| Elkie Brooks | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elaine Bookbinder |
| Born | February 25, 1945 |
| Origin | Broughton, Salford, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop/Rock/Jazz/Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960 - present |
| Associated acts | Vinegar Joe, Robert Palmer, Humphrey Lyttelton |
| Website | http://www.elkiebrooks.net/ |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Piano/Fender Rhodes | |
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Life and career
Brooks was born in Salford, England and grew up in Prestwich. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Prestwich is a town and residential suburb of Manchester within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. She attended North Salford Secondary Modern School.
A professional singer since she was fifteen, Brooks' debut, a cover of Etta James' "Something's Got A Hold On Me", was released on Decca in 1964. Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American Blues, soul, R&B, Rock & roll Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. She spent most of the 1960s on Britain's jazz scene. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Impressed by Steve Marriott's vocal and stage performances, she helped the mod band Small Faces with their early career by introducing them at several venues. Stephen Peter Marriott ( January 30 1947 - April 20 1991) popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile After she met husband Pete Gage, she joined the short-lived fusioneers Dada before forming Vinegar Joe with Gage and Robert Palmer. Vinegar Joe were a British R&B band in the early 1970s The core members were lead singers Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer, Steve York bass Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English After three albums, they split up in 1974, and Brooks and Palmer both went solo. After a time as backing singer with the American southern boogie band Wet Willie, she returned to England. Wet Willie is an American band from Mobile, Alabama, US. They were best known for their hit "Keep On Smilin'" but had a number of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Her first solo album Rich Man's Woman (1975) came before a run of sixteen UK hit albums in twenty-five years, starting with Two Days Away (1977) and the hits "Pearl's A Singer", "Sunshine After The Rain" and "Lilac Wine". Rich Man's Woman is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background Brooks' solo debut in 1975 was released in a blaze of publicity and a promotional week "Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (words and music in 1950 The albums Shooting Star (1978), Live And Learn (1979), Pearls (at the time, the largest selling album by a British female artist) (1981), Pearls II (1982), Minutes (1984) and Screen Gems (1984) were all UK chart successes. In 1986 No More The Fool gave Elkie her biggest hit single to date while the parent album reached the top 5. Following chart success ensued with the albums The Very Best Of (1986), Bookbinders Kid (1988), Inspiration (1981), Round Midnight (1993) Nothin' But The Blues (1994), Amazing (1996) and The Very Best Of (1997).
Brooks' success has earned her recognition by the Guinness Book of Records as the most charted British female album artist of the last 30 years. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Pearls stayed in the charts for 79 weeks and was still there when Pearls II charted a year later. A pearl is a hard roundish object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled Mollusk. Pearls II is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background The sequel to the hugely popular Pearls album A&M decided to play
In March 2003 she participated in the ITV music talent show Reborn in the USA, alongside musicians such as Peter Cox (Go West Singer), Tony Hadley and Leee John. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Reborn in the USA was a 2003 ITV reality TV show in which ten former British pop acts were transported to the USA, where they were supposedly Go West are an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by Peter Cox (born 17 November 1955, in Twickenham, Tony Hadley (born Anthony Patrick Hadley 2 June 1960, Islington, London) is an English pop Singer Leee John (born John Leslie McGregor June 23, 1957, Hackney, London) of St Lucian descent is a British Musician The Electric Lady album (2005) saw a return to her blues and rock roots, featuring self-penned tracks alongside re-workings of numbers by The Doors, Bob Dylan, Paul Rodgers and Tony Joe White. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Paul Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949 is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. Tony Joe White (born July 23 1943, Oak Grove, Louisiana) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist best The following year saw the release of her first official DVD, titled Elkie Brooks & Friends: Pearls featuring an array of guest musicians.
