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CHRISTIE rocketed to fame at the dawn of the 70s with their single
Yellow River, a smash hit that made it into the charts in just about
every country in the world.
Listeners found the catchy, commercial beat and melody -- backed
by solid production values and a jingle jangle" sound that was to
become a trademark of many other Christie offerings -- an irresistible
combination, and bought the single by the millions.
The band was to follow up the single with many more songs that
were just as melodic and appealing. San Bernadino brought forth more
success, and has been adopted as that citys official song. Most of
the bands output was written by the groups leader and lead vocalist,
Jeff Christie, who was equally at home writing bright and bouncy,
commercial tunes, as he was at dreaming up a lilting ballad, a soulful
refrain, or a heavier, more powerful sound.
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That Christie failed to make a bigger name for themselves in pop
music history remains a mystery -- maybe it was a case of poor timing
and lost opportunities -- but in a perfect world, and based on the
songs that the group produced, it would be difficult to find another
band which so consistently came up with the commercial, pleasing tunes
that Christie released.
This website cannot change the past, but it aims to place
Christie in a more prominent light in the annals of pop music history.
And maybe -- just maybe -- even bring forth a whole new generation of
fans who appreciate the solid, pop rock music of this band, as well as
the songwriting genius of Jeff Christie.
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Many thanks to the following Christie fans, without whose
contributions this site would have been much poorer: Rainer Frank,
Garrelt Danker, Benny Hällström, Sergio Pergetti, Johan Petur
Niclassen, Lorenzo Gabanizza, Antonie Griebl and Michael Graf. In
compiling the articles for the site, the author has communicated
with Jeff Christie, Vic Elmes, Mike Blakley and Paul Fenton. All
articles and reviews were written by RAY CHAN, and cannot be
reproduced elsewhere without approval.
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