Joey Scarbury (born June 7,
1955) is an adult contemporary singer who had a hit song, "Theme
From Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)," in
1981.Growing up in
Thousand Oaks, California, Scarbury was continually
encouraged in his ambition to sing by his mother. At the age
of 14, after being spotted by songwriter Jimmy Webb's father,
he was signed to a recording contract, and seemed to be
destined for stardom. Scarbury's first single, "She Never
Smiles Anymore," flopped, and he was soon without a label.
Scarbury, undaunted by what
happened, stayed in music up through the 1970s singing
backup for artists like Loretta Lynn, and occasionally
recording his material. Although he had a minor chart single
with "Mixed Up Guy" in 1971, real chart success eluded him
for the rest of the decade. This was to change when he
started working for producer and composer Mike Post. Post
was hired along with Stephen Geyer to write the theme song
for a new series dubbed The Greatest American Hero,
about a high school teacher who comes into possession of a
superhero outfit, and Scarbury was chosen to record it. An
extended version of the song (3:15 compared to the
television theme's minute-long length), released by Elektra
Records, shot up to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Scarbury could not follow
it up however, and after charting at #49 with the single "When
She Dances," Scarbury disappeared from the charts. Scarbury
went on to work with Post again in the mid-80s to record the
song "Back to Back," for the television series Hardcastle
and McCormick and "Flashbeagle" for the Peanuts special
of the same name.
Joey
Scarbury
-
America´s Greatest Hero
"Great westcoast album"
The Tracks are: The Theme From The Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or
Not), Love Me Like The Last Time, Stolen Night, There Is A River, Everything But Love, Take This Heart Of Mine, When She Dances, That Little Bit Of Us, Some Of My Old Friends
& Down The Backstairs (Of My Life).
Musicians on the America´s Greatest Hero album:
Joey Scarbury, Mike Baird, Neil Stubenhaus,
Leland Sklar, John Goux, Larry Carlton, Stephen Geyer, Larry Muhoberac, Ian
Underwood, Todd Cochran, Jeff Gerson, Linda Dillard, Herb Pedersen & Laura
Mumford.
Available from Elektra Records/Original release year: 1981
Joey
Scarbury
-
America´s Greatest Hero
"CD release of the 81 album"
The Tracks are: The Theme
From The Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or
Not), Love Me Like The Last Time, Stolen Night, There Is A River, Everything But Love, Take This Heart Of Mine, When She Dances, That Little Bit Of Us, Some Of My Old Friends
& Down The Backstairs (Of My Life).
Musicians on the America´s Greatest Hero album:
Joey Scarbury, Mike Baird, Neil Stubenhaus,
Leland Sklar, John Goux, Larry Carlton, Stephen Geyer, Larry Muhoberac, Ian
Underwood, Todd Cochran, Jeff Gerson, Linda Dillard, Herb Pedersen & Laura
Mumfor.
Available from Elektra Records, Australia/Original release year: 2001
Joey
Scarbury
-
America´s Greatest Hero
"Reissue
of the Joey Scarbury album"
The Tracks are: The Theme
From The Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or
Not), Love Me Like The Last Time, Stolen Night, There Is A River, Everything But Love, Take This Heart Of Mine, When She Dances, That Little Bit Of Us, Some Of My Old Friends
& Down The Backstairs (Of My Life).
Musicians on the America´s Greatest Hero album:
Joey Scarbury, Mike Baird, Neil Stubenhaus,
Leland Sklar, John Goux, Larry Carlton, Stephen Geyer, Larry Muhoberac, Ian
Underwood, Todd Cochran, Jeff Gerson, Linda Dillard, Herb Pedersen & Laura
Mumfor.
Available from
Elektra Entertainment Group/Original release year: 2005
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