Eric Troyer
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Eric Lee Troyer (born 10 April 1949) is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist, best known as a member of ELO Part II and its successor, popular live band, The Orchestra. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1988.[1] He wrote a substantial quantity of the material on ELO Part II's three albums: Electric Light Orchestra Part Two; Moment of Truth; and One Night, a live album recorded in Australia. He also wrote a large amount of The Orchestra's album No Rewind.
With over 100 album credits and many years of performing, writing, recording and touring the world as a member of the Electric Light Orchestra Part II, Troyer has enjoyed a rare level of creative achievement and success.
Life and career
Over the years, Troyer has been a part of pop music history playing and singing on some of the world's most famous albums as a session musician and backing vocalist. He sang with John Lennon on "Woman" from the last John Lennon album, Double Fantasy, and he created the massive vocal harmonies heard on the huge hits of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero" along with Rory Dodd. Troyer also sang on Billy Joel's smash hit album An Innocent Man, including, "Uptown Girl" and "Tell Her About It".[2]
Troyer contributed his vocals to three Celine Dion albums, including her Grammy winning album Falling into You, for which he received a Grammy citation, as well as Celine's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "A New Day Has Come".[2]
Troyer's credits are literally a who's who of the musical universe, having worked with Placido Domingo, Kiss, James Taylor, Aerosmith, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Johnny Winter, Michael Bolton, Sheena Easton, Julian Lennon, Scritti Politti, Eddie Rabbitt, Meat Loaf, Barry Manilow, Sisters of Mercy, and sang on the movie soundtracks for Footloose, Chicago, Flashdance, and Streets of Fire.[3]
In 1988 Troyer co-founded the Electric Light Orchestra Part II with The Move/E.L.O. drummer Bev Bevan. Troyer contributed to all of ELO Part II's studio and live albums, writing and singing their best known material; "Honest Men", "Thousand Eyes", and "For the Love of a Woman".[4] In 2000, ELO Part II became THE ORCHESTRA Starring ELO Former Members, and while touring with ELO Part II and THE ORCHESTRA, Troyer has had the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall and The Royal Albert Hall with such orchestras as the Halle, The Royal Philharmonic, The Moscow Symphony, the Ukrainian National Symphony, Bulgarian National Symphony, Australian National Symphony, and many others. Beyond popular music, Troyer's singing talents have appeared on hundreds of commercials, from Kool-Aid to Coke. And as a jingle writer and ad agency producer, he wrote a legendary campaign tune for IBM among other outstanding jingles.[3]
In 1980, Troyer scored a minor solo hit with "Mirage",[5] peaking at No. 92 in the Hot 100 chart.[6] However it fared better on the AC, peaking at No. 43. An accompanying album titled String of Pearls[7] was recorded, but never officially released. Thirteen years later, he did release a solo CD, Model Citizen.[8] The song was Troyer's only charting single in Australia, peaking at number 97.[9]
Currently, Troyer has branched out into film and TV production with his wife Kee Kee Buckley. Together they own the production company Ad Hoc Media Partners About Ad Hoc Media Partners, and are currently in various stages of production on several documentaries, narrative films, and a TV series called Just Up Ahead.
Troyer is married to writer/filmmaker Kee Kee Buckley. He has three daughters from a previous marriage: Asia, Lindsay, and Lauren.
