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Andrew McMaster (songwriter)

January 01, 1970

Andrew McMaster (born 27 July 1941) is a Scottish songwriter, best known for writing the lyrics and music of hit songs "Airport"[1][2][3][4][5] and "Forget About You"[6][7][8] and co-writing, with Nick Garvey, "Dancing the Night Away";[9] these reached numbers 4, 13 and 42 respectively in the UK Singles Chart between 1977 and 1978 for their group The Motors.[10][11] The Motors' single "Tenement Steps" was also written by McMaster, and peaked at number 17 in Holland in August 1980.[12] He also wrote works that were recorded and released by Anita Harris,[13] Alex Harvey,[14] Ducks Deluxe,[15] and James Dewar.[16]

Andy McMaster
Birth nameAndrew McMaster
Born (1941-07-27) 27 July 1941 (age 82)
Calton, Glasgow, Scotland
GenresRhythm and blues, pub rock, power pop, pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano, organ, keyboards, vocals, bass
Years active1965–present
Websitewww.andymcmaster.net

Early life edit

McMaster was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in the city's Calton area, which is part of Glasgow's East End.

Career edit

Early career edit

In May 1968, one of his songs, "Tuppenny Bus Ride", was released by singer and television star Anita Harris.[13][17] He co-wrote a song, "Broken Hearted Fairytale", with Alex Harvey,[14] which appeared on Harvey's solo album Roman Wall Blues, released in 1969.[18] In 1970, McMaster released a solo single on President Records, titled "I Can't Get Drunk Without You Babe".[19]

Ducks Deluxe edit

In 1972, he joined pub-rock band Ducks Deluxe as a keyboard player. The rest of the line-up consisted of Sean Tyla on vocals, Martin Belmont on lead guitar, Tim Roper on drums and Nick Garvey on bass. McMaster played on their second album, Taxi to the Terminal Zone,[20] which featured one of his compositions, "Love's Melody",[15] a song later recorded by singer James Dewar on his solo album Stumbledown Romancer.[16]

The Motors edit

In February 1977, McMaster co-formed The Motors with ex-Ducks Deluxe colleague Nick Garvey. The band's first album, 1, featured the single "Dancing the Night Away", co-written by McMaster and Garvey, which reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1977.[11] The Motors' second album, Approved by the Motors, was released the following year;[21] it contained a song that would prove to be the band's biggest hit, "Airport", going to number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1978,[11] and which McMaster wrote "while living under the Heathrow flightpath" according to an interview in the August 2015 issue of Record Collector magazine.[22] The second single from the album, "Forget About You", also written by McMaster, reached number 13 in the UK chart, in August 1978.[11]

Solo writing and recording edit

After The Motors, McMaster wrote and recorded some solo recordings in 1987, but only one song, a single, "No Joy", was released.[23]

James Dewar's solo album Stumbledown Romancer featured four songs written by McMaster, on which he also played "organ, piano and synthesisers":[24] "Love’s Melody" (previously released by Ducks Deluxe), "Goodbye Love", "Bright Lights" and "Lay Down the Night".[16] Although the songs were recorded in 1981, Stumbledown Romancer was not released by Dewar's record label, Chrysalis, until 1998.[16][25]

McMaster's most recent work includes the singles "Agenda 21" (August 2016), "Catchy" (October 2016), and "Switzerland" (February 2017).[26] In April 2017, McMaster released the album, Agenda 21.[26][27]

McMaster issued "Impossible Is Nothing" as a single in October 2018.[28] In December 2018 he released another single "Solidarity."[29] The album Rays On The Water[30] was released in April 2021, followed by another single, "Road to Montgomery" in September of that year.[30]

