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Eric Lee Troyer (born 10 April 1949) is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist. Troyer was a founding member of ELO Part II, having been recruited by band leader Bev Bevan in 1988.[1] He wrote a substantial quantity of the material on the band's three albums: Electric Light Orchestra Part Two; Moment of Truth; and One Night Live in Australia. He also wrote a large amount of its successor The Orchestra's album No Rewind.
Troyer has performed on various albums as a session musician and backing vocalist, including albums by John Lennon, Bonnie Tyler, and Celine Dion.[2]
Troyer performed on the movie soundtracks for Footloose, Chicago, Flashdance, and Streets of Fire.[3]
In 1988 Troyer co-founded the Electric Light Orchestra Part II with The Move/E.L.O. drummer Bev Bevan. Troyer contributed to all of ELO Part II's studio and live albums, including the songs "Honest Men", "Thousand Eyes", and "For the Love of a Woman".[citation needed] In 2000, ELO Part II was renamed to The Orchestra. Troyer has also written and performed music for various ad campaigns, including Kool-Aid and IBM.[3]
In 1980, Troyer had a minor solo hit with "Mirage",[4] peaking at No. 92 in the Hot 100 chart.[5] However it fared better on the AC, peaking at No. 43. An accompanying album titled String of Pearls[6] was recorded, but never officially released. Thirteen years later, he did release a solo CD, Model Citizen.[7] The song was Troyer's only charting single in Australia, peaking at number 97.[8]
Troyer is married to writer/filmmaker Kee Kee Buckley, with whom he owns the production company Ad Hoc Media Partners. He has three daughters from a previous marriage: Asia, Lindsay, and Lauren.
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BAND | ALBUM | LABEL | ROLE | YEAR |
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1994 | 1994 | A&M Records | V | 1978 |
Aerosmith | Draw the Line | Columbia | V | 1977 |
Air Supply | Making Love Out of Nothing at All | Arista | V | 1983 |
Greatest Hits | Arista | V | 1983 | |
Greatest Hits | Arista | V | 1988 | |
Peter Allen | Making Every Moment Count | RCA Victor | V | 1990 |
Artful Dodger | Artful Dodger | Columbia, Pilot Records, Inc. | V,K | 1975 |
Artful Dodger | Pendulum Entertainment Group | V,K | 1997 | |
The Complete Columbia Recordings | Real Gone Music, Sony Music Entertainment | V,K | 2017 | |
Bang Tango | Dancin' On Coals | MCA Records, Mechanic Records | V | 1991 |
Blackjack (Michael Bolton) | Worlds Apart | Polydor | V | 1980 |
Anthology | Lemon Recordings | V | 2006 | |
Blue Rose | Blue Rose | Estate Record Corporation | V | 1983 |
Martin Briley | Fear of the Unknown | Mercury | V | 1981 |
Dangerous Moments | Mercury | V | 1985 | |
The Mercury Years | Hip-O Select, Mercury | V | 2005 | |
Catherine Marie Charlton | Undershore | River Dawn Productions | E | 2004 |
I Dream About This World: The Wyeth Album | Phil's Records/ Spotted Peccary | V,E | 2018 | |
Maiden's Voyage | River Dawn Productions | E | 2015 | |
Red Leaf, Grey Sky: Piano Improvisations | River Dawn Productions | E | 2011 | |
Chardeau | In Terra Cognita ? | L Records | V | 2019 |
Ombres & Lumière : In Terra Cognita 2 | L Records | V | 2023 | |
China | Go All The Way | Vertigo | V | 1991 |
Cinderella | Heartbreak Station | Mercury | V | 1987 |
Gold | Mercury/ UMe | V | 2006 | |
Clarence Clemons & Red Bank Robbers | Rescue | Columbia | V | 1983 |
Rescue/Hero | Columbia | V | 1999 | |
Compilation Album | The Best Smooth Jazz Ever | GRP/Universal | V | 2002 |
Peter Criss | Let Me Rock You | Casablanca | V | 1982 |
Miles Davis | 1986–1991: The Warner Years | Warner Music France, Rhino Records | V | 2011 |
Taylor Dayne | Original Sin | Arista | V | 1994 |
Rick Derringer | Guitars And Women | Razor & Tie | V | 1979 |
