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- Sneaker was a West Coast American rock band, active from 1973 to 1983. The band is best known for its Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit single, "More Than Just the Two of Us", from its first album, Sneaker (1981). They also had a minor hit with "Don't Let Me In", a song written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker from Steely Dan. Sneaker was composed of Tim Torrance on guitars, Mitch Crane on vocals and guitars, Michael Carey Schneider on vocals and keyboards, Mike Hughes on drums, Michael Cottage on bass guitar, and Jim King on keyboards, synthesizers, and vibes. The band cited as its primary musical influences Steely Dan, Eagles and The Doobie Brothers. They released 2 studio albums on Handshake Records and Tapes, Sneaker in 1981 (which included their Top 40 hit, "More Than Just the Two of Us") and Loose in the World in 1982. Both albums were produced by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. In 2001, Cool Sound Records, a Japanese record label, released Early On, a collection of their early recordings and, in 2003, released Footprints In Japan, a 1982 live recording from Osaka & Tokyo, Japan. The group's name "Sneaker" was taken from the Steely Dan song "Bad Sneakers" from their album Katy Lied, a fact confirmed by Michael Carey Schneider. (en)
- Sneaker was een Amerikaanse rockband, die actief was in de periode 1973-1982. Hun meest bekende hit wereldwijd was "More Than Just the Two of Us", van hun eerste album "" uit 1981. Een andere kleine mondiale hit was "Don't Let Me In", een lied geschreven door Donald Fagen en Walter Becker van Steely Dan. De bandleden waren (zang en gitaar), (zang en toetsen), (basgitaar), (gitaar), (drum) en Jim King (toetsen, synthesizers en vibrafoon). De groepnaam "Sneaker" is afkomstig van het Steely Dan nummer "Bad Sneakers" van het album "Katy Lied". Dit feit werd bevestigd door zanger . De bandleden zijn vooral geïnspireerd geweest door het reeds eerder genoemde Steely Dan en verder ook nog door The Eagles en The Doobie Brothers. Sneaker heeft 2 albums uitgebracht op het label, "Sneaker" in 1981 en "Loose In The World" in 1982, beide geproduceerd door . In 2001 bracht het Japanse label een collectie van vroege nummers van Sneaker uit, genaamd "Early On". Tevens bracht dit label in 2003 een live-opname uit, genaamd "Footprints" dat in 1982 gedeeltelijk is opgenomen in zowel Osaka als Tokio. (nl)
- Gli Sneaker sono stati un gruppo musicale soft e pop rock statunitense formatosi a Los Angeles nel 1973.Sono principalmente ricordati per la loro hit da Top40 More Than Just the Two of Us, tratta dal loro primo omonimo album del 1981. Il loro nome è un riferimento al brano Bad Sneakers degli Steely Dan, che il gruppo ha sempre citato come principale influenza musicale insieme ai The Doobie Brothers e agli Eagles. (it)
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- Gli Sneaker sono stati un gruppo musicale soft e pop rock statunitense formatosi a Los Angeles nel 1973.Sono principalmente ricordati per la loro hit da Top40 More Than Just the Two of Us, tratta dal loro primo omonimo album del 1981. Il loro nome è un riferimento al brano Bad Sneakers degli Steely Dan, che il gruppo ha sempre citato come principale influenza musicale insieme ai The Doobie Brothers e agli Eagles. (it)
- Sneaker was a West Coast American rock band, active from 1973 to 1983. The band is best known for its Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit single, "More Than Just the Two of Us", from its first album, Sneaker (1981). They also had a minor hit with "Don't Let Me In", a song written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker from Steely Dan. The group's name "Sneaker" was taken from the Steely Dan song "Bad Sneakers" from their album Katy Lied, a fact confirmed by Michael Carey Schneider. (en)
- Sneaker was een Amerikaanse rockband, die actief was in de periode 1973-1982. Hun meest bekende hit wereldwijd was "More Than Just the Two of Us", van hun eerste album "" uit 1981. Een andere kleine mondiale hit was "Don't Let Me In", een lied geschreven door Donald Fagen en Walter Becker van Steely Dan. In 2001 bracht het Japanse label een collectie van vroege nummers van Sneaker uit, genaamd "Early On". Tevens bracht dit label in 2003 een live-opname uit, genaamd "Footprints" dat in 1982 gedeeltelijk is opgenomen in zowel Osaka als Tokio. (nl)
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