Charlie Winston

Charlie Winston

Cruïlla BCN 2010, Barcelona
Background information
Birth name Charlie Winston Gleave
Born 14 September 1978 (1978-09-14) (age 33)
Cornwall, England
Genres Folk, indie folk, indie pop
Labels Real World Records, Atmospheriques
Associated acts Peter Gabriel, Tom Baxter
Website www.charliewinston.com

Charlie Winston (born Charlie Winston Gleave, 14 September 1978, Cornwall) is an English singer-songwriter.

Contents

Music Career

Early Career

Winston started performing under the moniker "Charlie Winston and the Oxymorons" after recording and touring with Tom Baxter on Baxter's Feather and Stone album. The Oxymorons consisted of harmonicist Benjamin 'Gob Iron' Edwards, bass guitarist Elf Lord Taylor, and drummer Jamie Morrison.

Make Way

Winston's debut album, Make Way was recorded at Real World Studios in 2006. Described as "inspired and seductive".[1] Winston supported Peter Gabriel.[2] on his 2007 European tour.

Hobo

His second album, Hobo, entered the French charts at #3 on 31 January 2009, and peaked at #1 in its 25th charting week where it stayed for 4 weeks and, as of 5 July 2011 (2011 -07-05), spent 30 weeks in the Top 10.[3] His debut album has also been certified as being platinum.[4]

The first single, "Like a Hobo", also topped the French SNEP charts for one week on 11 April 2009.[5][6]

In 2010, Winston won an European Border Breakers Award for 'Best UK artist in Europe'.

Running Still

Winston's third album Running Still has been released in France on 21 November 2011.

US Television

On November 10, 2011, his single "She Went Quietly" was played during the extremely emotional ending of Grey's Anatomy episode: Dark was the Night (Season 8, Episode 9).

Controversy

In 2008, his cover of The Spencer Davis Group's song "I'm a Man" appeared in an television advertisement for the Volkswagen Polo. The advert, which featured a dog miming the words,[7] was banned after complaints from the RSPCA and over 750 viewers.[8][9]

Personal life

Winston was born to parents Jeff and Julie Gleave.[10] At an early age he moved to Bungay, Suffolk where his parents owned the King's Head Hotel.[11] His older brother, Tom Baxter,[12] and younger sister, Vashti Anna, are also musicians and all use their middle name as a stage surname. Charlie Winston lives in Paris, France.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak chart positions
FRA FRA (DD)1 BEL (WA) SUI GER AUT GRE
2007 Make Way
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2009 Hobo[13][14]
1
1
3
9
16
57
12
2011 Running Still
5
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12
24
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Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
FRA FRA (DD)1 BEL (WA) SUI GER AUT UK
2009 "Like a Hobo"[15][16]
1
3
3
27
11
8
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2009 "In Your Hands"[17][18]
9
17
16
46
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—
—
2009 "Kick The Bucket"[19]
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32
56
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—
—
—
2010 "I Love Your Smile"
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—
—
—
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2010 "Tongue Tied"
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2011 "Secret girl"
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—
—
—
—
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2011 "Hello Alone"
41
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24
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1 Digital Downloads

References

  1. ^ Khan, Imran. "Make Way for Mr. Winston". Inside Entertainment. http://www.insideeonline.com/index.cfm?ci_id=3283. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
  2. ^ Issimdar, Mariam (2007-07-24). "Review: Peter Gabriel at Blickling". BBC Suffolk. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2007/07/23/music_review_peter_gabriel_20070723_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
  3. ^ "Charlie Winston – Hobo" (in French). lescharts.com. eMedia Jungen. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlie+Winston&titel=Hobo&cat=a. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  4. ^ "Charlie Winston". Real World Records. http://realworldrecords.com/artists/charlie-winston/. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  5. ^ "Palmarès IFOP – Singles – 11/04/2009" (in French). lescharts.com. eMedia Jungen. 11 April 2009. http://lescharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&day=11&month=04&year=2009&cat=s. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  6. ^ "Charlie Winston – Like a Hobo" (in French). lescharts.com. eMedia Jungen. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlie+Winston&titel=Like+A+Hobo&cat=s. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  7. ^ "(Banned) VW Polo Singing Dog ad". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9beQh1yH5uU. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  8. ^ O'Meara, Ryan (2008-03-29). "RSCPA Complain About ‘Abused’ Dog in Volkswagen TV Advert - Let’s Get Our Priorities Right Shall We?". K9 Magazine. K9 Media Ltd. http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/448/rscpa-complain-about-abused-dog-in-volkswagen-tv-advert-lets-get-our-priorities-right-shall-we/. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
  9. ^ Judd, Terri (2008-06-25). "Kiss goodbye to your sales, Stonewall tells 'homophobic' Heinz after advert is pulled". The Independent. Independent News & Media. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/kiss-goodbye-to-your-sales-stonewall-tells-homophobic-heinz-after-advert-is-pulled-853510.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
  10. ^ Woodger, Andrew (3 June 2009). "Doing it for herself". BBC Suffolk. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2009/06/02/introducing_vashti_anna_feature.shtml. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  11. ^ "Suffolk Sessions: The cat in the hat". BBC Suffolk. BBC. 2007-12-04. http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2007/12/04/suffolk_sessions_charlie_winston_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
  12. ^ Woodger, Andrew (3 March 2009). "Brothers in arms". BBC Suffolk. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2008/03/03/tom_baxter_nac_review_feature.shtml. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  13. ^ "Charlie Winston : Hobo". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlie+Winston&titel=Hobo&cat=a. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  14. ^ "French Digital Albums Chart - 16 January 2010". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=ai&year=2009&date=20090117. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  15. ^ "Charts - Charlie Winston - Like a Hobo". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlie+Winston&titel=Like+A+Hobo&cat=s. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  16. ^ "French Digital Singles Chart - 25 April 2009". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2009&date=20090425. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  17. ^ "Charts - Charlie Winston - In Your Hands". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlie+Winston&titel=In+Your+Hands&cat=s. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  18. ^ "French Digital Singles Chart - 25 July 2009". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2009&date=20090725. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  19. ^ "French Digital Singles Chart - 16 January 2010". Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2010&date=20100116. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 

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