Ian Campbell Thomas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor (born 23 July 1950 in Hamilton, ON). A Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter, Ian Thomas is best known for the hit single "Painted Ladies" (1973), and for his role as Dougie Franklin in the first six seasons of Steve Smith's cult TV program The Red Green Show (1991–2006).
Thomas began his career as a member 1969–71 of the rock band Tranquility Base (the pop group-in-residence 1970–71 with the Hamilton Philharmonic). As a CBC producer 1972–74 in Toronto, Thomas was responsible for the radio program National Rock Works and for CBC LM-series recordings by more than 20 performers, including Bearfoot, Bim (Roy Forbes) and Cal Dodd. He produced commercially released recordings by James Leroy, D'Arcy Wickham and others. Throughout his career he has also written, produced and performed many jingles.
His debut album, Ian Thomas (1973, GRT 9230-1037), included the song "Painted Ladies," which was popular in Canada and the Unites States.
by Andrew Mcintosh, March 22, 2009
Tracks
1. Painted Ladies - 3:32
2. Another - 3:12
3. One Of Those Days - 3:08
4. Will You Still Love Me - 3:58
5. Coming For My Life - 3:55
6. Come The Son - 3:44
7. When You Have Love - 3:49
8. Evil In Your Eyes - 3:37
9. Insecurity - 3:58
10.White Clouds - 4:55
Lyrics and Music by Ian Thomas
Personnel
*Ian Thomas - Bass, Acoustic, Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
*Al Briscoe - Steel Guitar
*Barry Keane - Drums
*Mike Donavan - Acoustic Guitar
*Milan Kymlicka - Strings Arranger
*Steve Hogg - Bass
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThanx so much for the Canadian content! Much appreciated. Going by your pics. & Discogs, this is the '73 UK album? Doing research on Canadian music so interested in details. Grateful for any help.
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Thanks very much, Marios.
ReplyDeleteFun fact: Ian's brother is Dave Thomas of SCTV fame!
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