read the list below as follows
- Titles in bold are single releases as A-side
- Titles in italics are single releases on the B-side
- Titles, written normally, are releases on a long-playing record
- Interpreter
- LP on which the composition was first published
- Date of publication in the order of year, month, day
| title | Interpreter | LP | released | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Home | England World Cup Squad | 1970 | ||
| The Boogiest Band in Town | Arrows | First hit in 1976 | 1976 | |
| Gotta be near you | Arrows | First hit in 1976 | 1976 | |
| Let me love you | Arrows | First hit in 1976 | 1976 | |
| Once Upon a Time | Arrows | First hit in 1976 | 1976 | |
| Thanks | Arrows | First hit in 1976 | 1976 | |
| Congratulations | Cliff Richard | 1968 | ||
| Puppet on a String | Sandie Shaw | 1967 | ||
| Romano | Geraldine | 1977 | ||
| Bad Magic | Geraldine | 1979 | B-side of Casablanca | |
| Casablanca | Geraldine | 1979 | ||
| The Town I Loved So Well | 1973 | |||
| Toi | Geraldine | 1975 | further composer: Pierre Cour | |
| Give It to Me Now | Bay City Rollers | Rollin ' | 1974 | |
| Jenny Gotta Dance | Bay City Rollers | Rollin ' | 1974 | |
| Remember (Sha La La La) | Bay City Rollers | Rollin ' | 1974 | |
| Saturday night | Bay City Rollers | Rollin ' | 1974 | |
| Shang-a-Lang | Bay City Rollers | Rollin ' | 1974 | |
| Summer love sensation | Bay City Rollers | Rollin ' | 1974 | |
| The bump | Bay City Rollers | 1974 | B-side of All of Me Loves All of You | |
| Heart of Stone | Kenny | 1973 | ||
| Buttons | Kenny | 1973 | B-side of Heart of Stone | |
| Give It to Me Now | Kenny | 1973 | ||
| Rollin ' | Kenny | 1973 | B-side of Give It to Me Now | |
| Fancy pants | Kenny | 1975 | ||
| Forget the Janes, the Jeans and the Might Have Beens | Kenny | 1974 | B-side of The Bump | |
| I'm a winner | Kenny | 1975 | B-side of Fancy Pants | |
| Julie Anne U | Kenny | 1975 | ||
| Nice to Have You Home | Kenny | 1975 | ||
| The bump | Kenny | 1974 | ||
| Better Than I Do | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| Boogiest Band in Town | Slik | 1975 | ||
| Dancearama | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| Day by day | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| Don't Take Your Love Away | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| Forever and Ever | Slik | Slik | 1975 | |
| No We Won't Forget You | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| requiem | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| The kid's a punk | Slik | Slik | 1976 | |
| Once Upon a Time | Arrows | 1976 | ||
| My boy | Elvis Presley | 1974 | other composers: C. Francois and Jean-Pierre Boutayre | |
| Surround Yourself with Sorrow | Cilla Black | Surround yourself with Cilla | 1969 |
Web links
- Official website
- Literature by and about Phil Coulter in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coulter, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish songwriter, performer and music producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Derry |