Dave Edmunds
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David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh retired singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer.
Infobox
Born
David William Edmunds (1944-04-15) 15 April 1944 (age 81)Cardiff, Wales
Genres
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Occupations
Musiciansingersongwriterrecord producer
Instruments
Vocalsguitar
Years active
1968–2017
Labels
Regal ZonophoneMAMRCASwan SongAristaColumbiaSony MusicEMI ManhattanCapitol
Formerly of
Love SculptureRockpileRingo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Tables
· Selected discography › Studio albums
UK
UK
Year
UK
Album
US
Peak chart positions
SWE
Peak chart positions
NZ
1972
1972
Year
1972
Album
Rockpile
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
1975
1975
Year
1975
Album
Subtle as a Flying Mallet
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
1977
1977
Year
1977
Album
Get It
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
42
Peak chart positions
—
1978
1978
Year
1978
Album
Tracks on Wax 4
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
17
Peak chart positions
—
1979
1979
Year
1979
Album
Repeat When Necessary
Peak chart positions
39
Peak chart positions
54
Peak chart positions
17
Peak chart positions
45
Certifications
BPI: Silver
1981
1981
Year
1981
Album
Twangin...
Peak chart positions
37
Peak chart positions
48
Peak chart positions
5
Peak chart positions
—
1982
1982
Year
1982
Album
D.E. 7th
Peak chart positions
60
Peak chart positions
46
Peak chart positions
13
Peak chart positions
—
1983
1983
Year
1983
Album
Information
Peak chart positions
92
Peak chart positions
51
Peak chart positions
20
Peak chart positions
—
1984
1984
Year
1984
Album
Riff Raff
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
140
Peak chart positions
26
Peak chart positions
—
1989
1989
Year
1989
Album
Closer to the Flame
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
146
Peak chart positions
36
Peak chart positions
—
1994
1994
Year
1994
Album
Plugged In
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
1999
1999
Year
1999
Album
Hand Picked: Musical Fantasies
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
2013
2013
Year
2013
Album
Again
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
2015
2015
Year
2015
Album
On Guitar...Rags & Classics
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Year
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
| UK | US | SWE | NZ | |||
| 1972 | Rockpile | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Subtle as a Flying Mallet | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | Get It | — | — | 42 | — | |
| 1978 | Tracks on Wax 4 | — | — | 17 | — | |
| 1979 | Repeat When Necessary | 39 | 54 | 17 | 45 | BPI: Silver |
| 1981 | Twangin... | 37 | 48 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | D.E. 7th | 60 | 46 | 13 | — | |
| 1983 | Information | 92 | 51 | 20 | — | |
| 1984 | Riff Raff | — | 140 | 26 | — | |
| 1989 | Closer to the Flame | — | 146 | 36 | — | |
| 1994 | Plugged In | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Hand Picked: Musical Fantasies | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Again | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | On Guitar...Rags & Classics | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
· Selected discography › Compilations
UK
UK
Year
UK
Album
US
1982
1982
Year
1982
Album
The Best of Dave Edmunds
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
163
1993
1993
Year
1993
Album
The Dave Edmunds Anthology (1968–1990)
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
2004
2004
Year
2004
Album
From Small Things: The Best of Dave Edmunds
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
2008
2008
Year
2008
Album
The Many Sides of Dave Edmunds: The Greatest Hits and More
Peak chart positions
38
Peak chart positions
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Year
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||||
| UK | US | |||||
| 1982 | The Best of Dave Edmunds | — | 163 | |||
| 1993 | The Dave Edmunds Anthology (1968–1990) | — | — | |||
| 2004 | From Small Things: The Best of Dave Edmunds | — | — | |||
| 2008 | The Many Sides of Dave Edmunds: The Greatest Hits and More | 38 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
· Selected discography › Singles
1971
"I'm Comin' Home"
Role(s)
52
Notes
—
"Blue Monday"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1972
"The Promised Land"
Role(s)
—
Notes
5
1976
"Here Comes the Weekend"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
"Where or When"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1977
"JuJu Man"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
"Get Out of Denver" (US only)
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1978
"Deborah"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
"Television"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1979
1981
1982
"Me and the Boys"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1985
"High School Nights"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1990
"Closer to the Flame"
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
"King of Love"
Role(s)
68
Notes
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
| UK | AUS | CAN | US | US Main. | IRL | NLD | NOR | SWE | NZ | |||
| 1968 | "Sabre Dance" (with Love Sculpture) | 5 | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | "I Hear You Knocking" | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | x | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1971 | "I'm Comin' Home" | 52 | — | 36 | 75 | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Blue Monday" | — | — | — | 104 | x | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "The Promised Land" | — | 5 | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Baby I Love You" | 8 | 48 | — | — | x | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Born to Be With You" | 5 | 96 | — | — | x | 11 | 2 | 7 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Here Comes the Weekend" | — | — | — | — | x | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
| "Where or When" | — | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "JuJu Man" | — | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Knew the Bride" | 26 | 32 | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get Out of Denver" (US only) | — | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Deborah" | — | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Television" | — | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "A1 on the Jukebox" | — | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Girls Talk" | 4 | 9 | 18 | 65 | x | 11 | 24 | — | — | 23 | BPI: Silver | |
| "Queen of Hearts" | 11 | 59 | — | — | x | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crawling from the Wreckage" | 59 | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Teacher, Teacher" (by Rockpile) | — | 83 | 31 | 51 | x | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Singing the Blues" | 28 | 67 | — | — | x | 19 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Almost Saturday Night" | 58 | — | — | 54 | 18 | — | — | — | 15 | — | |
| "The Race Is On" (with Stray Cats) | 34 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 15 | — | |
| "Me and the Boys" | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Run Rudolph Run" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Slipping Away" | 60 | — | — | 39 | 7 | — | 47 | — | — | — | |
| "Information" | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Something About You" | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "High School Nights" | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | "The Wanderer" (live) | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "Closer to the Flame" | — | — | 86 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "King of Love" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. | ||||||||||||
· Selected discography › Music videos
1979
Role(s)
Mike Mansfield
1982
"From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)"
Notes
D.E. 7th
"Me and the Boys"
Role(s)
Paul Justman
"Dear Dad"
1985
"High School Nights"
Role(s)
Marty Callner
Notes
Porky's Revenge!
