Alan Garrity is a musician who had a number of hits in South Africa and Rhodesia.
Alan Garrity | |
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| Born | October 14, 1947 Manchester, England |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Guitar |
He had his first hit with Put Your Hand in the Hand which was No 1 on the Springbok Top 20 chart for four weeks in 1971. This was followed up by I Need Someone which reached No 2 on Springbok Top 20 and spent 33 weeks on the charts[1] and won the 1972 South African Recording Industry (SARI) Award for Best Song of the Year.[2][3] In 1973, he won SARI awards for Best Album of the Year and Best Male Vocalist. His next single, a cover of Home Isn't Home Anymore, reached no 5 on the charts.[4][5]
In 1975 he won a second SARI Award for Best Male Vocalist and his third in 1981 along with a SARI for Top Twenty Artist of the Year.[2]
Discography edit
Singles edit
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (1971)[2] - (South Africa #1)[6]
- "The Dream Waltz" (1971)[2]
- "Somehow, Somewhere" (1971)[2]
- "I Need Someone" (1971)[2]
- "Till The Rivers All Run Dry" (1972)[2]
- "Home Isn't Home Anymore" (1972)[2]
- "I’ll Have To Dream" (1973)[2]
- "Goodbye Mama" (1973)[2]
- "She’s My Woman" (1975)[2]
- "Sunshine In My World" (1976)[2]
- "You’re Losing Me" (1980)[2]
- "Santa Maria" (1981)[2]
- Oh Louisa
- Christmas At Home
- A love Like That
- You Stood By Me
- Give me back My Woman
Albums edit
- Put Your Hand In The Hand (1971)
- I Need Someone (1972)[2]
- Words and Music (1975)[2]
- The World of Alan Garrity
- Feelings
- A Song for you
- A winters Tale. Recorded in the UK
- Christmas with Alan Garrity
- tracks on Numerous compilation Albums.
- Best Of Alan Garrity
- Beach House in the Blue Mountains (with Jurie Els) Universal Music 2013
References edit
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (G)".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Chivers, G; Jasiukowicz, T (1994). History of Contemporary Music of South Africa Part 1. Toga Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 0-620-18121-4.
- ^ South Africa: A Visual History. Visual Publications. 1972. p. 105.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard Magazine. March 1973.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 21 June 2020.