Pierre Gauthier (guitar; synths)
Mike DiNardo (drums, percussion)
Jesse Otten (vocals; guitar)
Claude Laferriere (bass, synths)
Eclipse was the brainchild of Pierre Gauthier who had nominal success with the group Aut'Chose having released two albums in 1974 and 1975. By 1977 Euro-disco was storming the globe and specifically in Quebec allowing Gauthier to make the leap to disco.
The 'Night And Day' album was released in 1977 on Direction Records featuring originals by the group but it was the inclusion of watered down disco takes on previous pop and rock hits like "Born To Be Wild" (Steppenwolf), "Sunshine Superman" (Donovan) and "You Really Got Me" (The Kinks) that attracted attention. American club DJs found copies of the record and quickly began spinning the remake of "You Really Got Me". The song's early buzz generated interets from Casablanca Records who quickly released it in the US.
Following the short-lived Eclipse Gauthier continued performancing and studio work before forming Le Show for several albums in the early '80s. In 2001 he released a 'best of' Aut'Chose CD.
Singles
1977 You Really Got Me/Born To Be Wild (Direction/Polydor) D4-122
Albums
1977 Night And Day (Direction/Polydor) DLP-10008
Video
Compilation Tracks
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