The group’s fortunes changed in 1978 with the release of Some Girls , which included the hit single ” Miss You “, the country ballad ” Far Away Eyes “, ” Beast of Burden “, and ” Shattered “. In part as a response to punk, many songs, particularly ”…
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According to the band’s manager Herbie Herbert, tensions arose between a discontented Aynsley Dunbar and the band due to his displeasure with the change in musical direction from the jazz fusion sound. Neal Schon reflected on the tensions: “We would talk about it, and he’d say he’d be willing to…
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Sérgio Dias, the only remaining original member, led the band until its dissolution in 1978.
In the early months of 1978 Cold Chisel recorded their self-titled debut album with their manager and producer, Peter Walker (ex- Bakery ).
The parents of the Farriss boys relocated to Perth , Western Australia in 1978, taking Jon to continue his schooling and as soon as Hutchence and Andrew finished school, the rest of the band followed. They briefly performed as The Vegetables before returning to Sydney ten months later and recording…
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Recording of Who Are You started in January 1978.
During one of his studio visits, Miles heard ” Roxanne ” for the first time at the end of a session. He had been less enthusiastic about the band’s other songs, but the elder Copeland was struck by the track, and got the Police a record deal with A&M Records…
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the album was re-released in 1978
in 1978 they received the Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award for passing more than 100,000 unit ticket sales at the venue.
In late 1978, the double-platinum Dog & Butterfly peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 and produced hits with its title song (No. 34) and ” Straight On ” (No. 15).