Penny McLean

Penny McLean
Birth name Gertrude Wirschinger
Also known as Barbra Münzer
Born 1948 (age 67–68)
Klagenfurt, Austria
Genres Soul, Pop, Disco
Occupation(s) Singer, author
Years active 1960s-1980s
Labels Ariola, Jupiter
Associated acts Barbra & Helmut, Tony & Liza & Penny, Silver Convention

Penny McLean (stage name, born as Gertrude Wirschinger) is an Austrian born solo singer who had some hits on her own as well as with the seventies disco band Silver Convention. She is most likely remembered for her million seller "Lady Bump". She is also an author.

Early life

She was born Gertrude Wirschinger in Klagenfurt, Austria.[1]

Music career

In the early 1970's she was part of the duo Barbra & Helmut. They released "Hideaway" bw "Stop" on the Telefunken label in 1972.[2] Late she was a member of the trio Tony & Liza & Penny. In 1973, they released a single on the Ariola label, "Öffne Die Tür (Light Up The Fire)" bw "Der Fremde".[3] By the mid-70s, he was a member of Silver Convention, a group that also included Linda G. Thompson and Ramona Wulf.[4][5] They had hits with "Save me" and "Fly, Robin, Fly".[6] Around mid 1976, McLean left Silver Convention. She was replaced by Zenda Jacks.[7] In October 1976, her single "Devil Eyes" was released on the Ariola label.[8] Around July 1978, her album The Best of Penny McLean was released on Jupiter Records.[9] By late 1980, she was on the Teldec label roster.[10]

Discography

Album discography
Title Label and release no Year Notes #
Lady Bump Jupiter 89 687 IT 1975
Success Jupiter 27 463 1976 compilation:
Silver Convention, Penny McLean,
Ramona Wulf, Linda G. Thompson
Penny Jupiter 25 095 OT 1977
Midnight Explosion Jupiter 26 336 OT 1978
The Best of Penny McLean Jupiter 200 200-315 1978 compilation
Star Discothek Jupiter 200 317-241 1979 compilation
Profile Jupiter 6.24781 1980 compilation
Lady Bump Karussell 827 123-1 1986 compilation[11]

Jupiter 200 200-315

Hits

Her hit "Lady Bump" sold in the millions. She also had hits with "1-2-3-4-Fire", "Dance, Bunny, Honey, Honey, Dance" and more.[12]

"Lady Bump"

By November 1975, the track bw "The Lady Bumps On" was rated # 14 in the New York discos.[13] In January 1976, it was #8 on the Cash box pop singles charts.[14] In July 1976, "Lady Bump" #7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey.[15] The single itself sold 3 million copies.[16]

Author

As a popular author, she has written on spiritual and numerology matters.[17][18] Some of the books she has written are Lass los, was dich festhält. Von der Kunst, du selbst zu sein, Numerologie und Schicksal. Ihr Leben ist berechenbar and Schattenspringer - Ein Jacobsweg der Seele.[19]

Film and television

Film & television
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Das Wunder Woman of cards Eckhart Schmidt 1985 Actress[20][21]
Lieder gehen um die Welt[22] Singer Dieter Pröttel 1982 Made for television
Bistro Otto Draeger 1973 Television series[23]

References

  1. ↑ Kleine Zeitung 16.11.2012 Was wurde aus Penny McLean
  2. ↑ Discogs Barbra & Helmut – Hideaway / Stop
  3. ↑ Discogs Tony* & Liza* & Penny* – Öffne Die Tür (Light Up The Fire)
  4. ↑ Deutsche Welle Music, The Top 10 music acts of the 70s from Germany Number 4: Silver Convention
  5. ↑ The age October 12, 1976 GG
  6. ↑ De Redactie.be 07/02/2016 "Men wil die schreeuw iedere keer opnieuw horen" - Edmond Knevels
  7. ↑ Billboard October 15, 1977 Page 48 Talent, Talent In Action, Silver Convention, Roseland Dance City, New York - Robert Roth
  8. ↑ Billboard October 9, 1976 Page 58 From The Music Capitals Of The World, BRUSSELLS
  9. ↑ Billboard July 22, 1978 Page 90 From The Music Capitals Of The World
  10. ↑ Billboard November 15, 1980 Page 88 West Germany, Jupiter Label Leaves Ariola For Teldec
  11. ↑ German Charts Penny McLean
  12. ↑ Billboard July 1, 1978 S-9 Companies Expand
  13. ↑ Billboard November 15, 1975 Page 38 Disco Action
  14. ↑ Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993 - Pat Downey, George Albert, Frank W. Hoffmann Page 227
  15. ↑ The Sun-Herald July 25, 1976 Page 92 2S Music Survey
  16. ↑ Billboard June 27, 1992 GSA-8 Germany/Switzerland/Austria, German Independents Do It Their Way With House, Instro's And "Nuevo Flamenco"
  17. ↑ Badische Zeitung Die Seele muss man pflegen, Penny McLean spricht in der Vortragsreihe "Neue Perspektiven" über Spiritualität.
  18. ↑ Badische Zeitung Ist das Leben nun doch berechenbar? Penny McLean spricht in Rust.
  19. ↑ Good Reads Penny McLean , Penny McLean's Books
  20. ↑ Filmweb Penny McLean
  21. ↑ Imdb Penny McLean
  22. ↑ Movie Jab Lieder gehen um die Welt
  23. ↑ Cinema RX Bistro - Serial TV (1979)

External links

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