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Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group in Brazil in 2009
Formation
1987; 31 years ago (1987)
Type
Theatre group
Purpose
Performance art, music
Location
New York City, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, Berlin
Website
blueman.com
Blue Man Group is a performance art company formed in 1987,[1][2][3] known worldwide for its various stage productions which typically incorporate many different categories of music and art, both popular and obscure, in their performances.[4]
Blue Man Group currently has continuing theatrical productions in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, New York City, and Orlando. In addition to the stage theatre show, Blue Man Group has had multiple national and global tours, appeared on various TV programs as both characters and performers, appeared on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship Epic, released multiple studio albums, contributed to a number of film scores, performed with orchestras around the US, and appeared in ad campaigns.
In July 2017, Cirque du Soleil purchased the Blue Man Productions for an undisclosed sum. Cirque announced plans to expand Blue Man Group globally and diversify the live entertainment production.[5]
Contents
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1 History
2 Themes
3 Theatrical productions
3.1 Current theatrical productions
3.2 Previous theatrical productions
4 Music and tours
5 Discography
6 Feature film
7 Videography
8 Television
8.1 Advertising
8.2 Programming
9 Awards and nominations
10 See also
11 Notes
12 References
13 External links
History[edit]
Blue Man Group grew out of a collaboration between three close friends, Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1987. Its first public appearance was a celebration of the end of the 1980s. The three men wore blue masks and led a street procession that included the burning of a Rambo doll and a piece of the Berlin Wall.[6] MTV’s Kurt Loder, who covered the event, drew attention to the strange Blue Men—and what began as creative "disturbances" on the streets of the city became a series of small shows at downtown clubs, and eventually a full performance at the Astor Place Theatre in 1991.
In July 2017, Blue Man Group was bought by Cirque Du Soleil, who announced that they would expand the concept.[7]
Themes[edit]
There are a number of different themes found in various Blue Man performances. These themes include:[8]
Science and technology, especially the topics of plumbing, fractals, human sight, DNA, and the Internet.
Information overload and information pollution, such as when the audience is asked to choose one of three simultaneous streams of information to read.
Innocence, as when the Blue Men appear to be surprised and perplexed by common artifacts of modern society or by audience reactions.
Self-conscious and naïve imitation of cultural norms, such as attempting to stage an elegant dinner for an audience member with Twinkies; or following the Rock Concert Instruction Manual with the expectation that following a series of instructions is all it takes to put on a rock concert.
The Outsider. Blue Men always appear as a group of three. This is because[8] not only are Blue Men viewed as outsiders to the rest of the world, but three is the smallest group possible when endeavoring to create a community. Many of the Blue Man skits involve one of the three Blue Men performing in a manner inconsistent with the other two.
Rooftops, or otherwise climbing to the top. There are a number of references, both in visual pieces and in lyrics from the Complex tour, that have a common theme of getting to the roof. This theme is a metaphor for the advice Stanton, Wink, and Goldman drew from Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers's PBS program The Power of Myth and represents "following your bliss".[8]

Theatrical productions[edit]
Astor Place Theatre with marquee for the group
Blue Man Group-Buddy Bears, in Berlin-Mitte
Current theatrical productions[edit]
United States
New York City at the Astor Place Theatre (1991 – present)
Boston at the Charles Playhouse (1995 – present)
Chicago at the Briar Street Theater (1997 – present)
Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel and Casino (November 18, 2015 – present)
Orlando at the Blue Man Group Theatre at CityWalk at the Universal Orlando Resort (June 6, 2007–present)
World Tour (March 29, 2016 – present) - a celebration of life in full color with the launch of a World Tour beginning March 29, 2016 in Singapore.[9]
Germany
Berlin at the Bluemax Theater (February 1, 2006–present)
Previous theatrical productions[edit]
United States
Live at Luxor in Las Vegas (March 10, 2000 – September 15, 2005)
“How to be a Megastar” national arena "rock concert" tour (2003)
“How to be a Megastar 2.0” (2006)
Las Vegas, Nevada at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino (October 10, 2005 – September 30, 2012)[10]
Las Vegas at the Blue Man Theatre at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino (October 10, 2012 – October 11, 2015)
North American Tour (first show September 2, 2010 – March 2016)
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Epic (July 2010 – March 2015)[11][12]
Germany
Berlin at the Theater am Potsdamer Platz (May 9, 2004 – January 31, 2006)
Oberhausen at the Metronom Theatre (March 11, 2007 – October 3, 2008)
Stuttgart at the Apollo Theater (February 28, 2008 – October 12, 2008)[13]
Canada
Toronto at the Panasonic Theatre (June 20, 2005 – January 7, 2007)
United Kingdom
London at the New London Theatre (November 2005 – June 24, 2007)[14]
Netherlands
Amsterdam at the Theater Fabriek (December 2006 – September 30, 2007)
Japan
Tokyo at the Roppongi Invoice Theatre (December 1, 2007 – November 29, 2009)
Tokyo at the Roppongi Blue Man Theatre (April 29, 2010 – March 31, 2012)
Switzerland
Basel at Musical Theater Basel (October 25, 2008 – January 11, 2009)
Zürich at Theater 11 (January 17, 2010 – May 2, 2010)[15]
Sweden
Stockholm at Göta Lejon (September 8, 2010 – October 24, 2010)
Austria
Vienna at MuseumsQuartier (November 4, 2010 – January 2, 2011)
Australia
Sydney at the Sydney Lyric Theatre (August 2013 – October 2013)
Music and tours[edit]
In 1999, the group released Audio, their first studio recording. Although it contained some of the music from their stage productions, it was chiefly a collection of full-length instrumentals featuring new instruments.
In 2002, the group participated in Moby's Area2 tour, giving a more rock-oriented performance than in the theatrical shows. Songs developed during this tour appeared on 2003's album The Complex.
