Garfield French (lead vocals)
Walter Lawrence (guitar, electric cello)
Paul O'Donnell (guitar, harmonica, banjo)
Jacques Fillion (keyboards)
Dennis French (drums, percussion)
Chip Yarwood (flute, synthesizer)
Maris Tora (bass)

Garfield French was an idealist who travelled to inspire his musical ideas. He would often go into seclusion - once on an island in Spain and later to a chalet in Switzerland - before returning to Canada where he formed the Garfield Band.

The band began by playing university pubs. Their stage show was so extravagant and elaborate that their excessive amount of equipment made it nearly impossible to book them in small venues.

In October 1976, The Garfield Band performed at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa as openers for 10CC. The English act's record label reps were in the audience that night and took a shine to The Garfield Band.

With a Mercury Records deal (through its subsidiary Capricorn) in hand, they became, simply, Garfield and released the Elliott Mazur produced 'Strange Streets' which spawned the hit single "Old Time Movies".

The follow-up, 'Out There Tonight', was less than a break-through and the band found itself being held hostage at the hands of Capricorn and it would be a full year before the band's third album, 'Reason To Be', could be released (this time on Polygram).

The band released four albums in total before breaking up in the early '80's.

with notes from Matthew Jackson and Russell Craig.


Singles
1976 Ride The Waves/Old Time Movies (Mercury) M-73800
1976 Old Time Movies/Ride The Waves (Mercury) M-73813
1976 Give My Love To Anne/Nanny's Song (Mercury) M-73845
1977 All Alone Again/It's Not That Bad (At All) (Capricorn/Polydor) 2065-377
1977 Mississippi Jimmie/All Alone Again (Capricorn - US) CPS-0299
1979 Buffalo to Boston/Over a Dry Martini (Capricorn/Polydor) 2065-420
1979 Like I Love You (Capricorn/Polydor)
1979 Like I Love You/One on One (Polydor) 2174
1980 Got More Than You Want/High Class (Polydor) 2182
1980 Ride The Thunderbolt/Things I See (Irving-Almo/A & M) AI-101


Albums
1976 Strange Streets (Mercury) SRM-1-1082
1977 Out There Tonight (Capricorn/Polydor) 2424-167
1979 Reason To Be (Capricorn/Polydor) 2424-183
1981 Flights Of Fantasy (Capricorn/Polydor) 2424-225

Video


Compilation Tracks




Official Garfield Website


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