![]() īaltimora's first album, Living in the Background, was released in Europe at the end of 1985 and in United States in 1986. The second single, " Woody Boogie", which also gained notable success, entered the top 20 in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. Baltimora performed on the American TV show Solid Gold, which helped further their success in America. ![]() When it did, it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six months, peaking at No. However, it took a while for the single to enter the Hot 100 single chart in the United States (where it was released on EMI). "Tarzan Boy" was released in Canada in October 1985 and peaked on the Canadian charts at No. The song eventually made it to the United Kingdom charts, where it reached No. ![]() 6 on the Italian single chart and entering the top 5 in numerous European countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Norway. Success with "Tarzan Boy" īaltimora's first single, " Tarzan Boy", was released in April 1985, and became a huge European success, peaking at No. The bulk of Baltimora's song writing fell on Bassi and American lyricist Naimy Hackett, though McShane wrote the lyrics to their track "Survivor in Love". Bassi recruited prominent Italian sessionmen to record their first album, such as Giorgio Cocilovo on guitar and Gabriele "Lele" Melotti on drums.įellow Italo disco producer Tom Hooker has claimed that Baltimora's lead vocals were performed by Maurizio Bassi, as he'd done with Carrara, with McShane sometimes providing the backing vocals. ![]() They decided to form an act fronted by McShane, a trained actor and dancer, who had previously tried to break into the West End theater scene. McShane was an emergency medical technician (EMT) who worked for the Red Cross in Northern Ireland. In early 1984, Maurizio Bassi, a music producer and musician from Milan, met Jimmy McShane, a native of Derry, Northern Ireland. ![]()
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