Jim Cregan
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Jim Cregan, born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, Yeovil
, Somerset
, England
is an English
rock
guitarist
and bassist
who best known for his associations with Family
, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
and Rod Stewart
. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis
and worked with her as a record producer. He has also worked with London Quireboys, Glass Tiger
, Katie Melua
and formed Farm Dogs with Bernie Taupin
.
, which was formed whilst he attended Poole
Grammar school
. After developing his next band The Disastisfied Blues Band Cregan briefly joined with future Traffic
frontman Dave Mason
, in Julian Covay and the Machine in 1967 and moved on to join the rock and soul band The Ingoes as a vocalist and guitarist. This band soon morph
ed into the psychedelic Blossom Toes
the same year, who later turned to guitar led rock.
After recording Julie Driscoll
's eponymous album (1969), Cregan joined the soft rock band Stud
. The group began as a trio
featuring Cregan and dissolved when he moved to Family in September 1972, after recording
two albums which were released in Germany
, where they had their largest audience. He joined Charlie Whitney and Roger Chapman
, replacing bassist John Wetton
, adapting from Rhythm guitar
to Bass guitar
. He toured North America
with the band, as the support act for Elton John
, in the autumn of 1972. Family recorded two singles
and a final album It's Only a Movie
(1973). A tour of UK
in the autumn of the same year preceded the demise of the band. Cregan was then briefly reunited with Chapman and Whitney on Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers
(1974).
He went on to work with British soul
singer Linda Lewis
, whom he would later marry. Cregan appears on four of her albums, also assuming a production role on Fathoms deep (1973) and Not A Little Girl Anymore (1975), which gave him the opportunity to work with the Tower of Power
horn section.
In October 1974 Cregan was recruited as a guitarist by Steve Harley
, as a member of a re-formed Cockney Rebel. Harley and his new Cockney Rebel line-up recorded "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
" (1975) at Abbey Road Studios
. The song rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart
during 1975. It eventually rose to #1 in Europe and Australia as well and featured a guitar break by Cregan, widely believed to have been recorded during a sound check. However Cregan's acoustic guitar break was recorded late at night in Abbey Road Studios
in several takes. In 1977 he joined Rod Stewart's band and became Stewart's musical director, co-producer
and co-writer
.
Cregan co-wrote many hits with Stewart, including "Passion" and "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)", winning the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award for outstanding songwriting, with each. Cregan was awarded a third ASCAP "outstanding songwriting" award for his co-writing of the song "Forever Young
" (1988) and Stewart was awarded a Grammy
for his performance of this song. He stayed with Stewart until 1995 after twelve years working together. Cregan has received thirteen multi-platinum
awards for his work with Stewart and together they have thirty recorded songs to their joint credit.
In 1990 he spent time writing and producing heavy rock band London Quireboys's Little Bit of What You Fancy (1990) which gave him singles chart success and Canadian rockers Glass Tiger
, who achieved international success and platinum selling albums. They were also awarded three Juno Award
s, received in Canada. In 1993 Cregan was reunited with Stewart to record "Unplugged...and Seated
" which was also filmed by MTV
and featured a guest appearance by Ronnie Wood. This recording became Platinum three times in both USA and Canada. In the same year Cregan recorded Van Morrison
's song "Have I Told You Lately
" (1993) with Stewart, which became a number 1 hit in UK and had top twenty success elsewhere. Cregan's biggest concert appearance with Stewart was on December 31, 1994 at Copacabanain Rio de Janeiro
, where they appeared in front of a total estimated audience of over 3.5 million. The Guinness Book of World Records states that this was "the staging of the largest outdoor concert in history".
