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"I think it's the most important thing for music,
 that whole notion of making it mean 
something to someone else."
 J.C. Crowley


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John Charles Crowley was born from an Irish family on November 13, 1947, in Galveston Bay, TX.  He enjoyed traveling; sailing on the shores of Galveston Bay, riding the range as a working cowboy, and flying planes, but his heart always brought him back to his love of music. He formed several different local bands there while growing up, none of which he was satisfied with. A tape of his early songs found it's way to Jesse Ed Davis, then with recording artists Taj Mahal. Davis asked J.C. to come to L.A. in 1972, and try his singing and writing skills there. It was a few years later, in 1977, when he met Peter Beckett at a Hollywood posh party. They then got together to collaborate on writing songs and jamming in J.C.'s garage. J.C. became co-founder of Player, and co-writer of "Baby Come Back", their number 1 smash hit. He also shared the vocals on both albums, 'Player' and 'Danger Zone', contributing his keyboard, guitar, and songwriting skills to the band. J.C. left Player after their second LP, when the group's musical direction proved to be too confining for what he wanted to persue.
 
He continued as a successful song writer, signing with RCA. His biggest success was a song he had written and performed himself called "Paint The Town And Hang The Moon Tonight" in '88, which was from his only solo LP, Beneath The Texas Moon. This song also appeared on the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood's Pink Cadillac. Crowley had a few famous friends lend vocal support on this solo CD; Roseanne Cash, Vince Gill, Timothy B. Schmit, Bonnie Raitt, and J.D. Souther. J.C. was named Best New Male Country Vocalist in 1989. 

Through the 80's and 90's, his songs were recorded by  Johnny Cash, Smokey Robinson, Little River Band, the Oak Ridge Boys, and many more. He also wrote for many TV shows such as The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live. He reappeared with Player again in 1982, on the Spies Of Life LP, as co-writer with Dennis Lambert on the song "I'd Rather Be Gone".

Communicating through his music is prime and above all to J.C. His feelings and soul come out through his songs: it's J.C.'s way of letting you know what's going on inside of him. He fought and won a battle with cancer 1994-1999, and continues writing and producing from his home in Topanga, CA.


                         For more info on J.C. Crowley go to:
   
                           www.myspace.com/jccrowleyplayer

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BMG Music 1988
BMG Music 1988
      Beneath The Texas Moon

 1.  Beneath the Texas Moon 
      (Crowley, Routh)

 2.  Beyond the Great Divide 
      (Crowley, Routh)  

 3.  Boxcar 109 (Leo, Stinson) 
 4.  Dirty Shoes (Leo, Stinson) 
 5.  Harder Than It Sounds 
      (Crowley, Silbar)

 6.  I Know What I've Got 
     (Crowley, Silbar)

 7.  Living for the Fire 
      (Crowley, Leo, Waldman)  

 8.  Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight   
      (Crowley,Routh)
 
9.  Right as Rain 
      (Crowley, Leo, Waldman) 

10.  Serenade (Crowley, Routh)

*SINGLES*


RCA
RCA



SIDE A  I Know What I've Got

SIDE B  Living For The Fire

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                                   *MUSIC CREDITS*

                   BACKUP VOCALS(BV) LEAD VOCALS(LV)
                
SONGWRITER(SW) PRODUCER(PRD)
                 MUSICIAN
(MSC)  

                               