1990
"Closer to the Flame"
Role(s)
Michael Salomon
Notes
Closer to the Flame
"King of Love"
Role(s)
Mick Haggerty
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
| 1979 | "Girls Talk" | Martin Pitts | Repeat When Necessary |
| "Crawling from the Wreckage" | Mike Mansfield | ||
| 1981 | "Almost Saturday Night" | Twangin... | |
| "The Race Is On" | Brian Grant | ||
| 1982 | "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" | D.E. 7th | |
| "Me and the Boys" | Paul Justman | ||
| "Dear Dad" | |||
| 1983 | "Slipping Away" | Peter Sinclair | Information |
| 1984 | "Information" | Paul Justman | |
| "Something About You" | Dee Trattmann | Riff Raff | |
| 1985 | "High School Nights" | Marty Callner | Porky's Revenge! |
| 1986 | "The Wanderer" | Ralph Ziman | I Hear You Rockin' |
| "Paralyzed" | |||
| 1990 | "Closer to the Flame" | Michael Salomon | Closer to the Flame |
| "King of Love" | Mick Haggerty |
References
- Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2016.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000584923/biography
- www.browsebiography.comhttp://www.browsebiography.com/bio-dave_edmunds.html
- www.browsebiography.comhttp://www.browsebiography.com/bio-dave_edmunds.html
- "BBC Edmunds Tribute"https://web.archive.org/web/20031121190209/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/halloffame/showbiz/dave_edmunds.shtml
- "biography"http://www.makingtime.co.uk/lovesculp.html
- "The Human Beans : Single 1967 : Columbia DB 8230 : "Morning Dew (Take Me For A Walk)" / "It's A Wonder""https://web.archive.org/web/20091027090327/http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Balcony/2674/Singles/HBMorning.html
- Rick Clark, liner notes from The Dave Edmunds Anthology (1968–90), Rhino Records R2 71191 (1993)
- British Hit Singles & Albums
- The Book of Golden Discshttps://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/278
- Edmunds also appeared in the Paul McCartney film, Give My Regards to Broad Street, but just as part of McCartney's backi
- The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- Rolling Stonehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/yo-frankie-255325/
- Chip Madinger & Mark Easter, Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium (Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions, 20
- "STRAY CATS – LONDON, ENGLAND – 2008"https://web.archive.org/web/20080912152731/http://www.briansetzer.com/CATSEURO2008/london.html
- Heatley, Michael (2005). Shaky. Michael O'Mara Books (London). ISBN 1-84317-177-5
- "Ents24.com"https://web.archive.org/web/20140306121532/http://www.ents24.com/haywards-heath-events/borde-hill-gardens/jools-holland-and-his-rhythm-and-blues-orchestra/1647695?show=1
- Ultimate Classic Rockhttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/dave-edmunds-retiring/
- "Dave Edmunds Announces His Retirement"https://stereoembersmagazine.com/dave-edmunds-announces-retirement/
- I Like Your Old Stuffhttps://www.ilikeyouroldstuff.com/news/welsh-rocknroll-great-dave-edmunds-hangs-up-his-guitar
- WHOhttps://who13.com/news/national-news/rocker-dave-edmunds-hospitalized-after-suffering-major-cardiac-arrest-wife-says/
- MSNhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/rocker-dave-edmunds-wife-shares-hopeful-update-after-his-cardiac-arrest/ar-AA1JZe06
- "Dave Edmunds - Awards"https://web.archive.org/web/20130316043846/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-edmunds-mn0000584923/awards
- "Swedish Charts Portal"https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Edmunds
- charts.org.nzhttps://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Edmunds
- "Certified Awards"https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx
- Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
- irishcharts.iehttps://web.archive.org/web/20131018042138/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=2
- "Dutch Charts"http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=DAVE+EDMUNDS&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts
- norwegiancharts.comhttps://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Dave+Edmunds
- www.flavourofnz.co.nzhttp://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search+listener&qartistid=1357#n_view_location
- The Book of Golden Discs
- mvdbase.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20051222075809/http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Edmunds&first=Dave
- Girls Talk (1979) at WarmerMusicVideos on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4TzjRFfsJs
- Slipping Away (1983) at WarmerMusicVideos on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6OgATZb_ro
- Dave Edmunds – The Wanderer (Official Video) at DaveEdmundsVEVO on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV-ich8mj4