Unlike Audio, The Complex, released in 2003, featured a variety of vocalists and guests including Tracy Bonham, Dave Matthews, Gavin Rossdale and Venus Hum. The record spawned its own 2003 tour, "How to Be a Megastar," the first headlined by Blue Man Group. The tour deconstructed the traditional rock concert experience into its often clichéd parts and was chronicled in a 2004 DVD release. The tour featured Tracy Bonham and Venus Hum as supporting acts. The DVD included a surround sound mix of some of the studio recordings.
Blue Man Group launched its second tour, "How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.0", on September 26, 2006. It featured some new material as well as material from the original Complex Rock Tour, and featured Tracy Bonham as opening act and vocalist. DJ/VJ Mike Relm was the opening act for the tour's second leg, which ended April 22, 2007 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The third leg of the tour began in May 2007 and included performances in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Santiago, Chile. The fourth leg, using "2.1" in its title, included more U.S. and Canada dates. The tour visited France, Korea, Canada, Germany, and a few other European countries through 2008. From August 19–23, it visited Taipei, Taiwan to promote its 2009 Summer Deaflympics, with most of the show's dialogue accompanied by subtitles. After Typhoon Morakot hit the island in mid-August, the group held an extra show to benefit flood victims.
Blue Man Group performed with Ricky Martin at the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards[16] and again with Michael Telo at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards.[17]
In 2008, they collaborated on the track "No More Heroes" with Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto for the remixed version of the Elements of Life album.
Announced in 2009, Blue Man Group began performing for the first time at sea on Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Epic. From July 2010 to March 2015, Epic alternated 7-Day Eastern and Western Caribbean sailings from Miami with nightly Blue Man Group shows.
A Blue Man Group national tour in 2010 visited various cities in the United States, Canada and Latin America. The tour included elements from their then-current theatrical performances, and new elements created for the tour.[18]
To celebrate their 20th anniversary, the group gave a special performance with Dave Matthews at the Astor Place Theatre in New York City, collaborating on the song "Sing Along."[19]
To celebrate Blue Man Group's 25th anniversary, a global tour kicked off in Singapore in March 2016. It continued through Asia and Oceania in 2016 and opened for the first time in South Africa in February 2017.[20] It was announced that the tour will continue on to Abu Dhabi and Switzerland later in 2017.[21]
In April 2016, Blue Man Group released "THREE", their third studio album. Building on the group's previous albums, "THREE" draws inspiration from the group's 25 years of creativity.[22]
Discography[edit]
Main article: Blue Man Group discography
Audio (1999) - Blue Man Group's first album is certified gold (500,000 units) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
The Complex (2003) - Blue Man Group's second full-length studio album features collaborations with various musicians including Dave Matthews, Gavin Rossdale, and more. This album charted four songs on the Billboard charts.
Live at The Venetian – Las Vegas iTunes exclusive (2006)
THREE (2016) - Released in April 2016 as a completely instrumental album (like Audio), the single Giacometti was released on blue vinyl originally. New instruments such as the “Snorkelbone,” “Chimeulum,” “Pipeulum,” and “Tone Spokes” are introduced on this album.
Feature film[edit]
In September 2008, Variety reported that the original trio (Matt Goldman, Chris Wink and Phil Stanton) would appear in a Blue Man Group IMAX 3D feature film, to be produced by Charlotte Huggins.[23] The film, titled Blue Man Group: Mind Blast, was to be directed by David Russo and released by National Geographic Entertainment.[24]
Videography[edit]
The Complex Rock Tour Live DVD (2003) – live concert footage taken from shows in Grand Prairie, Texas
Robots (2005) – performed on soundtrack for movie
Inside the Tube (2006) – one-hour documentary created for PBS. Features interviews with Stanton, Wink, and Goldman describing the Blue Men, and video clips from various theatrical performances. In "Inside the Tube," press notes state, "the three founders discuss the improbable journey they took from building drums and tube instruments in their living room to having one of the most popular shows in Las Vegas, a gold album, and a successful arena-sized rock tour. The program takes an intimate look inside Blue Man Group's unique creative process and provides never before revealed insight into some of the underlying themes of their work. The founders also cite some of their influences, including a public PBS program that impacted them at a pivotal moment in their career."[1] Available through the PBS store and also as an extra on the How To Be A Megastar Live! DVD.
How to Be a Megastar Live! (2008) – live concert footage from Blue Man Group's newest tour. It was released on DVD on April 1 and Blu-ray on November 4, 2008. The DVD version includes an additional audio CD of many of the show's songs.
Space Chimps (2008) – performed on the soundtrack for the movie
Scoring Reel – a scoring DVD only available in 2004
Television[edit]
Advertising[edit]
Intel – Blue Man Group appeared in advertisements for the Pentium III, Pentium 4, and Centrino line of processors.
TIM Brasil – Blue Man Group is the face of TIM Brasil, a telecommunications company in Brazil.
Programming[edit]
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992–94, 1997–2001, 2003–2005, 2007) Blue Man Group appeared on the premiere of Leno's version of the Tonight Show, prompting him to state, "This is not your father's Tonight Show." They appeared on the show 17 times, often involving audience members and celebrity guests, including Robin Williams and Mel Gibson. One Blue Man Group episode won an Emmy for The Tonight Show.[25]
The Drew Carey Show (2001) - During the episode "Drew Live III," the Blue Man Group experimented on Drew Carey as he slept on the train, making it look like he had sex with his nemesis, Mimi Bobeck. At the end of the show, it was revealed that their motive was for Drew to kill himself out of embarrassment so that they, along with John Ratzenberger, could take over the show.[26]
Arrested Development (2004) - The show approached Blue Man Group about appearing in an episode. The collaboration grew to a storyline where Tobias longed to be a part of Blue Man Group, and, ultimately, his father-in-law “hid from the law” performing as a Blue Man in Las Vegas.[27]
Disney Channel’s Shake It Up (2012) - Blue Man Group guest stars.
NBC’s America’s Got Talent (2012) – For the season finale, BMG performed "Shake Your Euphemism".