In 1995 he moved on to form Farm Dogs with Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin
and they released two albums. During 1997 Cregan started to work with Windham Hill Records
as both a producer and musician. Over the next four years he worked as producer and musician with artists such as Janis Ian
, Kathleen Keane, Peabo Bryson
, Cat Stevens
, W.G Snuffy Walden, Grand Drive
, Gaelic Storm
and Joe Cocker
. His work achieved top five hits in different charts and several more platinum selling records. He recorded two platinum selling albums with Katie Melua
, Call off the Search
(2003) and Piece By Piece (2005), he has also toured extensively with her. Cregan was re-united with Roger Chapman
in 2005, at first for live performances and then to produce Chapman's solo album One More Time For Peace (2007).
Julie Driscoll
Cat Stevens
Shawn Phillips
Stud
Family
Linda Lewis
Streetwalkers
Murray Head
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Rod Stewart
Bruce Roberts
Mike Batt
Rita Coolidge
Glass Tiger
Farm Dogs
Katie Melua
London Quireboys
Roger Chapman
Various artists
model Jane Booke and they lived in Los Angeles
. Recently Cregan has spent more time in London
. On Steve Harley's BBC Radio 2
show aired in January 2004, he explained that he had grown tired of Los Angeles culture and has moved to UK.
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
who best known for his associations with Family
Family (band)
Family were an English rock band that formed in late 1966 and disbanded in October 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, although their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles like as folk, psychedelia, acid, jazz fusion and rock and roll...
, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
and Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
and worked with her as a record producer. He has also worked with London Quireboys, Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario.-Biography:Originally named 'Tokyo', the band produced several hit singles in Canada and placed two songs on Billboard magazine's top 10: "Don't Forget Me " and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin...
, Katie Melua
Katie Melua
Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003...
and formed Farm Dogs with Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...
.
Career
Aged fourteen Cregan joined The FalconsThe Falcons
The Falcons were an American rhythm and blues vocal group, some of whose members went on to be influential in soul music.The Falcons formed in 1955 in Detroit, Michigan on the Mercury Records imprint. After personnel changes in 1956, The Falcons had hits for the Lupine Records label with the...
, which was formed whilst he attended Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
Grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
. After developing his next band The Disastisfied Blues Band Cregan briefly joined with future Traffic
Traffic (band)
Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason...
frontman Dave Mason
Dave Mason
David Thomas "Dave" Mason is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic...
, in Julian Covay and the Machine in 1967 and moved on to join the rock and soul band The Ingoes as a vocalist and guitarist. This band soon morph
Morph
- Astronomy :* Morphs collaboration, a collaboration that studied the evolution of spiral galaxies using the Magellan and the Hubble Space Telescope- Biology :...
ed into the psychedelic Blossom Toes
Blossom Toes
Blossom Toes were an English psychedelic pop band active between 1967 and 1969. Initially known as The Ingoes, they were renamed and signed to manager Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade label...
the same year, who later turned to guitar led rock.
After recording Julie Driscoll
Julie Driscoll
Julie Tippetts is an English singer and actress, known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger & The Trinity...
's eponymous album (1969), Cregan joined the soft rock band Stud
Stud (band)
Stud is a British rock band from the early 1970s, that featured two members of Taste - bassist Charlie McCracken and drummer John Wilson - along with two members of Family - former bass guitarist John Weider and future bass player, Jim Cregan.Never a very...
. The group began as a trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
featuring Cregan and dissolved when he moved to Family in September 1972, after recording
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
two albums which were released in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where they had their largest audience. He joined Charlie Whitney and Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman , also known as Roger "Chappo" Chapman and Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the Progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1967 and also the rock, R&B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974...
, replacing bassist John Wetton
John Wetton
John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
, adapting from Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
to Bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. He toured North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
with the band, as the support act for Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, in the autumn of 1972. Family recorded two singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and a final album It's Only a Movie
It's Only a Movie
-Side two:Details taken from cover of vinyl release of 1973.The CD release on Mystic Records also contains the following bonus tracks:All of the above by Whitney/Chapman.*Hometown*Holding the Compass *The Weaver's Answer *Dim...
