Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a showbusiness family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and television and won a talent contest on the television program Bandstand in 1966; her […]
“I Can’t Hear You No More” is a composition written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally recorded as “I Can’t Hear You” in 1964 by Betty Everett. The most successful version was the 1976 top 40 single by Helen Reddy. The 1976 Helen Reddy version was the most successful version which was […]
“Ready Or Not” is the third and last single from Helen Reddy‘s album We’ll Sing In The Sunshine. It was the the only single from that album that hit the US Billboard Chart and peaked at #73. Musicians Bass Reinie Press Drums Ed Greene Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar Thom Rotella Piano Jai Winding Synthesizer Ian […]
Imagination is the fourteenth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1983 by MCA Records. As with the first of the two, 1981’s Play Me Out, it did not reach Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s & Tapes chart. Reddy was subsequently dropped from the record label after the release; in her […]
Reddy is the eleventh studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1979 by Capitol Records. The album was noted by Billboard magazine for what set it apart from its predecessors: “It’s the three disco tracks on the first side of this album that will probably draw the most attention, but […]
“No Sad Song” is a single by Helen Reddy taken from here selftitled album, released in 1971. Musicians Drums Ron Tutt Guitar David Cohen Mandolin Larry Carlton Accordion Nick DeCaro Vocals Helen Reddy Produced By Larry Marks Songwriters Carole KingToni Stern Charts US:#62UK:# –
Helen Reddy is the second studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy, released in 20 November 1971 by Capitol Records. Reddy’s selections include tracks by singer-songwriters Carole King, John Lennon, Randy Newman, and Donovan. It debuted on Billboard magazine’s Top LP’s chart in the issue dated December 4, 1971, and had a seven-week chart […]
“You’re My World” is a ballad originally recorded in 1963 as “Il Mio Mondo” (“My World”) by Umberto Bindi, who co-wrote the Italian-language version with Gino Paoli. Rendered with English lyrics by Carl Sigman as “You’re My World”, the song has reached No. 1 in Australia (twice), Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa and United Kingdom […]
Ear Candy is the ninth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy, released on May 1977 by Capitol Records. The album included a modern take on the doo-wop genre (“Long Distance Love”), a Cajun number that gave the Melbourne native her first and only appearance on Billboard magazine’s Country chart (“Laissez les Bontemps Rouler”), […]
Music, Music is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in the summer of 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: “There are breezy, Bacharach-ian excursions (‘Gladiola,’ ‘You Make It So Easy’), bluesy numbers (‘Get Off Me Baby,’ ‘Ladychain’), light country (‘Mama’), jazzy […]