| Nick Gilder | |
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Nicholas George "Nick" Gilder (born December 21, 1951), is an English-Canadian musician who first came to prominence as the frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd. He later had a successful solo career as a singer as well as a songwriter.
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Born in London, England, Gilder was raised in Vancouver. He began his career as front-man for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd, which later briefly featured a very young Bryan Adams.[1] Sweeney Todd had a number one hit, "Roxy Roller", that held on to the top spot in the Canadian music charts for three weeks in 1975.[2][3][4] It went on to win a Juno Award for "Best Selling Single" in 1977.
Feeling they had international scope, Gilder and fellow band member, guitarist and songwriting partner, James McCulloch left the band and signed a US record deal. In his second solo album, which spawned the hit "Hot Child in the City", Gilder also reached chart success in the United States. That song went to No.1 both in Canada and the US. It also earned him two more Juno Awards: "Single of the Year" and for "Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year" in Canada as well as a People's Choice Award in the US. It stalled outside the Top 40 in the United Kingdom, though it was featured on Top of the Pops and also in a Hot Gossip dance routine on The Kenny Everett Video Show.
Gilder has also been successful as a songwriter for artists such as Bette Midler, Joe Cocker and Pat Benatar. In 1984, the band Scandal featuring Patty Smyth had a number one hit with "The Warrior," which was written by Gilder and Holly Knight, and it earned him a BMI Airplay Award.
Gilder's songs have been used in several movies such as Youngblood with Rob Lowe, The Wraith with Charlie Sheen, Barb Wire with Pamela Anderson, Scenes From the Goldmine, which includes a cameo appearance by Gilder, and in TV series like Sex and the City, That '70s Show, Ed (TV series), and most recently Nip/Tuck.
Armand Van Helden sampled "Rockaway" on his 2005 club hit, "When the Lights Go Down." The following year Nemesis recorded “Hot Child in the City” for their 2006 debut CD, Rise Up and Rocket recorded “Backstreet Noise” for their CD, Girls with Candy Hearts. Phoenix-based power pop band Sugar High recorded the song "Time After Time" for a proposed tribute album and have included the song in concert.
Gilder returned to Canada in the mid-1990s, where he continues to record and tour. He has currently settled in Port Moody, British Columbia, where he lives with his family.
A CD called, “A Night On The Town, A Day In The Country” was to be released in 2005,[5] but was shelved.
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| SONG | ARTIST | ALBUM | YEAR/LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Rated X" (N. Gilder, J. McCulloch) | Pat Benatar | In the Heat of the Night | 1979 Chrysalis Records |
| "Is It Love" (N. Gilder, J. McCulloch) | Bette Midler | No Frills | 1983 Atlantic Records |
| "Think of Me" (N. Gilder, Martin S. Briley) | Martin Briley | Dangerous Moments | 1984 Mercury Records |
| "The Warrior" (N. Gilder, Holly Knight) | Scandal featuring Patty Smyth | The Warrior | 1984 Columbia Records |
| "Footsteps" | Nick Gilder | Youngblood (Original Movie Soundtrack) | 1985/1986 RCA/Ariola International |
| "Tough Love" (N. Gilder, D. Hitchings) | Patty Smyth | Never Enough | 1987 Columbia Records |
| "Hot Child in the City" ‡‡ |
Nick Gilder | Hot Child in the City (Original Movie Soundtrack) | 1987 Prism Entertainment/Paramount Home Video |
| "Scream of Angels" ‡‡ |
Nick Gilder | The Wraith (Original Movie Soundtrack) | 1987 Live Home Video |
| "Don't Walk Away" (N. Gilder, Duane Hitchings) ‡ |
Pat Benatar | Wide Awake in Dreamland | 1988 Chrysalis Records |
| "You Know We're Gonna Hurt" (N. Gilder, Rick Boston) | Joe Cocker | One Night of Sin | 1989 Capitol Records |
| "You're Everything (I Want to Do)" (N. Gilder, Brett Walker) | Brett Walker | Nevertheless | 1994 Empire Records |
| "Hot Child in the City" ‡‡ |
Nick Gilder | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God...Be Back by Five (Original Movie Soundtrack) | 1998 Evenmore Entertainment |
| "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" | Voices of Classic Rock | Voices for America (Various Artists) provided vocals | 2001 Intersound Records |
| "Roxy Roller" | Nick Gilder | The Runaways (Original Movie Soundtrack) | 2010 Atlantic Records |
‡ Also provided background vocals on "Don't Walk Away" & "Cool Zero"
‡‡ Not included in the soundtrack release