NBC’s Today Show (2015) - Blue Man Group performed on a live broadcast from Universal CityWalk. At the end of the performance, Al Roker helped the Blue Men fire confetti from the stage.
NBC’s I Can Do That (June 2015) - Alan Ritchson and Joe Jonas trained to become Blue Men.
NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (October 2015) – During the “Telephone Booth” skit, a Blue Man was a celebrity from the “mystery bench” and was placed in the telephone booth with Hugh Jackman after his opponent, Shaq, answered a question correctly. The trapped Blue Man wrote “help” with blue paint from his head on the telephone booth wall.
Telemundo’s La Voz Kids (July 2016) - During the live finale, Blue Man Group performed alongside the show's top 6 finalists. The kids sang “Applause” by Lady Gaga and three Blue Men and Blue Man Group band members provided the music.
NPR's Tiny Desk Concert (September 2016) - Blue Man Group performed tracks from their studio album Three during a Tiny Desk Takeover[28]
NBC's Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (October 2016) - The Blue Men played instruments alongside Neil Patrick Harris, who got in on the drumming. By the end of the performance, Harris and episode co-host Shaq were doused in blue paint.[29]
AMC's Halt and Catch Fire (August 2017) – In this drama about the first decade of personal computing, Blue Man Group performs at engineer and businessman Gordon Clark's 40th birthday party.[30]
Blue Man Group has also performed on various shows such as an appearance on The Grammy Awards (with Jill Scott and Moby), The Emmy Awards, The Latin Grammy Awards, The Royal Variety Show (for Queen Elizabeth II), Wetten, dass..? (Germany), The Voice (Germany), Regis and Kathie Lee, Regis and Kelly and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Blue Man Group also appeared on episode 7 of Season 12 of Celebrity Apprentice.
Blue Man Group performed in Star Awards 2016 (Show 1) in Singapore, a special variety programme of prize giving to the Singapore Artiste.
Awards and nominations[edit]
1991 Obie Award (winner)
1992 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience (winner)
1992 Lucille Lortel Special Award [2]
2000 Grammy Award (nominee)
2000 Eddy Award (design) [3]
2010 OBIE Advertising Award [4]
2011 Off Broadway Alliance Awards' Audience Choice Award for Best Long-Running Show (winner)[31]
2012 International Emmy Award nomination for Arts Programming (nominee) [5]
2014 Drum! Magazine Readers Choice Award – Best Percussion Ensemble (winner)
2015 Drum! Magazine Readers Choice Award – Best Percussion Ensemble (winner)

See also[edit]
Überschall, a Las Vegas band consisting of past and present members of Blue Man Group
Penn Jillette, a Blue Man affiliate and Las Vegas magician
STOMP
GEAR
Nanta
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Lauren, Flanders, Haley (2015). Audience Participation in Blue Man Group: Success Through Authentic Character, Adaptable Narrative, and Accessible Space (Thesis). Brigham Young University.
Jump up ^ "Blue Man Group | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Jump up ^ Sickler, Linda. "A close look inside the secret life of a Blue Man". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
Jump up ^ "Theater: Long Running Shows". New York Times. 2015.
Jump up ^ Pickert, Eugenia (2017-07-06). "Cirque du Soleil Buys Blue Man Group". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
Jump up ^ Welch, Liz (2008). "THE BLUE MAN GROUP (Cover Story)". Inc. 30.8: 110–112.
Jump up ^ Deb, Sopan (2017). "Blue Man Group Is Bought by Cirque du Soleil, With Plans to Expand". New York Times.
^ Jump up to: a b c Blue Man Group: Inside the Tube. PBS. 2006.
Jump up ^ Blue Man Productions (February 11, 2016). "Blue Man Group Launches World Tour in Singapore on March 29, 2016". MarketWired.
Jump up ^ Ogunnaike, Lola. "For the Blue Man Army, Recruitment Is on the Rise", The New York Times, 10 October 2005.
Jump up ^ "Norwegian Introduces Norwegian Epic's Captains And Hotel Directors Unveils Inaugural Sailing Dates in Europe and U.S. Miami" (Press release). Norwegian Cruise Line. 15 October 2009.
Jump up ^ "Broadway musical 'Priscilla' heading to cruise ship". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
Jump up ^ BLUE MAN GROUP / Show in Berlin – English Archived June 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "Blue men pack up bags". OfficialLondonTheatre.com. March 27, 2007. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
Jump up ^ "Blue Man Group – "DIE SHOW SENSATION"". Bluemangroup.ch. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Ricky Martin e Blue Man Group". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ "Michel Telo y Blue Man Group". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ "Blue Man Group National Tour". January 21, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
Jump up ^ JaredB23 (2009-08-18), Blue Man Group (feat Dave Matthews) - Sing Along, retrieved 2017-02-15
Jump up ^ Concerts, Big. "Blue Man Group | Big Concerts". www.bigconcerts.co.za. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ "World Tour - Official Site of Blue Man Group". www.blueman.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ "25 Years: NEW VINYL "THREE" - Official Site of Blue Man Group". www.blueman.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ Cohen, David S. (September 8, 2008). "Blue Man Group heads to bigscreen". Variety.
Jump up ^ Cohen, David S. (September 15, 2009). "Blue Man, Nat Geo map 3D pic plans". Variety.
Jump up ^ "Blue Man Group". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ The Drew Carey Show (TV Series 1995–2004), retrieved 2017-02-15
Jump up ^ Bateman, Jason; Rossi, Portia de; Arnett, Will; Cera, Michael (2004-11-07), The One Where Michael Leaves, retrieved 2017-02-15
Jump up ^ "Blue Man Group: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ Carra, Mallory. "Blue Man Group Performs On 'Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris' & It's So Fun — VIDEO". Retrieved 2017-02-15.
Jump up ^ "Halt and Catch Fire Season 4, Episode 1: So it Goes".
Jump up ^ "Off Broadway Alliance Awards". Retrieved August 24, 2011.
