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'''Robert John''' (born |
'''Robert John''' (born 1983, [[Manchester]], [[England]]) is an [[English]] [[author]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Robert John released his first book, a gay fiction novel called 'Alone & Confused: A Gay Man's Story, on 02/12/2013 through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing web site which is available to purchase any of the Amazon web sites. |
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He is best remembered for the 1979 [[hit single|hit]], "[[Sad Eyes]]". This song, which features John's [[falsetto]] [[human voice|vocals]], reached Number One on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. Earlier, in 1963 he [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] as the lead [[singing|singer]] with Bobby & the Consoles. Recording for Diamond records, they had a small local hit with "My Jelly Bean". |
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John, then known as Bobby Pedrick, first hit the [[pop music|pop]] [[record chart|chart]] in 1958 when he was only 12 years old with "White Bucks and Saddle Shoes", written by [[Doc Pomus]] and [[Mort Shuman]]. By 1965 he had changed his name and signed with MGM records for two ill fated singles. In 1967 he signed a contract with Columbia records and released a string of singles with help from writing partner Mike Gately. After a short tenure with Herb Alpert's A&M Records (1970–71), 1971 brought his next hit, a [[cover version|cover]] of [[The Tokens]]' 1961 hit "[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]" which climbed to #3 in 1972. This [[gramophone record|disc]] sold over one million copies, and received a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] awarded by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] on March 15, 1972.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book |
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| first= Joseph |
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| last= Murrells |
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| year= 1978 |
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| title= The Book of Golden Discs |
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| edition= 2nd |
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| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd |
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| location= London |
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| pages= 295/6 |
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| isbn= 0-214-20512-6}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
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*1968: ''If You Don't Want My Love'' |
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*1971: ''On the Way Up'' |
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*1979: ''Robert John'' US #68 |
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*1980: ''[[Back on the Street]]'' US #205 |
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===Singles=== |
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*1958: "White Bucks And Saddle Shoes" (billed as Bobby Pedrick, Jr.) US #74 |
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*1963: "My Jelly Bean" (billed as Bobby & the Consoles) NY area charting |
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*1968: "If You Don't Want My Love" US #49, [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #42 |
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*1968: "Don't Leave Me" US #108 |
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*1970: "When The Party Is Over" US #71 |
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*1972: "[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]" (Gold) US #3, US AC #6 |
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*1972: "Hushabye" US #99 |
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*1979: "[[Sad Eyes]]" (Gold) US #1 (1wk.) US AC #10, UK #31 |
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*1979: "Only Time" US #102, US AC #42 |
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*1980: "Lonely Eyes" US #41, US AC #49 |
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*1980: "Hey There Lonely Girl" US #31, US AC #10 |
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*1980: "Sherry" US #70 |
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*1983: "Bread And Butter" US #68 |
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Source:<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |
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| first= David |
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| last= Roberts |
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| year= 2006 |
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| title= British Hit Singles & Albums |
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| edition= 19th |
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| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited |
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| location= London |
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| isbn= 1-904994-10-5 |
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| page= 286}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13343|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic entry] |
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| NAME =John, Robert |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1946 |
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[[Category:1946 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American male singers]] |
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[[Category:Songwriters from New York]] |
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[[Category:American singer-songwriters]] |
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[[Category:Atlantic Records artists]] |
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Revision as of 20:52, 3 December 2013
Robert John (born 1983, Manchester, England) is an English author.
Biography
Robert John released his first book, a gay fiction novel called 'Alone & Confused: A Gay Man's Story, on 02/12/2013 through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing web site which is available to purchase any of the Amazon web sites.