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Danny Wilson
Gary Clark
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Compiled by Brent Aliverti
If you have relevant info regarding any of these projects, please send it along. It is very difficult to get much info here in the US (I'm in Seattle). Gary's solo album and the fine King L album were never even released here. It's really a shame, particularly in the case of King L which is a terrific album and deserves to be heard by more people. In my opinion, Gary Clark is one of the best vocalist and songwriters in pop music, and it's a shame that most people only know him for one song ("Mary's Prayer" obviously).
22 Mar 04Unfortunatley, Jennix pulled the plug on her old Danny Wilson email list. But I have resurrected it as the same name. You'll have to go to the Danny Wilson / Gary Clark list and reregister. I haven't really heard much about Gary's activities lately, so if you have some news, I encourage you to join the mailing list and post it, and we will get the ball rolling again. Cheers!
5 May 02 Gary is excited to be performing his first-ever gig in Japan in May, along with Boo Hewerdine (The Bible) and Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue). Sounds like it could be a really great show!
GARY CLARK / BOO HEWERDINE / RICKY ROSS
24 April 02 Gary is playing a rare gig Thursday, April 25th in London at Cabot Hall, Docklands. Also on the bill are Boo Hewerdine, Chris Difford, and Revolver. Show starts at 8:15.
Also, Danny Wilson are featured in a "Where are they now" column in the May issue of Q magazine.
06 November 01 Natalie Imbruglia released her new album on November 5 in Europe. The album features Gary Clark in production and co-writing role on several tracks. You can purchase White Lilies Island at Amazon.Co.Uk* and several other shops. The new album will be released in the US in late November.
Also, I've got a streaming version online of Danny Wilson's Mary's Prayer.
17 June 01 Over the next few weeks I will be making an effort to update parts of this site. I plan to revise and bring up-to-date the "Other" section where I discuss Gary's work with other artists. I will also re-encode some sound samples at better fidelity and add samples of a few more b-sides. I've also begun to add small scans of singles into the discography section. I don't necessarily plan to have scans of every item, but enough to add some graphical appeal to that section. I have trimmed the news section quite a bit, and put previous news on its own page. I updated the masthead for the site, though it may be more interim than final. We'll see... :)
13 June 01 Another huge time lag since the last update...sorry about that. I'm planning an email interview with Gary very soon. He and his wife Alison are currently in Los Angeles where Gary is doing some co-writing. Not sure who with, but you can bet I will ask him in the interview :)
Gary has two co-writes that were recently issued, both with recently reunited Scottish popsters Deacon Blue. "Even Higher Ground" appears on the album "Homesick" while "Hey Craig" appears as a b-side on part-1 of the single "Every Time You Sleep".
Finally, here's a short cover fragment that was tucked into the extended jam outro of A Girl I Used to Know.
25 Oct 00 Wow...it's been far too long since the last update...sorry about that. I don't always have a lot of news, but today I do. Gary has been wearing his producer hat recently, and has signed with Worlds End who represent a lot of well-known producers (check out the list). He will have producer and songwriting credits on the forthcoming Natalie Imbruglia album.
Alison Clark recently wrote and reiterated that Gary does hope to release another solo album someday. Until then, I'll share the following rarity. Many of you may know that Gary wrote the song "Hope, Prayer and Time" for Julia Fordham's album "Falling Forward". What you may not know, is that he performed his own version of this track on a BBC Radio One Session in the early 90's. I have created a 351KB clip of the performance. The session also featured "We Sail on the Stormy Waters", "Baby Blue No. 2", and a cover of the gospel classic "I'll Fly Away".
Finally, even though Gary is no long with Transister, I thought I would mention that there are three (count 'em) Transister fan sites: Look Who's | Perfect | Now
Older news items are archived here.
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Danny Wilson
I plan to revise this area. In the meantime, I will summarize things by saying Gary has two recent cowrites with Deacon Blue...one on the album "Homesick" and the other on a single off the album. Gary also co-wrote "That Boy" with Lloyd Cole which appears on his latest album "The Negatives" and on an earlier Lloyd Cole collection. Gary also wrote and produced songs on Hepburn's album. Last but not least, Gary co-wrote the song "Ghosts" for the most recent Colin Vearncombe (aka Black) album.
Gary is all over Lauren Christy's album "Breed". He plays on and wrote several of the tracks, and sings a duet on "Burn". Check out this Lauren Christy fan site for samples. Gary also co-wrote the song "Rain" on Lauren's debut album.
Gary wrote a song for Julia Fordham called "Hope Prayer and Time". He is also credited with background vocals on the track, but they are buried deep in the mix. The track appears on her album "Falling Forward".