References[edit]
"Blue Man Group: Color them cool"[dead link] – Orlando Sentinel, January 5, 2007
"Toronto’s Blue Period?" – kapiTal magazine, December 2006
"Who killed Blue Man Group?" – Toronto Star, September 29, 2006
"Canuck unions blue over group" – Variety, June 16, 2005
"The Business of Blue Man" – Fortune Small Business, March 2003
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Climate of South Carolina
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Köppen climate types of South Carolina
South Carolina has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. On average, between 40 inches (1,000 mm) and 80 inches (2,000 mm) of precipitation falls annually across the state. Tropical cyclones, and afternoon thunderstorms due to hot and humid conditions, contribute to precipitation during the summer and sometimes fall months, while extratropical cyclones contribute to precipitation during the fall, winter, and spring months. Tornadoes happen mostly in the spring with a secondary peak in November. Hail and damaging winds often occur in summertime thunderstorms. Tornadoes are very uncommon in the summer unless a tropical cyclone is present.
Contents
[hide]
1 Temperatures
2 Precipitation
2.1 Snowfall and ice
2.2 Tropical cyclones
2.3 Thunderstorms and tornadoes
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
Temperatures[edit]
South Carolina has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa), although high elevation areas in the "Upstate" area have less subtropical characteristics than areas on the Atlantic coastline. In the summer, South Carolina is hot and humid with temperatures during the day averaging near 90 °F (32 °C) across most of the state with overnight lows near 70 °F (21 °C). Winter temperatures are much less uniform. Coastal areas of the state have very mild winters with high temperatures averaging about 60 °F (16 °C) and overnight lows close to 38 °F (3 °C). Further inland in the Piedmont, temperatures average between 50 °F (10 °C) during the day and 32 °F (0 °C) at night.
[show]Monthly normals and extremes for various South Carolina cities
Greenville
Columbia
Charleston
Greenville
[hide]Climate data for Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville–Spartanburg Int'l), 1981–2010 normals,[a] extremes 1884–present[b]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
82
(28) 81
(27) 91
(33) 94
(34) 100
(38) 105
(41) 107
(42) 105
(41) 101
(38) 97
(36) 86
(30) 79
(26) 107
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
69.4
(20.8) 72.5
(22.5) 80.8
(27.1) 86.0
(30) 90.2
(32.3) 95.1
(35.1) 97.3
(36.3) 95.9
(35.5) 91.1
(32.8) 84.4
(29.1) 77.1
(25.1) 69.5
(20.8) 98.6
(37)
Average high °F (°C)
52.4
(11.3) 56.6
(13.7) 64.5
(18.1) 72.8
(22.7) 80.2
(26.8) 87.5
(30.8) 90.3
(32.4) 88.6
(31.4) 82.2
(27.9) 72.8
(22.7) 63.5
(17.5) 54.1
(12.3) 72.1
(22.3)
Average low °F (°C)
32.0
(0) 34.9
(1.6) 41.2
(5.1) 48.3
(9.1) 57.2
(14) 65.8
(18.8) 69.4
(20.8) 68.7
(20.4) 61.8
(16.6) 50.4
(10.2) 41.3
(5.2) 34.0
(1.1) 50.4
(10.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
14.6
(−9.7) 19.0
(−7.2) 24.2
(−4.3) 32.6
(0.3) 42.7
(5.9) 55.0
(12.8) 61.7
(16.5) 60.7
(15.9) 47.9
(8.8) 34.1
(1.2) 26.0
(−3.3) 18.1
(−7.7) 11.8
(−11.2)
Record low °F (°C)
−6
(−21) −5
(−21) 11
(−12) 22
(−6) 27
(−3) 40
(4) 53
(12) 50
(10) 32
(0) 25
(−4) 11
(−12) 3
(−16) −6
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.82
(97) 3.97
(100.8) 4.52
(114.8) 3.36
(85.3) 3.76
(95.5) 3.80
(96.5) 4.80
(121.9) 4.48
(113.8) 3.43
(87.1) 3.44
(87.4) 3.70
(94) 4.11
(104.4) 47.19
(1,198.6)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
2.3
(5.8) 1.0
(2.5) 0.9
(2.3) trace 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0.1
(0.3) 0.4
(1) 4.7
(11.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
10.2 9.2 9.6 9.0 9.7 10.4 11.7 10.4 8.1 7.2 8.9 9.8 114.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
1.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.4 2.8
Average relative humidity (%)
65.8 62.6 62.1 60.7 68.5 70.5 74.0 75.6 75.8 70.9 68.2 67.7 68.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours
176.6 182.7 236.2 264.7 269.2 270.8 267.8 253.9 229.2 235.2 184.3 169.4 2,740
Percent possible sunshine
56 60 64 68 62 62 61 61 62 67 59 55 62
Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1962–1990, sun 1961–1990)[1][2][3]
Columbia
[hide]Climate data for Columbia, South Carolina (Columbia Airport), 1981–2010 normals,[c] extremes 1887–present[d]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
84
(29) 84
(29) 93
(34) 96
(36) 101
(38) 109
(43) 107
(42) 107
(42) 106
(41) 101
(38) 90
(32) 83
(28) 109
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
73.7
(23.2) 77.6
(25.3) 83.9
(28.8) 89.3
(31.8) 94.0
(34.4) 98.5
(36.9) 100.2
(37.9) 98.9
(37.2) 94.5
(34.7) 88.2
(31.2) 80.9
(27.2) 75.3
(24.1) 101.6
(38.7)
Average high °F (°C)
56.0
(13.3) 60.3
(15.7) 68.2
(20.1) 76.3
(24.6) 83.8
(28.8) 90.0
(32.2) 92.7
(33.7) 90.7
(32.6) 85.2
(29.6) 76.1
(24.5) 67.3
(19.6) 58.2
(14.6) 75.4
(24.1)
Average low °F (°C)
33.7
(0.9) 36.8
(2.7) 43.0
(6.1) 50.4
(10.2) 59.5
(15.3) 68.2
(20.1) 71.6
(22) 71.0
(21.7) 64.2
(17.9) 52.1
(11.2) 42.3
(5.7) 35.3
(1.8) 52.3
(11.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
16.4
(−8.7) 20.6
(−6.3) 25.5
(−3.6) 33.2
(0.7) 44.1
(6.7) 56.6
(13.7) 63.5
(17.5) 62.0
(16.7) 49.0
(9.4) 34.4
(1.3) 26.2
(−3.2) 19.1
(−7.2) 14.7
(−9.6)
Record low °F (°C)
−1
(−18) −2
(−19) 4
(−16) 26
(−3) 34
(1) 44
(7) 54
(12) 53
(12) 40
(4) 23
(−5) 12
(−11) 4
(−16) −2
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.58
(90.9) 3.61
(91.7) 3.73
(94.7) 2.62
(66.5) 2.97
(75.4) 4.69
(119.1) 5.46
