Ian Cussick (born 17 June 1954) is a singer-songwriter from
Dundee
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, Scotland. After leaving school at the age of fifteen, Cussick formed several local bands, with moderate success. In 1973, he answered an advertisement in ''
Melody Maker
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'' for a "singer wanted", and flew to Germany to work with the popular showband
Lake
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. He was the singer and bassist of Lake until 1974 and again in the year 2002. Two years later, he was a member of Linda and the Funky Boys, who scored a hit with the early disco song "Shame Shame Shame", which sold around six million singles.
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Biography of Ian Cussick (German)
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Ian Cussick went on to record twelve solo albums, two EP's and four Live albums over a period of thirty years.
The most famous songs are "Meet Me by the Water", "Wonderlove", a homage to Stevie Wonder
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, and "The Supernatural". He also worked extensively on other productions, including the orchestral Beatles
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tribute album ''Norwegian Wood'' by Rainer "R.A.M." Pietsch which also featured the vocalists Dan McCafferty
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...
and Mary Hopkin
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.
He is a prolific songwriter, and has written hits for other artists, including "Call Me Up" ("Talisman" in the Spanish version) for the female duo Baccara
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in 1987. "Call Me Up" reached the top 5 in the Spanish charts and the top 40 in Germany. At present, Ian Cussick is part owner in IceBerg Media & Records based in Austin, Texas, USA – from where he works exclusively.
Discography
;Solo albums
* 1978 ''Ian Cussick'' (Metronome)
* 1980 ''Right Through the Heart'' (RCA Victor)
* 1981 ''Hypertension'' (RCA Victor)
* 1983 ''Danger in the Air'' (RCA Victor)
* 1985 ''The Great Escape'' (RCA Victor)
* 1986 ''Treasure Island'' (Constant)
* 1989 ''Love Is the System'' (Line)
* 1990 ''Live: The Voice from Scotland'' (Line)
* 1991 ''Forever'' (Line)
* 1993 ''Necromancer'' (Niteflite)
* 1995 ''Live at the Fabrik Hamburg'' (Line)
* 2000 ''Rock beim Bund'' (Live)
* 2004 ''29-12-03 Live in Hamburg''
;Singles
* 1978 "Easy Way Out" (Barclay)
* 1980 "Meet Me by the Water" (RCA Victor)
* 1980 "Take Me to Your Leader" (RCA Victor)
* 1981 "The Clapping Song
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The single sold over a million copies, and peaked at number eight in the United States and number s ...
" (RCA Victor)
* 1982 "Don't Turn Your Back on the Man" (RCA Victor)
* 1982 "Wonderlove" (RCA Victor)
* 1983 "The Supernatural" (A&M)
* 1983 "The Meaning" (RCA Victor)
* 1983 "I Read Your Letter" (RCA Victor)
* 1985 "Everything Will Turn Out Fine" (RCA Victor)
* 1985 "Journey out of the Body" (RCA Victor)
* 1986 "Who Dares Wins" (Constant)
* 1986 "Treasure Island" (Constant)
* 1988 "Too Lonely to Win" (EMI)
* 1988 "We Can Work It Out" (SPV)
* 1988 "Mighty Love" (Joschua Music)
* 1989 "Love Is the System" (Line)
* 1991 "Runaway Train" (Line)
* 1992 "Meet Me by the Water (Remake '92)" (BMG Ariola Media)
* 1992 "A Bridge So Far" (Line)
* 1993 "Slowly Ends the Day" (RCA Victor)
* 2008 ''Powerboat Racing'' (EP)
;Contributions
* 1986 " Ice in the Sunshine" (singer of original jingle)
* 1988 R.A.M. Pietsch – ''Norwegian Wood''
References
External links
* https://talentschmiede.wixsite.com/iancussick
Page of Ian Cussick's Label Iceberg Media LLC
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1954 births
Living people
20th-century Scottish male singers
Musicians from Dundee
Scottish songwriters
21st-century Scottish male singers
British male songwriters