Happy Birthday today (Dec. 1) to Irish pop singer-songwriter Gilbert OSullivan, best known for his early-70s hits Alone Again (Naturally) (1971 #1 in the US, Canada & Japan, UK #3), Clair (1972 Canada #1 & US #2) & Get Down (UK #1 & US/Canada #7); UK music magazine Record Mirror voted him the #1 UK male singer of 1972; worldwide, he has charted 16 Top 40 discs, including six chart topping songs, the first of which was 1970s Nothing Rhymed (Dutch #1, UK #8); his recording career was largely put on hold in the 80s due to legal entanglements with his record company, which were eventually resolved in his favor; Gilbert is also noted for his role in clarifying the practice of clearing samples in hip hop music as a result of a 1991 court case vs. rapper Biz Markie over the rights to use a sample of his song Alone Again (Naturally); he continues to record & perform, enjoying particular acclaim in Japan; his recent albums include the 2007 A Scruff At Heart & his latest, Gilbertville (2011); in 2012, the compilation album Gilbert OSullivan: The Very Best Of - A Singer & His Songs entered the UK Albums Chart at #12…
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:36:33 +0000
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