Brooks is currently working on her 20th studio album. A popular live attraction, Brooks has toured almost every year during her solo career. Her 1982 UK Concert tour was seen by more than 140,000 people in just three months. She has performed at every major UK theatre including sell out runs at London's Palladium, Dominion Theatre, Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena. During the seventies Elkie was nominated in the U. K. on several occasions as best female vocalist.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | UK # | Weeks | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Rich Man's Woman | - | - | A&M |
| 1977 | Two Days Away | 16 | 20 | A&M |
| 1978 | Shooting Star | 20 | 13 | A&M |
| 1979 | Live and Learn | 34 | 6 | A&M |
| 1981 | Pearls | 2 | 79 | A&M |
| 1982 | Pearls II | 5 | 25 | A&M |
| 1984 | Minutes | 35 | 7 | A&M |
| 1984 | Screen Gems | 35 | 11 | A&M |
| 1986 | No More the Fool | 5 | 23 | Legend |
| 1988 | Bookbinder's Kid | 57 | 3 | Legend |
| 1989 | Inspiration | 58 | 3 | Telstar |
| 1991 | Pearls III (Close to the Edge) | - | - | Freestyle |
| 1993 | Round Midnight | 27 | 4 | Castle |
| 1994 | Nothin' But the Blues | 58 | 2 | Castle |
| 1995 | Circles | - | - | Permanent |
| 1996 | Amazing | 49 | 2 | Carlton Classics |
| 2003 | Shangri-La | - | - | Classic Pictures |
| 2003 | Trouble in Mind (with Humphrey Lyttelton) | - | - | Classic Pictures |
| 2005 | Electric Lady | - | - | Swing Cafe |
Live albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Pearls Concert | Artful |
| 2000 | Live at the Palladium | JAM Records |
| 2000 | Live 2000 | JAM Records |
| 2005 | Don't Cry Out Loud - Live at Shepherds Bush | Recall |
| 2007 | Live With Friends | EMP |
Compilations
Charting
| Year | Album | UK # | Weeks | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (Telstar) | 10 | 18 | Telstar |
| 1997 | The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (Polygram) | 23 (re-entry 1998) | 7 | Polygram |
Non-charting
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (A&M) | A&M |
| 1986 | The Early Years | C5 |
| 1987 | The Collection | Castle |
| 1991 | Priceless | Castle |
| 1993 | We've Got Tonight | Castle |
| 1993 | Original Recordings | Castle |
| 1994 | Love is Love | Castle |
| 1995 | The Best of Elkie Brooks | Spectrum |
| 1995 | We've Got Tonight | Spectrum |
| 1997 | Master Series | A&M |
| 1998 | Gold and Blues | Castle |
| 1999 | Songs Of Love | Castle |
| 2000 | Millennium Edition | A&M |
| 2000 | Hold the Dream: Anthology | Castle |
| 2000 | Greatest Hits | Brilliant |
| 2001 | Pearl's Singer | Planet Song |
| 2003 | No More the Fool | Delta |
| 2006 | Pearl's a Singer: The Very Best of Elkie Brooks | Universal |
Singles
Charting
| Year | Song | UK # | Weeks | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "Pearl's A Singer" | 8 | 9 | Two Days Away | A&M |
| 1977 | "Sunshine After The Rain" | 10 | 9 | Two Days Away | A&M |
| 1978 | "Lilac Wine" | 16 | 7 | Pearls | A&M |
| 1978 | "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | 43 | 5 | Shooting Star | A&M |
| 1979 | "Don't Cry Out Loud" | 12 | 11 | Pearls | A&M |
| 1979 | "The Runaway" | 50 | 5 | N/A | A&M |
| 1981 | "Fool If You Think It's Over" | 17 | 10 | Pearls | A&M |
| 1982 | "Our Love" | 43 | 5 | Pearls II | A&M |
| 1982 | "Nights in White Satin" | 33 | 5 | Pearls II | A&M |
| 1983 | "Gasoline Alley" | 52 | 5 | Pearls II | A&M |
| 1986 | "No More the Fool" | 5 | 16 | No More the Fool | Legend |
| 1987 | "Break the Chain" | 55 | 3 | No More the Fool | Legend |
| 1987 | "We've Got Tonight" | 69 | 1 | No More the Fool | Legend |
| 1987 | "Too Much To Lose" | 127 | 1 | - | BMG |
Non-charting
| Year | Song | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "Something's Got A Hold On Me" | - | Decca |
| 1964 | "Nothing Left To Do But Cry" | - | Decca |
| 1965 | "The Way You Do The Things You Do" | - | Decca |
| 1965 | "He's Gotta Love Me" | - | HMV |
| 1965 | "All Of My Life" | - | HMV |
| 1966 | "Baby Let Me Love You" | - | HMV |
| 1969 | "Come September" | - | NEMS |
| 1974 | "Rescue Me" | - | Island |
| 1975 | "Where Do We Go From Here" | Rich Man's Woman | A&M |
| 1975 | "He's a Rebel" | Rich Man's Woman | A&M |
| 1977 | "Saved" | Two Days Away | A&M |
| 1977 | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" | Two Days Away | A&M |
| 1978 | "Since You Went Away" | Shooting Star | A&M |
| 1978 | "Stay with Me" (Netherlands only) | Shooting Star | A&M |
| 1979 | "He Could Have Been An Army" | Live and Learn | A&M |
| 1979 | "Falling Star" | Live and Learn | A&M |
| 1980 | "Why Don't You Say It" | - | A&M |
| 1980 | "Paint Your Pretty Picture" | Pearls | A&M |
| 1980 | "Dance Away" | Pearls | A&M |
| 1981 | "Warm and Tender Love" | Pearls | A&M |
| 1982 | "Will You Write Me A Song" | Pearls II | A&M |
| 1983 | "I Just Can't Go On" | Pearls II | A&M |
| 1984 | "Minutes" | Minutes | A&M |
| 1984 | "Driftin'" | Minutes | A&M |
| 1984 | "Once in a While" | Screen Gems | A&M/EMI |
| 1988 | "Sail On" | Bookbinders Kid | Legend |
| 1989 | "Shame" | Inspiration | Telstar |
| 1989 | "You're the Inspiration" (Belgium only) | Inspiration | Telstar/Disky |
