Dan Hartman
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Dan Hartman ( December 8, 1950 - March 22, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
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[edit] Biography
Born Dan Earl Hartman, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hartman joined his first band, The Legends, at the age of 13, with his brother Dave. Hartman played keyboards and wrote much of the band's music. The band released several records but none were hits. He joined the Edgar Winter Group and played on three of their albums; Dan wrote the band's second biggest pop hit "Free Ride" in 1972. He launched a solo career in 1976.
In 1978 Hartman reached number-one with the single "Instant Replay"; musicians Hartman worked with on the associated album include Vinnie Vincent and G.E. Smith). This was followed by his second chart topper "Relight My Fire" (1979). Both tracks are considered by many to be anthems of the disco era.
He was back in the charts yet again with the top-10 single "I Can Dream About You" from the Streets of Fire soundtrack in 1984. Hartman was not featured in the video for the track, which received heavy rotation on MTV; instead, his vocals were convincingly lip-synched by an African-American actor. Hartman then scored a third number 1 single, "We Are The Young." During the next decade he worked as a songwriter and producer, and collaborated with such artists as Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Young, James Brown, Nona Hendryx and Steve Winwood.
He died at age 43 in Westport, Connecticut from a brain tumor caused by AIDS. At the time of his death, Hartman's music was enjoying a revival; a cover version of his song "Relight My Fire" became a British number-one hit for Take That and Lulu. Sales of Hartman's solo recordings, group efforts, production, songwriting and compilation inclusions exceed 50 million records worldwide.
[edit] Albums
- Images (1976)
- Instant Replay (1979) #80 US
- Relight My Fire (1980) #189 US
- It Hurts To Be In Love (1982)
- I Can Dream About You (1984) #55 US
- Whiteboy (1986) Never Released
- New Green Clear Blue (1989)
- Keep The Fire Burnin (1994)
- Superhits (2004)
[edit] Singles
- "Instant Replay" (1978) #29 US, #8 UK, #1 US Dance
- "This Is It" (1979) #17 UK
- "Hands Down" (1979) #26 US Dance
- "Relight My Fire" (1980) #1 US Dance
- "I Can Dream About You" (1984) #6 US, #78 UK, #8 US Dance
- "We Are The Young" (1984) #25 US, #1 US Dance
- "Second Nature" (1985) #40 US Dance, #66 UK
- "I Can Dream About You (1985)" (1985) #12 UK
- "Get Outta Town" (1985) #99 UK
- "Keep The Fire Burnin'" (featuring Loleatta Holloway) (1995) #49 UK
[edit] Tribute Site
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Categories: 1950 births | 1994 deaths | AIDS-related deaths | American blue-eyed soul singers | American dance musicians | American male singers | American songwriters | American record producers | Disco musicians | Gay musicians | LGBT musicians from the United States | People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | People from Westport, Connecticut
