Eurogliders

Infobox musical artist
Name = Eurogliders


Img_capt = Eurogliders circa 1982
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Perth, Western Australia Australia
Genre = Indie pop
Years_active = 1980 - 1989, 2005 - present
Label = CBS Records, Mercury Records, Polygram Records, Universal Records, MGM Distribution, Sony Records, Columbia Records, Deluxe Records
URL = [http://www.eurogliders.com Eurogliders website]
Current_members = Grace Knight Bernie Lynch
Past_members = Crispin Akerman John Bennetts Ron Francois Geoff Rosenberg Scott Saunders Amanda Vincent

Eurogliders are a 1980s band formed in 1980 in Perth, Western Australia.

Biography

The Eurogliders were Grace Knight (vocals), Crispin Akerman (guitars), Bernie Lynch (guitars), Amanda Vincent (keyboards), Geoff Rosenberg (bass), and John Bennetts (drums). In 1982, the Eurogliders released their first album, "Pink Suit Blue Day", and had their first hit in 1982 with "Without You". "Pink Suit Blue Day" was unusual in that the Eurogliders took the step of travelling to Manila, capital city of the Philippines, to record it. The album was produced by Englishman Len Lubin.

It was not until the release of the single "Heaven (Must Be There)" from their second album "This Island", which reached No. 2 on the Australian singles charts in 1984, that the band received national and international attention. "This Island" was recorded in England and Australia. That then started off a domino effect of hits, with "We Will Together" (No. 7, 1985), "The City of Soul" (No. 19, 1985), "Can't Wait to See You" (No. 8, 1985), "Absolutely" (No. 29, 1986) and "Groove" (No. 13, 1988).

The album "Absolutely!" spent 47 weeks in the Australian charts.

Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch were married briefly in 1985 and despite their marital separation stayed together in the band. In 1986 the Eurogliders signed a sponsorship deal with the Faberge Company. The single "Absolutely" was used in a television commercial for Faberge jeans, and the band also made an appearance in the commercial.

Recording of their fourth album, "Groove", commenced while Grace Knight was pregnant and was completed after she gave birth. Grace brought her son into the Sony Recording studio and would sing while nursing. In 1989 unable to achieve their earlier successes the Eurogliders disbanded.

Founding members Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch reformed and in October 2005 released their fifth album called "Eurogliders". A unique aspect of the release is that all tracks can be listened to in their entirety on the eurogliders website. This website was shutdown in September 2008.

The Eurogliders started touring again in Australia in April of 2006

Their 6th album "Blue Kiss" was recorded during the same sessions and was released in 2007.

Discography

Albums

tudio albums

* "Pink Suit Blue Day" Mercury/Polygram (1982)
* "This Island" CBS (1984)
* "Absolutely" CBS (January 1, 1985)
* "Groove" CBS (1988)
* "Eurogliders" Universal/MGM Distribution (2005)
* "Blue Kiss" Deluxe (2007)

Compilation albums

* "Greatest Hits - Maybe Only I Dream" Columbia (1991)
* "The Essential Eurogliders" Sony (2007)

ingles

* "Without You" / "No Goodbyes" (1982)
* "Another Day in the Big World" / "Simon" (1983)
* "Heaven (Must Be There)" / "Heliograph" (1984)
* "Maybe Only I Dream" (1984)
* "Absolutely" / "Learning How to Swim" (1985)
* "Can't Wait to See You" / "I Like to Hear It" (1985)
* "The City of Soul" / "When Stars Come Out" (1985)
* "We Will Together" / "Wildlife" (1985)
* "So Tough" / "People Change" (1986)
* "Groove" / "Groovethang" (1988)
* "It Must Be Love" (1988)
* "Hummingbird" (2005)

External links

* [http://www.eurogliders.com Official website]