Glass Tiger
Encyclopedia
Glass Tiger is a Canadian rock
band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario
.
" and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin Red Line
(1986), produced by Jim Vallance
.
Glass Tiger won three Juno Award
s in 1986 and two more in 1987. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist
in 1987. After their third album Simple Mission and a brief Canadian tour in early 1993, the band went on a lengthy hiatus. Lead singer Alan Frew released two solo albums before the band reformed and began touring again around 2003.
On 6 November 2004 Glass Tiger hosted a Saturday night retro show on CIQB-FM
in Barrie
, Ontario under the direction of station program director Darren Stevens
.
In 2005 the band released a new DVD collection No Turning Back. On 23 June 2005, they appeared on the American NBC
television
show Hit Me Baby One More Time
, performing their classic hit "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and covering
"Everything You Want" (originally recorded
by Vertical Horizon
). Although they lost the audience voting to Thelma Houston
, Glass Tiger were judged the winners by online voters.
In a mid-2006 interview on Entertainment Tonight Canada
, Glass Tiger hinted they were back in the studio to record new material. Meanwhile, the band continues to tour throughout Canada. A new DVD titled "Glass Tiger Live in Concert" featuring the band in concert from the 1980s was also released in 2006.
In March 2009, Glass Tiger and members of the NHL alumni visited Canadian Forces
stationed in Kandahar
, Afghanistan
. The visit included live performances and footage was shown on an episode of Entertainment Tonight Canada.
NB: "My Song" (1988) missed the Billboard Hot 100
, but peaked at #71 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart.
Canadian rock
Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
band formed in 1983, in Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...
.
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 (When I'm Gone)Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
"Don't Forget Me " is a 1986 song by Canadian pop-rock band Glass Tiger, from their debut album, The Thin Red Line. Released as the band's first single, it reached #1 in Canada and #2 in the United States...
" and "Someday," both of which came from their debut album, The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (album)
The Thin Red Line is the debut album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records .The album is most famous for the single "Don't Forget Me ", which reached #2 on the U.S. singles chart and featured back-up vocals by Bryan Adams. The follow-up single, "Someday", was also...
(1986), produced by Jim Vallance
Jim Vallance
James Douglas "Jim" Vallance, OC is a retired Canadian musician, songwriter, arranger and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as the former songwriting partner of Canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams...
.
Glass Tiger won 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 in 1986 and two more in 1987. They were also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967...
in 1987. After their third album Simple Mission and a brief Canadian tour in early 1993, the band went on a lengthy hiatus. Lead singer Alan Frew released two solo albums before the band reformed and began touring again around 2003.
On 6 November 2004 Glass Tiger hosted a Saturday night retro show on CIQB-FM
CIQB-FM
CIQB-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a Top 40 format at 101.1 FM in Barrie, Ontario The station uses the on-air brand name B101 and broadcasts to Barrie & surrounding areas of Simcoe County, including the communities of Orillia, Midland, Collingwood, and dozens of...
in Barrie
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
, Ontario under the direction of station program director Darren Stevens
Darren Stevens
Darren Stevens may refer to:* Darren Stevens , Canadian radio personality* Darren Stevens , English cricketer- See also :*Darrin Stephens, fictional character in American TV series Bewitched...
.
In 2005 the band released a new DVD collection No Turning Back. On 23 June 2005, they appeared on the American NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time was a 2005 reality show first aired by ITV on British television and later, as a new version, by NBC in the United States; both were presented by Vernon Kay. During each programme, five former pop stars sing their biggest hit along with a cover version of a contemporary...
, performing their classic hit "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and covering
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...
"Everything You Want" (originally recorded
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...
by Vertical Horizon
Vertical Horizon
Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band formed at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1991. The band is best known for a string of hits in 1999 and early 2000s, including "You're a God", "Everything You Want", and "Best I Ever Had ". Their most recent album, Burning the...
). Although they lost the audience voting to Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...
, Glass Tiger were judged the winners by online voters.
In a mid-2006 interview on Entertainment Tonight Canada
Entertainment Tonight Canada
Entertainment Tonight Canada is a daily entertainment newsmagazine show that airs primetime on Global Television in Canada. Encore presentations can also be found on the Slice and TVtropolis channels, both of which are part of the Shaw Media network...
, Glass Tiger hinted they were back in the studio to record new material. Meanwhile, the band continues to tour throughout Canada. A new DVD titled "Glass Tiger Live in Concert" featuring the band in concert from the 1980s was also released in 2006.
In March 2009, Glass Tiger and members of the NHL alumni visited Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
stationed in Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. The visit included live performances and footage was shown on an episode of Entertainment Tonight Canada.
Members
- Alan FrewAlan FrewAlan Frew is the lead singer for the Canadian band, Glass Tiger, and has also released two solo albums...
- (born 8 November 1956, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
) — VocalsHuman voiceThe human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary... - Sam Reid - (born Samuel Reid, 1 December 1963, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) — KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Al ConnellyAl ConnellyAl Connelly to Edward and Dorothy Connelly. Al is the founding guitarist with the Canadian rock band, Glass Tiger. He and his band were honoured with five Canadian Music Industry Juno Awards, multiple Canadian SOCAN Classic Awards and were nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy Award...
- (born 2 October 1960, MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
) — GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Wayne Parker - (born 13 November 1960) — Electric BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Michael Hanson - (born 1 January 1963) — Original drummerDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
; left the band in 1988 - Chris McNeill — Drums from 2000
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1986 | The Thin Red Line The Thin Red Line (album) The Thin Red Line is the debut album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records .The album is most famous for the single "Don't Forget Me ", which reached #2 on the U.S. singles chart and featured back-up vocals by Bryan Adams. The follow-up single, "Someday", was also... (4x Platinum)-Canada (Gold)-U.S. |
| 1988 | Diamond Sun Diamond Sun (album) Diamond Sun is the second album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records . It went certified Double Platinum in Canada.- Track listing :# "Diamond Sun" – 5:22... (2x Platinum)-Canada |
| 1991 | Simple Mission (Platinum)-Canada |
| 1993 | Air Time: The Best of Glass Tiger |
| 2005 | No Turning Back: 1985-2005 |
| 2006 | Glass Tiger: Live Glass Tiger: Live (album) Glass Tiger: Live is Canadian band Glass Tiger's first Live album. It was record at The Phoenix Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 19, 2005... (Online exclusive from band's official website) |
Singles
| Year | Song | CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US MSR Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
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 ... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) "Don't Forget Me " is a 1986 song by Canadian pop-rock band Glass Tiger, from their debut album, The Thin Red Line. Released as the band's first single, it reached #1 in Canada and #2 in the United States... " |
1 | 2 | 17 | 29 | The Thin Red Line |
| "Thin Red Line" | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| "Someday" | 14 | 7 | — | 66 | ||
| 1987 | "You're What I Look For" | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "I Will Be There" | 29 | 34 | 21 | — | ||
| 1988 | "I'm Still Searching" | 2 | 31 | 12 | — | Diamond Sun |
| "Diamond Sun" | 5 | — | — | 78 | ||
| "My Song" (featuring The Chieftains The Chieftains The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:... ) |
19 | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "(Watching) Worlds Crumble" | 27 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "Animal Heart" | 4 | — | — | — | Simple Mission |
| "Rhythm of Your Love" | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| "My Town" (featuring 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.... ) |
8 | — | — | 33 | ||
| "Rescued (By the Arms of Love)" | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Touch of Your Hand" | 34 | — | — | — | Air Time - The Best of |
NB: "My Song" (1988) missed the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, but peaked at #71 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart.
External links
- Glass Tiger Homepage
- Bio at CanadianBands.com CanConRox entry
- Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia Entry
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
- 2007 Interview with Keyboardist Sam Reid
- Willow Music, Sam Reid's record label
- Alan Connelly's web site
- Alan Frew's official web site
- Alan Frew's business web site
- photos from Alan Frew's mentorship project
- photos from Glass Tiger's performance in Vancouver, 2008