(138.7) 5.26
(133.6) 3.54
(89.9) 3.17
(80.5) 2.74
(69.6) 3.22
(81.8) 44.59
(1,132.6)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
0.8
(2) 0.5
(1.3) 0.1
(0.3) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0.1
(0.3) 1.5
(3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
9.9 9.1 8.6 8.0 7.7 10.5 11.8 10.5 7.3 7.0 7.3 9.0 106.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
0.5 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.0
Average relative humidity (%)
69.2 65.8 64.6 62.1 68.2 70.8 73.4 76.5 75.9 73.0 71.6 70.7 70.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours
172.7 180.7 237.3 269.6 292.9 280.0 286.0 263.3 239.8 235.0 193.8 175.0 2,826.1
Percent possible sunshine
55 59 64 69 68 65 65 63 64 67 62 57 64
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961−1990)[4][5][6]
Charleston
[hide]Climate data for Charleston Int'l, South Carolina (1981–2010 normals,[7] extremes 1938–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
83
(28) 87
(31) 90
(32) 95
(35) 99
(37) 103
(39) 104
(40) 105
(41) 99
(37) 94
(34) 88
(31) 83
(28) 105
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
75.3
(24.1) 78.1
(25.6) 83.5
(28.6) 88.5
(31.4) 92.7
(33.7) 96.8
(36) 98.0
(36.7) 96.5
(35.8) 92.6
(33.7) 87.1
(30.6) 81.9
(27.7) 76.8
(24.9) 99.2
(37.3)
Average high °F (°C)
59.0
(15) 62.8
(17.1) 69.6
(20.9) 76.4
(24.7) 83.2
(28.4) 88.4
(31.3) 91.1
(32.8) 89.5
(31.9) 84.8
(29.3) 77.1
(25.1) 69.8
(21) 61.6
(16.4) 76.1
(24.5)
Average low °F (°C)
37.5
(3.1) 40.6
(4.8) 46.7
(8.2) 53.3
(11.8) 61.8
(16.6) 69.6
(20.9) 73.0
(22.8) 72.3
(22.4) 67.2
(19.6) 56.8
(13.8) 47.5
(8.6) 40.1
(4.5) 55.5
(13.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
21.4
(−5.9) 25.5
(−3.6) 30.4
(−0.9) 38.6
(3.7) 49.5
(9.7) 61.1
(16.2) 67.5
(19.7) 66.0
(18.9) 55.6
(13.1) 41.0
(5) 32.6
(0.3) 24.0
(−4.4) 18.8
(−7.3)
Record low °F (°C)
6
(−14) 12
(−11) 15
(−9) 29
(−2) 36
(2) 50
(10) 58
(14) 56
(13) 42
(6) 27
(−3) 15
(−9) 8
(−13) 6
(−14)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.71
(94.2) 2.96
(75.2) 3.71
(94.2) 2.91
(73.9) 3.02
(76.7) 5.65
(143.5) 6.53
(165.9) 7.15
(181.6) 6.10
(154.9) 3.75
(95.3) 2.43
(61.7) 3.11
(79) 51.03
(1,296.2)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
trace 0.2
(0.5) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0
(0) 0.3
(0.8) 0.5
(1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
9.6 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.8 11.9 13.0 13.2 10.0 7.3 7.0 8.7 112.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
0.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.5
Average relative humidity (%)
69.8 67.4 68.1 67.5 72.5 75.1 76.6 78.9 78.2 74.1 72.7 71.6 72.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours
179.3 186.7 243.9 275.1 294.8 279.5 287.8 256.7 219.7 224.5 189.5 171.3 2,808.8
Percent possible sunshine
56 61 66 71 69 65 66 62 59 64 60 55 63
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)[8][9][10]
[hide]Climate data for Charleston, South Carolina (Downtown), 1981–2010 normals,[7] extremes 1893–present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
82
(28) 83
(28) 94
(34) 94
(34) 99
(37) 104
(40) 103
(39) 103
(39) 100
(38) 95
(35) 87
(31) 81
(27) 104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
71.3
(21.8) 74.6
(23.7) 79.7
(26.5) 84.6
(29.2) 90.0
(32.2) 94.0
(34.4) 96.2
(35.7) 94.2
(34.6) 91.2
(32.9) 85.2
(29.6) 79.0
(26.1) 73.9
(23.3) 97.4
(36.3)
Average high °F (°C)
56.7
(13.7) 59.6
(15.3) 65.0
(18.3) 72.0
(22.2) 78.7
(25.9) 84.5
(29.2) 87.6
(30.9) 86.4
(30.2) 82.0
(27.8) 74.6
(23.7) 67.3
(19.6) 59.5
(15.3) 72.8
(22.7)
Average low °F (°C)
42.8
(6) 45.5
(7.5) 51.6
(10.9) 58.8
(14.9) 67.1
(19.5) 74.0
(23.3) 76.9
(24.9) 76.1
(24.5) 71.8
(22.1) 62.5
(16.9) 53.6
(12) 45.6
(7.6) 60.5
(15.8)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
27.5
(−2.5) 31.6
(−0.2) 36.4
(2.4) 44.8
(7.1) 55.6
(13.1) 66.5
(19.2) 71.0
(21.7) 69.8
(21) 61.6
(16.4) 48.1
(8.9) 39.1
(3.9) 30.2
(−1) 24.8
(−4)
Record low °F (°C)
10
(−12) 7
(−14) 22
(−6) 36
(2) 45
(7) 52
(11) 61
(16) 59
(15) 50
(10) 37
(3) 17
(−8) 12
(−11) 7
(−14)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
2.94
(74.7) 2.51
(63.8) 3.30
(83.8) 2.53
(64.3) 2.16
(54.9) 4.65
(118.1) 5.40
(137.2) 6.71
(170.4) 5.76
(146.3) 3.67
(93.2) 2.19
(55.6) 2.60
(66) 44.42
(1,128.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
9.0 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.6 10.0 11.3 11.3 8.9 6.6 6.3 8.6 101.3
Source: NOAA[8][11]
Precipitation[edit]
Annual average precipitation in South Carolina
While precipitation is abundant the entire year in almost the entire state, the coastline tends to have a slightly wetter summer, while inland March tends to be the wettest month. During the cold season, extratropical cyclones is the main cause of precipitation, while during the summer, tropical cyclones and thunderstorms forming due to afternoon heating are the main causes of precipitation. A lee side rain shadow from the Appalachian Mountains lowers annual precipitation across central portions of the state.[12] Inland sections average 40 inches (1,000 mm) to 50 inches (1,300 mm) of rainfall, while near the coast 50 inches (1,300 mm) to 60 inches (1,500 mm), and the Piedmont receives 70 inches (1,800 mm) to 80 inches (2,000 mm) of precipitation.[13] Winter precipitation is determined in large by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. During El Niño events, the jet stream is further south and east across the U.S., thus leading to cooler and wetter winters in South Carolina, while La Niña keeps the jet stream further north and west causing warmer and drier winters.
