George Baker Selection

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George Baker

Background information
Birth name Johannes Bouwens
Born December 8, 1944 (1944-12-08) (age 63)
Origin Hoorn, Netherlands
Genre(s) Pop music
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 1967–present
Website www.georgebaker.com

George Baker (born on December 8, 1944) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the pop band George Baker Selection. He is now a solo artist.

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Personal life

On December 8, 1944, George Baker was born as Johannes "Hans" Bouwens in Hoorn, the Netherlands.

George Baker Selection

In 1967, Bouwens joined the band Soul Invention, which later changed its name to "George Baker Selection." Their first album, Little Green Bag (1970), gave them their first great hit: the debut single "Little Green Bag" reached #16 position on the Cash Box magazine chart and #21 in the Billboard Top 100 in the United States..[1] By 1972 the band had sold over 5 million records.[2]

Their fifth album Paloma Blanca was released in 1975, and the single "Paloma Blanca" reached #1 in the charts in several countries.

In 1978 the George Baker Selection split up because "the pressure had become too much." The band has sold over 20 million records worldwide. George Baker formed a new George Baker Selection in 1985, which stayed together until 1989.[1] The band has released twelve albums and several compilation albums.

The band experienced a brief return to the international charts in 1992, when the song "Little Green Bag" was used in the film Reservoir Dogs.

Solo career

After the George Baker Selection split up in 1978, Baker performed as a solo artist until 1985, when he briefly returned with a new George Baker Selection. Since 1989 he is a solo artist again.[1] In 2005 he released a remix of the song "Una Paloma Blanca" for the film Vet Hard. As a solo artist, he has released nine albums.

Discography

George Baker Selection albums:[3]

  • Little Green Bag (1969)
  • Love in the World (1970)
  • Now (1972)
  • Hot Baker (1974)
  • Paloma Blanca (1975)
  • A Song for you (1975)
  • River Song (1976)
  • So Lang die Sonne scheint (1976)
  • Summer Melody (1977)
  • Paradise Island (1983)
  • Santa Lucia by Night (1985)
  • Viva America (1987)
  • From Russia with Love (1988)

Solo albums:[3]

  • In your heart (1978)
  • Another lonely Christmas night (1978)
  • Sing for the day (1979)
  • Wild Flower (1980)
  • The Winds of time (1981)
  • Dreamboat (1989)
  • Love in your heart (1991)
  • Memories (1993)
  • Flashback (2000)

References

  1. ^ a b c "George Baker Biography". www.georgebaker.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  2. ^ 5 jaar hits (gramophone record cover), George Baker Selection, ca. 1974.
  3. ^ a b "George Baker Discography". www.georgebaker.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Baker_(musician)#George_Baker_Selection"

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