Yvonne Elliman
Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American singer and actress .
biography
Her father is of Irish descent and her mother has Japanese roots. She was born and raised in Honolulu. In 1969 she went to England , where she started working as a bar and club singer in London . Here she was discovered for background vocals for Eric Clapton . She sang on some of his records in the early 1970s (including I Shot the Sheriff ) and also received a record deal. In 1971 she sang alongside Tony Ashton on Jon Lord's solo album Gemini Suite .
She was spotted in a folk club by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice , who were just looking for the cast for the recording of their rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar . They engaged Yvonne Elliman for the role of Maria Magdalena . When the musical was first performed on Broadway , she played this role as well as in the later film adaptation of Norman Jewison . In 1974 she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for this work as the first leading actress to come from a Pacific island .
In 1972 she released her first solo album. Five more followed in the 1970s, with average successes. Her album Nightflight came in 1978 as the best-selling to number 40 on the Billboard charts . She was more successful with the Bee Gees song If I Can't Have You in 1977. She recorded the song for the soundtrack album for the film Saturday Night Fever . The single reached number one on the Billboard charts.
In the late 1970s, she starred in two episodes of the television series Hawaii Five-Zero and then said goodbye to show business into private life. She married and gave birth to a daughter in 1982 and a son in 1985. In the 1990s some compilations of her best songs were released and in 2004 she returned to the music scene with a new album.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1977 | Love me |
US68 (16 weeks) US |
Producer: Freddie Perren
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| 1978 | Night flight |
US40 (17 weeks) US |
Producers: Freddie Perren, Robert Appére
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| 1979 | Yvonne |
US174 (6 weeks) US |
Producers: Steve Barri, Robert Appére
|
More albums
- 1972: Yvonne Elliman
- 1973: Food of Love
- 1975: Rising Sun
- 2004: Simple Needs (EP)
Compilations
- 1978: If I Can't Have You (Mini-LP with 6 songs)
- 1995: The Best of Yvonne Elliman
- 1995: The Very Best of Yvonne Elliman
- 1997: The Best of Yvonne Elliman
- 1999: If I Can't Have You
- 1999: The Collection
- 2004: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yvonne Elliman
- 2016: Yvonne / Night Flight (2-CD set; reissue plus bonus tracks)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 UK
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US
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R&B
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Dance
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| 1971 | I Don't Know How to Love Him Yvonne Elliman |
- | - |
UK47 (1 week) UK |
US28 (10 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: February 1971
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| Everything's Alright Jesus Christ Superstar |
- | - | - |
US92 (6 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: September 1971
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| 1976 | Love me love me |
- | - |
UK6th  (13 weeks)UK |
US14 (19 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: September 1976
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| 1977 | Hello Stranger Love Me |
- | - |
UK26 (5 weeks) UK |
US15 (16 weeks) US |
R&B57 (7 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: March 1977
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| I Can't Get You Out of My Mind Love Me |
- | - |
UK17 (13 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
First published: June 1977
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| 1978 | If I Can't Have You Night Flight / Saturday Night Fever |
- | - |
UK4th (12 weeks)UK |
US1  (22 weeks)US |
R&B60 (8 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: November 1977
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| Moment by moment moment by moment |
- | - | - |
US59 (6 weeks) US |
- | - |
First published: December 1978
Title song of the film of the same name with John Travolta German film title: From moment to moment |
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| 1979 | Love Pains Yvonne |
- | - | - |
US34 (13 weeks) US |
- |
Dance75 (5 weeks) Dance |
First published: October 1979
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
more publishments
- 1972: Could We Start Again Please? (with Michael Jason)
- 1972: What a Line to Go Out On
- 1973: I Can't Explain
- 1973: Superstar (with Carl Anderson )
- 1974: Willie and the Hand Jive (with Eric Clapton )
- 1975: Walk Right In
- 1975: From the Inside
- 1975: Somewhere in the Night
- 1975: The Best of My Love
- 1978: Savannah
- 1978: Lady of the Silver Spoon
Participation in soundtracks
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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UK
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US
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R&B
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| 1972 | Jesus Christ superstar | - | - |
UK6th (23 weeks)UK |
- | - |
Music, arrangement: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Text: Tim Rice |
| 1978 | Saturday Night Fever |
DE1  × 3
(44 weeks)DE |
AT1 (36 weeks) AT |
UK1 (65 weeks)UK |
US1  × 5
(120 weeks)US |
R&B1 (38 weeks) R&B |
with the Bee Gees and others
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Other soundtrack participations
- 1980: roadie
- 1983: War Games
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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United States (RIAA)
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- |
gold1
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- | 1,000,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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3 × silver3
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- | - | 560,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
3 × silver3
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gold1
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- | ||
swell
- ↑ Biography | Yvonne Elliman. In: www.yvonneelliman.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles UK albums
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
Web links
- yvonneelliman.com
- Yvonne Elliman at Allmusic (English)
- Yvonne Elliman at Discogs (English)
- Yvonne Elliman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Yvonne Elliman in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Yvonne Elliman at 45cat.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elliman, Yvonne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elliman, Yvonne Marianne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu , Hawaii |