James G. Photoglo is an American

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singer and songwriter from

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. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, " We Were Meant to Be Lovers" (No. 31, 1980) and " Fool in Love with You" (No. 25, 1981). He has also performed simply as Photoglo. After his career as a pop artist, he became a successful

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songwriter in

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. He wrote songs for

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. Four recordings made the Top Ten of ''

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Fishin' in the Dark "Fishin' in the Dark" is a song written by Wendy Waldman and Jim Photoglo, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with Jimmy Ibbotson singing lead. It was released on June 7, 1987, as the second single from their alb ...

" by the

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. In addition, his song "She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)" was covered by pop/R&B singer

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. He released solo albums again in the 1990s and 2000s. Photoglo was also one of four members of a short-lived novelty country band called

Run C&W Run C&W was an American novelty bluegrass group that was active in the early 1990s, playing mostly cover renditions of classic soul and R&B songs in a bluegrass or roots country style, including banjo, harmonica, washboard, and multi-part ...

, which recorded two albums for MCA between 1993 and 1995. He had a long-running association with

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, serving as bass player and backup vocalist in Fogelberg's touring band for much of the 1980s and 1990s. His most recent folk album, ''Halls of My Heart'', was released in July 2014. It is the first album on which Photoglo wrote nearly all of its songs single-handedly. As of 2016, Photoglo is touring as a sideman with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 50th Anniversary tour, playing bass guitar and acoustic guitar, as well as adding background vocals.

Discography

Albums

*1980 – ''Photoglo'' (U.S. #194) Chart Positions Allmusic.com *1981 – ''Fool in Love with You'' (U.S. #119) *1983 – ''The Thin Man'' *1993 – ''Pure Love'' *1996 – ''Passage'' *2000 – ''Fly Straight Home'' *2005 – ''Sparks in the Radio'' *2009 – ''Is It Me?'' *2014 – ''Halls of My Heart''

Singles

*1980 – " We Were Meant to Be Lovers" - U.S. ''Billboard'' #31, U.S. AC #14 *1980 – "When Love Is Gone" - U.S. AC #44 *1981 – " Fool in Love with You" - U.S. ''Billboard'' #25, U.S. AC #12, ''Cash Box'' #23; CAN AC #11 *1981 – "More to Love" - U.S. AC #36 *1981 - "Don't Play Another Sad Song" *1981 – "Tonight Will Last Forever" *1983 - "I Think We're Alone Now" *1983 – "Don't Say Goodnight" *1993 - "Will of the Wind" *1993 - "Pure Love" *2000 - "Fly Straight Home" *2005 - "Sparks in the Radio" *2009 - "Is It Me" *2014 - "Halls of My Heart"

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Photoglo, Jim American male pop singers Singer-songwriters from California American country songwriters American male singer-songwriters American soft rock musicians Living people Musicians from Inglewood, California Year of birth missing (living people) Run C&W members