Vancouver singer/songwriter Jim Foster broke into the music business with the band he formed called Fosterchild.
Foster and Calgary's Vern Wills first met when the bands they were playing in played together at Calgary's The Haunted House. However, Wills was frustrated working in bar bands and headed to New York to join The Walkers.
When Wills' work visa couldn't be renewed he hooked up with Jim Foster to form Fosterchild in 1976. It would be several band member changes later before Fosterchild signed a record deal with CBS Records for two albums and Vera Cruz for one. None of these records were very successful
After Fosterchild, Foster released a few unsuccessful singles on United Artists before having his biggest success on RCA with the album 'Powerlines' in 1986. The album contained the hit single "X-Ray Eyes" which subsequently won him a 'Best Song', 'Best Songwriter' and 'Best Video' award at the West Coast Music Awards in Vancouver.
Foster went on to become the lead guitar player for country act One Horse Blue in the 1990's.
He has penned songs for Doug & The Slugs, One Horse Blue and Patricia Conroy. He has also co-written tunes with Murray McLaughlin, Rocko Vaugeois and Lyndia Scott.
In 2009 Foster released the CD 'Lone Bird' on Quest Records which included the single "Fifties Wreck".
with notes from Mark Fancher.
Singles
as JIM FOSTER
1981 Don't Call Me/[same] (United Artists) UA-844
1981 My Friend Jack/[same] (United Artists) UA-905
1986 X-Ray Eyes/You've Got My Number (Call It Up) (RCA) PB-14271
1986 Quicker Than The Eye/Saved By Night (RCA) PB-50871
1986 Do It To Me/Maggie (RCA) PB-50893
2009 Fifties Wreck (Quest)
with FOSTERCHILD
1976 Let Me Down Easy (Or Don't Let Me Down At All)/Hero of the West(Columbia/CBS) (Columbia/CBS) C4-4147
1977 Magic Is In The Air/Think It All Over Again (Columbia/CBS) C4-4163
1978 Until We Meet Again/[same](Columbia/CBS) C4-4171
1978 I Need Somebody Tonight/Hero Of The West (Columbia/CBS) C4-4174
1978 It's Too Late Now/[same] (Columbia/CBS) C4-4195
1978 Behind The Eight Ball/[same] (Columbia/CBS) C4-4202
1978 Trouble Child/Cut Like A Razor (Columbia/CBS) C4-4213
1980 Helpless/Hideaway (Vera Cruz) VCR-128
Albums
as JIM FOSTER
1986 Power Lines (RCA) NFL1-8056
2009 Lone Bird (Quest)
with FOSTERCHILD
1977 Fosterchild (Epic/Columbia/CBS) PES-90382
1978 Troubled Child (Columbia/CBS) PCC-80003
1980 On The Prowl (Vera Cruz) VCR-1008
Video
Compilation Tracks
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