Murray Head
Best remembered for his 1984 smash "One Night in Bangkok," actor/singer Murray Head was born March 5, 1946 in London and began his performing career at age 12 with appearances in a series of radio plays. He began writing songs a year later, cutting his earliest singles while still a teenager under the supervision of famed producer Norrie Paramor. In 1966 Head made his film debut in The Family Way; the picture also featured his third single "Some Day Soon," produced by Tim Rice. Still, Head's career failed to take off and he was eventually dropped from his recording contract, spending a few years selling insurance before Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber contacted him to sing the role of Judas on the soundtrack to their musical Jesus Christ Superstar; concurrently, he also appeared in the film Sunday Bloody Sunday. The success of both projects launched Head to mainstream attention, and in 1972 he recorded his debut solo album Nigel Lived; three years later he resurfaced with Say It Ain't So, scoring an enduring cult hit with the single "Say It Ain't So, Joe." Apart from a starring role in 1977's Madame Claude, he spent the remainder of the decade out of the spotlight, finally returning in 1980 with Between Us; two more albums, Voices and How Many Ways, followed a year later. In 1984 Head was tapped to star in the musical Chess; his soundtrack performance of "One Night in Bangkok" was released as a single and became a major pop hit on both sides of the Atlantic, although his subsequent recordings were largely unheard outside of his core audience.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Say It Ain't So (Remastered 2017)
Pop - Released by Editions Murray Head Music on Jan. 1, 1975
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
One Night In Bangkok (Radio Edit / From “Chess” / Remastered 2016)
Pop - Released by Polar Music International AB on Jan. 1, 1984
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
One Night In Bangkok (From “Chess”)
Pop - Released by Polar Music International AB on Feb. 26, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Emotions (My Favourite Songs)
Pop - Released by Editions Murray Head Music on Mar. 17, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Say It ain't so (Live !)
Rock - Released by Editions Murray Head Music on Sep. 29, 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
One Night in Bangkok (U.S. Club "Promo" Long version Remix)
Dance - Released by Side Entertainment on Jun. 24, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blues & Beyond
Blues - Released by Editions Murray Head Music on Mar. 1, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pipe Dreams (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Editions Murray Head Music on Nov. 10, 1995
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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That's Rich (2023 Version)
Pop - Released by Editions Murray Head Music on Mar. 10, 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Gauche En Sortant De L'Ascenseur (Bande Originale du Film)
Miscellaneous - Released by ED MURRAY HEAD MUSIC on Oct. 10, 1988
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