(1973). A tour of UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in the autumn of the same year preceded the demise of the band. Cregan was then briefly reunited with Chapman and Whitney on Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers
Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers
-Personnel:*Roger Chapman—Vocals, Percussion*John Wetton, Rick Grech—Bass*Godfrey MacLean—Congas*Ian Wallace, Michael Giles — Drums*Charlie Whitney, Neil Hubbard — Guitar*Max Middleton, Tim Hinkley — Keyboards...
(1974).
He went on to work with British soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
, whom he would later marry. Cregan appears on four of her albums, also assuming a production role on Fathoms deep (1973) and Not A Little Girl Anymore (1975), which gave him the opportunity to work with the Tower of Power
Tower of Power
Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...
horn section.
In October 1974 Cregan was recruited as a guitarist by Steve Harley
Steve Harley
Steve Harley is an English singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s rock group Cockney Rebel, with whom he still occasionally tours .-Biography:As a child, Harley suffered from polio, spending four years in hospital up to the...
, as a member of a re-formed Cockney Rebel. Harley and his new Cockney Rebel line-up recorded "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
"Make Me Smile " is a song written and recorded by Steve Harley. It was originally recorded by his band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel on the album The Best Years of Our Lives and released as a single in 1975...
" (1975) at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
. The song rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
during 1975. It eventually rose to #1 in Europe and Australia as well and featured a guitar break by Cregan, widely believed to have been recorded during a sound check. However Cregan's acoustic guitar break was recorded late at night in Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
in several takes. In 1977 he joined Rod Stewart's band and became Stewart's musical director, co-producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and co-writer
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
.
Cregan co-wrote many hits with Stewart, including "Passion" and "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)", winning the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award for outstanding songwriting, with each. Cregan was awarded a third ASCAP "outstanding songwriting" award for his co-writing of the song "Forever Young
Forever Young (Rod Stewart song)
"Forever Young" is the second single released by Rod Stewart from his Out of Order album in 1988. The song was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #12.The song is a re-write of a Bob Dylan song of the same title...
" (1988) and Stewart was awarded a Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for his performance of this song. He stayed with Stewart until 1995 after twelve years working together. Cregan has received thirteen multi-platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
awards for his work with Stewart and together they have thirty recorded songs to their joint credit.
In 1990 he spent time writing and producing heavy rock band London Quireboys's Little Bit of What You Fancy (1990) which gave him singles chart success and Canadian rockers Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario.-Biography:Originally named 'Tokyo', the band produced several hit singles in Canada and placed two songs on Billboard magazine's top 10: "Don't Forget Me " and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin...
, who achieved international success and platinum selling albums. They were also awarded three Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s, received in Canada. In 1993 Cregan was reunited with Stewart to record "Unplugged...and Seated
Unplugged...and Seated
Unplugged...and Seated is a live album released by Rod Stewart on May 24, 1993 . It is Stewart’s second live album and his first appearance on MTV Unplugged. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records...
" which was also filmed by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and featured a guest appearance by Ronnie Wood. This recording became Platinum three times in both USA and Canada. In the same year Cregan recorded Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
's song "Have I Told You Lately
Have I Told You Lately
"Have I Told You Lately" is a hit song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and recorded for his 1989 album Avalon Sunset. It is a romantic ballad often played at weddings although it was originally written also as a prayer....
" (1993) with Stewart, which became a number 1 hit in UK and had top twenty success elsewhere. Cregan's biggest concert appearance with Stewart was on December 31, 1994 at Copacabanain Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, where they appeared in front of a total estimated audience of over 3.5 million. The Guinness Book of World Records states that this was "the staging of the largest outdoor concert in history".
In 1995 he moved on to form Farm Dogs with Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...
and they released two albums. During 1997 Cregan started to work with Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill Records is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment specializing in Acoustic, New Age and Folk music. Originally founded in 1976 as an Independent record label by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson, Windham Hill was a successful and well-respected...
as both a producer and musician. Over the next four years he worked as producer and musician with artists such as Janis Ian
Janis Ian
Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...