Solo b-side "Guaran-damn-tee" is covered by Bobby Valentino on his UK album "You're In the Groove Jackson". Since the album never actually reached shops due to financial problems with the label, it may be easier to find under it's US name "You're Telling Me" or its Japanese name "This is Murder". Three countries, three names, same album.
Gary appears on "Baptist Hospital" by Boo Hewerdine (ex-Bible, ex-The Great Divide). Two of the songs on the album are "Last Cigarette" and "Greedy". Both are co-written with Gary and also appear on the King L album. Boo's version of "Greedy" features Eddi Reader (ex-Fairground Attraction) on backing vocals. The third Gary Clark co-written song is "Junk". I believe this album is out-of-print.
"Last Cigarette" appears on the cigarette-themed album by k.d. lang entitled "Drag".
For the self-titled second album by Eddi Reader (ex-Fairground Attraction), Gary co-wrote "Scarecrow" along with Boo Hewerdine and Eddi Reader. (As an an aside, there are a few other Boo Hewerdine co-written songs on the album, including "The Joke" which also appears on Boo's "Baptist Hospital" album.
Danny Wilson's cover of David Bowie's "Kooks" appears on the new David Bowie tribute CD called "David Bowie Songbook". Published in England by Connoisseur Collection Ltd. (1997)
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Ignorance! (RIP)
Official UK Transister site
Lauren Christy
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Swiss Family Orbison
Last updated 22 Mar 2004
First off, I just want to thank all of you who have sent me information to add to this page. Your contributions have really helped make this a useful discography. At some point, I may split this page into 4 pages (Danny Wilson, Solo, King L, Transister). That should make things easier to digest. I would also like to do a brief interview with Gary if I can get a hold of him.
Venue: Star Pine's Cafe, Kichijoji, TOKYO
Dates: 19, 20 & 21 May
Format: Each artist will perform a 45 minute set on their own, and will then
do a few songs together at the end of the gig.
I sampled a few tracks for you to listen to. Most of these are out of print I believe, so hopefully the record co. won't mind me making these short samples available. They are (non-streaming)
RealAudio 3.0 samples (quality is so-so):
Never Gonna Be the Same (1:11, 139KB)
This is Why, J. (:59, 117KB)
First Man on the Sun (1:32, 180KB)
Dreamdays (1:29, 175KB)
Discography Summary
Mary's Prayer (single)
Meet Danny Wilson (album '87)
Davy / "Strepzil Logic" (ep)
A Girl I Used to Know (single)
Be Bop Mop Top (album '89)
Second Summer of Love (single '89)
I Can't Wait (single '89)
If Everything You Said Is True (single '89)
Never Gonna Be The Same (single '89)
If You Really Love Me (Let Me Go) (single '89)
Sweet Danny Wilson (hits compilation album '91)
The Best of Danny Wilson (hits compilation album '95)
other singles?
Gary Clark
Ten Short Songs About Love (album '93)
We Sail on the Stormy Waters - Part 1 (single '93)
We Sail on the Stormy Waters - Part 2 (single '93)
Freefloating - Part 1 (single '93)
Freefloating - Part 2 (single '93)
Baby Blue No. 2 acoustic (ROL DJ CD '93)
Make a Family - Part 1 (single '93)
Make a Family - Part 2 (single '93)
King L
Great Day for Gravity (album '95)
Life After You - Part 1 (single '95)
Life After You - Part 2 (single '95)
First Man on the Sun (single '96)
primary personnel:
Gary Clark
Gerard Grimes
Kit Clark
Mary's Prayer Virgin 7" US 99465-7
Mary's Prayer
Monkey's Shiny Day
Meet Danny Wilson
UK: 1987, Virgin
CD: CDV2419
US: 1987, Virgin
CD: CDV2419
Davy
Aberdeen
Mary's Prayer (lyrics and midi)
Lorraine Parade
Nothing Ever Goes To Plan
Broken China
Steamtrains To The Milky Way
Spencer-Tracey
You Remain An Angel
Ruby's Golden Wedding
A Girl I Used To Know
Five Friendly Aliens
I Won't Be Here When You Get Home
The Dundee Demo's Virgin VS934-10 10"
Monkey's Shiny Day (original demo)
Steamtrains To The Milky Way (original demo)
Broken China (original demo)
Mary's Prayer (Paul Stavely O'Duffy Mix)
Mary's Prayer
UK: 1988, Virgin/BMG
CD: 661502
Mary's Prayer (remix)
Monkey's Shiny Day (original demo)
Kooks (David Bowie cover)
Mary's Prairie
A Girl I Used to Know UK 3" CD single: TRI CD 3 - promo?