1977 Disco Friends
        1. Baby Come Back

1977 Hi-Fi Super Stereo Sound, Vol 2
        1. Baby Come Back 
       
1978 The No.1 Hits 1978
        1. Baby Come Back

1978 Entertainment Weekly Greatest Hits 
        1. Baby Come Back

1978 Solid Gold Hits, Vol 21
        1. This Time I'm In it For Love

1978 Sucessos Pop Difusora, Vol 3
        1. This Time I'm In It For Love

1978 Super Star Collection
        1. Baby Come Back

1978 The Hot Ones
        1. This Time I'm In It For Love
          
1979 RSO Chart Busters
        1. Baby Come Back (SW with Beckett)

1979 Knock The Walls Down-Steve Kipner
        1. Love Maker (BV)
        2. Knock The Walls Down (BV)

1982 Spies of Life-Player
        1. I'd Rather Be Gone (SW with Lambert)

1983 Finis-Finis Henderson
        1. I'd Rather Be Gone (SW with Lambert)

1988 I Will Return-Jack Wesley Roth
        1. Beyond The Great Divide (SW with Roth)
        2. Layin' Low in Mexico (MSC, SW with Roth)
        3. Night Flyer (BV)

1989 Soul Years 1977
        1. Baby Come Back (SW with Beckett)

1991 World Wide Love-Little River Band
        1. Parallel Lines (SW with Shorrock) 
 
       
1991 Sounds of the Seventies-1978 Take Two
        1. Baby Come Back

1991 Rockin 70's Vol 1-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back


1991 70's Greatest Rock Hits: #1 Groups, Vol 12
        1. Baby Come Back

1991 Billboard Hits 1978-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back

1991 Good Times
        1. Baby Come Back 

1992 Boats To Build-Gark Clark
        1. Baton Rouge (SW with Clark)

1993 Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day, Vol 21
        1. Baby Come Back 

1993 Switchblades of Love-Steve Young
        1. Have A Laugh (MSC, BV)
        2. Switchblades of Love ( MSC, BV)
        3. Angel of Lyon (MSC)
        4. Going Back to California (MSC)
        5. Silver Lake (BV)
        6. Midnight Rail (MSC)
        7. Love Song (BV, MSC)
        8. Shelter You (BV, MSC)
       

1993
Hits Of The 70's-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back

1993 Face in the Mirror
        1. Baby Come Back

1995 Great Britons Vol 2-Various Artists
        1. Prisoner Of Your Love


1995 Prom Night: The 70's
        1. This Time I'm In It For Love

1995 Billboard Top Hits 1975-79 Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back

1996
Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day
        1. This Time I'm In It For Love

1996 The Roots Of Rock: Soft Rock-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back

1997 Mellow Rock Hits Of The 70's: ventura Highway
        1. Baby Come Back

1997
WCBS-FM's 25th Anniversary: Best Of The 70's
         1. Baby Come Back

1997 Every Night's a Saturday Night-lee Roy Parnell
        1. Baton Rouge (SW with Clark)

1998 La Mejor Coleccion Pop De La Historia Vol 5
        1. Baby Come Back

1998 AM Gold: Pop Classics
        1. Baby Come Back

1998 70's Hits Back Again
        1. Baby Come Back

1998 70's Heavy Hitters: #1 Pop Hits
         1. Baby Come Back

1998 Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits Of  The 70's
     
   1. Baby Come Back

1998 Double Take-Joe McBride
        1. Baby Come Back

1998 Class Reunion '77: Greatest Hits-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back 

1998 Long Way Home-Amy Gatallin
        1. Baton Rouge (SW with Clark)

1999 Primal Young-Steve Young (PRD JC Crowley)
        1. Workers Song (MSC)
        2. East Virginia (BV)
        3. Heartbreak Girl (MSC)
        4. No Longer Will My Heart Be Truly Broken
            (BV)

1999 Soft Rock Classic
        1. Baby Come Back

1999 
Rockin' 70's Vol 1-Various Artists
         1. Baby Come Back

2000 Hits Of The 70's (Universal Special)-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back

2000
Entertainment Weekly: Greatest Hits 1978
        1. Baby Come Back

2001 Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1975-1979
        1. Baby Come Back 
 
