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The band was originally known as simply "Orion", but the name was changed to "Orion the Hunter" in deference to pressure from [[Orion Pictures]].<ref>{{Answers.com|orion-the-hunter-band|Orion the Hunter}}</ref> The group's [[Orion the Hunter (album)|self-titled album]] in 1984 on Portrait/CBS Records, which yielded a hit single "So You Ran," featured the sky-high vocals which prompted Cosmo's entrance to Boston in the early 1990s. |
The band was originally known as simply "Orion", but the name was changed to "Orion the Hunter" in deference to pressure from [[Orion Pictures]].<ref>{{Answers.com|orion-the-hunter-band|Orion the Hunter}}</ref> The group's [[Orion the Hunter (album)|self-titled album]] in 1984 on Portrait/CBS Records, which yielded a hit single "So You Ran," featured the sky-high vocals which prompted Cosmo's entrance to Boston in the early 1990s. |
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''Orion the Hunter'' charted at #57 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart after its debut on May 9, 1984. "So You Ran" |
''Orion the Hunter'' charted at #57 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart after its debut on May 9, 1984. "So You Ran" reached #7 on rock radio and #58 on the Hot 100. |
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Orion the Hunter featured Bruce Smith on bass and ex-[[Heart (band)|Heart]] drummer [[Michael DeRosier]]. The album also included [[Brad Delp]], former lead singer of Boston, who co-wrote four songs and sang background vocals on numerous tracks. Delp's vocals are especially noticeable on the ballad "Joanne" which he co-wrote with Fran Cosmo.<ref>liner notes from album</ref> |
Orion the Hunter featured Bruce Smith on bass and ex-[[Heart (band)|Heart]] drummer [[Michael DeRosier]]. The album also included [[Brad Delp]], former lead singer of Boston, who co-wrote four songs and sang background vocals on numerous tracks. Delp's vocals are especially noticeable on the ballad "Joanne" which he co-wrote with Fran Cosmo.<ref>liner notes from album</ref> |
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Orion the Hunter | |
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| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1983–1985 |
| Spinoff of | Boston |
| Members | Fran Cosmo Barry Goudreau Bruce Smith Michael DeRosier |
Orion the Hunter was a 1980s rock band and offshoot of the popular band Boston. It featured former Boston members Barry Goudreau on guitars and Brad Delp on backing vocals, as well as future Boston lead vocalist Fran Cosmo.
The band was originally known as simply "Orion", but the name was changed to "Orion the Hunter" in deference to pressure from Orion Pictures.[1] The group's self-titled album in 1984 on Portrait/CBS Records, which yielded a hit single "So You Ran," featured the sky-high vocals which prompted Cosmo's entrance to Boston in the early 1990s.
Orion the Hunter charted at #57 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart after its debut on May 9, 1984. "So You Ran" reached #7 on rock radio and #58 on the Hot 100.
Orion the Hunter featured Bruce Smith on bass and ex-Heart drummer Michael DeRosier. The album also included Brad Delp, former lead singer of Boston, who co-wrote four songs and sang background vocals on numerous tracks. Delp's vocals are especially noticeable on the ballad "Joanne" which he co-wrote with Fran Cosmo.[2]
Discography
[edit]- Orion the Hunter (Portrait, 1984)
- "So You Ran" (single), Billboard Hot 100 peak position #58, (Portrait/Epic), July 1984
- The Lost Demos of Cosmo/Smith: demos recorded by Cosmo and Smith for the second Orion album, which was never released. Four songs were uploaded to FranCosmoMusic's YouTube channel.
Personnel
[edit]Band
[edit]- Fran Cosmo: Lead vocals, guitar
- Barry Goudreau: Lead and rhythm guitars, vocals
- Bruce Smith: Bass, vocals
- Michael DeRosier: Drums
Additional musicians
[edit]- Brad Delp: Backing Vocals
- Brian Maes (touring only): Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Steve Baker (studio only): Grand Piano
- John Schuller (studio only): Organ, Mellotron, Oberheim synthesizer
Notes
[edit]- ^ Orion the Hunter at Answers.com
- ^ liner notes from album
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