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Johnny Bristol
American musician (–)
Johnny Bristol | |
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| Birth name | John William Bristol |
| Born | February 3, Morganton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, () (aged&#;65) Brighton Township, Michigan, U.S |
| Genres | R&B, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | – |
| Labels | Motown, MGM, Ariola/Hansa, Atlantic |
Musical artist
John William Bristol (February 3, – March 21, )[1] was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late s and early s.
He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina, about which he wrote an eponymous song. His composition "Love Me for a Reason" saw global success when covered by the Osmonds including a number one on the UK charts in [1] His most famous solo recording was "Hang On in There Baby" recorded in , which reached the top ten in the United States and number 3 in the United Kingdom.[2][3] Both singles were in the UK top 5 simultaneously.
Motown producer
Bristol first came to local attention in the Detroit area as a member of the soulduo Johnny & Jackey with Jackey Beavers,[1] an associate Bristol met while in the US Air Force.[4] The pair recorded two singles in for Anna Records, a label owned by Gwen Gordy (Berry Gordy's sister) and Billy Davis and four 45s for Gwen Gordy and Harvey Fuqua's Tri-Phi label, none of which were a success beyond the Midwestern United States.
In the mids, Motown had absorbed Tri-Phi and Bristol began working with Fuqua as a songwriter and producer.[4] Amongst their successes as producers were hit singles: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (), "Your Precious Love" (), and "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (); Edwin Starr's "Twenty-Five Miles" (); and David Ruffin's "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" ().[4]
Bristol flourished at Motown working with some of the label's best-selling acts.
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Notably, Bristol was the producer and co-writer of the final singles for both Diana Ross & the Supremes and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, before each group lost its namesake lead singer.[4] While the Miracles' "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" () was an original, the Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together" () was a remake of a Johnny & Jackey single from [5] Bristol is the male voice on the Supremes' version of "Someday We'll Be Together", singing response to Diana Ross' lead vocal.[5] (Ross actually recorded the song as her initial solo release with session singers the Waters Sisters.)
Producer and solo performer
Bristol left Motown in to join CBS as a producer.[4] He worked with a number of emerging singers that included Randy Crawford, for whom Bristol wrote "Caught in Love's Triangle", as well as producing and writing for established performers such as: Tom Jones, Marlena Shaw, Johnny Mathis, Jerry Butler and Boz Scaggs.
In he wrote and produced "La La Peace Song" recorded by both Al Wilson and Bristol's vocals are featured on the Al Wilson version.
Now in his early 30s, he was anxious to resume his own recording career, and when CBS/Columbia showed little enthusiasm he signed a recording contract with MGM.[4] At MGM, Bristol recorded two successful albumsHang On in There Baby and Feeling the Magic and charted with several singles, notably "Hang On in There Baby" (, number 8 US Pop,[2] number 2 US R&B chart and number 3 UK),[3] "You and I" (, number 20 US R&B),[2] "Leave My World" (, number 23 US R&B)[2] and "Do It to My Mind" (, number 5 US R&B).
He also recorded the original version of "Love Me for a Reason", later a major hit for The Osmonds. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in for Best New Artist, ultimately losing out to Marvin Hamlisch.
Bristol then recorded two albums for Atlantic, Bristol's Creme () and Strangers (). One track from the Atlantic period, "Strangers In The Dark Corners", has become popular on the European rare-soul scene.
He maintained a parallel role as a producer during this period, working mainly for artists signed to Columbia Records, including Boz Scaggs. Bristol can be credited with creating Scaggs' blue-eyed soul sound for the Slow Dancer album (). Bristol also produced Tom Jones' album, Memories Don't Leave Like People Do, which included five covers of Bristol's songs, including the title track.
He continued to be held in high regard as a producer, and some of the other acts with whom he worked included: Tavares, Margie Joseph, The Jackson Sisters and two duets with Linda Evans, “Sweet and Deep” and “Share with Me My Dream” on his album “Free to Be Me”.
Bristol's main market was in Europe by the early s. His duet with Amii Stewart on a medley of "My Guy - My Girl" reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart in [3] A deal for Ariola/Hansa saw him score with club hits "Love No Longer Has a Hold on Me" and "Take Me Down".
An accompanying album failed to consolidate his status, and it would be eight years before new product by Bristol appeared, with a 12" single "I'm Just a Musician" for Hansa. An affiliation in with the UK record label Motorcity Records was brief,[5] but did result in one of Bristol's most popular releases, "Man Up in the Sky",[1] and his version of the Bristol-penned "What Does It Take to Win Your Love", originally a hit for Jr.
Walker & the All Stars.
Bristol's last releases were a 12" single in for Whichway Records, "Come to Me", and an album, Life & Love, released for the Japanese market in by Blues Interactions (P-Vine Records). The latter included Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's the Way of the World" as a duet with his daughter, Shanna J.
Bristol. The album received a US release three years later under the title Come To Me.
Bristol died in his Brighton Township, Michigan,[1] home on 21 March , of natural causes, at the age of [6]
A comprehensive article on his career is contained in issue 51 of the music magazine, In the Basement.[7]
Bristol was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in [8]
Bristol was married twice.
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His first marriage was to Maude Perry. They had two children. His second marriage was to Iris Gordy. They had one child, Karla Gordy Bristol, who is a City of Beverly Hills Commissioner.[9]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3][10] | AUS [11] | US [2] | US R&B [2] | |||
| Hang On in There Baby | 12 | 74 | 82 | 7 | ||
| Feeling the Magic | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| Bristol's Creme | — | — | 43 | |||
| Strangers | — | — | — | — | ||
| Free to Be Me | — | — | — | — | ||
| Life & Love(retitled Come to Me for US release) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "&#;" denotes the album failed to chart | ||||||
Compilation albums
Singles
| Year | Title / Songwriter(s) | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3][10] | AUS [11] | US Hot [2] | US R&B [2] | US Dance [2] | |||
| "Hang On in There Baby" (Bristol) | 3 | 37 | 8 | 2 | — | ||
| "Memories Don't Leave Like People Do" (Bristol) | 52[A] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You and I" (Bristol) | — | — | 48 | 20 | — | ||
| "Leave My World" (Bristol) | — | — | — | 23 | — | ||
| "Love Takes Tears" (Bristol) | — | — | — | 72 | — | ||
| "Do It to My Mind" (Bristol) | — | — | 43 | 5 | — | ||
| "I Sho' Like Groovin' with Ya" (Bristol) | — | — | — | 47 | — | ||
| "You Turned Me on to Love" (Bristol) | — | — | — | 36 | — | ||
| "Waiting on Love" (Bristol) | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| "When He Comes (You Will Know)" (Bristol) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Strangers in the Dark Corners" (Bristol) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hang On in There Baby" (duet with Alton McClain) (Bristol) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Guy - My Girl" (Robinson/White) (duet with Amii Stewart) | 39 | — | 63 | 76 | — | ||
| "Love No Longer Has a Hold on Me" (Bristol/Powell) | — | — | — | 75 | 17 | ||
| "Take Me Down" (Pennington/Gray) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet and Deep" w/Linda Evans | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Share with Me My Dream" w/Linda Evans | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Man Up in the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Just a Musician" (Powell/Glasco/Colby) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come to Me" (Thomas/Taylor) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "&#;" denotes the single failed to chart | |||||||
See also
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