2001 The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 70's
        1. Baby Come Back 

        
2002
I Love The 70's-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back 
 

2003 Box Of Love-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back

2003 Soft Rock Hits 2-Various Artists
        1. Baby Come Back


2003
What The World Needs Now-Love-Various Artists
         1. Baby Come Back

2003  The Greatest Hits-Lisa Stanfield
          1. Baby Come Back

2003 Lisa Stansfield-Biography Greatest Hits
        1. Baby Come Back

2004 Straight From The Heart
         1. Baby Come Back

2004 Casey Kasem Presents America's Top Ten
        1. Baby Come Back

2004 The Whole Enchilada-Burrito Deluxe
        1. Baton Rouge (SW with Clark)

2005
Rock N Roll Revival-Various Artists)
        1. Baby Come Back

2006  "V"-Vanessa Hudgens
        
   1. Come Back To Me
           
(A clip of "Baby Come Back" is sampled in this song

2007  The Best Movie Songs
         1. Baby Come Back 

2008 All I Intend To Be-Emmy Lou Harris
        1. Beyond The Great Divide (SW)

2008 The Best Hits 100 Super 70's
        1. Baby Come Back 

2008 Lemme Come Back-Lil Rob
         (SW with Beckett)
                 





 

 


*FILM CREDITS*

1976 The Man Who Fell To Earth
         1. Baby Come Back

1978
FM
         1. Baby Come Back   

1986  Rad
         1. Baby Come Back 

1989  Pink Cadillac
         1. Beneath The Texas Moon

1998 Safe Men
          1. Baby Come Back

1999
Five Aces
          1. Baby Come Back

2002  97 Brooks
         (MSC)

2005 Roll Bounce
          1. Baby Come Back

2006
Date Movie
          1. Baby Come Back

2006 Idiocracy
         1. Baby Come Back

2006  A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints
           1. Baby Come Back

2007 Transformers
          1. Baby Come Back



 

 


*TV CREDITS*

      MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

The 90 minute late night rock music series aired 12:30 AM on
Saturday. It followed "The Tonight Show", starring Johhny  
Carson. In it's first year, premiering February 1, 1973, it began at 1:00 AM, but when Johnny Carson cut his own show from 90 minutes to 60 minutes, the starting time was moved to 12:30 AM.

11/04/77   Host: Lou Rawls (Episode #220)
                     Player Performed:
                     1. Baby Come Back
                     2. Come On Out
                    
(Other Guests: KC and Sunshine Band,
                     Rod Stewart,Alan ParsonsProject,Harry
                     Nilsson)     
    
03/17/78  Host: Player (Episode #237)
                    Player Performed:
                    1. Baby Come Back
                    2. Cancellation
                    3. Come On Out
                    4. This Time I'm In It For Love 
                    (Other Guests: Abba,Queen,Jay 
                     Ferguson,Starland Vocal Band)

05/19/78  Host: Helen Reddy (Episode #245)
                    Player Performed:
                    1. Baby Come Back
                    2. This Time I'm In It For Love
                    (Other Guests: Billy Preston,Andy Kauffman,
                   
 
Elton John,Samantha Sang)


                  AMERICA'S TOP 40

Host: Casey Kasem
                  
First Appearance: Player
                   Baby Come Back
11/26/77 Big Mover Segment: Player
                   Baby Come Back
01/14/78 #1 Player-Baby Come Back
01/21/78 #1 Player-Baby Come Back
01/28/78 #1 Player-Baby Come Back

1978 The Merv Griffin Show-Player
         1. Come On Out
         2.
          

 1979  
3 BY CHEEVER
           1. Baby Come Back

              The Five Forty Eight Episode



      
                      AMERICAN BANDSTAND
 
American Bandstand was the most popular rock-n-roll television show of all time. Premiering on August 5, 1957, it made TV history bringing rock-n-roll music into millions of households, with outstanding performances by up and coming recording artists. Bandstand first aired on the east coast in Philadelphia, PA., and later found it's way to the west coast in Los Angeles, CA.

2003 COLD CASE 10/09/05  Episode: Bad Night
         1. Baby Come Back





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*Performance at KC OPRY June, 20, 1989 (Garth Brook opening act)