The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers er et skotsk band bestående af de to enæggede tvillinger, Charlie og Craig Reid, der blev født 5. marts 1962. De er bedst kendt for sangene "Letter from America", "I'm on My Way", og "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" og deres sang der karakteristisk skotsk accent. Bandet turnerer i stor udstrækning i hele verden. De har udgivet ti studiealbums siden 1987, tre opsamlingsalbums og en DVD.

The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers under en koncert i juni 2008
Information
Født	5. marts 1962 (62 år) (tvillinger), Leith, Edinburgh, Skotland
Oprindelse	Auchtermuchty, Fife, Skotland
Genre	Folkrock, Keltisk rock, countryrock, collegerock, poprock
Aktive år	1983 - nu
Medlemmer	Charlie Reid Craig Reid
Instrumenter
Vokal, akustisk guitar, mundharmonika, tamburin
Eksterne henvisninger
www.proclaimers.co.uk

Diskografi

EP'er

1. King of the Road (1990)
2. 17 (Acoustic EP) (2009)

Studiealbums

År	Album	Højeste hitlisteplacering			Certificering
		UK[1]	US	AUS[2]
1987	This Is the Story	43	–	41	UK: guld
1988	Sunshine on Leith	6	31	2	UK: platin US: guld
1994	Hit the Highway	8	–	–	UK: sølv
2001	Persevere	61	–	–
2003	Born Innocent	70	–	–
2005	Restless Soul	74	–	–
2007	Life with You	13	–	–	UK: sølv
2009	Notes & Rhymes	30	–	–
2012	Like Comedy	31	–	–
2015	Let's Hear It For the Dogs [3]		–	–

Opsamlingsalbums

År	Album	Højeste hitlisteplacering			Certificering
		UK[1][4]	US	IRE
2002	The Best of The Proclaimers	5	–	24	UK: platin
2003	Finest	–	-	–
2011	This Is the Story (Dobbelt CD, remastered og bonus tracks)	-	–	-
2011	Sunshine on Leith (Dobbelt CD, remastered og bonus tracks)	-	–	-
2011	Hit the Highway (Dobbelt CD, remastered og bonus tracks)	-	–	-
2013	The Very Best Of: 25 Years (1987-2012) (Dobbelt CD)	96	–	-

Sange brugt på soundtracks

1. The Crossing (1990) (song, "King of the Road")
2. Benny & Joon (1993) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
3. Dumb and Dumber (1994) (sang, "Get Ready")
4. Bye Bye Love (1995) (sang, "Bye Bye Love")
5. Bottle Rocket (1996) (sang, "Over And Done With")
6. Slab Boys (1997) (sange, "Maybe Baby" and "No Particular Place to Go")
7. The Closer You Get (2000) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
8. Shrek (2001) (sang, "I'm on My Way")
9. How I Met Your Mother (2007, 2009, 2013 – episoder Arrivederci, Fiero; Duel Citizenship; Mom and Dad) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
10. Mama's Boy (2008) (sang, "Then I Met You")
11. Burke and Hare (2010) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
12. The Angels' Share (2012) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
13. Bachelorette (2012) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
14. Grey's Anatomy sæson 9 (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
15. Identity Thief (2013) (sang, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")

Soundtracks

1. Sunshine on Leith (2013) (fra filmen Sunshine on Leith - coverversioner af andre filmskuespillere)

DVD

1. The Best of The Proclaimers 1987–2002 (2002)

Singler

År	Titel	Hitlisteplacering					Album
		U.S.	U.S. Rock	UK [1]	IRE	AUS [2]
1987	"Throw the 'R' Away"	-	-	-	-	-	This Is the Story
	"Letter from America" (band version)	-	-	3	2	-
1988	"Make My Heart Fly" (band version)	-	-	63	-	-
	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	-	-	11	14	1	Sunshine on Leith
	"Sunshine on Leith"	-	-	41	-	-
1989	"I'm on My Way"	-	-	43	-	3
	"Then I Met You"	-	-	-	-	64
1990	"King of the Road"	-	-	9	8	78	King of the Road (EP)
1993	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"	3	8	-	-	-	Sunshine on Leith
1994	"Let's Get Married"	-	-	21	-	-	Hit the Highway
	"What Makes You Cry?"	-	-	38	-	-
	"These Arms of Mine"	-	-	51	-	-
2001	"There's a Touch"	-	-	-	-	-	Persevere
2007	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" feat. Brian Potter og Andy Pipkin	-	-	1	7	-	Best of (2007 reissue)
	"Life with You"	-	-	58	-	-	Life with You
2007	"Whole Wide World"	-	-	-	-	-
2008	"New Religion" (promo only)	-	-	-	-	-
2009	"Love Can Move Mountains"	-	-	-	-	-	Notes & Rhymes
2012	"Like Comedy" [free download]	-	-	-	-	-	Like Comedy
2012	"Spinning Around in the Air"	-	-	-	-	-
2012	"Whatever You've Got"	-	-	-	-	-

Referencer

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th udgave). London: Guinness World Records Limited. s. 440. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:

   • Singles and albums peaking within the top 50: "australian-charts.com > Discography The Proclaimers". Hung Medien. Hentet 24. september 2015.
   • "Then I Met You": "25 Years Ago This Week: June 4, 1989". chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Hentet 24. september 2015.
   • Singles and albums peaking within the top 100, from January 1990 until December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
3. "The Proclaimers release their 10th studio album on April 27th 'Let's Hear It For The Dogs' (Cooking Vinyl). - The Proclaimers". proclaimers.co.uk. Arkiveret fra originalen 24. september 2015. Hentet 26. oktober 2015.
4. "Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 - 26th October 2013". Official Charts Company. Arkiveret fra originalen 20. oktober 2013. Hentet 26. oktober 2015.

Eksterne henvisninger

• proclaimers.co.uk Arkiveret 27. december 2007 hos Wayback Machine
• The Proclaimers på DR musik
• The Proclaimers på Allmusic
• The Proclaimers på Discogs
• The Proclaimers på MusicBrainz
• The Proclaimers på Last.fm
• The Proclaimers på Myspace

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