Peter Sarstedt
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Peter Eardley Sarstedt[1] (born 12 December 1942 in Delhi, India[2][3]) is a singer-songwriter.
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[edit] Career
He is probably best known for his 1969, UK number one hit, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"; a none-too-sympathetic portrait of a young Euro-jet-setter set to a faux European waltz tune, it reached the top chart position in 14 other countries, but was only a tiny hit in the U.S.[4] The song was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, (together with David Bowie's "Space Oddity"). Other Sarstedt songs include "Beirut", "Take Off Your Clothes" and "Frozen Orange Juice" (UK #10 in 1969).
In the 1980s and 1990s he frequently toured the UK as part of the "Solid Silver '60s" package tours. "Where Do You Go To" was later used in the 2007 Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited which sparked new interest in Sarstedt's music.[4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "I Must Go On" / "Mary Jane" (1968)
- "I Am a Cathedral" / "Blagged" (1968)
- "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" (US #70) / "Morning Mountain" (UK #1) (1969)[5]
- "Frozen Orange Juice" / "Arethusa Loser" (UK #10) (1969)[5]
- "As Though It Were a Movie" / "Take Off Your Clothes" (1969)
- "Without Darkness" / "Step into the Candlelight" (1969)
[edit] Albums
- Peter Sarstedt (UK #8) (1969)[5]
- Tall Tree (1975)
- Ps... (1978)
- Update (1982)
- On Song (2006)
- The Lost Album (2008)
[edit] Siblings
Peter Sarstedt's brothers are:
- Richard Graham Sarstedt, who also topped the UK Singles Chart himself in 1961, with "Well I Ask You", under the stage name of Eden Kane.
- Robin Sarstedt, (born Clive Robin Sarstedt, January 21, 1944, Ajmer, Rajastan, Northern India) (the youngest brother), who made his recording debut as Wes Sands (recorded by Joe Meek), and then continued as Clive Sands. He had hits in 1976 and 1978 with "My Resistance Is Low", "Let's Fall In Love" & "Sitting In Limbo", billed as Robin Sarstedt.
[edit] See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- United Artists Records
- Anglo-Indian
[edit] References
- ^ Australasian Performing Right Association: http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm?worktitle=WHERE%20DO%20YOU%20GO%20TO&switchdet=Y
- ^ 45 rpm UK website: http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirp/peters.htm
- ^ British Academy of Composers and Songwriters website: http://www.britishacademy.com/index.php?option=com_memberprofile&task=view&id=31&Itemid=84&pContactID=1608
- ^ a b All Music Guide biography - accessed January 2008
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 482. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
