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The Tremeloes perform Yellow
River .
CHRISTIE rocketed to fame
at the dawn of the 70s with their single Yellow
River, a smash
hit that made it into the charts in just about every country in
the world.
Listeners found the catchy, commercial
beat and melody — backed by solid production values and a
"jingle jangle" sound that was to become a trademark
of many other Christie offerings — an irresistible combination,
and bought the single by the millions.
The band was to follow up the single
with many more songs that were just as melodic and appealing.
San Bernadino brought forth more
success, and has been adopted as that city's official song. Most
of the band's output was written by the group's leader and lead
vocalist, Jeff Christie, who was equally at home writing bright
and bouncy, commercial tunes, as he was at dreaming up a lilting
ballad, a soulful refrain, or a heavier, more powerful sound.
Hear
the Christie sounds for yourself! Now all lyrics come with audio
samples!
That Christie failed to make a bigger
name for themselves in pop music history remains a mystery —
maybe it was a case of poor timing and lost opportunities —
but in a perfect world, and based on the songs that the group produced,
it would be difficult to find another band which so consistently
came up with the commercial, pleasing tunes that Christie released.
This website cannot change the past,
but it aims to place Christie in a more prominent light in the annals
of pop music history. And maybe — just maybe — even bring
forth a whole new generation of fans who appreciate the solid, pop
rock music of this band, as well as the songwriting genius of Jeff
Christie.
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Many
thanks to the following Christie fans, without whose contributions
this site would have been much poorer: Rainer
Frank, Garrelt Danker, Benny Hällström, Sergio Pergetti,
Johan Petur Niclassen, Lorenzo Gabanizza, Antonie Griebl and
Michael Graf. In compiling the articles for the site,
the author has communicated with Jeff Christie, Vic Elmes,
Mike Blakley and Paul Fenton. All articles and reviews
were written by RAY CHAN, and cannot be reproduced elsewhere
without approval.
