Danny Spanos
Danny Spanos (also known as George Spannos) is an American rock drummer, best known for his 1983 EP "Passion in the Dark"[1] which produced the top 40 hit single "Hot Cherie" in Mainstream Rock chart in the summer of 1983. He also had songs on the soundtracks of 2 movies in 1983–84, Up the Creek used his song "Passion in the Dark", and the Tom Cruise movie All the Right Moves used his song "This Could Be Our Last Chance".
Danny Spanos | |
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| Also known as | George Spannos |
| Born | South Lyon, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1979–1985 |
| Associated acts | Redbone |
Born and raised in South Lyon, Michigan, he played drums with several groups, including Redbone, known best for their hit song "Come and Get Your Love" in the 1970s. He also played drums on the theme music for the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch.
Danny Spanos was arrested in 1984.[2] He also released "Looks Like Trouble" in 1984,[3] which had disappointing sales, and the only single released "I'd Lie To You For Your Love" received little airplay, and was later turned into a country hit by The Bellamy Brothers.
He had a video for the song "Excuse Me" from "Passion in the Dark" which made it into the MTV video rotation in early 1983.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 200 | USA Rock | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Danny Spanos
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— | — | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | Passion in the Dark
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201[4] | 15[5] | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | Looks Like Trouble
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208[6] | — | ||||||||||||
| "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US
Main. Rock [7] | |||||||||||||||
| 1980 | "One Night Stands" | — | Danny Spanos | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | "Hot Cherie" | 15 | Passion in the Dark | ||||||||||||
| "Excuse Me" | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | "I'd Lie to You for Your Love" | 42[8] | Looks Like Trouble | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
References
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes. Oxford University Press. p. 639. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- "ROCK'S BAD BOY TOO ROWDY". United Press International. April 25, 1984. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- "Albums". Billboard. February 9, 1985. p. 39. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- "Bubbling Under The Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- "Rock Albums & Top Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- "Bubbling Under – The Top Pop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- "Danny Spanos – Awards". AllMusic.
- "Top Rock Tracls". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