, Kathleen Keane, Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina...
, Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
, W.G Snuffy Walden, Grand Drive
Grand Drive
Grand Drive is a group led by brothers Danny and Julian Wilson. Born in Australia, they were brought up in South London but their music is distinctly tinged by American music....
, Gaelic Storm
Gaelic Storm
Gaelic Storm is a Celtic band. Their music includes traditional Irish music, Scottish music, and original tunes in both the Celtic and Celtic rock genres...
and Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
. His work achieved top five hits in different charts and several more platinum selling records. He recorded two platinum selling albums with Katie Melua
Katie Melua
Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003...
, Call off the Search
Call off the Search
The Japanese release has the extra track "Deep Purple".-Personnel:*Katie Melua - guitar, vocals*Mike Batt - organ, piano, conductor*Jim Cregan - guitar*Tim Harries - bass*The Irish Film Orchestra - orchestra*Michael Kruk - drums*Alan Smale - leader...
(2003) and Piece By Piece (2005), he has also toured extensively with her. Cregan was re-united with Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman , also known as Roger "Chappo" Chapman and Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the Progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1967 and also the rock, R&B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974...
in 2005, at first for live performances and then to produce Chapman's solo album One More Time For Peace (2007).
Discography
Blossom ToesBlossom Toes
Blossom Toes were an English psychedelic pop band active between 1967 and 1969. Initially known as The Ingoes, they were renamed and signed to manager Giorgio Gomelsky's Marmalade label...
- We Are Ever So CleanWe Are Ever So CleanWe Are Ever So Clean is the first album by The Blossom Toes.It is listed in Record Collector’s "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".Richie Unterberger: "One of the happiest, most underappreciated relics of British psychedelia"-Track listing:Side 1...
(1967) - If Only for a MomentIf Only for a MomentIf Only For A Moment is the second L.P. by The Blossom Toes, released in 1969.Line-up features a guest appearance on sitar from US folk musician Shawn Phillips.- Track listing :#Peace Loving Man#Kiss Of Confusion#Listen To The Silence#Love Bomb...
(1969)
Julie Driscoll
Julie Driscoll
Julie Tippetts is an English singer and actress, known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger & The Trinity...
- 1969 (1971)
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
- SaturnightSaturnightSaturnight is a 1974 live album by Cat Stevens. It was released only in Japan, to support UNICEF.-Side one:#"Wild World" – 3:28#"Oh Very Young" – 2:27#"Sitting" – 3:14#"Where Do the Children Play?" – 3:38...
(1974)
Shawn Phillips
Shawn Phillips
Shawn Phillips is a folk-rock musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s.Phillips has recorded twenty albums and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, and many others...
- Second Contribution (1971)
Stud
Stud (band)
Stud is a British rock band from the early 1970s, that featured two members of Taste - bassist Charlie McCracken and drummer John Wilson - along with two members of Family - former bass guitarist John Weider and future bass player, Jim Cregan.Never a very...
- September (1972)
- Goodbye Live at Command (1973)
Family
Family (band)
Family were an English rock band that formed in late 1966 and disbanded in October 1973. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock, although their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles like as folk, psychedelia, acid, jazz fusion and rock and roll...
- It's Only a MovieIt's Only a Movie-Side two:Details taken from cover of vinyl release of 1973.The CD release on Mystic Records also contains the following bonus tracks:All of the above by Whitney/Chapman.*Hometown*Holding the Compass *The Weaver's Answer *Dim...
(1973)
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
- Lark (1972)
- Fathoms Deep (1973)
- Not a Little Girl Anymore (1975)
- Woman Overboard (1977)
Streetwalkers
Streetwalkers
Streetwalkers were an English rock band formed in late 1973 by two former members of Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney...
