Alessi Brothers
Alessi Brothers | |
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,_July_1977_-_28.jpg) Alessi Brothers pada 1977 | |
| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Nama lain | Alessi |
| Lahir | 12 Juli 1953 Long Island, New York |
| Asal | Long Island, New York, AS |
| Genre | Pop rok, soft rock |
| Tahun aktif | 1976–sekarang |
| Label | A&M, Qwest, Atlantic |
| Situs web | alessibros |
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Alessi Brothers, juga dikenal sebagai Alessi, adalah duo penyanyi-penulis lagu pop rock Amerika Serikat yang pertama kali menjadi terkenal di dunia internasional dengan single hit mereka tahun 1977 "Oh, Lori". Duo ini adalah saudara kembar identik, Billy dan Bobby Alessi (lahir 12 Juli 1953, West Hempstead, New York).[1]
Kehidupan awal[sunting | sunting sumber]
Di awal masa remajanya, kakak beradik ini bersekolah di West Hempstead High School dan membentuk band The Country Gentlemen dengan teman sekolahnya Don Droege dan drummer Bob Pelicane. Band ini sering bermain di klub remaja bernama The Mod Scene dan pertunjukan klub pantai musim panas Long Island, serta bermain di tempat lain termasuk Murray the K's World di Roosevelt Field, Raleigh Hotel di Catskills, dan The Café Wha? di Greenwich Village.[2] Band ini merilis satu single berjudul "Saturday Night" yang dikreditkan ke William Alessi.[3]
Diskografi[sunting | sunting sumber]
Album[sunting | sunting sumber]
- Alessi – (1976) – A&M
- All for a Reason – (1977) – A&M
- Driftin' – (1978) – A&M
- Words & Music – (1979) – A&M
- Long Time Friends – (1982) – Qwest
- Hello Everyone – (2003) – Eden Roc Records
- Just Like That – (2006) – Eden Roc Records
- Live! All Our Life – (2009) – Home of Jazz
- Two of Us – (2012) – Eden Roc Records
- Marathon Day – (2013) – Eden Roc Records
- Water – (2018) – Eden Roc Records
Single[sunting | sunting sumber]
| Tahun | Single | Posisi | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4][5] |
BE (FLA) [6] |
BE (WA) [7] |
FRA [8] |
IRE [9] |
NL [10] |
SA [11] |
UK [12] |
US BB [13] |
US CB [14][15] |
ZIM | ||
| 1977 | "Don't Hold Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Seabird" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oh, Lori" | 76 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 84 | 13 | |
| "Sad Songs" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Joanna" (hanya rilis di Australia) | 85[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "All for a Reason" | 69 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "Hate to Be in Love" (hanya rilis untuk promosi) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Farewell"/"London" (hanya rilis di Belanda) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Driftin'" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dancing in the Halls of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Go All Night" (hanya rilis di Jepang) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Gimme Some Lovin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | "Put Away Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 79 | — |
| "Jagged Edge" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Forever" (dengan Christopher Cross) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "As Far As I'm Concerned" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" menunjukkan rilis yang tidak masuk peringkat atau tidak dirilis | ||||||||||||
Catatan
Pengisi lagu latar[sunting | sunting sumber]
- 1979: The Main Event – vokal latar pada tiga lagu (Columbia)
- 1984: Ghostbusters – "Savin' the Day" (Arista)
- 2016: Hunt for the Wilderpeople – "Seabird"
Referensi[sunting | sunting sumber]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (edisi ke-Concise). Virgin Books. hlm. 29. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ "THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN – AN INTERVIEW WITH DON DROEGE". Opulentconceptions.com. February 10, 2013.
- ^ "The Country Gentlemen* – Saturday Night / For You". Discogs.com. 1966.
- ^ a b Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1977". Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ Grant. "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1978". Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par A". infodisc.fr. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Diakses tanggal October 17, 2019.
- ^ "ALESSI – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 9/17/77". cashboxmagazine.com. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/15/82". cashboxmagazine.com. Diakses tanggal 2020-12-08.
Pranala luar[sunting | sunting sumber]
- Alessi Brothers – situs resmi
- Diskografi Alessi Brothers di Discogs
- Alessi Brothers – situs Barnaby Bye resmi (Diarsipkan February 12, 2008, di Wayback Machine.)