References edit

  1. ^ McMaster, Andy (1978). "Airport Sheet Music (Digital Download)" (sheet music). Sheetmusicdirect.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ McMaster, Andy. 'Airport' Printed Sheet Music (1976). Island Music Ltd (IS 5193 5)
  3. ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Motors, The – Airport". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ^ "The Motors – Airport". Top40.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ^ McMaster, Andy. 'Forget About You' Printed Sheet Music (1976). Island Music Ltd (ID 2001 6)
  7. ^ [2] [permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Motors, The – Forget About You". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Motors, The – Dancing The Night Away". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Motors − Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2002). British Hit Singles (15th ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 340. ISBN 085112-187-X.
  12. ^ "The Motors - Tenement Steps". Top40.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Record Details (Anita Harris single)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1 January 1971. p. 75.
  15. ^ a b "Ducks Deluxe". TrouserPress.com. 1 July 1975. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d "Stumbledown Romancer". Procolharum.com. 22 July 2001. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Anita Harris – We're Going On A Tuppenny Bus Ride". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Alex Harvey – Roman Wall Blues". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Andrew McMaster (pre: Motors) – 1.Can't Get Drunk Without You Baby". YouTube. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  20. ^ "Ducks Deluxe – Ducks Deluxe/Taxi To The Terminal Zone". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  21. ^ Edwards, Gavin (11 June 2015). "20 Rock Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s That You Never Heard". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  22. ^ Geesin, Joe (August 2015). "The Motors". Record Collector (443): 29.
  23. ^ "Andy McMaster – Discography". 45cat.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  24. ^ Fields, Robert (2009). Minstrels, Poets & Vagabonds. Paisley: Macdonald Media Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-9553126-9-4.
  25. ^ "Stumbledown Romancer – James Dewar | Credits". AllMusic. 11 May 1998. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  26. ^ a b "Andy McMaster – The Motors – Airport – Dancing The Night Away". Andy-mcmaster.net. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Andy McMaster – Agenda 21". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Andy McMaster". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Andy McMaster". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  30. ^ a b "Album review: ANDY McMASTER – Rays On The Water". Getreadytorock.me.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

