| Giuffria | |
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| Origin | USA |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 1982–1988 |
| Labels | MCA |
| Associated acts | Rough Cutt, Dio, Angel, Quiet Riot, House of Lords |
| Past members | |
| Gregg Giuffria David Glen Eisley Alan Krigger Craig Goldy Chuck Wright Lanny Cordola David Sikes Rick Bozzo Tom Quinton |
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Giuffria was an American rock band that was formed in 1982 by Gregg Giuffria after his departure from the band Angel, a glam rock/heavy metal band from Washington, D.C..
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Giuffria was formed as Gregg Giuffria's side project in 1982 after his departure from the glam band, Angel. The band's classic line-up consisted of Gregg Giuffria on keyboards, along with David Glen Eisley (lead vocalist), Craig Goldy (guitar), Chuck Wright (bass), and Alan Krigger (drums). Eisley had recently come off of a stint as the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles-based band Sorcery. Goldy had briefly been a member of the hard rock/glam metal band Rough Cutt, while Wright had guested on several tracks from Quiet Riot's smash album, Metal Health, although not an official member of Q.R. at the time. Krigger had been a longtime session drummer. Tom Quinton played drums for several months in 1983-84 but was dumped in favor of Alan Krigger, who looked more like a hard rock drummer than did Quinton. {Bassist} returned, to his former band , . to record one of the {bands} best L.P'S on {H.M.A} They were signed to MCA Records in 1984. Giuffria's self-titled debut album, Giuffria, soon followed peaking at #26 on the album charts while spawning two hit singles, "Call To The Heart" (Hot 100 #15) and "Lonely In Love" (Hot 100 #57). The band was the opening act for Deep Purple on the latter's 1984 reformation US tour; throughout this tour, the members of Giuffria were subjected to poor treatment by Deep Purple lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who cut the band's set from 45 minutes to 25 minutes, no guitar solo and no encores. The band went on to tour as the opening act on Foreigner's Agent Provocateur Tour, and enjoyed considerable success. The band played a few shows in Japan in June 1985, and a live VHS tape was released under the Giuffria Japan Tour '85 title. Giuffria then appeared on the Gotcha! soundtrack, with the songs "Never Too Late" And "Say It Ain't True." A third track "What's Your Name?" featured the vocals of David Glen Eisley but was listed under the name Camelflage.
Giuffria's next album, Silk and Steel, was released in 1986, following some lineup changes (Goldy joined Dio and was replaced by guitarist Lanny Cordola, and Wright returned to Quiet Riot (this time joining the band as an official member) and was replaced by bassist David Sikes). However, the first single "I Must be Dreaming" failed to hit the Top 40, landing at a peak position of #52, and the album only managed to peak at #60 on the Billboard 200. A second single, "Love You Forever" was released, but label promotion was poor and aside from an American Bandstand performance of the single, it quickly disappeared, failing to make the Hot 100. Giuffria were dropped by MCA Records and soon disbanded but not prior to recording demos for the third album. Nine tracks from the Giuffria III sessions were included on David Glen Eisley's Lost Tapes release.
On an episode of That Metal Show in 2010, guitarist Craig Goldy claims there is talk of a reunion of the band.
Gregg Giuffria went on to form House of Lords and signed a record deal with Simmons Records, a new record company launched by his longtime friend Gene Simmons. Gene Simmons trademarked the name House of Lords as the band name and fired vocalist David Glen Eisley in favour of James Christian. Eisley subsequently formed the band Dirty White Boy with guitarist Earl Slick and has remained active in music, in addition to several acting roles. Gregg Giuffria has since left the music business and now owns a business in Las Vegas.
| Year | Song | Catalog | Hot 100 | Album |
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| 1984 | "Call to Your Heart" / "Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone)" | MCA 52497 | 15 | Giuffria |
| "Call to Your Heart" (extended version) / "Out of the Blue (Too Far Gone)" | MCA T935 | - | ||
| "Do Me Right" | MCA 4360 | - | ||
| 1985 | "Lonely in Love" / "Do Me Right" | MCA 52558 | 57 | |
| 1986 | "I Must Be Dreaming" / "Tell It Like It Is" | MCA 52794 | 52 | Silk and Steel |
| "Love You Forever" / "Heartache" | MCA 52882 | - |
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