- Chapman Whitney StreetwalkersChapman Whitney Streetwalkers-Personnel:*Roger Chapman—Vocals, Percussion*John Wetton, Rick Grech—Bass*Godfrey MacLean—Congas*Ian Wallace, Michael Giles — Drums*Charlie Whitney, Neil Hubbard — Guitar*Max Middleton, Tim Hinkley — Keyboards...
(1974)
Murray Head
Murray Head
Murray Seafield Saint-George Head is a British actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" and "One Night in Bangkok" and his album Say It Ain't So...
- Say It Ain't SoSay It Ain't So (album)Say It Ain't So is a studio album by Murray Head. It was released in 1975. The sleeve photography was by Gered Mankowitz.-Track listing:All songs composed by Murray Head, unless noted.#"Say It Ain't So, Joe" - 4:36#"Boy on the Bridge" - 3:48...
(1976)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel are an English rock band from the early 1970s. Their music covers a range of styles from pop to progressive rock. Over the years they have had five albums in the UK Albums Chart and twelve singles in the UK Singles Chart.-Career:...
- "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"Make Me Smile " is a song written and recorded by Steve Harley. It was originally recorded by his band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel on the album The Best Years of Our Lives and released as a single in 1975...
" (1975) - Timeless FlightTimeless FlightTimeless Flight is an album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel released in 1976.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Steve Harley.#"Red Is a Mean, Mean Colour" - 4:29#"White, White Dove" - 5:37#"Understand" - 7:15#"All Men Are Hungry" - 4:51...
(1976) - Love's a Prima DonnaLove's a Prima DonnaLove's a Prima Donna is an album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in October 1976. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between June and September 1976. The album reached #28 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1976....
(1976) - Face to Face: A Live RecordingFace to Face: A Live RecordingFace to Face: A Live Recording is a live album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel released in 1977.-Track listing:#"Here Comes the Sun" - 3:25#" Love's a Prima Donna" - 4:49#"Mad, Mad Moonlight" - 5:14#"Red Is a Mean, Mean Colour" - 5:44...
(1977) - Hobo with a GrinHobo with a GrinHobo with a Grin is a debut solo album by Steve Harley of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in July 1978.-Track listing:All songs written by Steve Harley unless noted.#"Roll the Dice" - 3:31 #"Amerika the Brave" - 4:56...
(1978)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
- Foot Loose & Fancy FreeFoot Loose & Fancy FreeFoot Loose & Fancy Free is Rod Stewart's eighth album, released in November 1977 on Riva Records in the UK and Warner Bros in the US.The album has sold more 7 million in worldwide-Track listing:# "Hot Legs" – 5:14...
(1977) - Blondes Have More FunBlondes Have More FunBlondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart's ninth album, released in November 1978. This album was also released as a "picture disc", a vinyl album with the entire front cover picture embedded instead of thestandard label/black vinyl configuration...
(1978) - Foolish BehaviourFoolish BehaviourFoolish Behaviour is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on November 21, 1980 . It was Rod’s tenth solo studio album and was released on the Riva label in the United Kingdom and on Warner Bros. Records in both The United States and Germany...
(1980) - Tonight I'm YoursTonight I'm YoursTonight I'm Yours is a 1981 album by Rod Stewart. It features hints of Classic Rock, Pop and New Wave. The album had two hit singles with, title track "Tonight I'm Yours " , "Young Turks" and "How Long?" .-Album information:Tonight I'm Yours saw Rod Stewart further adopting current musical...
(1981) - Body WishesBody WishesBody Wishes is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on June 10, 1983 . It was Stewart’s 12th studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records . The tracks were recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles...
(1983) - CamouflageCamouflage (Rod Stewart album)Camouflage is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on June 18, 1984 . It was Stewart’s 13th studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records . Three singles came from this album...