External links edit

  • Andymcmaster.net – official website

January 01, 1970
andrew, mcmaster, songwriter, andrew, mcmaster, born, july, 1941, scottish, songwriter, best, known, writing, lyrics, music, songs, airport, forget, about, writing, with, nick, garvey, dancing, night, away, these, reached, numbers, respectively, singles, chart. Andrew McMaster born 27 July 1941 is a Scottish songwriter best known for writing the lyrics and music of hit songs Airport 1 2 3 4 5 and Forget About You 6 7 8 and co writing with Nick Garvey Dancing the Night Away 9 these reached numbers 4 13 and 42 respectively in the UK Singles Chart between 1977 and 1978 for their group The Motors 10 11 The Motors single Tenement Steps was also written by McMaster and peaked at number 17 in Holland in August 1980 12 He also wrote works that were recorded and released by Anita Harris 13 Alex Harvey 14 Ducks Deluxe 15 and James Dewar 16 Andy McMasterBirth nameAndrew McMasterBorn 1941 07 27 27 July 1941 age 82 Calton Glasgow ScotlandGenresRhythm and blues pub rock power pop pop rockOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s Piano organ keyboards vocals bassYears active1965 presentWebsitewww wbr andymcmaster wbr net Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Ducks Deluxe 2 3 The Motors 2 4 Solo writing and recording 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editMcMaster was born in Glasgow Scotland and raised in the city s Calton area which is part of Glasgow s East End Career editEarly career edit In May 1968 one of his songs Tuppenny Bus Ride was released by singer and television star Anita Harris 13 17 He co wrote a song Broken Hearted Fairytale with Alex Harvey 14 which appeared on Harvey s solo album Roman Wall Blues released in 1969 18 In 1970 McMaster released a solo single on President Records titled I Can t Get Drunk Without You Babe 19 Ducks Deluxe edit In 1972 he joined pub rock band Ducks Deluxe as a keyboard player The rest of the line up consisted of Sean Tyla on vocals Martin Belmont on lead guitar Tim Roper on drums and Nick Garvey on bass McMaster played on their second album Taxi to the Terminal Zone 20 which featured one of his compositions Love s Melody 15 a song later recorded by singer James Dewar on his solo album Stumbledown Romancer 16 The Motors edit In February 1977 McMaster co formed The Motors with ex Ducks Deluxe colleague Nick Garvey The band s first album 1 featured the single Dancing the Night Away co written by McMaster and Garvey which reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1977 11 The Motors second album Approved by the Motors was released the following year 21 it contained a song that would prove to be the band s biggest hit Airport going to number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1978 11 and which McMaster wrote while living under the Heathrow flightpath according to an interview in the August 2015 issue of Record Collector magazine 22 The second single from the album Forget About You also written by McMaster reached number 13 in the UK chart in August 1978 11 Solo writing and recording edit After The Motors McMaster wrote and recorded some solo recordings in 1987 but only one song a single No Joy was released 23 James Dewar s solo album Stumbledown Romancer featured four songs written by McMaster on which he also played organ piano and synthesisers 24 Love s Melody previously released by Ducks Deluxe Goodbye Love Bright Lights and Lay Down the Night 16 Although the songs were recorded in 1981 Stumbledown Romancer was not released by Dewar s record label Chrysalis until 1998 16 25 McMaster s most recent work includes the singles Agenda 21 August 2016 Catchy October 2016 and Switzerland February 2017 26 In April 2017 McMaster released the album Agenda 21 26 27 McMaster issued Impossible Is Nothing as a single in October 2018 28 In December 2018 he released another single Solidarity 29 The album Rays On The Water 30 was released in April 2021 followed by another single Road to Montgomery in September of that year 30 References edit McMaster Andy 1978 Airport Sheet Music Digital Download sheet music Sheetmusicdirect com Retrieved 9 August 2015 McMaster Andy Airport Printed Sheet Music 1976 Island Music Ltd IS 5193 5 1 permanent dead link Motors The Airport Discogs com Retrieved 17 August 2015 The Motors Airport Top40 nl Retrieved 17 August 2015 McMaster Andy Forget About You Printed Sheet Music 1976 Island Music Ltd ID 2001 6 2 permanent dead link Motors The Forget About You Discogs com Retrieved 17 August 2015 Motors The Dancing The Night Away Discogs com Retrieved 17 August 2015 Erlewine Stephen Thomas The Motors Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 2 October 2014 a b c d Roberts David 2002 British Hit Singles 15th ed Guinness World Records p 340 ISBN 085112 187 X The Motors Tenement Steps Top40 nl Retrieved 17 August 2015 a b Record Details Anita Harris single 45cat com Retrieved 22 July 2014 a b Catalog of Copyright Entries Third series 1 January 1971 p 75 a b Ducks Deluxe TrouserPress com 1 July 1975 Retrieved 13 September 2015 a b c d Stumbledown Romancer Procolharum com 22 July 2001 Retrieved 13 September 2015 Anita Harris We re Going On A Tuppenny Bus Ride Discogs com Retrieved 17 August 2015 Alex Harvey Roman Wall Blues Discogs com Retrieved 17 November 2015 Andrew McMaster pre Motors 1 Can t Get Drunk Without You Baby YouTube Retrieved 22 July 2014 Ducks Deluxe Ducks Deluxe Taxi To The Terminal Zone Discogs com Retrieved 22 July 2014 Edwards Gavin 11 June 2015 20 Rock Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s That You Never Heard Rolling Stone Retrieved 5 September 2015 Geesin Joe August 2015 The Motors Record Collector 443 29 Andy McMaster Discography 45cat com Retrieved 22 July 2014 Fields Robert 2009 Minstrels Poets amp Vagabonds Paisley Macdonald Media Publishing p 45 ISBN 978 0 9553126 9 4 Stumbledown Romancer James Dewar Credits AllMusic 11 May 1998 Retrieved 13 September 2015 a b Andy McMaster The Motors Airport Dancing The Night Away Andy mcmaster net Retrieved 22 June 2019 Andy McMaster Agenda 21 Discogs com Retrieved 22 June 2019 Andy McMaster Discogs com Retrieved 11 October 2021 Andy McMaster Discogs com Retrieved 11 October 2021 a b Album review ANDY McMASTER Rays On The Water Getreadytorock me uk Retrieved 11 October 2021 External links editAndymcmaster net 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