Glass Tiger is a
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band from
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that formed in 1983. The band has released five studio albums. Its 1986 debut album, ''
The Thin Red Line'', went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. Two singles from that album, "
Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" is a song by Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. It was released in 1986 as the lead from their debut album, '' The Thin Red Line''. The song reached number one in Canada and number two in the United States. The song ...
" and "
Someday", reached the U.S. Top 10.
History
In
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, vocalist
Alan Frew
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Early life
Born 8 November 1956 in Coat ...
and bassist Wayne Parker (both from local band Onyx), along with keyboardist
Sam Reid (from
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), were recruited by drummer Mike Hanson with the intention of forming a new band. At the time, Hanson was the lead singer and drummer of The End. After The End disbanded the new partnership from the ashes of both bands successfully formed the band Tokyo; that band later developed into Glass Tiger in 1983. Guitarist
Al Connelly
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joined the band in 1983.
In 1986, Glass Tiger released its first album, ''
The Thin Red Line''; it was produced by
Jim Vallance
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(who co-wrote two songs) and
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made a memorable vocal cameo on the lead single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)". This album went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the United States.
Two of its songs, "
Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" is a song by Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. It was released in 1986 as the lead from their debut album, '' The Thin Red Line''. The song reached number one in Canada and number two in the United States. The song ...
" and "Someday", reached the Top 10 in the U.S. charts. Glass Tiger won three
1986 Juno Awards:
Album of the Year for ''The Thin Red Line'',
Single of the Year for "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", and
Most Promising Group of the Year. The album's producer,
Jim Vallance
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, was named Composer of the Year. The band won two more Juno Awards in 1987 and was nominated for a
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CANOE -- Jam! The band performed in the United States as part of the
Raised on Radio Tour and on
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's European
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The band released a second album, ''
Diamond Sun'', in 1988. The album was certified triple platinum in Canada
and featured the single "I'm Still Searching", which peaked at #2 in Canada. Hanson left the band in 1988 following the release of ''Diamond Sun''.
Glass Tiger's third album, ''
Simple Mission'', was released in 1991 by Capitol Records. The album received radio play in Canada and Europe. It was certified platinum in Canada.
The band went on hiatus in 1993.
After pursuing other projects, the band reformed in 2003 with new drummer Christopher McNeil and began touring again.
In March 2009, Glass Tiger and members of the
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alumni visited
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stationed in
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,
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. The visit included live performances and footage was shown on an episode of ''Entertainment Tonight Canada''. The band returned to Afghanistan for a second performance in 2010.
In 2012, Glass Tiger toured across Canada with the band
Roxette, and performed as part of
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's "Rock The Peach Music Fest" On July 1, 2013, Glass Tiger performed a free concert in
Leduc, Alberta
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as part of a Canada Day Celebration. Glass Tiger performed at a number of festivals in the summer of 2017. On September 23, 2017, Glass Tiger performed at Canada Games Plaza in
Prince George, British Columbia
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. The free concert was held to thank the city for receiving over 11,000 evacuees from the southern interior who had been displaced by various wildfires.
In February 2018, to celebrate 31 years of making music together, the band released an album entitled ''31''. Produced by Scottish/Canadian country artist
Johnny Reid, the album includes special guest contributions from
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("Thin Red Line"),
Alan Doyle
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("My Song"),
Véronic DiCaire
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Susan Aglukark
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and David R. Maracle ("Diamond Sun").
In May 2019, Glass Tiger released their fifth studio album, ''33''. Following the release of ''33'', the band joined
Corey Hart on his Never Surrender cross-Canada tour in June 2019. The band continued to perform a number of headlining shows throughout the summer and performed as part of the
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Members
Current members
*
Al Connelly
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– guitar, backing vocals
(1983–present)
*
Alan Frew
Alan Graham Frew (born November 8, 1956) is a Scottish-Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, and author, who is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Glass Tiger. He has also released three solo albums.
Early life
Born 8 November 1956 in Coat ...
– vocals, guitar, tambourine
(1983–present)
*Wayne Parker – bass, backing vocals
(1983–present)
*
Sam Reid – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
(1983–present)
*Chris McNeill – drums
(2003–present)
*Tom Lewis - bass, backing vocals
(2015–present)
Former members
*Michael Hanson – drums, guitar, backing vocals
(1983–1988)
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
*''Live'' (2006)
Compilation albums
*''
Air Time: The Best of Glass Tiger'' (1993)
*''No Turning Back: 1985–2005'' (2005)
*''Then, Now, Next'' (2012)
Singles
NB: "My Song" (1988) missed the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 71 on the ''
Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles chart.
NB: "Don't Forget Me" and "Someday" both reached the
''Billboard'' AC chart, peaking at #30 and #4 respectively.
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
Glass Tiger homepageCanConRox entry
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Photos from Glass Tiger's performance in Vancouver, 2008
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Musical groups established in 1983
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1983 establishments in Ontario
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Juno Award for Album of the Year winners
Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year winners