(1984) - Every Beat of My Heart (1986)
- Out of OrderOut of Order (Rod Stewart album)Out of Order is the 15th album by Rod Stewart, released in 1988. It features the hit singles "Lost In You", "Forever Young", "My Heart Can't Tell You No" and "Crazy About Her"...
also as producer. (1988) - Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989)
- Vagabond HeartVagabond HeartVagabond Heart is the 16th studio album by the singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, released in 1991. The album reached #10 in the US, and reached #2 in the UK...
(1991) - Unplugged...and SeatedUnplugged...and SeatedUnplugged...and Seated is a live album released by Rod Stewart on May 24, 1993 . It is Stewart’s second live album and his first appearance on MTV Unplugged. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records...
(1993) - A Spanner in the Works (1995)
Bruce Roberts
Bruce Roberts (singer)
Bruce Roberts is a singer and songwriter. In 1995 he released the album Intimacy which featured musical and vocal contributions by many notable artists...
- Bruce Roberts (1978)
Mike Batt
Mike Batt
Michael Philip "Mike" Batt is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry...
- Tarot Suite (1979)
- Waves (1980)
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American vocalist. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary and Jazz charts.-Career:...
- Love Lessons (1992)
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger
Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario.-Biography:Originally named 'Tokyo', the band produced several hit singles in Canada and placed two songs on Billboard magazine's top 10: "Don't Forget Me " and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin...
- Air Time: The Best of Glass Tiger as producer. (1993)
Farm Dogs
- Last Stand in Open CountryLast Stand in Open CountryLast Stand in Open Country was the first album by Bernie Taupin's band Farm Dogs. It was released in 1996.Sheryl Crow sang backing vocals on Burn This Bed-Track listing:All songs written by Farm Dogs#"Me and My Friends" – 4:26...
(1996) - Immigrant SonsImmigrant Sons-Track listing:All songs written by Jim Cregan, Robin Le Mesurier and Bernie Taupin# Foreign Windows - 4:35# Distance to the Mountain - 4:07# Daria - 3:45# Lightning on the Hill - 4:07# This Face - 3:52# Whiskey in the Bathtub - 3:41# Bird of Prey - 4:30...
(1998)
Katie Melua
Katie Melua
Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003...
- Call off the SearchCall off the SearchThe Japanese release has the extra track "Deep Purple".-Personnel:*Katie Melua - guitar, vocals*Mike Batt - organ, piano, conductor*Jim Cregan - guitar*Tim Harries - bass*The Irish Film Orchestra - orchestra*Michael Kruk - drums*Alan Smale - leader...
Dramatico (2003) - "Closest Thing to Crazy" (2003)
- Piece by Piece Dramatico (2005)
London Quireboys
- "Little Bit of What You Fancy" as producer. Capitol Records (1990)
Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman
Roger Chapman , also known as Roger "Chappo" Chapman and Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the Progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney, in 1967 and also the rock, R&B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974...
- One More Time For Peace as producer. (2007)
Various artists
- Tribute to Curtis Mayfield with Rod Stewart. (1994)
Personal life
Cregan married Hollywood, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
model Jane Booke and they lived in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Recently Cregan has spent more time in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. On Steve Harley's BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
show aired in January 2004, he explained that he had grown tired of Los Angeles culture and has moved to UK.
Further reading
- The Guinness Book of World Records 1998. Guinness publications (1998). ISBN 978-0-9652383-5-9
- Hardy, Phil. Laing, David. Barnard, Stephen and Perrettta, Don. Encyclopedia of rock. Schirmer Books (1988). Edition 2 revised. ISBN 978-0-02-919562-8
- Joynson, Vernon. The Tapestry of Delights — The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976. Borderline (2006). Reprinted (2008). ISBN 1-899855-15-7
- Rees, Dafydd and Rampton, Luke. Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO (1991) revised. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized (Dec 29, 2006). ISBN 978-0-87436-661-7
- Strong, M.C. The Great Rock Discography. Guinti (1998). ISBN 978-88-09-21522-1
- Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 hits. Edition 8. Billboard Books (2004). ISBN 978-0-8230-7499-0