A Girl I Used to Know
Pleasure to Pleasure
I Won't Forget
A Girl I Used To Know
UK: 1988, Virgin
12: VST 1011
CD:
A Girl I Used To Know
Pleasure To Pleasure
I Won't Forget
Mary's Prayer
Davy / "Strepzil Logic EP" '88 UK CD5: Virgin VSCD1095
Davy
Aberdeen
Kathleen (House Mix)
Living to Learn
Be Bop Mop Top '89 UK CD album: Virgin CDV2594
Never Gonna Be The Same
Ballad Of Me And Shirley MacLaine
If Everything You Said Was True
Charlie Boy
I Was Wrong
Desert Hearts
Loneliness
Second Summer Of Love
Goodbye Shantytown
I Can't Wait
N.Y.C. Shanty
If You Really Love Me (Let Me Go)
Imaginary Girl
Second Summer of Love UK 5" CD: Virgin VSCDT1186, 1989
Second Summer of Love
Growing Emotional
I'll be Waiting
Goodbye Shanty Town
Second Summer Of Love UK 10": VSA-1186, 1989
The Second Summer Of Love
I'll Be Waiting
Growing Emotional
The Second Summer Of Love (The Dundee Demo)
Never Gonna Be The Same UK 5" CD: Virgin 1203 1989
Never Gonna Be The Same
Nothing Ever Goes to Plan (Blix Mix '86)
The Lonesome Road (cover of Sinatra, etc.)
Get Happy
Never Gonna Be The Same UK 10": VSA-1186 1989
Never Gonna Be The Same
Nothing Ever Goes To Plan (Blix Mix '86)
A Fragile World (Portastudio demo)
St. Jude (Portastudio demo, later recorded for Gary's solo album)
I Can't Wait UK 5" CD: Virgin VSCDX1226 1989
I Can't Wait
Loraine Parade (live)
Knowing Me, Knowing You (Abba cover, live)
Steamtrains To The Milky Way (live)
I Can't Wait
UK: 1989, Virgin
CD: 3" VSCD 1226
Davy (live)
Knowing Me Knowing You (Abba cover, live)
Steamtrains To The Milky Way (live)
If Everything You Said Is True BMG Ariola 662640 1989
If Everything You Said Is True
Nothing Ever Goes To Plan
If You Really Love Me (Let Me Go) Virgin 1363 1991
If You Really Love Me (Let Me Go) (New York Mix)
The Second Summer Of Love (live)
I Can't Wait (live)
Mary's Prayer (live)
Sweet Danny Wilson '91 UK CD album: Virgin CDV2669 (2CD version: CDVX2669)
DISC ONE - Sweet Danny Wilson
Never Gonna Be The Same
The Ballad Of Me And Shirley MacLaine
If You Really Love Me (Let Me Go) (New York Mix)
Mary's Prayer
A Girl I Used To Know
Pleasure To Pleasure
Davy
Ruby's Golden Wedding
I Can't Wait
I Won't Be Here When You Get Home
Second Summer Of Love
From A Boy To A Man
DISC TWO - Three-In-A-Bed Romp
(Disc Two was extremely limited...no longer in print)
Get Happy
Kathleen (House Mix)
Growing Emotional
I'll Be Waiting
Living To Learn
I Won't Forget
Kooks (David Bowie cover)
Broken China (LIVE)
Aberdeen (LIVE)
Steamtrains (To The Milky Way) (LIVE)
Knowing Me, Knowing You (Abba cover, LIVE)
Don't Know Who I Am
I Was Wrong (LIVE)
Loneliness (LIVE)
The Best of Danny Wilson '95 UK CD album: Virgin CDVIP139
Davy
Mary's Prayer
A Girl I Used To Know
I Won't Forget
Second Summer of Love
Get Happy
Never Gonna Be The Same
I'll Be Waiting
Living To Learn
Nothing Ever Goes To Plan
Broken China (Live)
primary personnel:
Gary Clark
Ged Grimes
Kit Clark
Gary Thomson
Karlos Edwards
ten short songs about love
UK: 1993, Circa
CD: CIRCD 23
This is why, J.
We Sail On the Stormy Waters
St. Jude
A Short Song About Love
Make a Family
Freefloating
Baby Blue No. 2
Nancy
Any Sunday Morning
Making People Cry
Sail On!
A Jackson in your Kitchen
We Sail On the Stormy Waters - Part 1 '93 UK CD single: Circa YRCDX93
We Sail On The Stormy Waters
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose
You Can't Turn Around To Me
How Do You Stop?
