Barry Blue

Barry Blue (born Barry Ian Green, 4 December 1950, London [cite web|url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1154721/bio|title= IMDB profile] ), is a rock singer / producer / songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his hit songs, "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" (1973) which he co-wrote with Lynsey De Paul, and "Do You Wanna Dance" (1973).

He signed to Bell Records in the early 1970s and had five hit singlescite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 65
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] , including "School Love" (1974), but by the end of the decade his popularity had declined. His final Top 40 hit in the UK Singles Chart occurred in October 1974, when "Hot Shot", another song co-penned with Lynsey De Paul climbed to Number 23.cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 65
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] Although he never matched the commercial heights of his rivals such as The Sweet, Gary Glitter, David Bowie or T Rex, Barry Blue has continued to work in the pop music business, mostly as a producer for other artists, including Heatwave, Bananarama, Toto Coelo and Cheryl Lynn.

In 1989, under the banner of Cry Sisco!, Blue enjoyed another minor UK hit with a song called "Afro Dizzi Act", which reached Number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.cite book
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 129
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] Whereas, Blue's song "Escaping" has been recorded by Margaret Urlich (1989), Asian Blue (1992) and most commercially successfully by Dina Carroll in 1996.

Blue's compilation album, "Greatest Hits" was released on Repertoire Records in 2002.

ongwriting

Blue has composed songs such as "All Fall Down" for Five Star; "Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby" for Brotherhood of Man; "House of Cards" with Lynsey De Paul for The Dooleys; "Golden Day" with Lynsey De Paul for Stephanie de Sykes; "Don't You Remember When" with Lynsey De Paul for Vera Lynn; "I Eat Cannibals Part 1" for Toto Coelo; and "Crossword Puzzle" for Dana, again with Lynsey De Paul.

ee also

*List of performers on Top of the Pops

References

External links

* [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BARRY|BLUE&sql=11:hxfpxqegldte~T32 Songwriting credits] at Allmusic website