Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Adventure - Rupert Holmes on AllMusic - 1980. Sep 14, 2010 ---Rupert Holmes - Adventure - Adventure - 1980 --- Everywhere I turn, there are people just like me, All searching, desperately, for adventure. Risking life.
For other people named David Goldstein, see. Rupert Holmes Birth name David Goldstein Born ( 1947-02-24) February 24, 1947 (age 71),, England Origin,, US Genres,, Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, playwright, author Instruments,, Years active 1969–present Labels,,, Website Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein on February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer,, musician, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles ' (1979) and ' (1980). He is also known for his musicals, which earned him two, and, and for his television series. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Life and career [ ] Holmes was born David Goldstein in,, England. His father, Leonard Eliot Goldstein, was a and bandleader. His mother, Gwendolen Mary ( nee Pynn), was English, and both were musical.
Holmes has dual British and American citizenship. The family moved when Holmes was six years old to the northern suburb of, where Holmes grew up and attended nearby and then the (majoring in clarinet). Holmes's brother, Richard, is the principal lyric of the, sings roles with regional opera companies, such as, and, and has appeared with the. In 1969, Holmes married childhood friend Elizabeth 'Liza' Wood Dreifuss, an attorney. Holmes's daughter Wendy died suddenly in 1986, at the age of ten, of an undiagnosed.

He has two sons, Nick and Timothy, the latter of whom has. Songwriter and recording artist [ ] In his 20s, Holmes was a session musician (producing sessions, writing and arranging songs, singing and playing a few instruments). In 1969, Holmes and (, ) recorded 'Jennifer Tomkins' for release on their second album, The Cuff Links.
During the recording of that album, Dante was prohibited by the studio that produced the Archies from any involvement in new recording ventures and was forced to drop out of The Cuff Links. Holmes finished the project and released 'Jennifer Tomkins' separately under a different studio name, The Street People (not related to the ). The song was on the for 15 weeks, beginning January 3, 1970, reaching a peak of 36. A follow-up single called 'Thank You Girl' reached 96 on the Billboard pop charts in April 1970. Holmes played the piano for both the Cuff Links and, with whom he had his first international hit, ', which was on the Hot 100 for 17 weeks beginning on January 2, 1971, a No. 17 song about that intentionally drew controversy.
Construction project management by chitkara pdf to wordpress. He also wrote 'Give Up Your Guns' (which peaked at No. 84), 'The Prince of Thieves', 'Blood Knot', and 'Tomorrow' for the band. Holmes also wrote jingles and pop tunes (including for,,,,, and television's ), as well as the score of the 1970 revenge, Five Savage Men (also known as The Animals), which starred.
As a recording artist, Holmes broke through with his first album, 1974's on, which introduced him as a presenter of highly romantic, lushly orchestrated 'story songs' that told a witty narrative punctuated by clever rhymes and a hint of comedy. Discovered this album and asked to record songs from it, launching Holmes on a successful career. She then used some of his songs in the movie.