Steam (band)
Steam was originally the trio Gary DeCarlo, Paul Leka and Dale Frashuer from Bridgeport , Connecticut . They recorded a single in 1969 called Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye on the A-side and It's The Magic In You Girl on the B-side. The three split up before the single was released.
Act
When the single was finally released and suddenly became a hit, Paul Leka hired six studio musicians to play the song at performances. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye became an international hit, number 1 in the USA and a million seller. In Great Britain the title reached number 9 in the singles charts and in Germany number 5.
The song is still used today by American baseball clubs as a stadium anthem and is particularly associated with the Chicago White Sox .
After another, mediocre success with I've Gotta Make You Love Me , the sextet broke up again.
Members
Original trio
- Gary DeCarlo
- Paul Leka
- Dale Frashuer
the later sextet
- Bill Steer, singer
- Jay Babins, guitar
- Tom Zuke, guitar
- Hank Schorz, keyboard
- Mike Daniels, bass
- Ray Corries, drums
Discography
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1970 Steam (Mercury SR 61254)
- A1: Well, well, hey, hey, kiss him goodbye
- A2: I've Gotta Make You Love Me
- A3: It's The Magic In You Girl
- A4: Come On Home Girl
- A5: Love and Affection
- B1: Come On Back And Love Me
- B2: I've Cried A Million Tears
- B3: I'm The One Who Loves You
- B4: One Good Woman
- B5: New Breed, Now Generation
Singles
1969 (Fontana F-1667)
- A: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
- B: It's The Magic In You Girl
1970 (Mercury 30160)
- A: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
- B: Don't stop lovin 'me
1970 (Mercury 73020)
- A: I've Gotta Make You Love Me
- B: One Good Woman
1970 (Mercury 73053)
- A: I'm The One Who Loves You
- B: What I'm Saying Is True
1970 (Mercury 73117)
- A: Don't stop lovin 'me
- B: Do Unto Others
Individual evidence
- ^ Text and music by Gary De Carlo, Dale Frashner and Paul Leka; Producer: Paul Leka; US catalog number: Fontana 1667
- ↑ For more information on the title see: Fred Bronson: The Billboard Book of Number One Hits . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Billboard Publications, New York City 1992, p. 263
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Record Research, Menomonee Falls WI 1994, p. 569
- ^ Adam White: The Billboard Book Of Gold And Platinum Records . 2nd revised edition. Omnibus Press, London 1990, p. 219
- ^ Anne Fowler, Pete Fowler: Chart Log of British Top 30 Singles 1967-1977 . In: Charlie Gillett, Simon Frith (Eds.): Rock File 5 . Granada Publishing, Frogmore / St. Albans 1978, p. 329
- ^ Günter Ehnert (Ed.): Hit balance sheet. German chart singles 1956-1980 . Taurus Press, Hamburg 1990, p. 196
- ↑ US catalog number: Mercury 73020; the single reached number 46
- ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US