Peter Sarstedt

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Peter Sarstedt
Birth name Peter Eardley Sarstedt
Born 12 December 1942 (1942-12-12) (age 66)
Origin Delhi, India
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1968 - Present
Labels United Artists (UK)
World Pacific (US)
Associated acts Eden Kane
Clive Sarstedt
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Peter Sarstedt (born Peter Eardley Sarstedt,[1]12 December 1942, Delhi, India[2][3]) is an Anglo-Indian singer-songwriter.

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[edit] Career

Sarstedt was born in New Delhi, India in 1941 and his family relocated to England in 1954. He is the younger brother of the 1960s pop star Eden Kane for whom he briefly played bass and the elder brother of pop singer Clive Sarstedt.[4] He is best known for his 1969, UK number one hit, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"; a portrait of a poor-born girl who becomes a member of the Euro jet-set. Set to a faux European waltz tune, it reached the top chart position in 14 countries and was a minor hit in the U.S.[5] The song was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, (together with David Bowie's "Space Oddity"). Other Sarstedt songs include "Beirut", "Take Off Your Clothes", "I Am A Cathedral" and "Frozen Orange Juice" (UK #10 in 1969).[6]

In the 1980s and 1990s he frequently toured the UK as part of the 'Solid Silver '60s' package tours. "Where Do You Go To" was later used in the 2007 Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited which sparked new interest in Sarstedt's music.[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • "I Must Go On" / "Mary Jane" (Island WIP-6028, 1/1968)
  • "I Am a Cathedral" / "Blagged" (1968)
  • "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" (US #70) / "Morning Mountain" (UK #1) (1969)[7]
  • "Frozen Orange Juice" / "Arethusa Loser" (UK #10) (1969)[7]
  • "As Though It Were a Movie" / "Take Off Your Clothes" (1969)
  • "Without Darkness" / "Step into the Candlelight" (1969)

[edit] Albums

  • Peter Sarstedt (UK #8) (1969)[7]
  1. "I Am a Cathedral"
  2. "Sons of Cain Are Abel"
  3. "No More Lollipops"
  4. "Stay Within Myself"
  5. "You Are My Life"
  6. "Sayonara"
  7. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"
  8. "Blagged!"
  9. "My Daddy Is a Millionaire"
  10. "Once Upon an Everyday"
  11. "Time Was Leading Us Home"
  12. "Many-Coloured, Semi-Precious Plastic Easter Eggs"
  13. "Time, Love, Hope, Life"
  • As Though It Were a Movie (1969)
  1. "Overture"
  2. "As Though It Were a Movie"
  3. "Open a Tin"
  4. "Step Into the Candlelight"
  5. "Take Off Your Clothes"
  6. "Letter to a Friend"
  7. "Overture"
  8. "Boulevard"
  9. "Sunshine is Expensive"
  10. "Artist"
  11. "Friendship Song (Hey, Nena)"
  12. "Juan"
  13. "I'm a Good Boy"
  14. "National Anthem/Doors Close at 10:45 P.M."
  • Untitled, unreleased album (recorded 1970)
  • Every Word You Say Is Written Down (1971)
  • Another Day Passes By (1971)
  • Worlds Apart Together (1973) (credited to the Sarstedt Brothers)
  • Tall Tree (1975)
  • Ps... (1978)
  • Update (1982)
  • Colors: Asia Minor (1986) (credited to Peter and Clive Sarstedt)
  • Never Say Goodbye (1987)
  • England's Lane (1997)
  • On Song (2006) (credited to "Peter Sarstedt with Clive Sarstedt on Guitar")
  1. "Scherazade"
  2. "The Silken Thread"
  3. "The Tango Anglais"
  4. "Desperado"
  5. "Save the Rhino"
  6. "Amnesty"
  7. "One Day"
  8. "Strategy Chatterji"
  9. "Chelsea"
  10. "In That Once Tremendous War"
  11. "Memsahib"
  12. "I Set You Free From Loving Me"
  13. "Come On, All You Foreigners"
  • The Lost Album (2008)
  1. "A Way Leading Out"
  2. "I Need Her"
  3. "Rain"
  4. "Margueritte"
  5. "Weaver, Weave Me a Coat"
  6. "Jethro"
  7. "Another Day"
  8. "John Coltrane"
  9. "Plain Chick"
  10. "Muscle Twitch"
  11. "It's a Road"
  12. "Walk Down Real Streets"
  13. "Hollywood Sign"
  14. "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"

[edit] Siblings

Peter Sarstedt's brothers are:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australasian Performing Right Association: http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm?worktitle=WHERE%20DO%20YOU%20GO%20TO&switchdet=Y
  2. ^ 45 rpm UK website: http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirp/peters.htm
  3. ^ British Academy of Composers and Songwriters website: http://www.britishacademy.com/index.php?option=com_memberprofile&task=view&id=31&Itemid=84&pContactID=1608
  4. ^ Anon. "Peter Sarsedt Biography". Music Entertainment Network. http://www.music.us/biography/artist/13905/peter_sarstedt.html. Retrieved 2009-10-02. 
  5. ^ a b Allmusic biography - accessed January 2008
  6. ^ Lyricszoo.com
  7. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 482. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

[edit] External links

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