Karla De Vito | Is This a Cool World or What? | Epic | V | 1981 |
Celine Dion | Falling into You | Columbia | V | 1996 |
The Power of the Dream | Epic | V | 1996 | |
Let's Talk About Love | Columbia | V | 1997 | |
These Are Special Times | Columbia | V | 1998 | |
All The Way...A Decade of Song | Columbia | V | 1999 | |
My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection | Columbia | V | 2008 | |
The Collection: Let's Talk About Love/ Falling into You/ A New Day Has Come | Sony Music, Legacy Recordings | V | 2009 | |
The Essential Celine Dion | Columbia, Sony Music | V | 2011 | |
Disney | Mickey's Rock Around The Mouse | Walt Disney | V,C | 1987 |
Happily Ever After | Walt Disney | V,C | 2010 | |
Minnie n' Me – Songs Just For Girls | Walt Disney | C | 2011 | |
Plácido Domingo | Goya...A Life in Song | CBS Recordings Inc. | V | 1988 |
Sheena Easton | No Sound But a Heart | EMI America | V | 1987 |
Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 | Electric Light Orchestra Part II (self titled) | Eurostar | V,K,C,A | 1990 |
Honest Men | Disky | V,K,C,A | 1990 | |
Part Two: Once Upon a Time | V,K,C,A | 1991 | ||
Thousand Eyes | Disky | V,K,C,A | 1991 | |
Electric Light Orchestra Part Two Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live Featuring The Moscow Symphony Orchestra | Scotti Bros. Records | V,K,C,A | 1992 | |
Moment of Truth | Ultrapop | V,K,C,A | 1994 | |
Power of a Million Lights | Mega Records | V,K,C,A | ||
One Night: Live in Australia | Norske Gram AS, CMC Records (7) | V,K,C,A | 1995 | |
In Concert | V,K,C,A | 1996 | ||
Greatest Hits Live, Vol 2: Encore Collection | V,K,C,A | 1998 | ||
Gold Collection, Vol. 2 | V,K,C,A | 2001 | ||
Triple Treasures (3 CD comp) | Digimode Entertainment Ltd. | V,K,C,A | 2002 | |
Standin' in the Rain, Strange Magic, Once Upon A Time Ausgabedatum | V,K | 2005 | ||
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra Part II [Deja Vu] | V,K,C,A | 2007 | ||
Charlie Elgart | Signs of Life | Novus | V | 1988 |
Faster Pussycat | Faster Pussycat | Elektra | V | 1987 |
Whipped | Elektra | V,A | 1992 | |
Suzanne Fellini | Suzanne Fellini | Casablanca | V | 1980 |
Steve Forbert | Steve Forbert | Epic, Nemperor Records | V | 1982 |
The Hit Crew | Drew's Famous Presents Kids TV Themes | Drew's Entertainment/ Universal | C | 2016 |
Ian Hunter | All of the Good Ones Are Taken | Columbia | V | 1983 |
Garland Jeffreys | American Boy & Girl | A&M Records | V | 1979 |
Matador and More | A&M Records | V | 1992 | |
Ghost Writer/ One Eyed Jack/ American Boy & Girl | Raven Records | V | 2011 | |
Ingrid Jensen | At Sea | ArtistShare | E | 2005 |
Billy Joel | An Innocent Man | Columbia | V | 1983 |
Greatest Hits, Vols. 1–2 (1973–1985) | Columbia | V | 1985 | |
The Justice Department | Let John and Yoko Stay in the USA (single) | New Design Records | V | 1972 |
Karen Kamon | Voices | ATCO Records | V | 1987 |
Tom Kimmel | Circle Back Home | Polydor Records | V | 1990 |
KISS | Rock 'n Roll Over | Casablanca | K | 1976 |
KISS/ Gene Simmons | Casablanca | V,K | 1978 | |
KISS – Best of Solo Albums | Casablanca | V,K | 1980 | |
Gold: 1974 – 1982, Sound + Vision | Mercury | V,K | 2004 | |
Gold | V,K | 2005 | ||
The KISS Solo Albums (Solo Box Set) | Lilith | V,K | 2006 | |
La Union | Psycofunkster Au Lait | Warner Music Spain S.L. | V | 1993 |
Robert Lamm | In My Head | Mystic Music & Entertainment | V | 1999 |
Martee Lebow | Love's a Liar | Atlantic | V | 1987 |
John Lennon | Double Fantasy (Woman) | Geffen Records | V | 1980 |
Collection | V | 1989 | ||
John Lennon Signature Box | Capital Records | V | 2010 | |
Julian Lennon | Valotte | Charisma, Virgin | V | 1984 |
The Secret Value of Daydreaming | Atlantic | V | 1986 | |
Rob Jungklas | Closer to the Flame | Manhattan Records | V | 1986 |
Tony LeMans | Tony LeMans | Paisley Park, Reprise Records | V | 1989 |
Barry Manilow | Greatest Hits Volume 2 | Arista | V | 1983 |
