Gallagher and Lyle
Gallagher and Lyle was a Scottish singer-songwriter duo consisting of Benny Gallagher ( vocals, keyboards, guitar, accordion) and Graham Lyle ( guitar). They became known as a duo, especially with their top ten hits I Wanna Stay With You and Heart on My Sleeve (1976).
Careers
At 19 years began the two Scots Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, together to write songs. One of her first songs was published in 1964 Mr Heartbreak 's Here Again, that was recorded by Dean Ford and the Gaylords, the later Marmalade. , Meanwhile, went to London in 1968, they were taken by Apple Records, the music publishing house of the Beatles under contract to write songs for artists such as Mary Hopkin ( Sparrow, International).
The end of 1969 she joined the band McGuinness Flint; for this they wrote the Top Ten hits When I'm Dead and Gone and Malt and Barley Blues.
In 1972 they separated from the other musicians of McGuinness Flint, Tom McGuinness and Hughie Flint to continue as a duo. At the same time they also played in Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance band. Their fifth album as a duo brought Gallager and Lyle 's first commercial success. The album Breakaway, and released as a single I Wanna Stay With You were placed in February 1976 at the same time in the British charts. In the following weeks the also succeeded Heart on My Sleeve. Breakaway, the title track of their album had, Gallagher and Lyle previously also been released by Art Garfunkel, who published the composition in 1975, a year before Gallagher and Lyle on his second solo album and this had also called Breakaway. Later Garfunkel coverte the Gallagher - Lyle - composition A Heart in New York. This piece was in 1981 by Simon and Garfunkel played at the Concert in Central Park, which was released in 1982 as a live album.
A 1977 published another album brought Gallagher and Lyle only moderate success. In 1979, the duo parted ways.
Lyle was looking for his songs a new partner authors, Terry Britten, and the two co-wrote hits such as What 's Love Got to Do with It? Tina Turner ( for which she received a Grammy in 1985 ) or Just Good Friends Michael Jackson. He also characterized as a co- author of I Should Have Known Better by Jim Diamond or Tina Turner We Do not Need Another Hero. Together with his old companions Tom McGuinness, he published in 1983 (as Lyle McGuinness) Album Acting on Impulse.
Gallagher was later briefly a member of Manfred, a band in which several former members of Manfred Mann came together, including Tom McGuinness.
Band Members
- Graham Hamilton Lyle ( born March 11, 1944 in Bellshill, Scotland )
- Benny Gallagher ( born January 21, 1944 in Blaimore, Argyll, Scotland)