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Oscar Harris | |
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Born | 30 November 1943 (age 80) Albina, Suriname |
Genres | Pop, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1970–present |
Oscar Harris (born 30 November 1943) is a Surinamese singer. He was among the best known Surinamese musicians in the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s.
Harris moved to Amsterdam to study architecture in 1963, and founded Oscar Harris and The Twinkle Stars, a ten-man vocal and instrumental group in 1965, which became known by playing at student gatherings in Amsterdam. In 1968 the group was signed to the artist roster of Omega Records and Blue Elephant, with a tour of South America in 1971.
In 1974, Harris went solo with the single “Alta Gracia“, commencing a series of hit-singles up to 1988. He had also recorded some hits in Indonesia, including “Sandy” and “Oh Tuhan”.
In 2015 TopNotch released a compilation CD in the Sranan Gowtu-series (Surinamese Gold) devoted to Surinamese artists, mainly from the 1970s.
Discography
- 1969 Try a little love
- 1969 Soldiers prayer
- 1974 2
- 1974 A day will come
- 1974 Alta Gracia
- 1975 Sing your freedom song
- 1977 De beste
- 1978 One of a kind
- 1980 Song for the children
- 1981 Best
- 1982 It takes two
- 1983 Everybody loves somebody
- 1984 Take good care of her
- 1987 With lots of love
- 1988 Love for the world
- 2004 Salsa romantica
- 2005 Dutch rare groove
- 2009 Shalom Salam (i.s.m. Flower to the People)
- 2010 Song for Pakistan Faith Hope and Love (i.s.m. Flower to the People)
- Love is the word
- O Ulate
- Nostalgia Hidupku
- Sendiri Lagi
- Cinta Ras Dan Agama
- Oscar Haris ft Sely Ambon
- Tembang Lagu Kenangan
- Let It Be Me
- Betapa Indahnya Indonesia
- Betcha by Golly Wow
- I’ll Try My Hand
- Mary
- You Are My Love
- Woman, Oh Woman!
- T.O.P.
- Relax (Before Doin’ Sex)
- I’ve Got a Witness
- Alma
- You’re Wrong
- Groovy Girl
- Make This Night a Special One
- Don’t Keep Foolin’ Me
- Clap Hands for Baby
- There’s Something Baby
- It’s Over
- Whole Lotta Dances
- Rockin’Style
- Everybody Needs a Fair Chance
- I Didn’t Wanna Listen
- Only A Fool
- I’ll Take Good Care Of You
- A War I Never Wanted
- There Came Some Rain
- Honey Conny
- I Don’t Want to Go on Without You
- Disco calypso
- I Found Out
- Smile With Me
- I Won’t Depend on You
- How Will You Know
- Since I Met You Baby
- Two hearts (feat. Marjorie Barnes)
- Green Green Green Grass Of Home
- You Needed Me
- My Boy
- Without You (feat. Lisa Boray)
- I Just Can’t Help Believing
- I’m Still in Love (feat. Humphrey Campbell)
- I’ll Try My Hand (On Song Writing)
- What A Wonderful World
- With You I Am Born
- The Wind Beneath My Wings
- I’m Still in Love with You
- Sugar Sugar Rose
- Back to the Island
A Dutch singer, Debbie worked together with Oscar Harris in the period between 1981 and 1983.
Debbie (singer) | |
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Born | 20 July 1954 (age 70) The Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1967– |
Notable work | Everybody Join Hands’ It Takes Two Everybody Loves Somebody |
Debbie, pseudonym of Ria Schildmeyer (born in Haarlem, on 20 July 1954) is a Dutch singer. She was also part of a trio called Bonnie, Debbie & Rosy.
Debbie’s debut as a singer was in 1967 as a singer in the group Ghizlane. Her first single “Flower Power Rock” was released by Gert Timmerman‘s record label Carpenter.
Debbie started her solo career in 1972 and made several hits including “Everybody Join Hands” (a Giorgio Moroder composition),
“Angelino”
and “I Love You More And More”.
The record company Ariola had major international plans for Debbie. For example, her album “Debbie in Olympic” was not recorded in the Netherlands but in London’s Olympic Sound Studios by record producer Rodger Watson.
In 1977, she came in contact with Dries Holten of the duo Sandra & Andres. He wrote a number of tracks with Marshal Manengkei for her including “Angelino”.
In Germany, “Geh vorbei” was released as a single.
In 1978, she had a small hit with a cover version of the Drifters song Save the Last Dance for Me.
In 1981 Debbie won the first prize at the large international competition ‘Golden Orpheus‘ in Bulgaria.
She worked together with Oscar Harris in the period between 1981 and 1983. In 1984 Debbie’s “Souvenirs Del Sol” was ranked number 33 in the Nationale Hitparade [nl].
She also published a new version of “Everybody Join Hands” that year. The record resided at the lowest levels of the charts. In August 1988 she released her last single “Lazy Days”, produced with Dries Holten as guest musician. The record went no higher than number 46.
Debbie released three albums: “Everybody Join Hands” (1972), “It Takes Two” (1982, with Oscar Harris) and “Everybody Loves Somebody” (1983).
Ocsar Harris and Debbie Duets
- Ebony And Ivory
- To Know You Is To Love You
- Endless love
- Loving You Was Easier
- He’ll Have to Go
- Dream On
- Love Story
- Somewhere Along the Way
- You Are My Sunshine
- Everybody Loves Somebody
- You Are No Angel
- The Birds And The Bees
- Walk Right Back
- Love Is All I Have
- Up Where We Belong
- How Sweet It Is
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
- You’re Having My Baby
- Better World
- But I Do
- Let it be me
- It Takes Two
- Catch A Falling Star
- True Love
- Storybook Children
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