The Songs 1975 – 1990 | Arista | V | 1990 | |
The Complete Collection and Then Some... | Arista | V | 1992 | |
Greatest Hits – The Platinum Collection | Arista | V | 1994 | |
Marilyn Martin | Marilyn Martin | Atlantic | V | 1986 |
Meat Loaf | Dead Ringer | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1981 |
Hits Out of Hell | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1984 | |
Meat Loaf & Friends | Epic | V | 1992 | |
Dead Ringer & Bat Out of Hell | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1992 | |
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | MCA Records | V | 1993 | |
The Very Best of Meat Loaf | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1998 | |
Dead Ringer/ Midnight at the Lost and Found/ Bat Out of Hell | Epic | V | 1999 | |
Couldn't Have Said it Better | Mercury | V | 2003 | |
Meat Loaf with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Bat Out of Hell Live | Mercury | V | 2004 | |
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
Cry Over Me | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
Blind As A Bat | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
Meat Loaf Featuring Marion Raven – It's All Coming Back to Me Now | Mercury | V | 2006 | |
The Essential Meat Loaf | Epic | V | 2011 | |
Frankie Miller | Double Trouble | Chrysalis | V | 1978 |
Dancing in the Rain | Mercury | V | 1986 | |
Double Trouble/ Full House | 2000 FruitGum Corp. | V | 2004 | |
...That's Who! The Complete Chrysalis Recordings (1973–1980) | Chrysalis | V | 2011 | |
The Monroes | Everything is Forgiven | EMI | V | 1987 |
Ronnie Montrose | Jump on It | Warner Bros. | V | 1976 |
Elliot Murphy | Apres Le Deluge | EMIS, New Rose Records | piano/organ | 1985 |
American Stories Part 2 | Ruta 66 Records | piano/organ | 2005 | |
New York Latin All-Stars Presentando Eddie Ganz | Exitos! | Chicago Records II | V | 2012 |
Allan Nicholls | Songs from the Source | Justin Time | V,K,P,E | 2006 |
Rosie O'Donnell | A Rosie Christmas | Columbia | V | 1999 |
Yoko Ono | Walking on Thin Ice | Rykodisc | V | 1985 |
Onobox | Rykodisc | V | 1992 | |
The Orchestra | No Rewind | Art Music | V,C,K | 2005 |
The Orchestra Live | V,C,K | 2008 | ||
Anthology – 20 Years and Counting | V,C,K | 2009 | ||
Donny Osmond | Eyes Don't Lie | Capital Records | V | 1990 |
Pandora's Box | Original Sin | Virgin | V,A | 1989 |
Graham Parker | Another Grey Area | Arista | V | 1982 |
Passion Is No Ordinary Word | V | 1991 | ||
Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976–1991 | Rhino Records, BMG Direct Marketing | V | 1993 | |
Ultimate Collection | V | 2001 | ||
The Producers | Coelancanth | One Way Records | V | 1988 |
Eddie Rabbit | Rabbit Trax | RCA | V | 1986 |
Lou Reed | New Sensations | RCA | V | 1984 |
Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology | BMG, RCA | V | 1992 | |
The RCA & Arista Album Collection | Sony Music, Legacy | V | 2016 | |
Kevin Rowland | The Wanderer | Mercury, Phonogram | V | 1988 |
Eddie Schwartz | Schwartz | A&M Records | V | 1980 |
Scritti Politti | Cupid & Psyche '85 | Virgin | V | 1985 |
Provision | Virgin | V,A | 1988 | |
First Boy in This Town | Virgin | V,A | 1988 | |
Oh Patti (Don't Fell Sorry For Loverboy)- (Scritti Politti + Miles Davis) | Virgin | V | 1988 | |
Absolute: The Best of Scritti Politti | Virgin | V | 2011 | |
Sheila Easton | Little Darlin' | Carrere | C,A | 1981 |
Gene Simmons | Gene Simmons | Casablanca | V,K | 1978 |
Carly Simon | Spoiled Girl | Epic | V | 1985 |
Coming Around Again | Arista | V | 1987 | |
Sisters of Mercy | Floodland | Merciful Release, WEA, Elektra | V | 1987 |
Rex Smith | Forever, Rex Smith | Columbia | V,K | 1980 |
Everlasting Love | Columbia | V,K | 1981 | |
Rock and Roll Dream 1976–1983 | Hear No Evil Recordings, Cherry Red | V,K | 2017 | |
Patty Smyth | Never Enough | Columbia | V | 1987 |
