Biography
Born on 4 June 1945 in Braemar, Grampian, Scotland, Waller first gained attention as the more quarrelsome member of the mid-60s duo Peter And Gordon. Their partnership collapsed amid bitterness in 1967, after which he launched a solo path that never approached the commercial heights of his earlier work. Columbia Records issued his first single, the Jim Webb-penned “Rosencrans Boulevard,” in 1968; its thick orchestral backdrop clashed with Waller’s mannered singing style. Follow-up releases “Every Day” and “Weeping Annaeleah” likewise made no impression. He next joined Bell Records, yet “I Was A Boy When You Needed A Man” and “(You’re Gonna) Hurt Yourself” also failed to register on the charts. His debut album finally appeared in 1972 on the progressive rock imprint Vertigo Records; reviews for Gordon were uniformly scathing, consigning the LP to the label’s weakest-selling titles ever. Disheartened, Waller abandoned the music industry for farming. A short-lived return in the mid-70s found him on the Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat soundtrack, after which he maintained a low profile.
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