Snowfall and ice[edit]
Annual snowfall across inland South Carolina is very small, and in coastal areas several years might pass without any measurable snowfall. The snowiest location in the state averages 12 inches (30 cm) of snow a year in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the state. Freezing rain is more common than snow and even rain across much of the state in the winter months. Along the coast snowfall is very rare, with only a few snow events on record. Charleston averages less than 1 inch annually, and often 5 to 10 years might pass without any snowfall.
Tropical cyclones[edit]
Hurricane Hugo (1989)
The state is prone to tropical cyclones. This is an annual concern during hurricane season, which is from June through November. The peak time of vulnerability for the southeast Atlantic coast is from early August to early October when tropical cyclone frequency is highest.[14] Major hurricanes can impact the Palmetto state, though there are no category 5 impacts on record.[15] Two of the stronger hurricanes to strike South Carolina in recent times are Hurricane Hazel (1954) and Hurricane Hugo (1989), which were of category 4 strength. For weaker systems, rainfall and spin-up tornadoes in the outer bands are the main impacts to the state. The wettest known tropical cyclone to impact South Carolina was a tropical depression named Jerry in 1995 which stalled nearby and had previously been a tropical storm across Florida.[16]
Thunderstorms and tornadoes[edit]
South Carolina averages around 64 days of thunderstorm activity per year. Most thunderstorms occur during the summer. South Carolina is vulnerable to tornadoes. Some notable tornadoes have struck South Carolina and the state averages around 14 tornadoes annually.[17] There have been no F-5 tornadoes on record but over a dozen F-4 tornadoes have occurred in many counties in South Carolina.
See also[edit]
Climate of the United States
List of wettest tropical cyclones in South Carolina
United States rainfall climatology
List of South Carolina weather records
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
Jump up ^ Official records for Greenville kept April 1884 to 10 December 1941 at downtown, 11 December 1941 to 14 October 1962 at Greenville Downtown Airport, and at Greenville–Spartanburg Int'l near Greer since 15 October 1962. For more information, see Threadex
Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
Jump up ^ Official records for Columbia were kept at downtown from June 1887 to December 1947, and at Columbia Airport since January 1948. For more information, see Threadex
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: SC GREER". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "WMO Climate Normals for GREENVILLE/G-SPARTANBURG, SC 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: SC COLUMBIA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "WMO Climate Normals for COLUMBIA/METRO ARPT SC 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
^ Jump up to: a b Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
^ Jump up to: a b "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: SC CHARLESTON INTL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
Jump up ^ "WMO Climate Normals for CHARLESTON/MUNICIPAL, SC 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: SC CHARLESTON CITY". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
Jump up ^ South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Climate. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
Jump up ^ National Atlas.gov. Average annual precipitation for South Carolina. Archived 2008-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
Jump up ^ National Hurricane Center. Graphic showing seasonal activity by date. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
Jump up ^ Eric S. Blake, Edward N. Rappaport, and Chris Landsea. The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones From 1851 to 2006 (and other frequently requested hurricane facts).
Jump up ^ [[National Hurricane Center] ainblk.gif Tropical Storm Jerry Color-Filled Rainfall Graphic.] Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
Jump up ^ National Climatic Data Center. Annual average number of tornadoes. Retrieved on 2006-10-24.
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Islands in the Stream (song)
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"Islands in the Stream"
Single by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
from the album Eyes That See in the Dark
B-side
"I Will Always Love You" (US)
"Midsummer Nights" (UK)
Released
July 1983 (US)
Recorded
May 1983, Middle Ear, Miami Beach
Lion Share Recording Studios and Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles
Genre
Country pop, soft rock[1]
Length
4:08
Label
RCA
Songwriter(s)
Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)
Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"You Were a Good Friend"
(1983) "Islands in the Stream"
(1983) "This Woman"
(1984)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Potential New Boyfriend"
(1983) Potential New Boyfriend1983 "Islands in the Stream"
(1983) Islands in the Stream1983 "Save the Last Dance for Me"
(1984) Save the Last Dance for Me1984
"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and sung by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Named after the Ernest Hemingway novel, it was originally written for Marvin Gaye in an R&B style, only later to be changed for the Kenny Rogers album.[2] It was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers' album Eyes That See in the Dark.
