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Infobox musical artist| name = Yvonne Elliman| image = Yvonne Elliman.jpg| caption = Elliman on tour with Eric Clapton , San Bernardino, California , August 15, 1975| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Yvonne Marianne Elliman| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=y|1951|12|29| origin = Honolulu, Hawaii , United States | genre = Broadway musicals|Broadway , Disco music|disco , Pop music|pop | associated_acts = Eric Clapton , Bee Gees | occupation = Singer|Vocalist , songwriter |instrument = Singing|Vocals , Piano | years_active = 1970& ndash;2004cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17301/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=July 17, 2009| label = Polydor Records , Umgd Records, Umvd Import, Polygram Records , Taragon Records| website = http://www.yvonneelliman.com Yvonne Elliman.comYvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951)cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17301/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=July 17, 2009 is an United States|American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar . She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a #1 hit with " If I Can't Have You ." After a long hiatus in the 80s and 90s, during which time she dedicated herself to her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.
Biography
Early years
Elliman's father was of Irish-American|Irish descent, and her mother shared Japanese-American|Japanese and Chinese-American|Chinese ancestries. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii , and graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1970. Her father taught her how to play the piano. She played in the high-school band,cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title=The Virgin encyclopedia of 70s music|year=2002|publisher=Virgin|isbn=9781852279479|page=122 and after graduation she moved to London .cite book|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title=The Billboard book of number 1 hits|year=2003|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823076772|page=490|url= http://books.google.com/? id=PgGqNrqfrsoC& pg=PT490
London years, Jesus Christ Superstar
listen|pos=left |filename = YvonneEllimanIDontKnowHowToLoveHim.ogg |title = "I Don't Know How to Love Him" |description = "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar (1971) |format = Ogg Elliman's singing career began in 1969 in London where she performed as a singer at various bar (establishment)|bars and nightclub|clubs . At the time she did not like what she was singing and was singing for the money. She was doing drugs and liked the music of the Jefferson Airplane . http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/05/in_the_desert_w.php#more Son of Son of God? Village Voice August 16, 1973 An unknown,cite book|last=Snelson|first=John|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber|year=2009|publisher=Yale UP|isbn=9780300151138|page=7|url= http://books.google.com/? id=RRFx7fFsi0AC& pg=PA7 she was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber , who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part in Jesus Christ Superstar , and later invited her to join the traveling cast, which she did for four years. This performance led to a 1974 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for the film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar". She had her first hit single in 1971 with the ballad " I Don't Know How to Love Him ", from Jesus Christ Superstar . The song was her first entry on the U.S. record chart|charts , peaking at #28 pop in 1971, although a cover version by Helen Reddy was a bigger hit. In the end, she sang Jesus Christ Superstar on the 1970 concept album, in the original Broadway cast (1971), and on the 1973 film soundtrack.cite book|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S.|title=The Oxford companion to the American musical: theatre, film, and television|year=2008|publisher=Oxford UP|isbn=9780195335330|page=874|url= http://books.google.com/? id=XbBz3C4Gr0EC& pg=PA874
New York and disco
In 1971 Elliman moved to New York City for the Broadway production of Jesus Christ, Superstar , where she met Bill Oakes, who worked with Robert Stigwood . They got married soon after, and she was asked to sing backing vocals on Eric Clapton 's version of the Bob Marley song " I Shot the Sheriff " in 1974. She went on tour with Clapton, and afterward got her own recording contract with Stigwood's RSO Records . A first album for the label (her third in all), Rising Sun , produced by Steve Cropper , produced no hit singles, but her next album, Love Me , produced by Freddie Perren , gave her two top-20 hits, "Love Me" (written by Barry Gibb|Barry and Robin Gibb ), and a Barbara Lewis cover, " Hello Stranger ." "Hello Stranger" topped the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary charts for four weeks, and was also a #15 Pop hit in 1977, while "Love Me" was a #14 Pop hit in late 1976/early 1977.