| 1990 | "I'll Never Love This Way Again" | Inspiration | Telstar |
| 1990 | "For The World" (withdrawn before release) | - | European Artists |
| 1991 | "The Last Teardrop" | Pearls III (Close to the Edge) | Freestyle |
| 1991 | "One Of A Kind (Belgium only)" | Pearls III (Close to the Edge) | Freestyle/Dureco |
| 2005 | "Out of the Rain" | Electric Lady | Swing Cafe |
Trivia
- Her older brother, Tony Mansfield (Bookbinder) was the drummer for 1960's group Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas. Rich Man's Woman is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background Brooks' solo debut in 1975 was released in a blaze of publicity and a promotional week Two Days Away is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background Brooks' breakthrough second album released in 1977 propelled her into solo stardom in the UK Shooting Star is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background Brooks' third album was a departure from her previous work and enjoyed relative success in the Live and Learn is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background Released on the back of two hit singles ("Don't Cry Out Loud" and "The Pearls is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background With the relative disappointment of her previous album Live and Learn Pearls II is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background The sequel to the hugely popular Pearls album A&M decided to play Minutes is an album by Elkie Brooks. Background Minutes was Elkie's first contemporary album since 1979's Live and Learn Screen Gems is an album by Elkie Brooks. Issued on CD vinyl and cassette in 1984 through A&M Records / EMI, Screen Gems reached No More The Fool is an album by Elkie Brooks. Track listing "No More The Fool" ( Russ Ballard) " Bookbinder's Kid is an album by Elkie Brooks. It was issued on CD vinyl and cassette in 1988 through Legend Records, and re-released in 1998 on Inspiration is an album of cover songs by Elkie Brooks. Track listing " Hard Habit to Break " ( Steve Kipner Pearls III (Close to the Edge is an album by Elkie Brooks. Issued on CD vinyl and cassette in 1991 through Freestyle Records the album failed to enter Round Midnight is an album by Elkie Brooks. Released on CD and cassette in 1993 through Castle Records Round Midnight reached number 24 and stayed Nothin' But the Blues is an album by Elkie Brooks. Mastered by Steve Rooke at Abbey Road Studios and issued on CD and cassette in 1994 through Circles is an album by Elkie Brooks. Recorded in 1995 in Brooks's home studio Woody Bay the album was designed to reflect her love of stripped-down acoustic Amazing is an album by Elkie Brooks. Recorded in 1996 and released on CD and cassette in 1996 through Carlton Classics the album reached number Shangri-La is an album by Elkie Brooks. Recorded between 2001 and 2002 at Woody Bay Studios it was released on CD in 2003 by Classic Pictures Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008 also known as Humph, was an English Jazz musician and broadcaster, and Electric Lady is an album by Elkie Brooks. Recorded between 2004 and 2005 at Slave to the Rhythm Studios it was released on CD in 2005 by Swing Cafe The Pearls Concert is an album by Elkie Brooks, recorded in 1997 and released on CD and cassette in 1997 by Artful Records Live at the Palladium is a live album by Elkie Brooks, recorded in 1978 at the London Palladium. Live 2000 is an album by Elkie Brooks. Recorded live on tour in 1999 and 2000 it was released on CD in 2000 through JAM Records Don't Cry Out Loud is a live album by Elkie Brooks. Recorded live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, during her 2004 UK tour it was released Live With Friends is a live album by Elkie Brooks, recorded live in 2005 at Classic T-Stage Studios and released on CD in 2007 through EMP Records The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (Telstar is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. The Very Best of Elkie Brooks is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. The Very Best of Elkie Brooks (A&M is a compilation by Elkie Brooks. Priceless is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. Compiled in 1991 it was released on CD and cassette in the same year by Pickwick Records We've Got Tonight is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. Details Compiled 1995 Original Recordings is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks It was issued on CD and double cassette in 1993 through Castle Records Love Is Love is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks compiled in 1994 and released in the same year on CD and cassette by Castle Records The Best of Elkie Brooks is an album by Elkie Brooks, compiled in 1995 and released on CD and cassette in 1995 by Spectrum Records We've Got Tonight is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks, compiled in 1995 and released on CD in the same year by Spectrum Records Master Series is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. It was issued on CD in 1997 by A&M and distributed only in Germany. Songs of Love is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. Compiled