Simon Climie
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Simon Crispin Climie (born April 7, 1960 , in Fulham , London ) is a British pop musician, songwriter and former singer of the 1980s pop duo Climie Fisher . His collaboration with Eric Clapton made him even better known on albums such as Pilgrim , Reptile , Riding with the King (Eric Clapton and B. B. King ) and Retail Therapy under TDF Climie wrote I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) , among others , the number one -Hit from Aretha Franklin and George Michael .
Life
After the last Climie Fisher album Coming in for the Kill and the departure of EMI in 1990, Climie signed a contract as a solo artist with Sony's Columbia Records and released the album Soul Inspiration in late 1992 . Unlike his previous hits with Rob Fisher , neither the album nor the single reached the corresponding UK top 40 rankings .
So Climie decided to continue as a producer . He produced albums and wrote songs for a number of 1990s pop artists such as Louise Redknapp and MN8 . In the late 1990s, he worked as a producer and co-writer for Eric Clapton . He also played keyboard on his album Pilgrim .
The most recent collaboration with Clapton is the album The Road to Escondido , a feature with J. J. Cale . He also produced the live album Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005 by Cream and worked with former Doobie Brothers -member Michael McDonald at the Motown albums are.
Discography
Albums
- 1992: Soul Inspiration ( Epic Records )
Singles
- 1992: Soul Inspiration
- 1992: Does Your Heart Still Break
- 1992: Oh How the Years Go By
- 1993: Shine a Light (Soul Inspiration)
Grammy Awards
- 2000 - for Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton) in the category Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording - producer
- 2007 - for The Road to Escondido (J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton) in the category Best Contemporary Blues Album - co-producer, percussion
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- ↑ Chart discography
- ↑ Simon Climie - Grammy Awards
- ^ Riding with the King Info
- ^ The Road to Escondido - Info
Web links
- Simon Climie at Allmusic (English)
- Simon Climie at Discogs (English)
- Simon Climie Online
- Simon Climie - Songwriting Credits
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SURNAME | Climie, Simon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Climie, Simon Crispin (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pop singer, songwriter and record producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fulham , London , United Kingdom |