Spider (American band)
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Spider | |
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| Also known as | Shanghai |
| Origin | New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1977–1984 |
| Labels | Dreamland, Chrysalis |
| Past members | Amanda Blue Leigh Keith Lentin Jim Lowell Beau Hill Holly Knight Anton Fig |
Spider was an American rock band from New York, United States, that formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984. They released two studio albums through Dreamland Records, an RSO sub-label, in the early 1980s, and scored a few moderate hit singles in the United States.[1] Two songs from their 1981 album Between the Lines - "Change" and "Better Be Good to Me" - were hits for John Waite and Tina Turner, respectively. In 1982 they changed the band's name to Shanghai and released their third and final album.[1]
Holly Knight left the band before the third album and Beau Hill replaced her on keyboards. Knight went on to become a successful songwriter for many artists and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013 - and she also formed the band Device. Hill had already been a record producer. Anton Fig and Jim Lowell toured with Link Wray and appeared on his live album Live at the Paradiso, recorded in 1979. Fig became a session drummer for several different bands throughout the rest of the 1980s and later went on to play in Paul Shaffer's band on Late Night with David Letterman.
Members
- Amanda Blue Leigh - vocals
- Keith Lentin - guitar
- Jim Lowell - bass
- Holly Knight - keyboards
- Beau Hill – keyboards (1981–1984)
- Anton Fig - drums
Discography
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Albums
- Spider (Dreamland Records, 1980) U.S. No. 130
- Between the Lines (Dreamland, 1981) U.S. No. 185
- Shanghai (Chrysalis, 1982)
Singles
- "New Romance (It's a Mystery)" (1980) U.S. No. 39, AUS No. 56[2]
- "Everything Is Alright" (1980) U.S. No. 86
- "Little Darlin'" (1980)
- "It Didn't Take Long" (1981) U.S. No. 43
- "Better Be Good to Me" (1981)[3]
References
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Spider (12)". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
Other sources
- Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
- Spider at Allmusic
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