Patty Smyth Feat. Scandal – Greatest Hits | Columbia, Legacy | V | 1998 | |
Special EFX | Just Like Magic | GRP | V | 1990 |
Peace of the World | GRP | V | 1991 | |
Special EFX Collection | GRP | V | 1993 | |
Billy Squier | Signs of Life | Capital Records | V | 1984 |
Reach for the Sky: The Anthology | Polydor Records | V | 1996 | |
Emotions in Motion/ Signs of Life | Capital Records | V | 2008 | |
Didi Stewart | Begin Here | Kirshner | V | 1982 |
Barbra Streisand | Emotion | Columbia | V,A | 1984 |
Jim Steinman | Bad For Good | Cleveland Int'l Records, Epic | V | 1981 |
James Taylor | That's Why I'm Here | Columbia | V | 1985 |
New Moon Shine/ Never Die Young/ That's Why I'm Here | Sony | V | 2000 | |
Collection | Sony | V | 2009 | |
The Collection: That's Why I'm Here/ Never Die Young/ JT | Sony | V | 2009 | |
Tease | Tease | RCA | C,A | 1986 |
Bonnie Tyler | Faster Than The Speed of Night (includes the mega hit Total Eclipse of the Heart | U7 | V | 1983 |
Holding Out for a Hero | CBS/Sony | V,A | 1984 | |
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire | Epic | V,A | 1986 | |
Free Spirit | EastWest Records, Atlantic | V | 1995 | |
Faster Than The Speed of Night/ Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire | Sony BMG | V | 2007 | |
Various | Lost in the Stars – The Music of Kurt Weill | A&M Records | V | 1985 |
Various | Music and Songs From Starlight Express | MCA Records | V | 1987 |
Various | Peter's Pop Show | Ariola | V,K,C,A | 1991 |
Various | Precious Rock (The Greatest Rock Performances) | Temple | V,K,C,A | 1995 |
Various | Songs From Whistle Down The Wind | Polydor, Really Useful Records | V | 1998 |
Roseanna Vitro | Reaching for the Moon | CMG | V | 1991 |
Wicked Lester (pre-KISS, w/ Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley) | Wicked Lester | Epic | V | never released |
Johnny Winter | John Dawson Winter The 3 | Blue Sky | V | 1974 |
Akiko Yano | Oui Oui | Sony Music Direct | V | 1997 |
Zebra | Zebra | Atlantic | K | 1983 |
NAME | ALBUM | LABEL | YEAR |
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Eric Troyer | String of Pearls (unreleased) | Chrysalis | 1980 |
Mirage / Meet Me at Midnight (single) | Chrysalis | 1980 | |
Model Citizen | Fine Arts Media | 1993 | |
Eric Troyer & Hagley R.C. High School – Perpetual (single) (Birmingham, England HS fundraiser for school bus crash victims) | 1994 | ||
NAME | YEAR |
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Flashdance (Movie) (Universal Music) | 1983 |
Footloose (Movie) (Columbia Records) | 1984 |
Streets of Fire (Movie) (MCA Records) | 1984 |
Night Visitor (Movie) (United Artists) | 1989 |
The Shadow (Movie) (Arista Records) | 1994 |
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (Starring Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop) (TV – end credit theme song) | 1998–1999 |
Chicago (Movie) (Epic) | 2002 |
Popstar (Movie) | 2005 |
Miracle Dogs Too (Movie) | 2006 |
Moldy (Movie – documentary) | 2015 |
No Rewind: History of the Band, Story of the Album (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) | 2021 |
Just Up Ahead (TV) | 2021– |
NAME | YEAR |
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Dead Ringer (Meatloaf) (Movie) | 1981 |
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (Starring Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop) (TV) – Episode 7: "A Pirates Life" | 1998 |
Electric Light Orchestra Part II – Access All Areas (Movie – performance documentary) | 2000 |
Electric Light Orchestra Part 2 – Access All Areas Live in Australia (Movie – performance documentary) | 2003 |
Live in Reno (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) | 2006 |
Cry Over Me – Meatloaf | 2007 |
No Rewind: History of the Band, Story of the Album (The Orchestra) (Movie – performance documentary) | 2021 |
Just Up Ahead (TV) | 2021– |