American rock band
Giuffria
was an American rock band from
Washington, D.C.
, formed in 1981 by
Gregg Giuffria
after his departure from the band
Angel
.
History
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Giuffria was formed as
Gregg Giuffria
's side project in 1982 after Angel disbanded.
[1]
The band's classic line-up consisted of Gregg Giuffria on keyboards,
David Glen Eisley
(lead vocalist),
Craig Goldy
(guitar),
Chuck Wright
(bass), and Alan Krigger (drums).
[1]
Eisley had recently been vocalist for
Los Angeles
?based band
Sorcery
. Goldy had briefly been a member of
hard rock
/
glam metal
band
Rough Cutt
, while Wright had guested on 2 tracks on
Quiet Riot
's album,
Metal Health
,
[2]
although not an official member at the time.
Giuffria was signed to
MCA Records
by Irving Azoff in 1984. Their debut album
Giuffria
soon followed,
[1]
peaking at No. 26 on the album charts, while spawning two hit singles, "Call to the Heart" (Hot 100 No. 15) and "Lonely in Love" (Hot 100 No. 57).
The band was a special guest act for
Deep Purple
on the latter's 1984 reformation US tour. Throughout that tour, despite receiving rave reviews as the opening act, the members of Giuffria were subjected to mistreatment by Deep Purple lead guitarist
Ritchie Blackmore
, who cut the band's set from 45 minutes to 25. They also were forbidden to perform guitar solos and encores, and had to play with the arena lights on.
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The band toured as opener on
Foreigner
's "Agent Provocateur" Tour, enjoying considerable success. The band then toured in Japan in June 1985 and a live video was released as
Giuffria Japan Tour '85
. Giuffria was also featured on the
Gotcha!
soundtrack, with "Never Too Late" and "Say It Ain't True." A third track, "What's Your Name?", featured Gregg Giuffria and David Glen Eisley, but was listed under the name Camelflage. Gregg also produced several of the album's tracks.
Giuffria's next album,
Silk and Steel
, was released in 1986, following some lineup changes: Goldy had joined
Dio
and was replaced by guitarist
Lanny Cordola
, while Wright returned to
Quiet Riot
(this time joining the band as an official member) and was replaced by Rick Bozzo and later David Sikes.
[1]
The first single "I Must be Dreaming" fell short of the Top 40, peaking at No. 52, with the album peaking at No. 60 on the
Billboard 200
. The second single "Love You Forever" failed to chart even though the single was promoted with an appearance on American Bandstand.
Giuffria left MCA in 1987; Gregg then teamed up with Gene Simmons, where they reconfigured a new lineup, including James Christian on vocals, the return of bassist Chuck Wright and the debut of drummer Ken Mary, who had replaced Alan Krigger.
[1]
Some of these demos would eventually appear on David Glen Eisley's album The Lost Tapes while three of the songs ("Pleasure Palace", "Jealous Heart", and "Slip Of The Tongue") were recorded for the
House of Lords
debut album, released on Gene Simmons's new label Simmons/RCA Records.
Members
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Past:
- David Glen Eisley
? lead vocals, harmonica (1983?1987), guitar
- Craig Goldy
? guitars, backing vocals (1983?1985,),
- Alan Krigger ? drums, percussion (1984?1987,)
- Gregg Giuffria
? keyboards, synthesizers, keytar, piano, backing vocals (1983?1987)
- Lanny Cordola
? guitars (1985?1987)
- Rick Bozzo ? bass (1985?1986)
- David Sikes ? bass (1986?1987)
- Chuck Wright
? bass, backing vocals (1983?1985, 1987)
- Ken Mary
? drums, percussion (1987)
Discography
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Albums
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Singles
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Year
|
Song
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Catalog
|
Hot 100
|
Rock
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|
Album
|
1984
|
"Call to the Heart"
|
MCA 52497
|
15
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3
|
Giuffria
|
1985
|
"Do Me Right"
(promo)
|
MCA 4360
|
-
|
41
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"Lonely in Love"
|
MCA 52558
|
57
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43
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1986
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"I Must Be Dreaming"
|
MCA 52794
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52
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28
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Silk and Steel
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"Love You Forever"
|
MCA 52882
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-
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-
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Other appearances
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References
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Bibliography
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- Hale, Mark (1993). "1162 Guiffria".
Headbangers
(First edition, second printing ed.).
Ann Arbor
,
Michigan
: Popular Culture, Ink. pp. 162?163.
ISBN
1-56075-029-4
.
- Turman, Katherine (January 30, 1985). "Giuffria: an ex-Angel's band on a rapid ascent".
Los Angeles Times
. Vol. 104. p. 2.
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