in 1999 it was released on CD in 1999 through Castle/Pie Records Millennium Edition is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. It was issued on CD in 2000 by A&M, and is distributed only in Germany Hold the Dream Anthology is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. Greatest Hits is a compilation album of live and studio tracks by Elkie Brooks. Pearl's Singer is a compilation album of live and studio tracks by Elkie Brooks. No More the Fool is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. A budget price release following Elkie's appearance on ITV 's Reborn in the USA Pearl's a Singer The Very Best of Elkie Brooks is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. "Pearl's a Singer" is a Song made famous by the UK Singer Elkie Brooks, as taken from her 1977 Album, Two "Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (words and music in 1950 " Only Love Can Break Your Heart " is the third track on Neil Young 's album After the Gold Rush. " Nights in White Satin " is a 1967 single by The Moody Blues, first featured on the album Days of Future Passed. " The Way You Do the Things You Do " is a 1964 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown) label " Rescue Me " is a song written by Raynard Miner and Carl Smith "Once in a While" is a popular Song. The music was written by Michael Edwards the lyrics by Bud Green. " You're the Inspiration " is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago Billy J Kramer (born William Howard Ashton 19 August 1943, in Bootle, Liverpool, England) was a British Invasion The Dakotas is a group of British invasion Musicians which initially convened as a Backing band in Manchester, England
- Brooks' first husband was Vinegar Joe bandmate Pete Gage.
- Her second husband Trevor Jordan is a renowned sound engineer and has worked alongside many major acts including Diana Ross, Andy Williams, Alice Cooper, The Who and Wings. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (born December 3 1927 in Wall Lake Iowa) is an American pop singer Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney.
- Brooks is a keen student of the martial art of Aikido and practises on a regular basis. is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies philosophy and religious beliefs
- Brooks was a regular special guest on The Two Ronnies TV show where she performed many of her hit songs over the course of the series. The Two Ronnies was a British Sketch show that aired on BBC 1 from 1971 to 1987
- In 1987 Brooks had Two Top 10 albums in the same week as a Top 5 Single in the UK charts.
- Brooks is given a thank you in the credits for Joan Armatrading's 1975 album Back To The Night where she was believed to have cooked for Joan and the Band in the studio. Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (born December 9 1950 is a British Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist.
- In 1973 Brooks sang uncredited lead vocals on "Love A Little Bit Longer", the b-side to the single "Dr Love" by manufactured band The Electric Dolls.
- After attending an audition at the Palace Theatre in Manchester in the early 1960's, Brooks was spotted and signed by impresario Don Arden, the father of Sharon Osbourne. Don Arden (born Harry Levy, 4 January 1926, Manchester England – died 21 July 2007, Los Angeles) was an Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter
- Brooks was offered the title role on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1976 concept album Evita. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Evita is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. She refused the part which eventually became associated with Julie Covington.
- Elkie's 1989 single Shame is a cover version of the song that came third in that year's A Song for Europe, the British heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, where it had been performed by Jane Alexander. Shame is variously an affect emotion cognition state or condition For the Anglican Bishop see Jane Alexander (Bishop Jane Alexander (born October 28 1939) is an American award-winning
- Linda Lewis is often mistakenly recognized as singing with Cat Stevens on the track "Remember The Days of The Old School Yard". Linda Lewis (born Linda Ann Lewis, 27 September 1950, West Ham, London) is an English vocalist, a Songwriter Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician However while Linda appears in the promotional video for the song the vocals were, in fact, recorded by Brooks.
- She has a song "Fool if you think it's over" on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Reviews
"Elkie Brooks is still one of the great British voices. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories is a sandbox-style action-adventure Video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with " [1]
References
- Denselow, Robin. "Arts reviews: Elkie Brooks", The Guardian, 9 Sep 2005.
External links
- Official website
- Official Myspace
- Official Bebo Page
- Official Facebook
- Elkie Brooks career on A&M Records with gallery, international discography
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