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{{Short description|American rock band}}
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| background = group_or_band
| alias = Shanghai
| alias = Shanghai
| origin = [[New York City|New York]], [[United States]]
| origin = [[New York City|New York]], U.S.
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| years_active = 1977–1984
| years_active = 1977–1984
| label = [[Dreamland Records|Dreamland]], [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| label = Dreamland, [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| associated_acts = [[Device (pop-rock band)|Device]], [[Paul Shaffer]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Frehley's Comet]]
| associated_acts = [[Device (pop-rock band)|Device]], [[Paul Shaffer]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Frehley's Comet]]
| past_members = [[Amanda Blue Leigh]]<br/>[[Keith Lentin]]<br/>[[Jim Lowell]]<br/>[[Beau Hill]]<br/>[[Holly Knight]]<br/>[[Anton Fig]]
| past_members = Amanda Blue Leigh<br/>Keith Lentin<br/>Jim Lowell<br/>[[Beau Hill]]<br/>[[Holly Knight]]<br/>[[Anton Fig]]
}}
}}
'''Spider''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[New York City|New York]], United States, that formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984. They released two studio [[album]]s through [[Dreamland Records]], distributed by [[RSO Records|RSO]], in the early 1980s, and scored a few moderate hit singles in the United States.<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-656-1|page=336}}</ref> Two songs from their 1981 album ''Between the Lines'' - "[[Change (John Waite song)|Change]]" and "[[Better Be Good to Me]]" - were hits for [[John Waite]] and [[Tina Turner]], respectively. In 1982 they changed the name to Shanghai and released their third and final album.<ref name="LarkinHM"/>
'''Spider''' was an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[New York City|New York]], United States, that formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984. They released two studio [[album]]s through Dreamland Records, [[RSO Records|a sub-label of RSO Records]], in the early 1980s, and scored a few moderate hit singles in the United States.<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-656-1|page=336}}</ref> Two songs from their 1981 album ''Between the Lines'' - "[[Change (John Waite song)|Change]]" and "[[Better Be Good to Me]]" - were hits for [[John Waite]] and [[Tina Turner]], respectively. In 1982 they changed the band's name to Shanghai and released their third and final album.<ref name="LarkinHM"/>


[[Holly Knight]] left the band before the third album and [[Beau Hill]] replaced her on keyboards. Hill has been best known as an accomplished producer. Knight went on to become a successful [[songwriter]] for various artists and later formed [[Device (pop-rock band)|Device]]. [[Anton Fig]] and [[Jim Lowell]] toured with [[Link Wray]] and appeared on his live album ''Live At The Paradiso'', recorded in 1979. Fig became a session drummer for several different bands throughout the rest of the 1980s, and later went on to play in [[Paul Shaffer]]'s band on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.
[[Holly Knight]] left the band before the third album and [[Beau Hill]] replaced her on keyboards. Knight went on to become a successful [[songwriter]] for many artists and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013 - and she also formed the band [[Device (pop-rock band)|Device]]. Hill had already been a [[record producer]]. [[Anton Fig]] and Jim Lowell toured with [[Link Wray]] and appeared on his live album ''Live at the Paradiso'', recorded in 1979. Fig became a session drummer for several different bands throughout the rest of the 1980s and later went on to play with [[Paul Shaffer]] in [[Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band|The World’s Most Dangerous Band]] (later the CBS Orchestra) on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.


==Members==
==Band members==
*[[Amanda Blue Leigh]] - [[singing|vocals]]
*Amanda Blue Leigh – vocals
*[[Keith Lentin]] - [[guitar]]
*Keith Lentin – guitar
*[[Jim Lowell]] - [[bass guitar|bass]]
*Jim Lowell – bass guitar
*[[Holly Knight]] - [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] (1977–1981)
*[[Holly Knight]] – keyboards
*[[Beau Hill]] – keyboards (1981–1984)
*[[Beau Hill]] – keyboards (1982–1984)
*[[Anton Fig]] - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Anton Fig]] – drums


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Albums===
===Studio albums===
*''[[Spider (Spider album)|Spider]]'' (Dreamland Records, 1980) [[Billboard 200|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;130
*''[[Between the Lines (Spider album)|Between the Lines]]'' (Dreamland, 1981) U.S. No.&nbsp;185
*''Spider'' (Dreamland Records, 1980) [[Billboard 200|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;130
*''Between the Lines'' (Dreamland, 1981) U.S. No.&nbsp;185
*''Shanghai'' (Chrysalis, 1982)
*''Shanghai'' (Chrysalis, 1982)


===Singles===
===Singles===
*"New Romance (It's a Mystery)" (1980) [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;39
*"New Romance (It's a Mystery)" (1980) [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;39, AUS No. 56<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=288}}</ref>
*"Everything is Alright" (1980) [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;86
*"Everything Is Alright" (1980) [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;86
*"Little Darlin'" (1980)
*"Little Darlin'" (1980)
*"It Didn't Take Long" (1981) [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;43
*"It Didn't Take Long" (1981) [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;43
*"Better Be Good to Me" (1981)<ref>{{cite web|title=Spider (12)|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/476863-Spider-12|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=November 10, 2014}}</ref>
*"[[Better Be Good to Me]]" (1981)<ref>{{cite web|title=Spider (12)|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/476863-Spider-12|website=Discogs.com|access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Other sources==
==Other sources==
*[[Joel Whitburn]], ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000
*[[Joel Whitburn]], ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000
*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p20677|pure_url=yes}} Spider] at [[Allmusic]]
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p20677|pure_url=yes}} Spider] at [[Allmusic]]


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Latest revision as of 21:13, 6 August 2024

Spider
Also known asShanghai
OriginNew York, U.S.
GenresHard rock
Years active1977–1984
LabelsDreamland, Chrysalis
Past membersAmanda Blue Leigh
Keith Lentin
Jim Lowell
Beau Hill
Holly Knight
Anton Fig

Spider was an American rock band from New York, United States, that formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984. They released two studio albums through Dreamland Records, a sub-label of RSO Records, in the early 1980s, and scored a few moderate hit singles in the United States.[1] Two songs from their 1981 album Between the Lines - "Change" and "Better Be Good to Me" - were hits for John Waite and Tina Turner, respectively. In 1982 they changed the band's name to Shanghai and released their third and final album.[1]

Holly Knight left the band before the third album and Beau Hill replaced her on keyboards. Knight went on to become a successful songwriter for many artists and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013 - and she also formed the band Device. Hill had already been a record producer. Anton Fig and Jim Lowell toured with Link Wray and appeared on his live album Live at the Paradiso, recorded in 1979. Fig became a session drummer for several different bands throughout the rest of the 1980s and later went on to play with Paul Shaffer in The World’s Most Dangerous Band (later the CBS Orchestra) on Late Night with David Letterman.

Band members

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  • Amanda Blue Leigh – vocals
  • Keith Lentin – guitar
  • Jim Lowell – bass guitar
  • Holly Knight – keyboards
  • Beau Hill – keyboards (1982–1984)
  • Anton Fig – drums

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Spider (Dreamland Records, 1980) U.S. No. 130
  • Between the Lines (Dreamland, 1981) U.S. No. 185
  • Shanghai (Chrysalis, 1982)

Singles

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  • "New Romance (It's a Mystery)" (1980) U.S. No. 39, AUS No. 56[2]
  • "Everything Is Alright" (1980) U.S. No. 86
  • "Little Darlin'" (1980)
  • "It Didn't Take Long" (1981) U.S. No. 43
  • "Better Be Good to Me" (1981)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Spider (12)". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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