Glass Tiger is a

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-nominated

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rock band from Newmarket, Ontario 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 Newmarket, Ontario, vocalist

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and bassist Wayne Parker (both from local band Onyx), along with keyboardist Sam Reid (from

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band The End), 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 Alan Connelly (born October 2, 1960) is a guitarist and songwriter. He is a founding member of Glass Tiger, the Canadian rock band. He and his band received five Canadian music industry JUNO Awards and multiple Canadian songwriter SOCAN Awards ...

joined the band in 1983. In 1986, Glass Tiger released its first album, '' The Thin Red Line''; it was produced by Jim Vallance (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, "

" and "Someday", reached the Top 10 in the U.S. charts. Glass Tiger won three 1986 Juno Awards:

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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, was named Composer of the Year. The band won two more Juno Awards in 1987 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.Artist: Glass Tiger
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and on

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's European Break Every Rule Tour. The band released a second album, ''

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'', 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, ''

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'', 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 NHL alumni visited

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stationed in

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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

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, 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 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

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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

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, the album includes special guest contributions from Julian Lennon ("Thin Red Line"),

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("My Song"),

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("Someday") and Susan Aglukark 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 Sopot International Song Festival in Poland.

Members

Current members *

– guitar, backing vocals (1983–present) *

– 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 ''

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'' 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 homepage

CanConRox entry

Glass Tiger
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Photos from Glass Tiger's performance in Vancouver, 2008
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