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==Childhood== |
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Bouwens was born [[Dutch famine of 1944–45|near the end of World War II]] on 8 December 1944 as the son of a single mother on the Gravenstraat in [[Hoorn]], at or near the location where [[Jan Pieterszoon Coen]] was born in 1587.<ref name=cb>{{cite news|first=Cees|last=Beemster|url=https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20180921_44634842/stek-george-baker-en-coen-te-koop|title=Stek George Baker en Coen te koop|publisher=[[Noordhollands Dagblad]]|date=17 February 2017|language=nl|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> Months before Bouwens was born, his father, Peppino Caruso, a former Italian soldier from [[Calabria]] put to labor by the Germans in nearby [[Grosthuizen]], had been killed while attempting to escape when he was to be transferred to Germany.<ref>{{cite news|first=Eric |last=Molenaar |url=https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20180910_60164887/speuren-naar-italianen-in-hoorn|title=Speuren naar Italianen in Hoorn|publisher=Noordhollands Dagblad|date=10 September 2018|language=nl|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> Bouwens was raised by his mother and his grandparents, Willemke Woudstra and Johannes Bouwens (1886–1952), first in Hoorn and from 1957 on the Wandelweg in [[Wormerveer]].<ref name=cb/> There, he sang and played guitar in a schoolband (''The Jokers'') with Bob Ketzer,<ref name=batwc>[http://www.zaansepophistorie.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=27 Body and the Wild Cats] at "Zaanse Pophistory (in Dutch)</ref> but at the age of 14 he left school and took jobs unloading ships on the [[Zaan]] and eventually as a factory worker at a lemonade factory.<ref>{{cite news|first=Eefje|last=Oomen|url=https://www.ad.nl/wonen/zes-onbekende-verhalen-van-george-baker~a149eb86/|title=Zes onbekende verhalen van George Baker|publisher=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]|date=21 July 2018|language=nl|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> In 1961, he took the stage name "Body" and formed the band ''Body and the Wild Cats'', with Bob Ketzer and his brother Ruud as well as Gerrit Bruyn on bass, all from Wormerveer.<ref name=batwc/> |
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==Solo career== |
==Solo career== |
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After he disbanded the Selection in 1978, Baker performed as a solo artist |
After he disbanded the Selection in 1978, Baker performed as a solo artist |
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Revision as of 07:40, 22 September 2024
Solo career
After he disbanded the Selection in 1978, Baker performed as a solo artist
Discography
George Baker Selection
Solo albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| NLD [1] | ||
| 1978 | In Your Heart | 10 |
| Another Lonely Christmas Night | 23 | |
| 1979 | Sing for the Day | 18 |
| 1980 | Wild Flower | 13 |
| 1982 | The Winds Of Time | 37 |
Solo singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40[2] |
NL Top 50/100[3] |
AUS | BE (Fl)[4] |
GER[5] | |||
| 1978 | "Rosita" | 7 | 12 | 98 | 8 | — | In Your Heart |
| 1979 | "Sing for the Day" | 10 | 8 | — | 13 | 48 | Sing for the Day |
| "Oh Magdalena" | 33 | 20 | — | 28 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Niño Del Sol" | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| "All My Love" | 13 | 8 | — | 14 | — | All My Love | |
| 1981 | "You Don't Love Me Anymore" | Tip | — | — | — | — | |
| "Papillon" | Tip | 47 | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Love is the Sweetest Rose" | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | The Wind of Time |
| 1991 | "Love in Your Heart" | Tip | 73 | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Una Paloma Blanca 2005 (Vet Hard Remix)" | 32 | 19 | — | Tip | — | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "George Baker Selection". Dutch Charts.
- ^ "George Baker Selection". Top 40.
- ^ "George Baker". Dutch Charts.
- ^ "George Baker Selection". Ultratop.
- ^ "George Baker Selection". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