Discography
BAND | ALBUM | LABEL | ROLE | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | 1994 | A&M Records | V | 1978 |
Aerosmith | Draw the Line | Columbia | V | 1977 |
Air Supply | Making Love Out of Nothing at All | Arista | V | 1983 |
Greatest Hits | Arista | V | 1983 | |
Greatest Hits | Arista | V | 1988 | |
Peter Allen | Making Every Moment Count | RCA Victor | V | 1990 |
Artful Dodger | Artful Dodger | Columbia, Pilot Records, Inc. | V,K | 1975 |
Artful Dodger | Pendulum Entertainment Group | V,K | 1997 | |
The Complete Columbia Recordings | Real Gone Music, Sony Music Entertainment | V,K | 2017 | |
Bang Tango | Dancin' On Coals | MCA Records, Mechanic Records | V | 1991 |
Blackjack (Michael Bolton) | Worlds Apart | Polydor | V | 1980 |
Anthology | Lemon Recordings | V | 2006 | |
Blue Rose | Blue Rose | Estate Record Corporation | V | 1983 |
Martin Briley | Fear of the Unknown | Mercury | V | 1981 |
Dangerous Moments | Mercury | V | 1985 | |
The Mercury Years | Hip-O Select, Mercury | V | 2005 | |
Catherine Marie Charlton | Undershore | River Dawn Productions | E | 2004 |
I Dream About This World: The Wyeth Album | Phil's Records/ Spotted Peccary | V,E | 2018 | |
Maiden's Voyage | River Dawn Productions | E | 2015 | |
Red Leaf, Grey Sky: Piano Improvisations | River Dawn Productions | E | 2011 | |
China | Go All The Way | Vertigo | V | 1991 |
Cinderella | Heartbreak Station | Mercury | V | 1987 |
Gold | Mercury/ UMe | V | 2006 | |
Clarence Clemons & Red Bank Robbers | Rescue | Columbia | V | 1983 |
Rescue/Hero | Columbia | V | 1999 | |
Compilation Album | The Best Smooth Jazz Ever | GRP/Universal | V | 2002 |
Peter Criss | Let Me Rock You | Casablanca | V | 1982 |
Miles Davis | 1986–1991: The Warner Years | Warner Music France, Rhino Records | V | 2011 |
Taylor Dayne | Original Sin | Arista | V | 1994 |
Rick Derringer | Guitars And Women | Razor & Tie | V | 1979 |
Karla De Vito | Is This a Cool World or What? | Epic | V | 1981 |
Celine Dion | Falling into You | Columbia | V | 1996 |
The Power of the Dream | Epic | V | 1996 | |
Let's Talk About Love | Columbia | V | 1997 | |
These Are Special Times | Columbia | V | 1998 | |
All The Way...A Decade of Song | Columbia | V | 1999 | |
My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection | Columbia | V | 2008 | |
The Collection: Let's Talk About Love/ Falling into You/ A New Day Has Come | Sony Music, Legacy Recordings | V | 2009 | |
The Essential Celine Dion | Columbia, Sony Music | V | 2011 | |
Disney | Mickey's Rock Around The Mouse | Walt Disney | V,C | 1987 |
Happily Ever After | Walt Disney | V,C | 2010 | |
Minnie n' Me – Songs Just For Girls | Walt Disney | C | 2011 | |
Placido Domingo | Goya...A Life in Song | CBS Recordings Inc. | V | 1988 |
Sheena Easton | No Sound But a Heart | EMI America | V | 1987 |
Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 | Electric Light Orchestra Part II (self titled) | Eurostar | V,K,C,A | 1990 |
Honest Men | Disky | V,K,C,A | 1990 | |
Part Two: Once Upon a Time | V,K,C,A | 1991 | ||
Thousand Eyes | Disky | V,K,C,A | 1991 | |
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live Featuring The Moscow Symphony Orchestra | Scotti Bros. Records | V,K,C,A | 1992 | |
Moment of Truth | Ultrapop | V,K,C,A | 1994 | |
Power of a Million Lights | Mega Records | V,K,C,A | ||
One Night: Live in Australia | Norske Gram AS, CMC Records (7) | V,K,C,A | 1995 | |
In Concert | V,K,C,A | 1996 | ||
Greatest Hits Live, Vol 2: Encore Collection | V,K,C,A | 1998 | ||
Gold Collection, Vol. 2 | V,K,C,A | 2001 | ||
Triple Treasures (3 CD comp) | Digimode Entertainment Ltd. | V,K,C,A | 2002 | |
Standin' in the Rain, Strange Magic, Once Upon A Time Ausgabedatum | V,K | 2005 | ||
