Summary
Gertrude Wirschinger (born 4 November 1948), better known as Penny McLean, is an Austrian vocalist who initially gained acclaim with the disco music act Silver Convention, but also had exposure as a single recording artist. As a solo singer, she is most remembered for her million seller "Lady Bump". She is also an author.
Penny McLean | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gertrude Wirschinger |
| Also known as | Barbra Münzer |
| Born | 4 November 1948 Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Genres | Soul, pop, disco |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, author |
| Years active | 1965–1985 |
| Labels | Ariola, Jupiter |
Early life and career edit
Gertrude Wirschinger was born in Klagenfurt.[1]
In the early 1970s, under the name Barbra Münzer, she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972.[2] Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür" ("Open The Door") bw "Der Fremde" ("The Stranger").[3] By the mid-70s, she was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf.[4][5] They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly".[6] Around mid 1977, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks.[7] In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label.[8] Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records.[9] In 1979, she released the single, "Tut-Ench-Amun" which was written by Bernd Meinunger, Horst Hornung and Christian Dornaus. Backed with "Child of Egypt", it was released on Jupiter 100 698.[10] By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster.[11]
Hits edit
Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey, Dance" and more.[12]
"Lady Bump" edit
By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos.[13] In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts.[14] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey.[15] The single itself sold 3 million copies.[16]
Writings edit
As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters.[17] [18] Some of the books she has written are Lass los, was dich festhält. Von der Kunst, du selbst zu sein, Numerologie und Schicksal. Ihr Leben ist berechenbar and Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele.[19]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [20] |
CAN [21] |
SWE [22] |
US R&B [23] | ||
| Lady Bump | 12 | 47 | 3 | 59 | |
| Penny |
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— | — | 22 | — |
| Midnight Explosion |
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— | — | — | — |
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [24] |
SWE [22] | |||
| Success |
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11 | 16 | |
| The Best of Penny McLean |
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— | — | |
| Star Discothek |
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— | — | |
| Profile |
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— | — | |
| Lady Bump |
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— | — | |
Singles edit
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [20] |
AUT [26] |
BEL [27] |
CAN [28] |
GER [29] |
NET [30] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [31] |
US [32] |
US Dan. [23] |
US R&B [23] | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Acapulcobanjopolka" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1974 | "A Letter from Miami" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | "Lady Bump" | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 90 | Lady Bump | ||||||
| "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | "1-2-3-4... Fire!" | — | 11 | 11 | — | 3 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Devil Eyes" | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Nobody's Child" | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | "Zwischen Zwei Gefühlen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Dance, Bunny Honey, Dance" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | Penny | |||||||
| "Mambo Mama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | "Wild One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Penny McLean | ||||||
| "Midnight Explosion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Midnight Explosion | |||||||
| 1979 | "Tut-Ench-Amun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | "Love Is Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Profile | ||||||
| 1982 | "Words" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Wenn Die Träume Flügel Kriegen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | "Don’t Ever Leave Me Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Film and television edit
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Das Wunder | Woman of cards | Eckhart Schmidt | 1985 | Actress[33][34] |
| Lieder gehen um die Welt[35] | Singer | Dieter Pröttel | 1982 | Made for television |
| Bistro | Otto Draeger | 1973 | Television series[36] |
References edit
- ^ Kleine Zeitung (16.11.2012) Was wurde aus Penny McLean Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Barbra & Helmut – Hideaway / Stop Discogs Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Tony* & Liza* & Penny* – Öffne Die Tür (Light Up The Fire) Discogs Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Music, The Top 10 music acts of the 70s from Germany Number 4: Silver Convention Deutsche Welle. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ GG The Show to Prise You from TV Set - The age (October 12, 1976) Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Knevels, Edmond (07/02/2016) "Men wil die schreeuw iedere keer opnieuw horen" De Redactie.be Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Roth, Robert (15 October 1977). Silver Convention. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Anthonissen, Jull (9 October 1976). From the music capital of the world. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (22 July 1978). The Music Capitals Of The World. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 90–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Ultratop - Penny McLean – Tut-Ench-Amun
- ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (15 November 1980). Jupiter Label Leaves Ariola For Teldec. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 88–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Companies Expand. Vol. 90 (26 ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 July 1978. pp. 62–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Disco Action. Vol. 87 (46 ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 November 1975. pp. 38–. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Pat Downey; George Albert; Frank W. Hoffmann (November 1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-56308-316-7.
- ^ Truest, Dick (July 25, 1976). "Music Survey". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (27 June 1992). Germany/Switzerland/Austria, German Independents Do It Their Way With House, Instro's And "Nuevo Flamenco". Vol. 104 (26 ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Die Seele muss man pflegen (27. April 2013) Badische Zeitung. Retrieved June 16, 2016
- ^ Ist das Leben nun doch berechenbar?(08. April 2013) Badische Zeitung. Retrieved June 16, 2016
- ^ Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele goodreads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 24, No. 26 March 27, 1976". Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). RPM (magazine). - ^ a b c "Sverigetopplistan > Penny McLean". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "ALLMusic Awards>> Penny McLean". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). AllMusic. - ^ "Norway Charts>>Silver Convention, Penny McLean, Ramona Wulf, Linda G. Thompson - SUCCESS (album)". Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-20.. norwegiancharts.com.
- ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1978". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). ifpihk.org. - ^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 > Penny Mclean". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop > Ultratop 50 Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 23 March 06, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). RPM (magazine). - ^ "GfK Entertainment Charts > Penny McLean". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Single Top 100 > Penny McLean". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Swiss Hitparade > Penny McLean". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100: Peak positions for Penny McLean Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016
- ^ Penny McLean - Biografia filmweb.pl Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Penny McLean - Filmography imdb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016
- ^ Lieder gehen um die Welt moviejab.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Bistro - Serial TV (1979) cinemarx.ro. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
External links edit
- Penny McLean at IMDb
- Stone, Arnold (Jan 1, 2012). "Penny McLean". Régi idők popzenéje (in German).
- "Penny McLean (* 1946 als Gertrude Wirschinger)" (in German).