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This article is about the band Fortune. For other uses of the term, see Fortune (disambiguation).
| Fortune | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genre(s) | Rock Progressive rock Hard Rock Soft Rock New Wave |
| Years active | 1978, 1981-1984, 1985, 2004, 2006 – present |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Richard Fortune Mick Fortune Dave de Leon |
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| Former members | |
| Larry Greene Roger Scott Craig Bobby Birch Colleen Fortune Ray Barrett |
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Fortune is an 80s AOR band that had a number of minor hits in the early 80's including "Airwaves" from the "The Last American Virgin" movie soundtrack and from their second 1985 album release including: "Dearborn Station," and "Thrill of it All."
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History
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Formation
The Fortune Band began in the late 70's when brothers Richard Fortune on guitar and Mick Fortune on drums decided to join together and form a band. The first Fortune self-titled album was released on Warner Bros in 1978 with follow up WB singles releases including "Squeeze me, Tease Me" and "Saddle in the Wind". In the early 80's keyboardist Ray Barrett and bassist David de Leon (formerly Stanley Clarke's touring support bassist [2]) teamed up with the brothers and the band began it's move more toward the pop rock style of the time. The band began to receive some national attention when in 1982 Fortune teamed up with Columbia Records/CBS Inc. to release "Airwaves" on The Last American Virgin motion picture soundtrack. The movie is considered by many to be a cult classic of the time and the soundtrack proved to be a memorable compendium of 1980s radio hits with Fortune sharing the bill with bands such as U2, Journey, Blondie, REO Speedwagon and the Police. As Fortune began to gain momentum, Richard, Mick and David, now the core of the band, decided to take the direction of the music more mainstream and that some adjustment in personnel was now necessary to move on to the next level. By Fall of 1982 the band had recruited keyboardist Roger Scott Craig. Craig, formerly with Liverpool Express, a British based group known for its number one hits, [3] “You Are My Love” and “Every Man Must Have A Dream.” They worked closely with Rod Stewart and toured with Foreigner in the late 70's. Foreigner was influential in Roger's writing style, and Craig's experience with Stewart helped develop his later music. By year-end of 1982 Fortune's singer (Richard's wife Colleen Fortune) had left the band and was replaced by vocalist Larry Greene. The band began writing all new songs of which Roger and Larry contributed significantly. Over the next two years Fortune spent much of their time in the studio recording demos for CBS records and performing live gigs in clubs around Los Angeles and opened a couple of stadium shows in Hawaii. Unfortunately the band was unable to get traction during this time and eventually disbanded in 1984.
Fortune 1985
In 1985 Camel/MCA Records came on the scene and offered to release a Fortune album. The band reformed with Bobby Birch on bass. Greene and Craig had been collaboratively songwriting and landed most of their songs in the second 1985 Fortune album. The album was released, selling well especially in Europe and Japan. While very well received by the public, the band itself received virtually no royalties or recognition from the album. During this period Camel/MCA had undermarketed and understated album sales. Mismanagement of the company forced Camel to declare bankruptcy shortly thereafter and refused to give up the masters of the album, making an album re-release almost impossible. Fortune disbanded a second time.
Fortune - Present
The band regrouped again in 2006 as a power trio with original Fortune band members Richard Fortune on vocals/guitar, Mick Fortune on drums and Dave de Leon on bass.
Style
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Fortune's style is similar to that of similar 80's anthem rock artists, such as Journey, Styx, Survivor, Foreigner , and Asia.
Discography
Albums
- Fortune, Warner Bros 1978 (BSK 3246) [4]
- Last American Virgin Movie Soundtrack, "Airwaves" 1982 CBS Inc. [5]
- Fortune, 1985
- Fortune (Re-release), 2004
Fortune: Tracks
- Fortune 1978
- Saddle The Wind
- Squeeze Me, Tease Me
- Certain Kind Of Feeling
- Bein' Real With The Feelin'
- Forget About Tomorrow
- Country Love
- Heavy
- Love
- Swinging From The Stars
- Rainy Day Woman
- Last American Virgin Soundtrack 1982
- Airwaves
- Fortune 1985
- Thill of It All,
- Smoke From a Gun,
- Stacy,
- Bad Blood,
- Dearborn Station,
- Lonely Hunter,
- Deep in the Heat of the Night,
- Stormy Love,
- Out in the Streets,
- 98 In the Shade,
- Fortune - 20th Anniversay Re-Release 2004