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra Part II [Deja Vu] | V,K,C,A | 2007 | ||
Charlie Elgart | Signs of Life | Novus | V | 1988 |
Faster Pussycat | Faster Pussycat | Elektra | V | 1987 |
Whipped | Elektra | V,A | 1992 | |
Suzanne Fellini | Suzanne Fellini | Casablanca | V | 1980 |
Steve Forbet | Steve Forbet | Epic, Nemperor Records | V | 1982 |
The Hit Crew | Drew's Famous Presents Kids TV Themes | Drew's Entertainment/ Universal | C | 2016 |
Ian Hunter | All of the Good Ones Are Taken | Columbia | V | 1983 |
Garland Jeffreys | American Boy & Girl | A&M Records | V | 1979 |
Matador and More | A&M Records | V | 1992 | |
Ghost Writer/ One Eyed Jack/ American Boy & Girl | Raven Records | V | 2011 | |
Ingrid Jensen | At Sea | ArtistShare | E | 2005 |
Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | Columbia | V | 1983 |
Greatest Hits, Vols. 1–2 (1973–1985) | Columbia | V | 1985 | |
The Justice Department | Let John and Yoko Stay in the USA (single) | New Design Records | V | 1972 |
Karen Kamon | Voices | ATCO Records | V | 1987 |
Tom Kimmel | Circle Back Home | Polydor Records | V | 1990 |
KISS | Rock 'n Roll Over | Casablanca | K | 1976 |
KISS/ Gene Simmons | Casablanca | V,K | 1978 | |
KISS – Best of Solo Albums | Casablanca | V,K | 1980 | |
Gold: 1974 – 1982, Sound + Vision | Mercury | V,K | 2004 | |
Gold | V,K | 2005 | ||
The KISS Solo Albums (Solo Box Set) | Lilith | V,K | 2006 | |
La Union | Psycofunkster Au Lait | Warner Music Spain S.L. | V | 1993 |
Robert Lamm | In My Head | Mystic Music & Entertainment | V | 1999 |
Martee Lebow | Love's a Liar | Atlantic | V | 1987 |
John Lennon | Double Fantasy (Woman) | Geffen Records | V | 1980 |
Collection | V | 1989 | ||
John Lennon Signature Box | Capital Records | V | 2010 | |
Julian Lennon | Valotte | Charisma, Virgin | V | 1984 |
The Secret Value of Daydreaming | Atlantic | V | 1986 | |
Rob Jungklas | Closer to the Flame | Manhattan Records | V | 1986 |
Tony LeMans | Tony LeMans | Paisley Park, Reprise Records | V | 1989 |
Barry Manilow | Greatest Hits Volume 2 | Arista | V | 1983 |
The Songs 1975 – 1990 | Arista | V | 1990 | |
The Complete Collection and Then Some... | Arista | V | 1992 | |
Greatest Hits – The Platinum Collection | Arista | V | 1994 | |
Marilyn Martin | Marilyn Martin | Atlantic | V | 1986 |
Meat Loaf | Dead Ringer | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1981 |
Hits Out of Hell | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1984 | |
Meat Loaf & Friends | Epic | V | 1992 | |
Dead Ringer & Bat Out of Hell | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1992 | |
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | MCA Records | V | 1993 | |
The Very Best of Meat Loaf | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1998 | |
Dead Ringer/ Midnight at the Lost and Found/ Bat Out of Hell | Epic | V | 1999 | |
Couldn't Have Said it Better | Mercury | V | 2003 | |
Meat Loaf with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Bat Out of Hell Live | Mercury | V | 2004 | |
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
Cry Over Me | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
Blind As A Bat | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
Meat Loaf Featuring Marion Raven – It's All Coming Back to Me Now | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
The Essential Meat Loaf | Epic | V | 2011 | |
Frankie Miller | Double Trouble | Chrysalis | V | 1978 |
Dancing in the Rain | Mercury | V | 1986 | |
Double Trouble/ Full House | 2000 FruitGum Corp. | V | 2004 | |
...That's Who! The Complete Chrysalis Recordings (1973–1980) | Chrysalis | V | 2011 | |
