Norman Greenbaum
Best-known for his 1970 hit "Spirit in the Sky," singer/songwriter Norman Greenbaum was born November 20, 1942, in Malden, MA. He began his musical career while a student at Boston University, playing area coffeehouses before relocating to the West Coast during the mid-'60s and forming a kind of psychedelic jug band dubbed Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. After issuing the 1966 single "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago," which fell just shy of reaching the Top 50, the group disbanded, and Greenbaum subsequently formed a series of short-lived acts before finally returning to his solo career in 1968. A year later he issued his debut LP, Spirit in the Sky, releasing several unsuccessful singles before reaching the Top Three with the smash title track, which sold some two million copies. It proved to be Greenbaum's only hit, however, as follow-ups like 1970's "Canned Ham" and the next year's "California Earthquake" tanked; after the release of 1972's Petaluma, he retreated from music to focus on his California dairy farm, but returned to show business during the mid-'80s in a managerial capacity, also promoting a number of concerts.
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Discografia
8 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Spirit In The Sky
Rock - Lançado por Craft Recordings em 1 de jan. de 1969
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Spirit In The Sky (Deluxe Edition)
Rock - Lançado por Craft Recordings em 1 de jan. de 1969
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spirit in the Sky - The Best of Norman Greenbaum
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Repertoire em 10 de abr. de 2001
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Petaluma
Rock - Lançado por Craft Recordings em 1 de jan. de 1972
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Back Home Again
Rock - Lançado por Craft Recordings em 1 de jan. de 1970
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spirit in the Sky
Rock - Lançado por FM Records em 1 de nov. de 1970
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo