Barry Palmer (British singer)
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Barry Palmer, born 1958 in England
, is a British singer who was one of Mike Oldfield
's vocalists around 1984.
, with which he recorded three albums. He also provided uncredited lead and backing vocals on the 1974 Kenny
hit The Bump
In 1983, Mike Oldfield
heard one of the Triumvirat albums and was interested in the voice of the lead vocalist. He invited Barry to join the Crises
tour, which Barry Palmer refused because he was busy working on his solo album.
Later, Oldfield
contacted Barry Palmer again and asked him to sing on the song Crime of Passion. After that Barry Palmer was invited to record four songs for the album Discovery
.
Barry recorded three more songs for Mike Oldfield
:
After that, Barry Palmer focused on his solo career, releasing the album Without An Aim in 1984 and a single God Bless The Children. He has released another single (Dear John) in 2001.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is a British singer who was one of Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
's vocalists around 1984.
Biography and career
Barry Palmer's music career began in 1976, when he became a lead vocalist of the German rock band TriumviratTriumvirat
Triumvirat was a German progressive rock trio that formed in 1969 in Cologne, Germany. The founding members were: keyboardist/composer Hans-Jürgen Fritz , drummer/lyricist Hans Bathelt, and bassist Werner Frangenberg....
, with which he recorded three albums. He also provided uncredited lead and backing vocals on the 1974 Kenny
Kenny (band)
Kenny were a mid-1970s English pop and glam rock band.-Career:Kenny emerged from a North London band called Chufff. Songwriters Bill Martin and Phil Coulter wrote the bulk of the successful songs for them. In the event, stardom was to prove extremely fleeting...
hit The Bump
In 1983, Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
heard one of the Triumvirat albums and was interested in the voice of the lead vocalist. He invited Barry to join the Crises
Crises
Crises is the eighth record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1983. Oldfield's well known hit "Moonlight Shadow" appears on the album.- Album analysis :...
tour, which Barry Palmer refused because he was busy working on his solo album.
Later, Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
contacted Barry Palmer again and asked him to sing on the song Crime of Passion. After that Barry Palmer was invited to record four songs for the album Discovery
Discovery (Mike Oldfield album)
Discovery is the ninth album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1984. It was recorded at Oldfield's then-home in Villars-sur-Ollon in the Swiss Alps where he was living for tax reasons...
.
Barry recorded three more songs for Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
:
- One released in 1985: Pictures in the DarkPictures in the Dark"Pictures in the Dark" is a song by Mike Oldfield released as a single mainly in Europe in 1985 . Singers on this single includes his girlfriend at the time, Anita Hegerland, Barry Palmer and well-known Welsh choirboy Aled Jones....
, also featuring the voices of Anita HegerlandAnita HegerlandAnita Hegerland , is a Norwegian singer famous for her childhood career in the Scandinavian and German markets and subsequent vocal contributions to amongst others Mike Oldfield's work.- Biography :...
and Aled JonesAled JonesAled Jones is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality, broadcaster and television presenter who first came to fame as a treble...
; - Two never released with Palmer's contribution: When The Night's On Fire (performed later by Anita HegerlandAnita HegerlandAnita Hegerland , is a Norwegian singer famous for her childhood career in the Scandinavian and German markets and subsequent vocal contributions to amongst others Mike Oldfield's work.- Biography :...
on IslandsIslands (Mike Oldfield album)Islands is the 11th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1987. Guest singers on the album are Bonnie Tyler, Kevin Ayers, Anita Hegerland and Jim Price. A different track list and cover was used for the American edition....
, and Man In The Rain which later appeared on Tubular Bells IIITubular Bells IIITubular Bells III is the 18th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1998. A sequel to Oldfield's 1973 Tubular Bells and his 1992 Tubular Bells II albums, it was released on the 25th anniversary of the first Tubular Bells album....
sung by Cara DillonCara DillonCara Dillon is an Irish folk singer. In 2001, she launched her career as a solo artist in the UK with the eponymous Cara Dillon album...
).
After that, Barry Palmer focused on his solo career, releasing the album Without An Aim in 1984 and a single God Bless The Children. He has released another single (Dear John) in 2001.
With Triumvirat
- Old Loves Die HardOld Loves Die HardOld Loves Die Hard is an album by German progressive rock group Triumvirat.The LP album was released in the United States and some other markets with a different cover from the European and later the CD edition. It featured a cornered mouse seen through a magnifying hand lens...
(1976) Capitol - PompeiiPompeii (album)Pompeii is an album by German progressive rock group Triumvirat. The band released the album under the name of "The New Triumvirat" due to temporary legal squabbles over the original name.-Track listing:#"The Earthquake 62 A.D." - 6:18...
(1977) Capitol: released as 'New Triumvirat' - A La CarteA la Carte (Triumvirat album)A La Carte is the sixth full-length studio album by German progressive rock band Triumvirat, released in 1978. - Track listing :#Waterfall 4:48#Late Again 6:48#Jo Ann Walker 4:46#For You 5:53...
(1978) Capitol