The Monroes | Everything is Forgiven | EMI | V | 1987 |
Ronnie Montrose | Jump on It | Warner Bros. | V | 1976 |
Elliot Murphy | Apres Le Deluge | EMIS, New Rose Records | piano/organ | 1985 |
American Stories Part 2 | Ruta 66 Records | piano/organ | 2005 | |
New York Latin All-Stars Presentando Eddie Ganz | Exitos! | Chicago Records II | V | 2012 |
Allan Nicholls | Songs from the Source | Justin Time | V,K,P,E | 2006 |
Rosie O'Donnell | A Rosie Christmas | Columbia | V | 1999 |
Yoko Ono | Walking on Thin Ice | Rykodisc | V | 1985 |
Onobox | Rykodisc | V | 1992 | |
The Orchestra | No Rewind | Art Music | V,C,K | 2005 |
The Orchestra Live | V,C,K | 2008 | ||
Anthology – 20 Years and Counting | V,C,K | 2009 | ||
Donny Osmond | Eyes Don't Lie | Capital Records | V | 1990 |
Pandora's Box | Original Sin | Virgin | V,A | 1989 |
Graham Parker | Another Grey Area | Arista | V | 1982 |
Passion Is No Ordinary Word | V | 1991 | ||
Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976–1991 | Rhino Records, BMG Direct Marketing | V | 1993 | |
Ultimate Collection | V | 2001 | ||
The Producers | Coelancanth | One Way Records | V | 1988 |
Eddie Rabbit | Rabbit Trax | RCA | V | 1986 |
Lou Reed | New Sensations | RCA | V | 1984 |
Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology | BMG, RCA | V | 1992 | |
The RCA & Arista Album Collection | Sony Music, Legacy | V | 2016 | |
Kevin Rowland | The Wanderer | Mercury, Phonogram | V | 1988 |
Eddie Schwartz | Schwartz | A&M Records | V | 1980 |
Scritti Politti | Cupid & Psyche '85 | Virgin | V | 1985 |
Provision | Virgin | V,A | 1988 | |
First Boy in This Town | Virgin | V,A | 1988 | |
Oh Patti (Don't Fell Sorry For Loverboy)- (Scritti Politti + Miles Davis) | Virgin | V | 1988 | |
Absolute: The Best of Scritti Politti | Virgin | V | 2011 | |
Sheila Easton | Little Darlin' | Carrere | C,A | 1981 |
Gene Simmons | Gene Simmons | Casablanca | V,K | 1978 |
Carly Simon | Spoiled Girl | Epic | V | 1985 |
Coming Around Again | Arista | V | 1987 | |
Sisters of Mercy | Floodland | Merciful Release, WEA, Elektra | V | 1987 |
Rex Smith | Forever, Rex Smith | Columbia | V,K | 1980 |
Everlasting Love | Columbia | V,K | 1981 | |
Rock and Roll Dream 1976–1983 | Hear No Evil Recordings, Cherry Red | V,K | 2017 | |
Patty Smyth | Never Enough | Columbia | V | 1987 |
Patty Smyth Feat. Scandal – Greatest Hits | Columbia, Legacy | V | 1998 | |
Special EFX | Just Like Magic | GRP | V | 1990 |
Peace of the World | GRP | V | 1991 | |
Special EFX Collection | GRP | V | 1993 | |
Billy Squier | Signs of Life | Capital Records | V | 1984 |
Reach for the Sky: The Anthology | Polydor Records | V | 1996 | |
Emotions in Motion/ Signs of Life | Capital Records | V | 2008 | |
Didi Stewart | Begin Here | Kirshner | V | 1982 |
Barbra Streisand | Emotion | Columbia | V,A | 1984 |
Jim Steinman | Bad For Good | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1981 |
James Taylor | That's Why I'm Here | Columbia | V | 1985 |
New Moon Shine/ Never Die Young/ That's Why I'm Here | Sony | V | 2000 | |
Collection | Sony | V | 2009 | |
The Collection: That's Why I'm Here/ Never Die Young/ JT | Sony | V | 2009 | |
Tease | Tease | RCA | C,A | 1986 |
Bonnie Tyler | Faster Than The Speed of Night (includes the mega hit Total Eclipse of the Heart | U7 | V | 1983 |
Holding Out for a Hero | CBS/Sony | V,A | 1984 | |
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire | Epic | V,A | 1986 | |
Free Spirit | EastWest Records, Atlantic | V | 1995 | |
Faster Than The Speed of Night/ Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire | Sony BMG | V | 2007 | |
Various | Lost in the Stars – The Music of Kurt Weill | A&M Records | V | 1985 |
