Spider (American band)

Spider
Also known as	Shanghai
Origin	New York, United States
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. 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 name to Shanghai and released their third and final album.

Holly Knight left the band before the third album and Beau Hill replaced her on keyboards. Hill has been best known as an accomplished producer. Knight went on to become a successful songwriter for various artists and later formed Device. 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 (1980–1981)
• Beau Hill – keyboards (1981–1984)
• Anton Fig - drums

Discography

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
• "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)

Other sources

• Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
• Spider at Allmusic