Shakin' Stevens
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Biography
[Edit]One of the linchpins of the British rock & roll revival of the 1970s and '80s, Shakin' Stevens ranks among the most persistent performers ever to emerge, ultimately, as a superstar. Stevens has no less than 30 U.K. Top 40 hits to his name, almost all of them racked up during one single five-year span of chart invincibility. Yet his recording career predated his first hit by over a decade, struggling through a period that might have forced any less committed artist to simply abandon all hope.
"Shaky" was born Michael Barratt on March 4, 1948, in Ely, Wales. The youngest of 11 children and a keen amateur singer, he was already married and working as a milkman when he formed Shakin' Stevens & the Sunsets, his first professional band, in 1968. The bandmembers themselves had been playing together in one form or another since the late '50s (when they formed as the Backbeats), and knew Stevens as one of their most devoted fans; he would often join them on-stage to perform a guest vocal or two. With a ferocious live following around South Wales, the band signed to Parlophone in 1970 and recorded its debut album, the optimistically titled A Legend, with producer Dave Edmunds. Reports that they also opened for the Rolling Stones in December 1969 appear to be exaggerated, but the band gigged regularly around Germany and Holland, and scored several European hit singles.
Still, they seemed doomed to haunt the rock & roll revival circuit, all the more so after Stevens was cast in impresario Jack Good's musical Elvis in 1977 (he appeared as the Army-era King), and the band was forced into hiatus for the duration of the play's six-month run. Worse was to come (for the group), however, as Elvis went on to become one of the year's biggest musicals. Stevens' run was extended to two years, and exploding media attention made it clear that Shaky would not be returning to South Wales anytime soon. Stevens quit the Sunsets in late 1979 and, as a solo performer, was signed briefly to Track Records. However, three singles and the Play Loud LP were lost when the label went bankrupt and, while Stevens quickly bounced back, signing to CBS in 1980, his first attempt at recording an album for the label ended with rejection.
A role in Jack Good's reborn Oh Boy TV series kept Stevens at the forefront, however, and the CBS subsidiary Epic picked him up. Three singles flopped, but in February 1980 Stevens finally scored his first U.K. hit, when a version of Buck Owens' "Hot Dog" reached number 24. "Marie Marie," a Top 20 hit, arrived that summer, and the following February Stevens enjoyed his first U.K. chart-topper, "This Ole House." The follow-up, "You Drive Me Crazy," reached number two, before "Green Door" returned him to the top. Thereafter, the hits flew thick and fast; further chart-toppers "Oh Julie" (1982) and "Merry Christmas Everyone" (1985) sandwiched such smashes as "Shirley," "Give Me Your Heart Tonight," "I'll Be Satisfied," "Blue Christmas," "Cry Just a Little Bit," and many more.
A 1985 reunion with the Sunsets' first producer, Dave Edmunds, resulted in the Lipstick Powder and Paint LP (Edmunds also handled the Christmas number one), while Stevens' other albums included the Top Three successes This Ole House and Shaky (both 1981) and Give Me Your Heart Tonight (1982). There was even chart action for his early-'70s work with the Sunsets, gathered up on the 1981 compilation Shakin' Stevens. Litigation relating to this material would pursue Stevens through the remainder of the 1980s and into the 1990s, as his former bandmates battled over unpaid royalties. The hits grew smaller as the 1980s progressed; his final U.K. Top Five entry was a revival of "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For" in 1987; other singles struggled to even approach the peaks Shaky had once dominated, and in 1993 Stevens retired from recording and performing. His final hit, the previous year's "Radio," was recorded with Queen's Roger Taylor and reached number 37.
