Gary Go
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Gary Baker, also known by his stage name Gary Go is a British
pop-rock singer, songwriter and producer. His debut single "Wonderful
" was a Top 30 track in the UK, the debut album
Gary Go
was released May 2009 and reached number 22 in the UK Albums Chart
. Gary Go has played shows across the UK, Europe, and the United States; including tours with Take That
, Mika
and Lady GaGa
who referred to him as "my favorite new artist this year" after performing a rendition of her song that was inspired by him.
"So So" was picked up by a record producer
in New Jersey
, with whom he worked on his sophomore EP "The Diary of Rodney Harvey
" inspired by the tragic fall of the promising actor. Following this he set up his own independent label and studio called The Canvas Room in London, and started writing and recording his debut album. The album was recorded in London, Prague and New York. Subsequently, he signed with Decca Records
and spent a year performing and touring to promote his work. This included supporting The Script, The Fratellis
, The Feeling
, Amy Macdonald
, and a co-headline tour with VV Brown
, as well as performing at festivals including V Festival, T In The Park, Latitude and Oxegen. Gary Go came to national attention in 2009 when it was announced he would be the opening support act for the full Take That
summer tour, which saw him playing twenty stadium shows across the UK, including four concerts at Wembley Stadium
; within earshot of where he grew up. Tours with Lady GaGa
; and MIKA followed, as well as his first promotional tour of the US where a special bonus track version of his debut album released on iTunes
became a top-25 iTunes
download reaching number 3 in iTunes
Pop chart. His debut single "Wonderful" scored the 'Single of the Week' and 'Best Pop Song of 2009' spot at iTunes
US, as well as making the Top 40 in the Airplay chart. Gary's follow-up to his debut album is expected later in 2011. On August 2, 2011, Gary answered several fan questions in which he said that he has "been working on lots of new music - for new albums" and that "one of them will be available very soon." On 8th November 2011, Gary announced the pending release of his new 6-track 'soundtrack' titled "NWOTF", though no exact release date has been confirmed yet. He also confirmed the pending release of his literary debut "My First Twook": an illustrated collection of musings from his twitter-feed.
, and the iPhone
for songwriting. "The Heart Balloon" was conceived on the iPhone after uploading an image of a Heart Shaped balloon entangled with a tree; Go then asked his Twitter
friends to send in lyric suggestions. The track was given away as a free download to raise money and awareness for the British Heart Foundation
with all proceeds going to the charity. Gary Go has also performed special shows at Apple Inc. stores in London
and New York
, playing tracks from his album on the iPhone
and describing how he uses it as a composition tool. Gary Go is also known for his online cover version
s of various popular tracks on Youtube
including "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga
, "Dreams" by TV on the Radio
, and "The (After) Life of the Party" by Fall Out Boy
.
exclusive sessions featured stripped back versions of tracks taken from the debut album, as well as a cover:
United Kingdom
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pop-rock singer, songwriter and producer. His debut single "Wonderful
Wonderful (Gary Go song)
"Wonderful" is a song by British singer Gary Go, released on February 16, 2009, as the first and debut single from his debut album Gary Go. It peaked at #25 on the UK singles chart. The song was conceived as the title song for the German film Men in the City for which also a music video was...
" was a Top 30 track in the UK, the debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Gary Go
Gary Go (album)
Gary Go is the self-titled debut studio album made by British singer Gary Go. It was released in May 26, 2009 on Decca Records, The Canvas Room and Polydor Records.-Track listing:# "Open Arms" - 5:00# "So So" - 4:20# "Engines" - 3:55...
was released May 2009 and reached number 22 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. Gary Go has played shows across the UK, Europe, and the United States; including tours with Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
, Mika
Mika (singer)
Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
and Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
who referred to him as "my favorite new artist this year" after performing a rendition of her song that was inspired by him.
Biography
Gary Go first came to attention in 2007, when his debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
"So So" was picked up by a record 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...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, with whom he worked on his sophomore EP "The Diary of Rodney Harvey
Rodney Harvey
Rodney Michael Harvey was an American actor and model.-Career:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harvey was discovered by director Paul Morrissey in 1984. Morrissey cast Harvey in two of his films Mixed Blood and Spike of Bensonhurst...
" inspired by the tragic fall of the promising actor. Following this he set up his own independent label and studio called The Canvas Room in London, and started writing and recording his debut album. The album was recorded in London, Prague and New York. Subsequently, he signed with Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
and spent a year performing and touring to promote his work. This included supporting The Script, The Fratellis
The Fratellis
The Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...
, The Feeling
The Feeling
The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...
, Amy Macdonald
Amy MacDonald
Amy MacDonald is an American author of children's books. Her works include Little Beaver and the Echo, which has been translated into 28 languages around the world, and Rachel Fister's Blister. Her first book, a satire of Jill Krementz's children's books, was A Very Young Housewife.Amy MacDonald...
, and a co-headline tour with VV Brown
VV Brown
Vanessa Brown , also known as VV Brown, is an English singer, songwriter, model, and producer signed to Island Records in the United Kingdom and to Universal Republic Records and Capitol Records in the United States...