We Sail On the Stormy Waters - Part 2 '93 UK CD single: Circa YRCD93
We Sail On The Stormy Waters
Sara Smile (Hall & Oates cover)
We Can Love Again
The Letter
Freefloating - Part 1 '93 UK CD single: Circa YRCDX94
Freefloating
A Red Rickenbacker Guitar/Where Will I Live? (demo)
Jesus, Do You Wonder Why? (rough mix)
House Of Joy (demo)
Freefloating - Part 2 '93 UK CD single: Circa YRCD94
Freefloating
Stay Crazy (demo)
The Minute You Let Him Down (demo with female lyric)
Guaran-Damn-Tee (demo)
Baby Blue No. 2 acoustic '93 UK DJ CD, Rock Over London countdown 93-15
Baby Blue No. 2 acoustic (ROL exclusive)
also features Auteurs (acoustic), Cranes, etc.
Make a Family - Part 1 '93 UK CD single: Circa YRCDX105
Make a Family
Learning to Do Without Me (live, George Jones cover)
The Second Summer of Love (live)
Saturday Night (live, Blue Nile cover)
Make a Family - Part 2 '93 UK CD single: Circa YRCD105
Make a Family
We Sail on the Stormy Waters (live)
Baby Blue No. 2 (live)
Mary's Prayer (live)
primary personnel:
Gary Clark
Eric Pressly
Neill MacColl (ex-Liberty Horses)
Matt Laug
Great Day For Gravity
UK: 1995, Circa
CD: CIRCD 32
Tragedy Girl
The Dumbest Story
Tom Driver
Greedy
All Hail the Alien Queen
Back to Loving Arms
Life After You
That's How it Works
Hoping They'll Be Open
First Man on the Sun
Two Cars Collide
Don't Believe in Hollywood
Lost and Found and Lost Again
Last Cigarette (unlisted "bonus" on UK version)
Shoe Gravy (Japan version only)
Life After You (Part 1) '95 UK CD single: Circa YRCD123
Life After You
Breakdown
Greedy (full version)
Life After You (Part 2) '95 UK CD single: Circa YRCDX123
Life After You
Shoe Gravy
Don't Believe in Hollywood (portastudio demo)
Revolution's Birthday
First Man on the Sun '96 UK CD single: Circa YRCD124
First Man on the Sun (radio edit)
Dreamdays
Look Out Mountain
Honey For Sale
Following the dissolution of King L, Gary and Eric wrote some songs with Eric's girlfriend Keely. The songs were so good that Eric took them to the states and got "Transister" a record deal.
Other Appearances
Cicci Serra provided me with a MIDI version of Mary's Prayer. It is minus the vocal melody line, so it's perfect for singing your own rendition:-) Here's the lyrics if you need them.
The two Danny Wilson studio CDs are currently in-print in Europe. You can order them through several web sites, including www.cdnow.com. I think both compilation CDs are still in print as well. Amazon.co.uk has most Danny Wilson CDs and the Gary Clark solo CD. For a limited time, I can arrange a £5 gift certificate to be emailed to new customers (email me for more info).
Thanks to the following folks for helping fill in the blanks: Kirk Ferguson, Jack Cumming, Gavin Sinclair, Rachel (The Queen of Clubs), Kay Melmoth, Martin Giese, Gary Redmond, Cicci Serra, Gary "Gaz" Thomson, Alison Clark, Dino (MHarket), Dave Jiles, Jay Ehret, Andrew Bradley, Dave Craggs, Alan Matheson, Kit Clark, Angus Robb, Phil Hogarth, Martin Harrison, Max Malagnino, Alan Begg, Patrick Cleasby.
Rainsound
Covering Scottish pop music including The Bathers, The Blue Nile, Gary Clark, Prefab Sprout, Deacon Blue, High Llamas, etc.
Was once THE place to go to get the latest on many artists that Gary has worked with including Neil and Calum MacColl, Boo Hewerdine, Eddi Reader, Swiss Family Orbison (Kit Clark's band). Sadly, this site suffered a meltdown and it seems unlikely that it will be resurrected with the old content intact. I certainly wouldn't mind making some of the Gary Clark material available at this site if Andrew supplies it. We'll see...
A nice, graphical site by Virgin/the Raft. A bit slow-loading, but plenty of interesting bits including some in-the-studio video. The intro copy is a bit cheeky though.
Gary contributed heavily to Lauren's second album. Some great tunes there, including a duet between Lauren and Gary called "Burn". Check out this fan site for more info, including some RealAudio samples.
A great fan-maintained resource for Eddi Reader, formerly of Fairground Attraction.
Official site for Swiss Family Orbison, the band fronted by Gary's brother Kit Clark.
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