Andy Pratt (born January 25, 1947) is an American rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, he made a number of experimental records, of which "Avenging Annie" was a commercial hit.

Career

Pratt's demo recording of ''Avenging Annie'' was given to the

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in 1972. In early 1973, Pratt signed to

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. He went into Aengus Studios, of

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and released '' Andy Pratt'' in 1973, which had modest commercial success. The single, ''Avenging Annie'', peaked at number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, spending ten weeks on the chart. The song was re-recorded by

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for his album ''

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'' in 1977. Pratt's original version of the single became the B side of

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'' magazine said of his 1976 album, ''Resolution'', "The songs carry rock harmony one step beyond the Beach Boys and the Stones." In 1982 Pratt released the mini album ''Fun in the First World'' produced by Leroy Radcliffe and released on Boston's Enzone Records. The mini album was later included on ''The Age of Goodbye''.

Discography

* ''Records Are Like Life'' (

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, 1969, reissued 1971) * '' Andy Pratt'' (

, 1973) * ''

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'' (Nemperor Records, distributed by

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, 1976) * ''Shiver in the Night'' (Nemperor, 1977) * ''Motives'' (Nemperor, distributed by

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, 1979) * ''Fun in the First World'' (Enzone Records, 1982) * ''Not Just for Dancing'' (Lamborghini Records, 1983) * ''

Perfect Therapy ''Perfect Therapy'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Andy Pratt, released in 1986 by GMI. Track listing #"Where Is the Comfort" - 5:11 #"Let Me See Your Face" - 4:27 #"Pass Away" - 5:32 #"More Than the Sky" - 3:28 #"Now ...

'' (GMI, 1986) * ''Life'' (GMI, 1988) * ''One Body'' (GMI, 1991) * ''Fire of Love'' (GMI, 1993) * ''Resolution: The Andy Pratt Collection'' (Razor & Tie Records, compilation, 1996) * ''Another World'' (Highway Records, 1998) * ''Heaven and Earth'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2003) * ''I'm All Right'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2003) * ''Cover Me'' (itsaboutmusic.com, February 2003) * ''New Resolutions'' (itsaboutmusic.com, August 2003) * ''Andy Pratt Is Back'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2003) * ''Andy Pratt Solo'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2003) * ''Live : Recorded Live at The Village Underground, NYC 3/11/03'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2003) * ''Age of Goodbye'' (''Fun in the First World'' + ''Not Just for Dancing'' +2, CoraZong Records, 2004) * ''Runaway Heart'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2006) * ''Masters of War'' (itsaboutmusic.com, 2008) * ''Andy Pratt Loves You'' (

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, 2010) * ''Life and Death'' (Forward motion records, 2011) * ''Chasing Shadows'' (Forward motion records, 2013) * ''The Wolf'' (independent, 2013) * ''The New Normal?'' (Forward motion records, 2014) * ''Do You Remember Me?'' (Continental Record Services, 2015)

References

External links

Andy Pratt on It's About Music

Andy Pratt on SoundCloud
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