Gillian Gilbert
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| Gillian Gilbert | |
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| Birth name | Gillian Lesley Gilbert |
| Born | January 27, 1961 Manchester, England |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Keyboards |
| Associated acts | New Order The Other Two |
Gillian Gilbert (born Gillian Lesley Gilbert, 27 January 1961 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) is a British keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist, best known as a member of the Manchester band New Order and a founding member of The Other Two.
She has a sister, Kim, and her family moved from Manchester, the birthplace of Gillian, to the nearby market town of Macclesfield when Gillian was at a young age. In a 1987 New Order interview, Gillian says that she disliked living in Cheshire as a teenager and couldn't wait to live in Manchester when she grew up, however she now prefers living outside the city.
She is married to bandmate Stephen Morris, New Order's drummer. Gilbert and Morris have recorded as The Other Two. She is the Other Two's lead vocalist, and her voice can be heard on five New Order tracks: the 1981 single "Procession"; the 1983 single "Confusion"; "Avalanche" from the album Republic on which she sang a single word, "faith"; "Doubts Even Here" from their first album, Movement, on which she provided a spoken-word background vocal; and "Someone Like You" from 2001's comeback album Get Ready (this last one disputed - backing vocal may be provided by Dawn Zee ). She and Morris live in Rainow, outside Macclesfield.
Gillian and Stephen have two daughters, Tilly and Grace. Their daughter Grace has Transverse Myelitis. Its effects are something like a spinal injury, and it has left Grace paralysed from the waist down. Grace has largely recovered, but she still continues to need care and treatment; consequentially Gillian has stayed home and not toured with the band since 2001.[1]
In 2001 she was replaced by Phil Cunningham in New Order's line-up. She left to look after her and Stephen's young daughter Grace who became ill at the time and Gillian reasoned that it would be easier to replace her than it would Stephen.[1]
In 2007, Morris and Gilbert remixed two tracks for the Nine Inch Nails remixes album Year Zero Remixed.
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| New Order |
| Bernard Sumner | Stephen Morris | Phil Cunningham Former members: Gillian Gilbert | Peter Hook |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Movement | Power, Corruption & Lies | Low-Life | Brotherhood | Technique | Republic | Get Ready | Waiting for the Sirens' Call |
| Compilation Albums: Substance | (the best of) New Order | (the rest of) New Order | International | Retro | Singles | iTunes Originals - New Order |
| EPs: 1981 - Factus 8 - 1982 | Peel Sessions 1982 | Peel Sessions 1981 | The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack |
| Singles: see New Order discography |
| Videography |
| Pumped Full of Drugs | Substance | New Order Story | 316 (Reading Festival / New York) | 511 (Finsbury Park) | A Collection |
| Related articles |
| Side projects: Electronic | Revenge | Monaco | The Other Two | Freebass Topics: Joy Division | Factory Records | The Haçienda | 24 Hour Party People People: Ian Curtis | Martin Hannett | Peter Saville | Tony Wilson | Rob Gretton | Stephen Hague |
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