Audience
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Biography
Audience was formed in London in 1969 by Howard Werth (guitarist and vocalist), Trevor Williams (bass, vocalist, accordion), Keith Gemmell (saxophone, flute, clarinet), and Tony Connor (drums, piano). The group emerged from a semiâprofessional soul band, quickly securing a management deal, a publishing contract, a residency at Ronnie Scottâs Jazz Club, and a Polydor recording contract. Their debut single "Belladonna Moonshine" preceded the 1970 album Audience, an acoustic guitarâdriven record featuring Gemmellâs saxophone and string arrangements by Andrew Pryce Jackman. In 1971 the group released Friend's Friend's Friend, followed by The House on the Hill (1971) and Lunch (1972), the latter produced by Gus Dudgeon with arrangements by Robert Kirby and cover art by Hipgnosis; Lunch featured contributions from the Rolling Stones brass section. The single "Indian Summer" reached number seventyâfour on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, marking the bandâs only U.S. chart entry. A U.S. tour with Rod Stewart, The Faces and Cactus in 1972 heightened their profile but also precipitated Gemmellâs departure, and between 2004 and 2013, continued to perform, releasing a live album Alive & Kickin' & Screamin' & Shoutin' (2005) and performing until their final gig at Londonâs 100 Club in 2013.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Raid
- Banquet
- Ebony Variations
- Priestess
- Poet
- Friends Friends Friends
- The Big Spell
- Stand By The Door
- Seven Sore Bruises
- Riverboat Queen
- Nothing You Do
- Belladonna Moonshine
- It Brings A Tear
- I Had A Dream
- Hula Girl
- Ain't The Man You Need
- You're Not Smiling
- Jackdaw
- In Accord
- Barracuda Dan
- Thunder And Lightnin'
- Party Games
- Trombone Gulch
- Buy Me An Island