Various | Music and Songs From Starlight Express | MCA Records | V | 1987 |
Various | Peter's Pop Show | Ariola | V,K,C,A | 1991 |
Various | Precious Rock (The Greatest Rock Performances) | Temple | V,K,C,A | 1995 |
Various | Songs From Whistle Down The Wind | Polydor, Really Useful Records | V | 1998 |
Roseanna Vitro | Reaching for the Moon | CMG | V | 1991 |
Wicked Lester (pre-KISS, w/ Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley) | Wicked Lester | Epic | V | never released |
Johnny Winter | John Dawson Winter The 3 | Blue Sky | V | 1974 |
Akiko Yano | Oui Oui | Sony Music Direct | V | 1997 |
Zebra | Zebra | Atlantic | K | 1983 |
NAME | ALBUM | LABEL | YEAR |
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Eric Troyer | String of Pearls (unreleased) | Chrysalis | 1980 |
Mirage / Meet Me at Midnight (single) | Chrysalis | 1980 | |
Model Citizen | Fine Arts Media | 1993 | |
Eric Troyer & Hagley R.C. High School – Perpetual (single) (Birmingham, England HS fundraiser for school bus crash victims) | 1994 |
NAME | YEAR |
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Flashdance (Movie) (Universal Music) | 1983 |
Footloose (Movie) (Columbia Records) | 1984 |
Streets of Fire (Movie) (MCA Records) | 1984 |
Night Visitor (Movie) (United Artists) | 1989 |
The Shadow (Movie) (Arista Records) | 1994 |
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (Starring Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop) (TV – end credit theme song) | 1998–1999 |
Chicago (Movie) (Epic) | 2002 |
Popstar (Movie) | 2005 |
Miracle Dogs Too (Movie) | 2006 |
Moldy (Movie – documentary) | 2015 |
No Rewind: History of the Band, Story of the Album (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) | 2018 |
Just Up Ahead (TV) | 2021– |
NAME | YEAR |
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Dead Ringer (Meatloaf) (Movie) | 1981 |
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (Starring Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop) (TV) – Episode 7: "A Pirates Life" | 1998 |
Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Access All Areas (Movie – performance documentary) | 2000 |
Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 – Access All Areas Live in Australia (Movie – performance documentary) | 2003 |
Live in Reno (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) | 2006 |
Cry Over Me – Meatloaf | 2007 |
No Rewind: History of the Band, Story of the Album (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) | 2017 |
Just Up Ahead (TV) | 2021– |
References
- ^ "Eric Troyer". Face-the-music.de.
- ^ a b "Eric Troyer". Face-the-music.de. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ a b "About Ad Hoc Media Partners". adhoc-media-partners. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "ELO Part II", Wikipedia, 6 September 2019, retrieved 2 December 2019
- ^ "Eric Troyer – Mirage". Discogs. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ ""Mirage" by Eric Troyer". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Eric Troyer, String of Pearls – 31m 37s – Music CDs and CD Cover Arts @ Online Music CD Database". tagtuner.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Eric Troyer, Model Citizen – 25m 12s – Music CDs and CD Cover Arts @ Online Music CD Database". tagtuner.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- Eric Troyer
- About Ad Hoc Media Partners
- Eric Troyer, String of Pearls - 31m 37s - Music CDs and CD Cover Arts @ Online Music CD Database
- Eric Troyer
- Eric Troyer at IMDb
- Collaborations @ Allmusic.com – credits
- Theorchestra.sitesled.com
- Members.iinet.net.au
- Under 30 May 1999: Mentions the potential title of Troyer's unreleased 1980 album