Barry Ryan (singer)
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 Ryan performing in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barry Sapherson |
| Born |
24 October 1948 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1964-1999 |
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Barry Ryan (born Barry Sapherson, 24 October 1948, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former pop singer. He currently works as a photographer.
The son of pop singer Marion Ryan began performing with his twin brother Paul at the age of 16. In 1965 they signed a recording contract with Decca under the name of Paul & Barry Ryan. Within two years they had amassed 8 Top 50 singles in the UK. Their best sellers were "Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches", a #13 hit in 1965, "I Love Her", a #17 hit in 1966 and "Have Pity on the Boy", a #18 hit the same year.
This success took its toll on Paul, who was unable to cope any longer with the stress of show business. It was decided that Barry would now continue as a solo artist, enabling his brother to stay out of the limelight and write songs for his twin to perform. Their greatest achievement as a composer-singer duo, now for MGM Records, was "Eloise", a #2 hit in 1968. Melodramatic and heavily orchestrated, it sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[1] "Love is Love", their next chart entry, also became a million-seller.[1]
Ryan was also popular in Germany and France. The single "Red Man" reached #2 in the French chart in 1971.[2] Promoted by Bravo, the German youth magazine, he recorded a number of songs in German. "Die Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel Halt" ("Time Only Stops for the Devil") peaked at #8.
Ryan stopped performing in the early 1970s. He made a comeback in the late 1990s when a two CD set with his and his brother's old songs was released. Ryan was also part of the "Solid Silver '60s Tour" of the United Kingdom in 2003, singing "Eloise" backed by the Dakotas.
Private life
Ryan was briefly married to Tunku (Princess) Miriam binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim (born 1950), the only child of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor and his fourth wife, Sultana Marcella (née Marcella Mendl, 1915–1982). Married in 1978 and divorced in 1980, they had no children.[3] His stepfather was the American agent and music promoter Harold Davison.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Position | Label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE[4] | AT[5] | CH[6] | UK[7] | US[8] | |||
| 1968 | Goodbye | – | – | – | – | – | MGM 1423 |
| Eloise | 1 (25) 09.12.1968 |
2 (16) 15 January 1969 |
1 (11) 03.12.1968 |
2 (12) 26 October 1968 |
86 1969 |
MGM 61207 | |
| Love Is Love | 4 (18) 10.03.1969 |
11 (12) 15 April 1969 |
6 (7) 25 February 1969 |
25 (4) 22 February 1969 |
– | MGM 61211 | |
| 1969 | The Colour of My Love | 23 (5) 27 October 1969 |
– | – | – | – | MGM 61215 |
| The Hunt | 22 (10) 13 October 1969 |
20 (8) 15 December 1969 |
– | 34 (5) 04.10.1969 |
– | Polydor 59327 | |
| 1970 | Magical Spiel | 22 (7) 09.03.1970 |
– | – | 49 (1) 21 February 1970 |
– | Polydor 2001004 |
| Kitsch | 10 (15) 01.06.1970 |
– | – | 37 (6) 16 May 1970 |
– | Polydor 2001035 | |
| We Did It Together | – | – | – | – | – | Polydor 2001119 | |
| 1971 | It Is Written | 50 (1) 07.06.1971 |
– | – | – | – | Polydor 2001154 |
| Red Man | – | – | – | – | – | Polydor 2001205 | |
| Zeit macht nur vor dem Teufel halt | 8 (17) 31 January 1972 |
– | – | – | – | Polydor 2001207 | |
| Can't Let You Go | – | – | – | 32 (5) 15 January 1972 |
– | Polydor 2001256 | |
| 1972 | Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah (German) | 42 (1) 25 September 1972 |
– | – | – | – | Polydor 2001333 |
| From My Head to My Toe | – | – | – | 32 (5) 15 January 1972 |
– | Polydor 2001335 | |
| Sanctus, Sanctus Hallelujah (English) | – | – | – | – | – | Polydor 2001337 | |
| I'm Sorry Susan | – | – | – | – | – | Polydor 2001362 | |
| 1975 | Do That | – | – | – | – | – | Ariola 13846 |
| Matayo | – | – | – | – | – | RAK 222) | |
| 1976 | Judy | – | – | – | – | – | Bell |
| Where Were You | – | – | – | – | – | Private Stock PVT 70 | |
| 1977 | Brother | – | – | – | – | – | Private Stock PVT 87 |
| 1989 | Turn Away | – | – | – | – | – | RCA PB 43329 |
| Light in Your Heart | – | – | – | – | – | RCA PB43989 | |
References
- 1 2 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 247 & 267. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ↑ DVD Remember 70's Vol.3, P2004 BR Music
- ↑ "johor14". Royalark.net. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- ↑ Musicline.de: DE: Chartplatzierungen (Top 50)
- ↑ austriancharts.at Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.: AT: Chartplatzierungen (bis 1969 Top 20, ab 1970 Top 25)
- ↑ hitparade.ch: CH: Chartplatzierungen (Top 10)
- ↑ chartstats.com: UK: Chartplatzierungen (Top 50)
- ↑ Barry Ryan at AllMusic Allmusic.com US: Billboard Hot 100
External links
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- Discography
- Barry Ryan discography at Discogs