The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, giving both Rogers and Parton their second pop number-one hit (after Rogers' "Lady" in 1980 and Parton's "9 to 5" in 1981). It also topped the Country and Adult Contemporary charts. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over two million physical copies in the US.[3] In 2005 the song topped CMT's poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on the CMT special.
Rogers and Parton went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional hit with their 1985 duet "Real Love".
Contents
1 Musical structure
2 Commercial performance
3 In popular media
4 Chart performance
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
5 Cover versions
6 Bee Gees' recorded version
7 Barry Gibb's demo version
8 Comic Relief version
8.1 Track listing
8.2 Charts
8.2.1 Weekly charts
8.2.2 Year-end charts
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Musical structure[edit]
The song is sung in C major moderate 4/4 time, with Rogers and Parton alternating lead vocals. Their version features a key change from C major to A-flat major.[4]
Commercial performance[edit]
It knocked Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" out of No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, also topping the Country and Adult Contemporary listings. In December of that year it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over two million physical copies in the US.[3] It has also sold 569,000 digital copies in the US as of November 2013.[5] While the song was at the very top of the country charts, another of Rogers' singles "Scarlet Fever" reached #5.
In Australia the song was number one for one week in December 1983 and became one of the highest selling singles of 1984.
The song reached a peak of No. 7 in the UK singles chart in 1983. Since then it has also sold 245,577 digital copies in the UK as of July 2014.[6] As of 2017 it has racked up 287,200 downloads and 4.83 million streams in the UK.[7]
In popular media[edit]
The song was featured in a late 1983 episode of the US daytime soap opera Days Of Our Lives as well as 1984 episodes of General Hospital and One Life To Live.
In April 2008 South Bend, Indiana, radio station WZOW played the song continuously for several days on end,[8] a stunt drawing attention to the station's format change from alternative rock to adult contemporary.
In October 2015, the song was sung in Jane The Virgin in the episode “Chapter Twenty-Four.
In September 2016, in Supergirl, the song was played at the alien bar in the episode "Welcome to Earth".
In October 2017, the song appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon performed by Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon. Cyrus portrayed her godmother Parton, while Fallon donned a silver beard and wig as Rogers.
The song is heard in season 2 of the hit Netflix show Stranger Things.
Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones perform the song in season 2, episode 5 of BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey.
The song is performed in The Office during Season 2 in the episode "Email Surveillance" by Michael (Steve Carell) and Jim (John Krasinski) at Jim's party during karaoke.
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1983–84)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) 4
Canada (The Record)[10] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks (RPM) 1
Canada Country Tracks (RPM) 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 25
Ireland (IRMA) 2
Italy (Musica e dischi) 49
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 2
Spain (AFYVE)[15] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1983)
Rank
Australia [22] 40
Canada Top Singles [23] 15
New Zealand [24] 40
US Cash Box [25] 11
Chart (1984)
Rank
US Billboard Hot 100 [26] 56
Cover versions[edit]
Danish blues-rock singer Peter Thorup and pop singer Anne Grete Rendtorff had great success with a version with Danish lyrics in 1984 callet Skibe uden Sejl (Ships without Sails). The song was used as title track for the Danish TV series Måske i morgen (maybe tomorrow) shown on Danish national television DR.
Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson covered the song on her 1983 album Singles Bar, with lyrics in Swedish by Ingela "Pling" Forsman as "Öar i ett hav" ("Islands in a sea").[27]
In 1994 the Majorcan singer Tomeu Penya recorded a version of this song with lyrics in a Balearic dialect of Catalan, entitled Illes dins un riu (Islands in a stream) in the album Una aclucada d'ull. This version was a duet sung with Adriana Ceballos an Argentinian singer, this song became very popular in Catalonia.
It is the opening track of Barry Manilow's 2007 album The Greatest Songs of the Eighties, sung with Reba McEntire.[28]
The chorus of the 1998 hip-hop song "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is an interpolation of the chorus of "Islands in the Stream".
In 2009 Namibian singer Nianell and South African singer Dozi released a version on their album It Takes Two.[29]
In 2010 South African, Afrikaans singers Ray Dylan and Elizma Theron covered the song.
In 2010 Irish singer Ronan Keating covered the song together with Australian country music trio The McClymonts for his album Duet.
In 2014, Kylie Minogue and Jake Shears performed the song together. In 2018, Minogue included the song on her Kylie Presents: Golden tour.
In 2017, Adam Harvey and Beccy Cole covered the song on their album, The Great Country Songbook Volume 2.
In October 2017, Jimmy Fallon and Miley Cyrus performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in a recreation of Rogers' and Parton's live performance at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
Bee Gees' recorded version[edit]
"Islands in the Stream"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Their Greatest Hits: The Record
Released
20 November 2001
Format
CD, cassette
Recorded
2001
Genre
Rhythm and blues
Length
4:23
Label
Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Pras Michel
Producer(s)
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
The Bee Gees performed their version live at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on 14 November 1997, which was released a year later on One Night Only, with solo vocal by Barry Gibb. A studio version was recorded for their 2001 retrospective Their Greatest Hits: The Record, which has since featured on the 2004 Number Ones and on the 2010 Mythology box set.[30] The chorus of Pras' 1998 hit "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)", which in turn is a reworking of the original Rogers and Parton release, replaces the final chorus in the studio recording. The live version of the song appears on their Love Songs compilation.