Stevens remained in retirement for six years. He was back on the live circuit in 1999, and in 2005 he returned to the U.K. chart with the hits compilation The Collection. That same year he appeared on, and won, the U.K. pop oldies reality TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time — his victorious song, a cover of P!nk's "Trouble," brought him a Top 20 hit that summer, and paved the way for his first new album in 15 years, 2007's Now Listen. The following year saw Stevens celebrate his 60th birthday with a string of major concerts around the U.K. and Europe, including an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival. Another celebratory tour followed in 2011 when Stevens launched his 30th anniversary celebration and released a new album, Rockin' the Blues.
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD3)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Merry Christmas Everyone (Remastered)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD18)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD1)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD14)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: This Ole House (Expanded & Remastered Box Edition 2009)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop Rock
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD15)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD17)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Echoes of Merry Christmas Everyone - Single
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD5)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD7)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD10)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD16)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: The Hits Of Shakin' Stevens
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD2)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: There Are Two Kinds Of Music... Rock'n'Roll!
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD8)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD11)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD19)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD9)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD4)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD12)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD6)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Fire In The Blood The Definitive Collection (CD13)
Artist: Shakin' Stevens
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Collections
Title: Car Hits: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Nu Disco, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: The Collection Oldies Best! (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 70s, 80s, 90s Hits Perfect Weekend (CD2)
Genre: Eurodance, Techno, Blues Rock, Reggae, World Music, Country
Title: 64 Christmas Hits (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: BBC Radio - UK Top 40 Singles Chart (07 December 2018)
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancehall, Pop, Alternative, Indie, Trap
Title: Joe - Christmas All The Way (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Greatest Christmas Songs Ever (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Xmas Hits 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock, Country, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk, Classical
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (28-12-2018) (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: BBC Radio - UK Top 40 Singles Chart (28 December 2018)
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Glam Rock, Dancehall, Disco, Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1981 (CD2)
Title: Sounds Of The 80s Don _ T You Want Me 1980-1983 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Sounds Of The 80s I Think Were Alone Now 1987-1989 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Top 40 Duets - The Ultimate Top 40 Collection (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Mastermix Presents The 100 Collection The 80s (CD4)
Genre: House, Rock, New Wave, Glam Punk, Rockabilly, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Ultimate Eighties The Classics 2019 (CD3)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Folk
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Volume 83
Genre: Garage, Jazz, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Disco, Italo Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Vol. 83
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Title: Top 40 Hitdossier 90's (CD5)
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (20.12.2019) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (27.12.2019) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (13.12.2019) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (06.12.2019) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Pop Rap
Title: Mastermix DJ Edits Volume 5
Genre: Soul, Blues, New Wave, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Synth Pop, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Hits Of The 70's & 80's & 90's (CD80s)
Genre: Pop
Title: Joe Christmas All The Way 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Funky Friday (Limited Edition) (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Glam Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Disco, Classical, Folk
Title: Mastermix DJ Edits Volume 6
Genre: Garage, Euro House, Soul, New Wave, Dancehall, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: The Hits: The # 1s (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, Power Pop, Reggae, Roots Reggae, World Music, Country, Alternative
Title: Die Slow Van Toen Vol. 8 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: The Hits: The 80s Pop (CD1)
Genre: Hard NRG, Rock, New Wave, Reggae Fusion, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Greatest Ever Car Songs 2020 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest 80s Number 1s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts 04.12.2020 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Party Hits - The Sound Of My Life (CD4)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Hard NRG, Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Power Pop, Disco, Funk
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (11.12.2020) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Pop Music 1983-84 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate 80s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancehall, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Disco Remix 80s Vol. 6 (CD1)
Genre: DJ/Remixes, Disco
Title: Ultimate 80S! (CD2)
Title: 1-2-3: The 80s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: 205 DJ Loaded - Perfects Around (CD3)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Reggaeton, World Music, Latin
Title: NOW That's What I Call A Massive Party (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Power Pop, Country, Eurodisco
Title: Billboard Top 100 Romantics Hits (CD5)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Sky Radio Christmas (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Folk, Easy Listening
Featuring albums
Title: Rockabilly - 16 Éxitos / Rockabilly - 16 Exitos
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly