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Orleans (band)

Orleans is an American pop rock band best known for its hits "Dance with Me" (No. 6 in 1975); "Still the One" (No. 5 in 1976), from the album Waking and Dreaming; and "Love Takes Time" (No. 11 in 1979). The group's name evolved from the music it was playing when it formed; their music is inspired by Louisiana artists including Allen Toussaint and the Neville Brothers. Orleans was formed in Woodstock, New York in January 1972 by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter John Hall; vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, and songwriter Larry Hoppen; and drummer, keyboardist, and songwriter Wells Kelly. In October of that year, the group expanded to include Larry's younger brother, Lance, on bass. Drummer Jerry Marotta joined in 1976, completing the quintet. Hall was later elected to the United States House of Representatives.

Orleans
Orleans, singing the national anthem at Fenway Park in July 2006. Left to right: Charlie Morgan, Lance Hoppen, Larry Hoppen, Dennis "Fly" Amero, Lane Hoppen
Background information
OriginWoodstock, New York, U.S.
GenresPop rock,[1] soft rock[2]
Years active
  • 1972–present
LabelsABC Dunhill, Asylum, Infinity, MCA, Radio, Spectra, Fuel, Sunset Blvd.
MembersLance Hoppen
Tom Lane
Lane Hoppen
Brady Spencer
"Fly" Amero
Past membersJohn Hall
Larry Hoppen
Wells Kelly
Jerry Marotta
Bob Leinbach
R.A. Martin
Charlie Shew
Michael Mugrage
Nick Parker
Peter O'Brien
Paul Branin
Charlie Morgan
Daniel "Chip" Martin

History edit

Early days edit

Drummer Wells Kelly, who is the son of Cornell University's dean of Architecture, Burnham Kelly, first met John Hall, an in-demand session player and member of the group Kangaroo, in the late 1960s when he played with him in a group called Thunderfrog and later played on John's first solo album, Action, released in 1970.

In 1969, Wells joined the first incarnation of King Harvest who would have a hit four years later, in 1973, with the song "Dancing in the Moonlight"; a song written by Wells' brother, Sherman Kelly, and first recorded by Boffalongo, an Ithaca-based group Wells joined in 1970 after leaving King Harvest.

Hall and his wife, Johanna, had just gained some fame when their song "Half Moon" appeared on Janis Joplin's posthumous album Pearl. Hall, who had recorded and toured with Taj Mahal and Seals and Crofts, decided to relocate from New York City to Woodstock, New York, at the request of producer/pianist John Simon, to be close to Bearsville Studios and the musical scene there.

Larry Hoppen, who grew up in Bay Shore, Long Island, relocated to Ithaca, New York to attend college in the late 60s. He was a founding member of Boffalongo and had two albums released by United Artists. Sherman Kelly and "Dancin' in the Moonlight" appeared on the 2nd album. Wells Kelly had joined the band after that.

Forming the band edit

After a swing through Europe playing guitar behind Karen Dalton on a Santana tour, Hall decided to start his own band in Woodstock. After months of playing the Café Expresso with different rhythm sections, Hall called his old friend Wells Kelly in Ithaca in December 1971 and asked him to join his group. Multi-instrumentalist Kelly accepted the offer on the condition that he play piano. For a brief time, the group consisted of Hall on guitar, Roy Markowitz on drums, Bill Gelber on bass and Kelly on electric piano. When Markowitz and Gelber left the band, Wells told John about his former bandmate from the Ithaca-based Boffalongo. Hall encouraged Kelly to call Larry Hoppen, who accepted the invitation to join the new group, christened "Orleans" by Wells in late January 1972. For months they would play as a trio, often switching instruments throughout the show.

Larry's 18-year-old brother, Lance Hoppen, was brought into Orleans around Halloween 1972 to play bass, freeing up Larry to play more guitar and keyboards.

Orleans found its core audience touring the clubs and college circuit of the Northeastern United States, crossing paths with other up-and-comers such as Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits and Hall & Oates. Rolling Stone magazine called Orleans "the best unrecorded band in America". Showcase performances in New York led to a recording contract with ABC Dunhill Records and the release of the self-titled debut album in the fall of 1973, which had been recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with producers Roger Hawkins and Barry Beckett at the helm.

Reviewing Orleans in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said, "In case you're interested, this band is mucho hot among Eastern rock cognoscenti (read, know-it-alls). Very pleasant, too, although John Hall doesn't sing as tasty as he plays. The only impressive song is 'Half Moon.' Anything Janis Joplin used to sing is impressive, so that may not mean much."[3]

The group's second record, Orleans II, recorded at Bearsville Studios, was originally released in Europe in 1974 but ABC declined to release it in the US since management felt there were "no hit singles" on the album (despite the fact that it contained the first-version recordings of both "Let There Be Music" and "Dance With Me") and dropped the group from the label. After the band's later successes, Orleans II was finally put out in America in 1978, combined with the first album, as a double LP called Before the Dance. It was also released as a CD in Japan in the 1990s under its originally slated title Dance With Me.

Success edit

However, it was not until Orleans was heard at Max's Kansas City, signed and produced, by Chuck Plotkin, then head of A&R for Asylum Records, that the band scored its first Billboard Hot 100 charting single "Let There Be Music" (No. 55), taken from their third album, Let There Be Music, released in March 1975.

The follow-up single, "Dance With Me" (reshaped and re-recorded from Orleans II with Plotkin at the helm), went to No. 6 on the pop charts and the band became part of mainstream of American pop music. Atypical of the high-energy, earthy, R&B and Rock n' Roll mix of styles they had been previously identified with, "Dance With Me" cast the band in a more "soft-rock" light and landed them a tour with Melissa Manchester.

While recording their next album, Waking and Dreaming, in early 1976, the group was joined by second drummer Jerry Marotta, freeing Wells Kelly to sing more and play keyboards.

"Still the One" (released in July 1976), from Waking and Dreaming, cemented Orleans' relationship with the American public. While the single peaked eventually at No. 5, the band was on a major cross-country ten-week tour with label-mate Jackson Browne, ending in November 1976.

In January 1977, the single was chosen as the theme song for the ABC television network (the parent of ABC Records) and has since been used for an endless number of commercials and movie soundtracks.

John Hall departs edit

The follow-up, "Reach", with John Hall on lead, peaked at No. 51 in March 1977. Around then, however, internal stresses and disagreements over material and musical direction prompted guitarist/songwriter Hall to announce his intention to leave the band in search of a solo career, which he did in June 1977 after touring commitments were satisfied. Marotta departed not long afterwards to join Hall and Oates and eventually moved on to Peter Gabriel's band.

After several months of mulling things over and working with other musicians (Lance and Larry joined Marotta in the backing band for Garland Jeffreys while Kelly worked with the Beach Boys), the Hoppen brothers and Kelly decided to continue being part of the band in late 1977, bringing in new members Robert Martin (vocals, keyboards, sax, horns) and Connecticut musician Bob Leinbach (vocals, keyboards, trombone), who had played with Larry Hoppen and the Kellys in Boffalongo during the Ithaca years and had completed a stint with the group the Fabulous Rhinestones. The new lineup signed a contract with the Infinity Records label and their debut there, Forever (April 1979), produced the No. 11 hit "Love Takes Time". Collectively, the three Hot 100 top 20 Orleans hits have been aired over 10 million times.

In 1979, Orleans continued to tour with artists such as Stephen Stills and Chicago.

1980s edit

In 1980, Infinity went bankrupt after an album with performances by Pope John Paul II (who was on a tour of the U.S. in the fall of 1979) failed to sell.[4] Infinity was absorbed into MCA Records, who failed to promote their follow-up album, simply titled Orleans. This last, recorded in Woodstock, featured only the Hoppens and Wells Kelly as Orleans proper, since the others had left earlier in the year. Nonetheless, the album featured guest appearances from all past members, including John Hall, who was in the process of forming the John Hall Band with Leinbach as a member. Orleans was produced by Englishman Robin Lumley, mixed at Trident Studios in London and featured Lumley's friend, Phil Collins, contributing backing vocals to one track.

Just after recording that 1980 release, the group added Dennis "Fly" Amero (guitars, vocals) to replace Leinbach. The live lineup still featured Robert (R.A.) Martin and the band completed a tour of amusement parks that summer, only to learn that their accountant had misappropriated funds, leaving them in debt. Martin left, "Fly" stayed, Larry and Lance recruited their younger brother, Lane Hoppen, to play keyboards and drummer Charlie Shew (at that time going under the pseudonym Eric Charles) to play alongside Wells Kelly. Charlie then replaced Wells when he left by early 1981 to relocate to NYC.

Orleans then signed with the fledgling Radio Records and recorded their next album, One of a Kind, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the summer of 1982. The album (released in September 1982) included brand new band member Michael Mugrage, replacing "Fly" Amero on guitar at the request of the album's producers, Don Silver and Ben Wisch. Jerry Marotta briefly rejoined the band to play on the album but was soon replaced by drummer Nicholas Parker after its release. But Radio Records, likewise, went bankrupt just as One of a Kind was hitting the record store shelves.

Back to the clubs edit

Now without a record label, Orleans struggled in the early 1980s, playing mostly small clubs in the Northeast. At this same time, Larry and Lance formed a side group, Mood Ring, with Bob Leinbach, Nicholas Parker, singer/songwriter Robbie Dupree (of "Steal Away" fame) and various other Woodstockers who drifted in and out to play for fun, mostly at parties and clubs. Mood Ring played some club dates in 1984 billed as Robbie Dupree and Orleans (In the late 2000s, Mood Ring reconvened to do occasional concert dates).

After a couple of draining years touring the Northeast club circuit, during a tough two-week stint in Bermuda in September 1984, Larry lost his voice just one day into the gig due to a combination of air-conditioning and high humidity. After this, he returned to his home in Woodstock and decided to take some time off to allow his voice to heal. At that low point, both Larry and Lance felt that was the likely end of Orleans.

Death of Wells Kelly edit

In the meantime, Kelly went on to join Steve Forbert's Flying Squirrels in 1981 and did a few shows in the Central New York area with Mick Ronson. He also played with Clarence Clemons and the Red Bank Rockers before joining Meat Loaf's Neverland Express in 1983. On October 29, 1984, Wells died while on tour in England with Meat Loaf. After a night of partying, his body was found on the front stairs of a London flat at which he was staying. According to pathologist Dr. Ian West, a post mortem examination revealed "high levels of morphine and cocaine" in Kelly's body. "Death came from the drummer inhaling his own vomit 'induced by snorting a mixture of heroin and cocaine'."[5]

Wells Kelly's untimely death was the catalyst for a reunion of Hall and the Hoppen brothers. John Hall and Bob Leinbach joined Larry in Ithaca, New York to play at a memorial for Wells (Lance was unable to make the wake due to another commitment). Having not played together for seven years, Larry and John rediscovered the magic of the combination.

Relocating to Nashville edit

Then in 1985, through the Halls' connections in Nashville, the reunited lineup of John Hall, Larry Hoppen, Lance Hoppen, and Bob Leinbach cut the album Grown Up Children (June 1986), with guest appearances from heavyweights like Chet Atkins, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Bela Fleck, under the direction of Nashville producer/MCA label chief Tony Brown. Although this album had some playing by John and Larry, most of the instrumental tracks were played by session players, including guitarist Richard Bennett, drummer Larrie London and bassist David Hungate, with the Orleans members providing mostly vocals.[6]

During their Nashville period, the band added bassist Glen Worf and drummer Paul Cook (who was eventually replaced by Tommy Wells) for concert dates, as Lance switched to acoustic guitar.

Return to the Northeast edit

By late 1987, John and Larry began to realize that, while Nashville was a great place for them as songwriters, it was not so accommodating to Orleans' career as a band. For the next 2 plus years, Orleans was in a fairly dormant state, again basing their activities back in Woodstock, New York. In early 1989, Lance was offered an opportunity to move to Nashville to work with old friends Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura as part of the then-hit RCA act, Baillie & the Boys. For a while, he was no longer available for all Orleans' gigs, so bassist Jim Curtin became Lance's sub, as needed, between 1989 and 1994. Meanwhile New York native Peter O'Brien had been brought in on drums.

Orleans slowly re-established their presence in the Northeast over the next couple of years. In 1990 Robbie Dupree approached them to make a live album for their growing fan base in Japan. Two shows at Woodstock's Bearsville Theater were recorded on October 6 and 7, 1990, as John, Larry and Lance were joined by Bob Leinbach, Paul Branin (sax, guitar) and special guests: Rob Leon, John Sebastian, Jonell Mosser and Lane Hoppen.

The double Orleans Live CD set, culled from the two Bearsville Theater shows, came out in Japan in February 1991, followed in April by their first trip to perform in Japan (with a lineup of John, Larry, Lance, Leinbach, O'Brien and Paul Branin). In 1993 American release of Orleans Live: Volume 1, a single disc CD version was released; it was the first release on the band's own Major Records label. Live Volume 2, featuring the rest of the show, was soon to follow.

Still without a "traditional" label in the US, Orleans recorded a new album, Analog Men, for the Japanese label Pioneer. It came out there in 1994 and was followed by a return to Japan for more shows.

Later that year, Orleans played at Woodstock 94, which was practically in their backyard, in Saugerties, New York. Bob Leinbach once again rejoined the group for this show and continued to make occasional guest appearances with them throughout the 1990s.

The following year found them touring as an acoustic trio (John, Larry and Lance). While most of the venues were small listening clubs, the real highlight of 1995 was being the opening act on the Can't Stop Rockin tour with Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar.

Yet another new album, Ride, was recorded at John's Saugerties studio and released through an independent label, Dinosaur Entertainment, out of New Orleans. Ride emerged in the summer of 1996 and included just a couple of reworkings of the best and still unheard-in-the-US tunes from Analog Men. The single "I Am on Your Side" even began to make its way up the charts, but the label proved inexperienced and it folded shortly afterward, killing the song's chances for more radio play.

Break up and resumption edit

 
Bassist/vocalist Lance Hoppen

Orleans continued on but, in late 1997, decided to take another break. John was spending more and more time writing in Nashville. Lance was touring with various Nashville-based artists and Larry, who'd remarried and started a family, relocated to Florida in 2000 and formed his own Larry Hoppen Band. Since 1997, Larry had also been involved with Voices of Classic Rock, who in 2003 became known as RPM (Rock & Pop Masters) This was a "supergroup" of lead singers of popular 1970s and '80s groups (Toto, Survivor, Santana, Rainbow, etc.), backed by a single world-class touring band.

In the summer of 2001, nearly four years after their last gig, Orleans (John Hall, Larry, Lance, Peter O'Brien and Bob Leinbach) reunited on Labor Day weekend to play the Opus 40 Amphitheatre in Saugerties. The band decided to remain together and continue performing. For some shows the band included Peter and Bob. For others, Charlie Morgan (ex-Elton John) became the drummer and Lane Hoppen rejoined the band on keyboards. By 2005, Charlie and Lane had become permanent in their positions.

The band then picked up Jake Hooker, from Malibu, California, as their new manager.[7]

Orleans continued to play live and record. A studio album, Dancin' in the Moonlight, was recorded in May and June 2004 at Charlie Morgan's Thynne Man Studios and first released in October 2005 on the CD Baby label. After that the band's lineup was Larry, Lance and Lane Hoppen, Charlie Morgan and the returning Dennis "Fly" Amero (who replaced John Hall as he began his campaign for Congress in 2006) on guitar.[8]

In 2007 Orleans released a live DVD/CD, We're Still Havin' Fun, recorded in August 2006 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, which included both John Hall and "Fly" Amero, as well as the three Hoppen Brothers and drummer Charlie Morgan. Also appearing at this show were special guests: percussionist Manuel Quintana and Charles DeChant (from Hall & Oates) on sax.[9]

Hall elected to Congress edit

During his 2006 bid for a US Congressional seat, Hall appeared with the group on only a few occasions. On November 7, 2006, Hall was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York. He was reelected in 2008. During the 2010 midterm elections, a political ad parody supporting John Hall's opponent, Nan Hayworth, promoted the fictitious organization "Young Voters for an Orleans Reunion Tour" as a means of voting Hall from Congress. Hayworth defeated Hall in the election. He had served four years (two terms) representing District 19 in the Hudson Valley, between New York City and Albany, New York.

 
Orleans in March 2017

Orleans continued to write, record, and perform. In 2010 they had repeat performances in both Washington, DC (in support of DCCC), and in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (fundraising for the Nana Baby Home, the orphanage there).

Death of Larry Hoppen edit

On July 24, 2012, founding band member Larry Hoppen took his own life.[10] Shows planned for the rest of the year were suddenly in jeopardy. But Lance quickly announced that, although the band was in deep mourning for Larry, they had decided to finish the year's remaining dates (about 8) as best they could. It was at this point that John Hall returned to the live lineup and other alumni joined them on various shows. The first of those was 30 days later, in Deadwood, South Dakota, on August 24, 2012. The group would then play a free show at SteelStacks on September 2 in memoriam[11] and continued on from there. On September 16, 2012, a memorial gathering of friends and family was held at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. Bob Leinbach, among the performers, sang "Forever", a song he had written with Larry about undying friendship.

Orleans continues on edit

Orleans carried on to November 11, 2012, with a lineup consisting of John Hall, Dennis "Fly" Amero, Charlie Morgan, and Lance and Lane Hoppen,[8] ending the year with a memorial show at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, joined by many artist supporters including Jimi Jamison, John Ford Coley, Henry Paul, Jonell Mosser, Kathie Baillie & Michael Bonagura, Pete Huttlinger, and Bill Lloyd. Again, it seemed to Lance that this would be the natural ending of Orleans' 40-year run. But that was not to be.

In the summer of 2013, supported by new manager Len Fico, the band appeared as part of the "Sail Rock Tour", not only playing a set of their own hits, but providing back up for headliner Christopher Cross and contemporaries Firefall, Gary Wright, John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree, Player and Al Stewart. The Last Band Standing DVD was released in 2013 as well as the double-disc compilation CD, No More Than You Can Handle: A 40 Year Musical Journey, featuring several previously unreleased recordings Among them is the title cut, which was the last in which Larry participated as co-writer, singer and player.[8]

In the years, Orleans continued to tour the US. Charlie Morgan departed in April 2018 and was replaced by drummer Brady Spencer.

In July 2019 John Hall announced his retirement from performing. Daniel "Chip" Martin, a Nashville musician friend of Lance and Brady, then joined Orleans on guitar and vocals.[12] But John's "retirement" turned out to be a temporary sabbatical. In March 2020 John was just about to return to touring when everything came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the summer of 2021, Orleans resumed in person appearances and in August of that year, vocalist/guitarist Tom Lane came to fill in for an ill "Fly" Amero, then ended up taking his place permanently.[13]

Most recently the band has released an "in isolation" video performance of "No More Than You Can Handle"[14] in memory of Larry Hoppen and as an aid for those who are struggling with the challenges of these most difficult of times.

Beginning in March 2022, the band toured as a quartet of Lance, Lane, Brady Spencer and Tom Lane after John Hall retired from the road once again. But shortly afterwards, they were again a quintet when "Fly" Amero rejoined them.[15] Currently Lance is the only original member still active in the band.

Members edit

Current

Bold denotes members of the "classic lineup".

 
The group performing at Levitt SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on May 23, 2015
  • Lance Hoppen - bass, backing and lead vocals (1972–1989, 1994–1997, 2001–present)
  • Lane Hoppen - keyboards, backing vocals (1980–1984, 2003–present)
  • Dennis "Fly" Amero - vocals, guitar (1980–1982, 2006–2021, 2022–present)
  • Brady Spencer - drums, backing vocals (2018–present)
  • Tom Lane - vocals, guitar (2021–present)
Former
  • John Hall - guitar, lead and backing vocals (1972–1977, 1985–1997, 2001–2006, 2012–2019, 2020–2022)
  • Larry Hoppen - keyboards, guitar, lead and backing vocals (1972–1997, 2001–2012; his death)
  • Wells Kelly - drums, keyboards, backing and lead vocals (1972–1981, died 1984)
  • Jerry Marotta - drums (1976–1977)
  • Bob Leinbach - keyboards, lead and backing vocals (1977–1980, 1985–1987, 1990–1994, 2001–2003)
  • Robert Martin - keyboards, backing vocals (1977–1980)
  • Charlie Shew - drums, backing vocals (1981–1982)
  • Nicholas Parker - drums (1982–1984)
  • Michael Mugrage - guitar, lead and backing vocals (1982–1984)
  • Paul Cook - drums (1985–1986)
  • Tommy Wells - drums (1986–1987)
  • Peter O'Brien - drums (1988–1997, 2001–2003)
  • Charlie Morgan - drums (2003–2018)
  • Jim Curtin - bass, backing vocals (1989–1994)
  • Paul Branin – saxophone, guitar (1990–1994)
  • Chip Martin - guitar, lead and backing vocals (2019–2020)

Band member timeline edit

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

Year Album details Chart peak positions
US AUS[16] CAN NED
1973 Orleans
1974 Orleans II
  • Labels: ABC
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
1975 Let There Be Music
  • Labels: Asylum
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
33 71
1976 Waking and Dreaming
  • Labels: Asylum
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
30 87 34
1979 Forever
  • Labels: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
76 72 17
1980 Orleans
  • Labels: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
1982 One of a Kind
  • Labels: Radio
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
1986 Grown Up Children
  • Labels: MCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
1994 Analog Men
  • Labels: Pioneer LDC
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
1996 Ride
  • Labels: Dinosaur Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
2005 Dancin' in the Moonlight
  • Labels: Magnetic North
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
2008 Obscurities
  • Labels: Magnetic North
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
2021 New Star Shining
  • Labels: Sunset Blvd Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Live albums edit

  • Live (1991)
  • Live Volume 2 (1993)
  • Still the One, Live (2002)
  • We're Still Havin' Fun (2007)

Compilations edit

  • The ABC Collection (1976)
  • Before the Dance (1978)
  • Love Takes Time (1986)
  • Dance with Me – The Best of Orleans (1997)
  • No More Than You Can Handle: A 40 Year Musical Journey (2013)
  • Playlist: The Very Best of Orleans (2017)
  • No More Than You Can Handle: A 46-Year Journey (2018)
  • Love Takes Time: 10 Authorized Hits by Orleans (2019)
  • Work at Home with Orleans (2020)

Charting singles edit

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[17]
US
AC

[17]
US
Country

[17]
CAN AUS[16] NZ
1975 "Let There Be Music" 55 96
"Dance with Me" 6 6 5 33 RIAA: Gold
1976 "Still the One" 5 33 9 61 31 RIAA: Gold
1977 "Reach" 51 47 31
"Spring Fever"
1979 "Love Takes Time" 11 13 23 90
"Don't Throw Our Love Away"
"Forever" 24
1982 "One of a Kind" 102
1986 "You're Mine" 59
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References edit

  1. ^ Schneider, Marc (July 26, 2012). "Orleans Co-Founder Larry Hoppen Dies". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Orleans". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-531373-9.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "LP of Pope's Visit Spurs Black Radio Network Lawsuit". Billboard Magazine. September 5, 1981. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Wells Kelly, the drummer for the rock group Meatloaf,..." Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Grown Up Children, 1986". Orleansforever.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Extended Story". Orleansonline.com. October 29, 1984. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "A Brief History of Orleans : 1972-2015". Orleansonline.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Were Still Havin' Fun, 2007". Orleansforever.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "My Eulogy for Larry Lewis Hoppen". Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ Moser, John J. (August 23, 2012). "Orleans to play Levitt SteelStacks to honor late member". The Morning Call. Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
  12. ^ "Orleans". Skylineonline.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Orleans".
  14. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Orleans - No More Than You Can Handle (in isolation 2020)". YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Orleans and Firefall Take Fans Through Time Machine". March 29, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  17. ^ a b c "Orleans". billboard.com.

External links edit

  • Official website

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1975 Still the One No 5 in 1976 from the album Waking and Dreaming and Love Takes Time No 11 in 1979 The group s name evolved from the music it was playing when it formed their music is inspired by Louisiana artists including Allen Toussaint and the Neville Brothers Orleans was formed in Woodstock New York in January 1972 by vocalist guitarist and songwriter John Hall vocalist guitarist keyboardist bassist and songwriter Larry Hoppen and drummer keyboardist and songwriter Wells Kelly In October of that year the group expanded to include Larry s younger brother Lance on bass Drummer Jerry Marotta joined in 1976 completing the quintet Hall was later elected to the United States House of Representatives OrleansOrleans singing the national anthem at Fenway Park in July 2006 Left to right Charlie Morgan Lance Hoppen Larry Hoppen Dennis Fly Amero Lane HoppenBackground informationOriginWoodstock New York U S GenresPop rock 1 soft rock 2 Years active1972 presentLabelsABC Dunhill Asylum Infinity MCA Radio Spectra Fuel Sunset Blvd MembersLance HoppenTom LaneLane HoppenBrady Spencer Fly AmeroPast membersJohn HallLarry HoppenWells KellyJerry MarottaBob LeinbachR A MartinCharlie ShewMichael MugrageNick ParkerPeter O BrienPaul BraninCharlie MorganDaniel Chip Martin Contents 1 History 1 1 Early days 1 2 Forming the band 1 3 Success 1 4 John Hall departs 1 5 1980s 1 6 Back to the clubs 1 7 Death of Wells Kelly 1 8 Relocating to Nashville 1 9 Return to the Northeast 1 10 Break up and resumption 1 11 Hall elected to Congress 1 12 Death of Larry Hoppen 1 13 Orleans continues on 2 Members 2 1 Band member timeline 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Live albums 3 3 Compilations 3 4 Charting singles 4 References 5 External linksHistory editEarly days edit Drummer Wells Kelly who is the son of Cornell University s dean of Architecture Burnham Kelly first met John Hall an in demand session player and member of the group Kangaroo in the late 1960s when he played with him in a group called Thunderfrog and later played on John s first solo album Action released in 1970 In 1969 Wells joined the first incarnation of King Harvest who would have a hit four years later in 1973 with the song Dancing in the Moonlight a song written by Wells brother Sherman Kelly and first recorded by Boffalongo an Ithaca based group Wells joined in 1970 after leaving King Harvest Hall and his wife Johanna had just gained some fame when their song Half Moon appeared on Janis Joplin s posthumous album Pearl Hall who had recorded and toured with Taj Mahal and Seals and Crofts decided to relocate from New York City to Woodstock New York at the request of producer pianist John Simon to be close to Bearsville Studios and the musical scene there Larry Hoppen who grew up in Bay Shore Long Island relocated to Ithaca New York to attend college in the late 60s He was a founding member of Boffalongo and had two albums released by United Artists Sherman Kelly and Dancin in the Moonlight appeared on the 2nd album Wells Kelly had joined the band after that Forming the band edit After a swing through Europe playing guitar behind Karen Dalton on a Santana tour Hall decided to start his own band in Woodstock After months of playing the Cafe Expresso with different rhythm sections Hall called his old friend Wells Kelly in Ithaca in December 1971 and asked him to join his group Multi instrumentalist Kelly accepted the offer on the condition that he play piano For a brief time the group consisted of Hall on guitar Roy Markowitz on drums Bill Gelber on bass and Kelly on electric piano When Markowitz and Gelber left the band Wells told John about his former bandmate from the Ithaca based Boffalongo Hall encouraged Kelly to call Larry Hoppen who accepted the invitation to join the new group christened Orleans by Wells in late January 1972 For months they would play as a trio often switching instruments throughout the show Larry s 18 year old brother Lance Hoppen was brought into Orleans around Halloween 1972 to play bass freeing up Larry to play more guitar and keyboards Orleans found its core audience touring the clubs and college circuit of the Northeastern United States crossing paths with other up and comers such as Bonnie Raitt Tom Waits and Hall amp Oates Rolling Stone magazine called Orleans the best unrecorded band in America Showcase performances in New York led to a recording contract with ABC Dunhill Records and the release of the self titled debut album in the fall of 1973 which had been recorded in Muscle Shoals Alabama with producers Roger Hawkins and Barry Beckett at the helm Reviewing Orleans in Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies 1981 Robert Christgau said In case you re interested this band is mucho hot among Eastern rock cognoscenti read know it alls Very pleasant too although John Hall doesn t sing as tasty as he plays The only impressive song is Half Moon Anything Janis Joplin used to sing is impressive so that may not mean much 3 The group s second record Orleans II recorded at Bearsville Studios was originally released in Europe in 1974 but ABC declined to release it in the US since management felt there were no hit singles on the album despite the fact that it contained the first version recordings of both Let There Be Music and Dance With Me and dropped the group from the label After the band s later successes Orleans II was finally put out in America in 1978 combined with the first album as a double LP called Before the Dance It was also released as a CD in Japan in the 1990s under its originally slated title Dance With Me Success edit However it was not until Orleans was heard at Max s Kansas City signed and produced by Chuck Plotkin then head of A amp R for Asylum Records that the band scored its first Billboard Hot 100 charting single Let There Be Music No 55 taken from their third album Let There Be Music released in March 1975 The follow up single Dance With Me reshaped and re recorded from Orleans II with Plotkin at the helm went to No 6 on the pop charts and the band became part of mainstream of American pop music Atypical of the high energy earthy R amp B and Rock n Roll mix of styles they had been previously identified with Dance With Me cast the band in a more soft rock light and landed them a tour with Melissa Manchester While recording their next album Waking and Dreaming in early 1976 the group was joined by second drummer Jerry Marotta freeing Wells Kelly to sing more and play keyboards Still the One released in July 1976 from Waking and Dreaming cemented Orleans relationship with the American public While the single peaked eventually at No 5 the band was on a major cross country ten week tour with label mate Jackson Browne ending in November 1976 In January 1977 the single was chosen as the theme song for the ABC television network the parent of ABC Records and has since been used for an endless number of commercials and movie soundtracks John Hall departs edit The follow up Reach with John Hall on lead peaked at No 51 in March 1977 Around then however internal stresses and disagreements over material and musical direction prompted guitarist songwriter Hall to announce his intention to leave the band in search of a solo career which he did in June 1977 after touring commitments were satisfied Marotta departed not long afterwards to join Hall and Oates and eventually moved on to Peter Gabriel s band After several months of mulling things over and working with other musicians Lance and Larry joined Marotta in the backing band for Garland Jeffreys while Kelly worked with the Beach Boys the Hoppen brothers and Kelly decided to continue being part of the band in late 1977 bringing in new members Robert Martin vocals keyboards sax horns and Connecticut musician Bob Leinbach vocals keyboards trombone who had played with Larry Hoppen and the Kellys in Boffalongo during the Ithaca years and had completed a stint with the group the Fabulous Rhinestones The new lineup signed a contract with the Infinity Records label and their debut there Forever April 1979 produced the No 11 hit Love Takes Time Collectively the three Hot 100 top 20 Orleans hits have been aired over 10 million times In 1979 Orleans continued to tour with artists such as Stephen Stills and Chicago 1980s edit In 1980 Infinity went bankrupt after an album with performances by Pope John Paul II who was on a tour of the U S in the fall of 1979 failed to sell 4 Infinity was absorbed into MCA Records who failed to promote their follow up album simply titled Orleans This last recorded in Woodstock featured only the Hoppens and Wells Kelly as Orleans proper since the others had left earlier in the year Nonetheless the album featured guest appearances from all past members including John Hall who was in the process of forming the John Hall Band with Leinbach as a member Orleans was produced by Englishman Robin Lumley mixed at Trident Studios in London and featured Lumley s friend Phil Collins contributing backing vocals to one track Just after recording that 1980 release the group added Dennis Fly Amero guitars vocals to replace Leinbach The live lineup still featured Robert R A Martin and the band completed a tour of amusement parks that summer only to learn that their accountant had misappropriated funds leaving them in debt Martin left Fly stayed Larry and Lance recruited their younger brother Lane Hoppen to play keyboards and drummer Charlie Shew at that time going under the pseudonym Eric Charles to play alongside Wells Kelly Charlie then replaced Wells when he left by early 1981 to relocate to NYC Orleans then signed with the fledgling Radio Records and recorded their next album One of a Kind in Fort Lauderdale Florida in the summer of 1982 The album released in September 1982 included brand new band member Michael Mugrage replacing Fly Amero on guitar at the request of the album s producers Don Silver and Ben Wisch Jerry Marotta briefly rejoined the band to play on the album but was soon replaced by drummer Nicholas Parker after its release But Radio Records likewise went bankrupt just as One of a Kind was hitting the record store shelves Back to the clubs edit Now without a record label Orleans struggled in the early 1980s playing mostly small clubs in the Northeast At this same time Larry and Lance formed a side group Mood Ring with Bob Leinbach Nicholas Parker singer songwriter Robbie Dupree of Steal Away fame and various other Woodstockers who drifted in and out to play for fun mostly at parties and clubs Mood Ring played some club dates in 1984 billed as Robbie Dupree and Orleans In the late 2000s Mood Ring reconvened to do occasional concert dates After a couple of draining years touring the Northeast club circuit during a tough two week stint in Bermuda in September 1984 Larry lost his voice just one day into the gig due to a combination of air conditioning and high humidity After this he returned to his home in Woodstock and decided to take some time off to allow his voice to heal At that low point both Larry and Lance felt that was the likely end of Orleans Death of Wells Kelly edit In the meantime Kelly went on to join Steve Forbert s Flying Squirrels in 1981 and did a few shows in the Central New York area with Mick Ronson He also played with Clarence Clemons and the Red Bank Rockers before joining Meat Loaf s Neverland Express in 1983 On October 29 1984 Wells died while on tour in England with Meat Loaf After a night of partying his body was found on the front stairs of a London flat at which he was staying According to pathologist Dr Ian West a post mortem examination revealed high levels of morphine and cocaine in Kelly s body Death came from the drummer inhaling his own vomit induced by snorting a mixture of heroin and cocaine 5 Wells Kelly s untimely death was the catalyst for a reunion of Hall and the Hoppen brothers John Hall and Bob Leinbach joined Larry in Ithaca New York to play at a memorial for Wells Lance was unable to make the wake due to another commitment Having not played together for seven years Larry and John rediscovered the magic of the combination Relocating to Nashville edit Then in 1985 through the Halls connections in Nashville the reunited lineup of John Hall Larry Hoppen Lance Hoppen and Bob Leinbach cut the album Grown Up Children June 1986 with guest appearances from heavyweights like Chet Atkins Ricky Skaggs Steve Wariner and Bela Fleck under the direction of Nashville producer MCA label chief Tony Brown Although this album had some playing by John and Larry most of the instrumental tracks were played by session players including guitarist Richard Bennett drummer Larrie London and bassist David Hungate with the Orleans members providing mostly vocals 6 During their Nashville period the band added bassist Glen Worf and drummer Paul Cook who was eventually replaced by Tommy Wells for concert dates as Lance switched to acoustic guitar Return to the Northeast edit By late 1987 John and Larry began to realize that while Nashville was a great place for them as songwriters it was not so accommodating to Orleans career as a band For the next 2 plus years Orleans was in a fairly dormant state again basing their activities back in Woodstock New York In early 1989 Lance was offered an opportunity to move to Nashville to work with old friends Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura as part of the then hit RCA act Baillie amp the Boys For a while he was no longer available for all Orleans gigs so bassist Jim Curtin became Lance s sub as needed between 1989 and 1994 Meanwhile New York native Peter O Brien had been brought in on drums Orleans slowly re established their presence in the Northeast over the next couple of years In 1990 Robbie Dupree approached them to make a live album for their growing fan base in Japan Two shows at Woodstock s Bearsville Theater were recorded on October 6 and 7 1990 as John Larry and Lance were joined by Bob Leinbach Paul Branin sax guitar and special guests Rob Leon John Sebastian Jonell Mosser and Lane Hoppen The double Orleans Live CD set culled from the two Bearsville Theater shows came out in Japan in February 1991 followed in April by their first trip to perform in Japan with a lineup of John Larry Lance Leinbach O Brien and Paul Branin In 1993 American release of Orleans Live Volume 1 a single disc CD version was released it was the first release on the band s own Major Records label Live Volume 2 featuring the rest of the show was soon to follow Still without a traditional label in the US Orleans recorded a new album Analog Men for the Japanese label Pioneer It came out there in 1994 and was followed by a return to Japan for more shows Later that year Orleans played at Woodstock 94 which was practically in their backyard in Saugerties New York Bob Leinbach once again rejoined the group for this show and continued to make occasional guest appearances with them throughout the 1990s The following year found them touring as an acoustic trio John Larry and Lance While most of the venues were small listening clubs the real highlight of 1995 was being the opening act on the Can t Stop Rockin tour with Fleetwood Mac REO Speedwagon and Pat Benatar Yet another new album Ride was recorded at John s Saugerties studio and released through an independent label Dinosaur Entertainment out of New Orleans Ride emerged in the summer of 1996 and included just a couple of reworkings of the best and still unheard in the US tunes from Analog Men The single I Am on Your Side even began to make its way up the charts but the label proved inexperienced and it folded shortly afterward killing the song s chances for more radio play Break up and resumption edit nbsp Bassist vocalist Lance HoppenOrleans continued on but in late 1997 decided to take another break John was spending more and more time writing in Nashville Lance was touring with various Nashville based artists and Larry who d remarried and started a family relocated to Florida in 2000 and formed his own Larry Hoppen Band Since 1997 Larry had also been involved with Voices of Classic Rock who in 2003 became known as RPM Rock amp Pop Masters This was a supergroup of lead singers of popular 1970s and 80s groups Toto Survivor Santana Rainbow etc backed by a single world class touring band In the summer of 2001 nearly four years after their last gig Orleans John Hall Larry Lance Peter O Brien and Bob Leinbach reunited on Labor Day weekend to play the Opus 40 Amphitheatre in Saugerties The band decided to remain together and continue performing For some shows the band included Peter and Bob For others Charlie Morgan ex Elton John became the drummer and Lane Hoppen rejoined the band on keyboards By 2005 Charlie and Lane had become permanent in their positions The band then picked up Jake Hooker from Malibu California as their new manager 7 Orleans continued to play live and record A studio album Dancin in the Moonlight was recorded in May and June 2004 at Charlie Morgan s Thynne Man Studios and first released in October 2005 on the CD Baby label After that the band s lineup was Larry Lance and Lane Hoppen Charlie Morgan and the returning Dennis Fly Amero who replaced John Hall as he began his campaign for Congress in 2006 on guitar 8 In 2007 Orleans released a live DVD CD We re Still Havin Fun recorded in August 2006 in Pittsfield Massachusetts which included both John Hall and Fly Amero as well as the three Hoppen Brothers and drummer Charlie Morgan Also appearing at this show were special guests percussionist Manuel Quintana and Charles DeChant from Hall amp Oates on sax 9 Hall elected to Congress edit During his 2006 bid for a US Congressional seat Hall appeared with the group on only a few occasions On November 7 2006 Hall was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York He was reelected in 2008 During the 2010 midterm elections a political ad parody supporting John Hall s opponent Nan Hayworth promoted the fictitious organization Young Voters for an Orleans Reunion Tour as a means of voting Hall from Congress Hayworth defeated Hall in the election He had served four years two terms representing District 19 in the Hudson Valley between New York City and Albany New York nbsp Orleans in March 2017Orleans continued to write record and perform In 2010 they had repeat performances in both Washington DC in support of DCCC and in Saint Thomas U S Virgin Islands fundraising for the Nana Baby Home the orphanage there Death of Larry Hoppen edit On July 24 2012 founding band member Larry Hoppen took his own life 10 Shows planned for the rest of the year were suddenly in jeopardy But Lance quickly announced that although the band was in deep mourning for Larry they had decided to finish the year s remaining dates about 8 as best they could It was at this point that John Hall returned to the live lineup and other alumni joined them on various shows The first of those was 30 days later in Deadwood South Dakota on August 24 2012 The group would then play a free show at SteelStacks on September 2 in memoriam 11 and continued on from there On September 16 2012 a memorial gathering of friends and family was held at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock Bob Leinbach among the performers sang Forever a song he had written with Larry about undying friendship Orleans continues on edit Orleans carried on to November 11 2012 with a lineup consisting of John Hall Dennis Fly Amero Charlie Morgan and Lance and Lane Hoppen 8 ending the year with a memorial show at Mercy Lounge in Nashville joined by many artist supporters including Jimi Jamison John Ford Coley Henry Paul Jonell Mosser Kathie Baillie amp Michael Bonagura Pete Huttlinger and Bill Lloyd Again it seemed to Lance that this would be the natural ending of Orleans 40 year run But that was not to be In the summer of 2013 supported by new manager Len Fico the band appeared as part of the Sail Rock Tour not only playing a set of their own hits but providing back up for headliner Christopher Cross and contemporaries Firefall Gary Wright John Ford Coley Robbie Dupree Player and Al Stewart The Last Band Standing DVD was released in 2013 as well as the double disc compilation CD No More Than You Can Handle A 40 Year Musical Journey featuring several previously unreleased recordings Among them is the title cut which was the last in which Larry participated as co writer singer and player 8 In the years Orleans continued to tour the US Charlie Morgan departed in April 2018 and was replaced by drummer Brady Spencer In July 2019 John Hall announced his retirement from performing Daniel Chip Martin a Nashville musician friend of Lance and Brady then joined Orleans on guitar and vocals 12 But John s retirement turned out to be a temporary sabbatical In March 2020 John was just about to return to touring when everything came to a halt due to the COVID 19 pandemic During the summer of 2021 Orleans resumed in person appearances and in August of that year vocalist guitarist Tom Lane came to fill in for an ill Fly Amero then ended up taking his place permanently 13 Most recently the band has released an in isolation video performance of No More Than You Can Handle 14 in memory of Larry Hoppen and as an aid for those who are struggling with the challenges of these most difficult of times Beginning in March 2022 the band toured as a quartet of Lance Lane Brady Spencer and Tom Lane after John Hall retired from the road once again But shortly afterwards they were again a quintet when Fly Amero rejoined them 15 Currently Lance is the only original member still active in the band Members editCurrentBold denotes members of the classic lineup nbsp The group performing at Levitt SteelStacks in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on May 23 2015Lance Hoppen bass backing and lead vocals 1972 1989 1994 1997 2001 present Lane Hoppen keyboards backing vocals 1980 1984 2003 present Dennis Fly Amero vocals guitar 1980 1982 2006 2021 2022 present Brady Spencer drums backing vocals 2018 present Tom Lane vocals guitar 2021 present FormerJohn Hall guitar lead and backing vocals 1972 1977 1985 1997 2001 2006 2012 2019 2020 2022 Larry Hoppen keyboards guitar lead and backing vocals 1972 1997 2001 2012 his death Wells Kelly drums keyboards backing and lead vocals 1972 1981 died 1984 Jerry Marotta drums 1976 1977 Bob Leinbach keyboards lead and backing vocals 1977 1980 1985 1987 1990 1994 2001 2003 Robert Martin keyboards backing vocals 1977 1980 Charlie Shew drums backing vocals 1981 1982 Nicholas Parker drums 1982 1984 Michael Mugrage guitar lead and backing vocals 1982 1984 Paul Cook drums 1985 1986 Tommy Wells drums 1986 1987 Peter O Brien drums 1988 1997 2001 2003 Charlie Morgan drums 2003 2018 Jim Curtin bass backing vocals 1989 1994 Paul Branin saxophone guitar 1990 1994 Chip Martin guitar lead and backing vocals 2019 2020 Band member timeline editDiscography editStudio albums edit Year Album details Chart peak positionsUS AUS 16 CAN NED1973 Orleans Labels ABC Formats CD LP CS digital download 1974 Orleans II Labels ABC Formats CD LP CS digital download 1975 Let There Be Music Labels Asylum Formats CD LP CS digital download 33 71 1976 Waking and Dreaming Labels Asylum Formats CD LP CS digital download 30 87 34 1979 Forever Labels MCA Formats CD LP CS digital download 76 72 171980 Orleans Labels MCA Formats CD LP CS digital download 1982 One of a Kind Labels Radio Formats CD LP CS digital download 1986 Grown Up Children Labels MCA Formats CD LP CS digital download 1994 Analog Men Labels Pioneer LDC Formats CD LP CS digital download 1996 Ride Labels Dinosaur Entertainment Formats CD LP CS digital download 2005 Dancin in the Moonlight Labels Magnetic North Formats CD LP CS digital download 2008 Obscurities Labels Magnetic North Formats CD LP CS digital download 2021 New Star Shining Labels Sunset Blvd Records Formats CD digital download Live albums edit Live 1991 Live Volume 2 1993 Still the One Live 2002 We re Still Havin Fun 2007 Compilations edit The ABC Collection 1976 Before the Dance 1978 Love Takes Time 1986 Dance with Me The Best of Orleans 1997 No More Than You Can Handle A 40 Year Musical Journey 2013 Playlist The Very Best of Orleans 2017 No More Than You Can Handle A 46 Year Journey 2018 Love Takes Time 10 Authorized Hits by Orleans 2019 Work at Home with Orleans 2020 Charting singles edit Year Title Peak chart positions CertificationsUS 17 USAC 17 USCountry 17 CAN AUS 16 NZ1975 Let There Be Music 55 96 Dance with Me 6 6 5 33 RIAA Gold1976 Still the One 5 33 9 61 31 RIAA Gold1977 Reach 51 47 31 Spring Fever 1979 Love Takes Time 11 13 23 90 Don t Throw Our Love Away Forever 24 1982 One of a Kind 102 1986 You re Mine 59 denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory References edit Schneider Marc July 26 2012 Orleans Co Founder Larry Hoppen Dies Billboard Retrieved January 26 2017 Larkin Colin ed 2006 Orleans Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 531373 9 Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s O Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved March 10 2019 via robertchristgau com LP of Pope s Visit Spurs Black Radio Network Lawsuit Billboard Magazine September 5 1981 Retrieved July 4 2015 Wells Kelly the drummer for the rock group Meatloaf Retrieved October 21 2017 Grown Up Children 1986 Orleansforever com Retrieved January 24 2016 The Extended Story Orleansonline com October 29 1984 Retrieved January 24 2016 a b c A Brief History of Orleans 1972 2015 Orleansonline com Retrieved January 24 2016 Were Still Havin Fun 2007 Orleansforever com Retrieved January 24 2016 My Eulogy for Larry Lewis Hoppen Retrieved October 21 2017 via Facebook Moser John J August 23 2012 Orleans to play Levitt SteelStacks to honor late member The Morning Call Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Orleans Skylineonline com Retrieved October 2 2021 Orleans Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Orleans No More Than You Can Handle in isolation 2020 YouTube Retrieved October 2 2021 Orleans and Firefall Take Fans Through Time Machine March 29 2022 a b Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 224 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 a b c Orleans billboard com External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orleans band amp oldid 1182467583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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