, as well as performing at festivals including V Festival, T In The Park, Latitude and Oxegen. Gary Go came to national attention in 2009 when it was announced he would be the opening support act for the full Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
summer tour, which saw him playing twenty stadium shows across the UK, including four concerts at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
; within earshot of where he grew up. Tours with Lady GaGa
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
; and MIKA followed, as well as his first promotional tour of the US where a special bonus track version of his debut album released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
became a top-25 iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
download reaching number 3 in iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Pop chart. His debut single "Wonderful" scored the 'Single of the Week' and 'Best Pop Song of 2009' spot at iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
US, as well as making the Top 40 in the Airplay chart. Gary's follow-up to his debut album is expected later in 2011. On August 2, 2011, Gary answered several fan questions in which he said that he has "been working on lots of new music - for new albums" and that "one of them will be available very soon." On 8th November 2011, Gary announced the pending release of his new 6-track 'soundtrack' titled "NWOTF", though no exact release date has been confirmed yet. He also confirmed the pending release of his literary debut "My First Twook": an illustrated collection of musings from his twitter-feed.
Social Networking
Gary Go has gained publicity for his unconventional use of TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, and the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
for songwriting. "The Heart Balloon" was conceived on the iPhone after uploading an image of a Heart Shaped balloon entangled with a tree; Go then asked his Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
friends to send in lyric suggestions. The track was given away as a free download to raise money and awareness for the British Heart Foundation
British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in Britain that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans.-Foundation:...
with all proceeds going to the charity. Gary Go has also performed special shows at Apple Inc. stores 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...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, playing tracks from his album on the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and describing how he uses it as a composition tool. Gary Go is also known for his online cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of various popular tracks on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
including "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, "Dreams" by TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio is an American art rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and free jazz to soul music....
, and "The (After) Life of the Party" by Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
.
Albums
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
ITA Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| Gary Go Gary Go (album) Gary Go is the self-titled debut studio album made by British singer Gary Go. It was released in May 26, 2009 on Decca Records, The Canvas Room and Polydor Records.-Track listing:# "Open Arms" - 5:00# "So So" - 4:20# "Engines" - 3:55... |
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22 | 81 | 73 | 153 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country | ||||||||||
Singles
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| UK 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 ... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
IRE Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
ITA Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
US Adult |
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| 2009 | "Wonderful Wonderful (Gary Go song) "Wonderful" is a song by British singer Gary Go, released on February 16, 2009, as the first and debut single from his debut album Gary Go. It peaked at #25 on the UK singles chart. The song was conceived as the title song for the German film Men in the City for which also a music video was... " |
25 | — | 39 | 40 | — | 6 | — | — | 70 | 32 | Gary Go Gary Go (album) Gary Go is the self-titled debut studio album made by British singer Gary Go. It was released in May 26, 2009 on Decca Records, The Canvas Room and Polydor Records.-Track listing:# "Open Arms" - 5:00# "So So" - 4:20# "Engines" - 3:55... |
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| "Open Arms" | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Engines" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Cinema" (with Benny Benassi Benny Benassi Marco Benassi , better known as Benny Benassi, is a Grammy Award winning Italian disc jockey and record producer of electro house music. He is best known for his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction"... ) |
20 | 26 | — | — | 35 | — | 49 | 17 | — | — | Electroman (Benny Benassi) Electroman (album) -Release History:... |
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Napster live sessions (2009)
The NapsterNapster
Napster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
exclusive sessions featured stripped back versions of tracks taken from the debut album, as well as a cover:
- "Wonderful" (acoustic)
- "Open Arms" (acoustic)
- "So So" (acoustic)
- "Black And GoldBlack and Gold (song)"Black and Gold" is the lead single from Sam Sparro's eponymous first album. The song has been remixed by Max Sanna and Steve Pitron, Paul Epworth, Al Usher, Kings of the Universe, Kromatik and Russ Chimes. The original version of the single was made available on iTunes on 23 March 2008, with the...
" (acoustic cover of Sam SparroSam SparroSam Sparro is an Australian singer-songwriter, music producer, and former child actor. His stage name was derived from a family nickname, which in turn was inspired by the Dagenham radio mascot Sammy Sparrow...
)
The Diary of Rodney Harvey EP (2007)
- "Give Me A Reason"
- "The Diary of Rodney Harvey"
- "So Much For Life"
Other work
- "My First Twook" (illustrated book of Gary Go's tweets)
- "Last Stand" (collaboration with Monsieur Adi, featuring Gary Go on Monsieur Adi's next EP, 2011)
- "Cinema" (collaboration with Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go on Benassi's fourth album Electroman, 2011, and released as the album's second single)
- "Control" (collaboration with Benny Benassi, featuring Gary Go on Benassi's fourth album Electroman, 2011)
- "Close to Me" (collaboration with Benny Benassi, featuring Gary Go on Benassi's fourth album Electroman, 2011)
- "City Song" (collaboration with Gabin, featuring Gary Go on Gabin's third album Third and Double, 2010)