listen|pos=right |filename = YvonneEllimanIfICantHaveYou.ogg |title = "If I Can't Have You" |description = "If I Can't Have You" from Saturday Night Fever (1977) |format = Ogg In 1977, the Bee Gees were working on Saturday Night Fever and wrote " How Deep Is Your Love " for her, but Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang " If I Can't Have You ."cite book|last=Bilyeu|first=Melinda|title=The Bee Gees: tales of the brothers Gibb|year=2004|publisher=Omnibus|isbn=9781844490578|page=412|url= http://books.google.com/? id=fmJaMqqlueIC& pg=PA412|coauthors=Hector Cook, Andrew Môn Hughes The song was a big hit, rising to #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 ; it is often hailed as the best singing performance of her career.cite book|last=Simpson|first=Paul|title=The Rough Guide to Cult Pop|year=2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=9781843532293|page=141|url= http://books.google.com/? id=F7hpXcrqA-8C& pg=PA141
Also in 1977, Elliman performed on Eric Clapton 's Slowhand album.
A few minor Top 40 hits followed in 1979, including the title theme song from the film Moment by Moment and another disco track, " Love Pains ," which was a major club success. She appeared in a two-part episode of the television action series Hawaii Five-O during this period as an aspiring singer, performing the song "I Can't Get You Out of my Mind" with co-star James Darren . The single "Savannah" was also a minor hit, but shortly thereafter she decided to dedicate herself to her growing family of two children.
Return
After a considerable hiatus, Elliman reappeared on the music scene. An album titled Simple Needs , with all songs written by Elliman, was released in 2004 and re-released globally on June 12, 2007. Elliman has continued performing in music festival s, benefits and concerts throughout the country and around the world. She also Performed on A PBS special 70's soul superstars in 2004 and sang her #1 hit If I Can't have you.
US chart stats are taken from both Billboard (magazine)| Billboard - either from the Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 or Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart - and the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. The Cash Box stats are given in brackets, i.e. .
The following singles all appeared on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks| Billboard Easy Listening/ Adult Contemporary chart : " I Don't Know How to Love Him " (#15), " Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)|Everything's Alright " (#25), "Love Me" (#5), " Hello Stranger " (#1), "I Can't Get You Outa My Mind" (#19), " If I Can't Have You " (#9), "Moment By Moment" (#32) and " Love Pains " (#34).
The following singles appeared on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs| Billboard R& B chart : " Hello Stranger " (#57), " If I Can't Have You " (#60).
The following singles appeared on the Hot Dance Club Songs| Billboard Club chart : " If I Can't Have You " (#11), " Love Pains " (#75).
Soundtracks
" I Don't Know How to Love Him " (1971) Jesus Christ Superstar (album)
"Everything' Alright" (1971) Jesus Christ Superstar (album)
" If I Can't Have You " (1977) - U.S.: Pop #1, AC #9, Hot Dance Club Play|Dance #11; UK #4 - Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
"Moment By Moment" (1978) - (title song from the film|movie ) U.S.: Pop #59, AC #32
"Your Precious Love (1980) ( duet (music)|duet with Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop ) - Roadie (film)|Roadie soundtrack - U.S.: Bubbling Under #105
"Edge of the World" (1983) - WarGames soundtrack
cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17301|pure_url=yes|title=Allmusic ((( Yvonne Elliman > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))) cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 182
See also
List of number-one hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
References
reflist
External links
http://www.yvonneelliman.com Official Yvonne Elliman site
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Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1970s Persondata | NAME = Elliman, Yvonne | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = December 29, 1951 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Elliman, Yvonne Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom Category:American female singers Category:American pop singers Category:American dance musicians Category:American film actors Category:American musical theatre actors Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Decca Records artists Category:American people of Japanese descent Category:American people of Chinese descent Category:People from Honolulu, Hawaii Category:American musicians of Irish descent Category:Actors from Hawaii Category:Musicians from Hawaii