Personnel (studio version)
Robin Gibb – vocals
Maurice Gibb – keyboard, programming
John Merchant – sound engineer
Personnel (live version)
Barry Gibb – lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
Robin Gibb — harmony and backing vocals
Maurice Gibb – harmony and backing vocals, keyboard
with
Alan Kendall – lead guitar
Steve Gibb - guitar
Barry Gibb's demo version[edit]
"Islands in the Stream"
Song by Barry Gibb
from the album The Eyes That See in the Dark Demos
Language
English
Released
November 2006
Format
Digital download
Recorded
May 1983
Miami Beach, Florida
Genre
Pop, country
Length
3:59
Label
iTunes
Songwriter(s)
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Barry Gibb's demo for Kenny Rogers had previously been bootlegged but was officially released in November 2006. It features Barry Gibb on solo vocal, with 3-part harmony on the chorus.[31]
Personnel
Barry Gibb – vocals, guitar
Robin Gibb – vocals
Maurice Gibb – vocals, guitar
Albhy Galuten – piano, synthesizer
Comic Relief version[edit]
"(Barry) Islands in the Stream"
Single by Vanessa Jenkins, and Bryn West featuring Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb
from the album Islands in the Stream
Released
March 8, 2009
Format
Digital download, CD single, DVD single
Genre
Country, comedy
Songwriter(s)
Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)
Hugh Padgham
Robin Gibb singles chronology
"Too Much Heaven"
(2007) "(Barry) Islands in the Stream"
(2009) "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
(2011)
On March 8, 2009, British actors Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, in character as Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West from the hit BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey, released a version of the song as a single for Comic Relief. Sir Tom Jones also features on the song, performing the final verse and chorus, whilst Robin Gibb appears on the single as a backing vocalist. Re-titled "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", in reference to the Barry Island setting of Gavin & Stacey,[32] it entered at the top of the UK Singles Chart on March 15, 2009—for the week ending date March 21, 2009. This meant the Gibb Brothers had achieved number one songs in five successive decades, the first songwriters to achieve this feat. It also made Sir Tom Jones, at the age of 68, the oldest person to have a UK number one song. The video was filmed in Barry Island, Las Vegas and the Nevada desert, with both Gibb and Jones appearing in the video alongside Jones and Brydon. Nigel Lythgoe also makes a cameo appearance as a talent competition judge.
Track listing[edit]
CD single
"(Barry) Islands in the Stream" – 3:56
"Wisemen" – 3:14
"Somethin' Stupid" – 2:48
"Islands in the Stream" (music video) – 4:21
DVD single
"(Barry) Islands in the Stream" (full-length video) – 8:56
"(Barry) Islands in the Stream" (making of the video) – 14:30
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2009)
Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[33] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2009)
Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35] 108
See also[edit]
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983
References[edit]
The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits
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External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Hello, I'm Dolly (1967)
Just Because I'm a Woman (1968)
In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) (1969)
My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy (1969)
The Fairest of Them All (1970)
The Golden Streets of Glory (1971)
Joshua (1971)
Coat of Many Colors (1971)
Touch Your Woman (1972)
My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner (1972)
My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973)
Bubbling Over (1973)
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The Singer Not the Song
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The Singer Not the Song
Directed by
Roy Ward Baker
Produced by
Roy Ward Baker
Screenplay by
Nigel Balchin
Based on
The Singer Not the Song
by Audrey Erskine-Lindop
Starring
Dirk Bogarde
John Mills
Mylène Demongeot
Music by
Philip Green
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Edited by
Roger Cherrill
Production
company
Rank Organisation
Distributed by
Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
Release date
5 January 1961 (1961-01-05) (UK)
13 October 1961 (1961-10-13) (AUS)
2 May 1962 (1962-05-02) (US)
Running time
132 min.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
The Singer Not the Song is a 1961 British drama film based on the 1953 novel by Audrey Erskine-Lindop that was directed by Roy Ward Baker and filmed in Spain. It stars Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, and Mylène Demongeot.
Contents
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2 Main cast
3 Production
4 Notes
5 External links
Plot[edit]
A priest, Father Michael Keogh (John Mills), is sent by Rome to Quantana, a remote Mexican town which is under the control of a ruthless bandit, Anacleto Komachi (Dirk Bogarde). Anacleto is educated and intelligent, and is "down" on the Church, but he finds in Keogh a man he strangely admires and with whom he can have intelligent conversation. However, he does not allow this to distract him from his goal: to expunge the priest from his fiefdom at any cost.
Main cast[edit]
Dirk Bogarde as Anacleto Comachi
John Mills as Father Michael Keogh
Mylène Demongeot as Locha de Cortinez
Laurence Naismith as Old Uncle
John Bentley as Police Captain
Leslie French as Father Gomez
Eric Pohlmann as Presidente
Nyall Florenz as Vito
Roger Delgado as Pedro de Cortinez
Philip Gilbert as Phil Brown
Selma Vaz Dias as Chela
Laurence Payne as Pablo
Production[edit]
Leo Genn bought the rights to the novel in 1954 to allow him to play the bandit.[1]
Roy Ward Baker was forced to direct the film under his contract with Rank. He tried to get out of it by suggesting Luis Buñuel as director but was unsuccessful.[2]
Richard Burton was going to star in the film at one stage.[3]
When the Rank Organisation insisted that John Mills play the priest, Dirk Bogarde became so incensed that he told director Roy Ward Baker, "I promise you, if Johnny plays the priest I will make life unbearable for everyone concerned". The film failed at the box office, but has since developed a cult following due to its camp homosexual context and over the top performance by the black clad leather pants worn by Bogarde.[4]
Even though the story takes place in Mexico, the film was actually made in Alhaurín de la Torre, in Andalusia, Spain.
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Leo Genn Purchases Old Mexico Story; Rex Reason's Name Restored Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 4 Sep 1954: 11.
Jump up ^ Frank Miller. 'The Singer not the Song', Turner Classic Movies accessed 8 August 2012
Jump up ^ "Burton Will Star in French Movie: Teamed With Mile. Moreau in 'Moderate Cantabile' -- Busy on Screen, Stage, TV". New York Times. 20 January 1960. p. 25.
Jump up ^ Roy Ward Baker Obituary at Daily Telegraph
External links[edit]
The Singer Not the Song on IMDb
The Singer Not the Song at BFI Screenonline
The Singer Not the Song at TCMDB
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