Painter Man
Painter Man is a song by the English rock band The Creation.[1] Their 1966 single was the group's second, and most successful. Guitarist Eddie Phillips used a violin bow, a technique later made popular by Jimmy Page. The single was a minor hit in the UK but was far more successful in mainland Europe where the band had a string of successes.[2]
| "Painter Man" | ||||
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| Single by The Creation | ||||
| B-side | "Biff, Bang, Pow" | |||
| Released | October 1966 | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Label | Planet/Philips | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Pickett, Eddie Phillips | |||
| Producer(s) | Shel Talmy | |||
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| "Painter Man" | ||||
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| Single by Boney M. | ||||
| from the album Nightflight to Venus | ||||
| A-side | "Rasputin" (Europe) | |||
| B-side | "He Was a Steppenwolf" (UK) | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Euro disco | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Pickett, Eddie Phillips | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Farian | |||
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"Painter Man" was later covered in 1979 by pop group Boney M. and reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was included on their 1978 album Nightflight to Venus and had been released in mainland Europe as the double A-side "Rasputin"/"Painter Man" in 1978.[3] In the UK the song was, however, given A-side status and also released as a 12" single in clear red and clear yellow vinyl.
The song was also covered by British post-punk band The Television Personalities, appearing on their 1982 album They Could Have Been Bigger than the Beatles.[4]
Trivia
A young citizen from the GDR recognized the song in 1969 during a contest by the West German AM station Europawelle Saar, where the listeners were requested to send a card with the song title and band to win the single. He sent off a postcard, which was intercepted by the Stasi and resulted in permanent surveillance until 1989. In 2013, after he got his Stasi reports, he sent the card again and, during the celebration of "50 years Europawelle" in 2014, he finally received his prize.[5]
References
- "The Creation - Painter Man". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Making Time - The Creation". www.makingtime.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Boney M. - Rasputin". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Original versions of Painter Man by Television Personalities - SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- Rundfunk, Saarländischer (2016-11-18). "Happy End nach 44 Jahren". SR.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
