From: Kerry, Ireland
Active: 70s onwards
Style: Pop/Rock
Bio:
Kerry-born Francie Conway was a member of Clutch in the mid-70s.
Clutch attracted a good deal of attention and appeared on TV (Our Times, April 2nd, 1979)
but never signed a deal nor as far as I know did they record anything.
Francie moved to Europe, basing himself in Geneva where he signed to the Swiss
Jungle Records label and began a long term association with the associated studio and a pool
of local musicians (and he must've run into Kevin Flynn too). He released his debut album 'I Know' in 1984-85.
This was Pop/Rock/Singer-Songwriter material which drew comparisons to people like Bruce Springsteen and John Prine.
His later material moved in a more folk-rock direction.
He moved to Amsterdam later in the decade and
made his second album 'Wake Up' in 1990.
He also released several singles on various labels.
He continues to perform and record.
Satellite Records is his own label, I believe, with an address in Dublin.
There are undoubtedly more CD releases I've missedf.
Check the website for more details.
Discography
• Do You Want To Make Love? / Up Against The Wall Again
7" - RCA Records - RCA 139 - UK - 1981 - no PS
Notes:
The backing band on this recording includes Russ Ballard and Tim Renwick.
• Something I Heard / One Night Love
7" - WEA Records - CON 1 - IRL - 1983 - no PS
Non-LP B-side
• Fly With The Night / Do You Want To Make Love
7" - Jungle Records - SI0047 - Switzerland - 1983 - PS
Notes:
Recorded at Aquarius, Geneva. Engineer Jean Ristori,
Executive Production Christian Joller & Christian Manzoni.
Credits:
• Francie Conway - Vocals
• Denis Magadant - Guitar
• Benoit Corboz - Keyboards
• Gianni Di Paulo - Drums
• Listen To The Silence / One Night In Amsterdam
7" - Jungle Records - SI0060 - Switzerland - 1984? - PS
• One Night In Amsterdam / Listen To The Silence
7" - Rainbow Records - RS 103 - IRL - 1985 - no PS
• I Know
LP - Teldec Records - 625995AP - Germany - 1984
LP - WEA Records - FC LP 1 - IRL - 1984
LP - Jungle Records - 70096 - Switzerland - 1984
LP - Lamborghini Records - MGLP 5000 - Norway - 1984
LP - Lamborghini Records - 656.062 - Netherlands - 1984
LP - Victoria Records - 558-LP-VRP - Portugal - 1984
• To The Edge Of Time
LP - El-Baze Records - 11012 - France - 1985
LP - Vidisco Records - 99.30.27 - Portugal - 1987
• Stepping Into The Night
CD - Satellite Records - SRCD003 - IRL - 1995
Re-titled and resequenced CD edition of 'I Know'.
side one:
To The Edge Of Time
Fly With The Night
The City Is Going Down
One Night In Amsterdam
Love Me For A Moment
side two:
Don´t Mess With My Heart
Now That You´re Gone
Listen To The Silence
Stepping Into The Night
Punic Hero
CD tracklisting:
Stepping Into The Night
Fly With The Night
The City Is Going Down
One Night In Amsterdam
Love Me For A Moment
Don´t Mess With My Heart
Now That You´re Gone
Listen To The Silence
To The Edge Of Time
Punic Hero
Notes:
Credits:
John Woolloff - Guitar, Bass
John Verity - Keyboards
Sebastian Santa Maria - Piano, Keyboards
Don Harris - Drums, Percussion
Nick Ryan - Saxophone
Alan Silson - Backing Vocals
Terry Uttley - Backing Vocals
Denis Margadant - Guitar on 'Fly With The Night'
Benoit Corboz - Keyboards on 'Fly With The Night'
Gianni Di Paulo - Drums on 'Fly With The Night'
• To The Edge Of Time / The City Is Going Down
7" - WEA Records - CON 2 - IRL - 1984 - no PS?
7" - Lamborghini Records - LMG 15 - UK - 1984 - PS
7" - Jungle/Black Scorpio Records - SMC 1242 - France - 1984 - PS
Produced by Chris White & John Woolloff
Lamborghini Records distributed by PRT.
• To The Edge Of Time / Stepping Into The Night
7" - El-Baze Records - 11529 - France - 1985 - PS
Produced by Chris White & John Woolloff
(P) 1984 Jungle Records
• Don't Mess With My Heart EP
12" - Utopia - none - UK - 19?? - white label test pressing
Undated WLTP made at Utopia with 3 tracks.
Don't Mess With My Heart
side two:
Love Me For A Moment
Don't Mess With My Heart (Instrumental)
• Striking It Rich / Don't Mess With My Heart
7" - Ringsend Road - FCS 1 - IRL - 1989 - PS
• Somebody Stole My Girl / Now That You're Gone
7" - Round Tower - RTMS 25 - IRL - 1989 - PS
A-side produced by Francie Conway, Dom Torsch, Kevin Flynn
B-side produced by Chris White, John Woolloff
• New York Sky Line / Fly With The Night
7" - Round Tower - RTMS 27 - IRL - 1990 - PS
• Wake Up
LP - Round Tower - RTMLP22 - IRL - 1990
CD - Round Tower - RTMCD22 - IRL - 1990
CD - Satelllite Records - SRC002 - IRL - 1995? - resequenced
• Francie Conway with The Works - Something Borrowed
CD - ??? - ??? - ??? - 1993
13-track CD
• Worth The Wait (compilation)
CD - Satellite Records - SRCD 006 - IRL - 1996?
15 track, 15 year retrospective commissioned by Guinness and available only from them.
To The Edge Of Time
Do You Want To make Love
Something I Heard
Up Against The Wall Again
One Night In Amsterdam
The City's Going Down
Walking On Seashells
Cheerio
New York Skyline
Striking It Rich
Somebody Stole My Girl
Sweet Carronlaoe
Somewhere In Heaven
Stepping Into The Night
Open Landscape
• Francie Conway with The Works - Hold Your Head Up (single)
CDS - Satellite Records - SRCD 007 - IRL - 2000?
H.Y.H.U. An Ceili Mor
H.Y.H.U Anam Cara
H.Y.H.U Scannan Leagain
H.Y.H.U An Seisiun
• Francie Conway with The Works - The Green Album
CD - Satellite Records - SRCD 008 - IRL - 2000
Don't Take It For Granted
A Drop Of Irish Rain
These Are The Good Old Days
Midsummer Sun
Hooked On A Hooker
Almost Human
Love Takes No Prisoners
Hit By A Hurricane
Beethoven Murphy
Hold On To Me
It Won't Stop Here
To Live In Harem
Always Count On
Credits:
• Francie Conway - Lead Vocals, 12-string Guitar
• Peter Lundgren - Percussion
• Siard de Jong - Violin, Bouzouki, Whistles
• Guests Finbar Furey, Don Baker, Keith Donald and Ronnie Drew.
• s/t
CD - Satelllite Records - SRC010 - IRL - 2004
Singles compilation? Best of? Live album perhaps?
New York Skyline
Everything Grooves
Striking It Rich
One Night In Amsterdam
Hold Your Head Up
Leave Me Foe A Moment
Open Landscape / Red Skies
Listen To The Silence
Street Angel
To The Edge Of Time
Walking On Seashells
A Calling From The Desert
The Great Divide
Somewhere In Heaven
Red Skies
See Also:
