Sneaker was a
West Coast American rock
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, active from 1973 to 1983. The band is best known for its
''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 40
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, "More Than Just the Two of Us", from its first
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,
''Sneaker'' (1981).
They also had a minor hit with "Don't Let Me In", a song written by
Donald Fagen
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and
Walter Becker
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from
Steely Dan
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.
Sneaker was composed of Tim Torrance on
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s, Mitch Crane on
vocals
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and guitars, Michael Carey Schneider on vocals and
keyboards, Mike Hughes on
drum
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s, Michael Cottage on
bass guitar
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, and Jim King on keyboards,
synthesizer
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s, and vibes. The band cited as its primary musical influences Steely Dan,
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and
The Doobie Brothers
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. They released two studio albums on Handshake Records and Tapes: ''Sneaker'' in 1981 (which included their Top 40 hit, "More Than Just the Two of Us") and ''Loose in the World'' in 1982. Both albums were produced by
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. In 2001, Cool Sound Records, a Japanese record label, released ''Early On'', a collection of their early recordings and, in 2003, released ''Footprints In Japan'', a 1982 live recording from Osaka & Tokyo, Japan.
The group's name "Sneaker" was taken from the Steely Dan song "Bad Sneakers" from their album ''
Katy Lied
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'', a fact confirmed by Michael Carey Schneider.
Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
*
List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
External links
Band imageMichael Carey Schneider
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Rock music groups from California
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