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Mick Greenwood is an English-born, American-raised singer/songwriter and producer. Greenwood was discovered at New York's
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by the legendary John Hammond of
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. Signed to
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worldwide in 1971, his debut album ''Living Game'' was recorded at Sound Techniques and CBS Studios in London, and received great acclaim. Mick and his band toured the US in the 1970s, The 1972 tour band included
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, Barry de Souza, Tony Cox and Dave Peacock, who returned to the UK. Mick went on to make his second album for
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''To Friends'', followed by a third for
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entitled ''Midnight Dreamer'' which he produced with his engineer Vic Gamm. With bass player Pat Donaldson, drummers
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, Barry de Souza and William Murray, and arrangements by
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and Steve Hamilton, Mick performed all lead vocals, guitars and keyboards. Some 46 years later, Greenwood has finally released a fourth album in 2021 entitled ''Tightrope''https://mickgreenwood.com which contains previously unheard tracks written, performed and produced over varying periods of time. Three of the tracks were initially recorded at Farmyard Studios in Buckinghamshire with Def Leppard’s award-winning engineer Craig Thomson, and musicians Robin Heggie on bass, Andy Caine on guitar and Chris Musto on drums, with Mick on vocals, piano and keyboards. The remaining tracks feature Mick’s solo work as artist /producer, performing all instruments and vocals.


Discography


Albums

*''Living Game'' 1971 *''To Friends'' 1972, reissued in Japan in 2006. *''Midnight Dreamer'' 1974 *''Tightrope'' 2021


Singles

*"Living Game" B-side: "To The Sea", 22 October 1971 *"Friend Of Mine" B-side: "Situation Number Four", 11 February 1972 *"Nobody Knows Me" B-side: "After The First World War", 26 May 1972 *"Share The Load" B-side: "Mother Earth", 20 October 1972 *"Show Your Colours" B-side: "Spooked", 23 March 1973


References


External links


Biography
http://www.mickgreenwood.com website] Living people 1951 births {{UK-singer-stub