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| birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada| death_date = Country music>Country, pop| occupation = Singer, songwriter| years_active = 1960s–1980s| label = Power Exchange| associated_acts = | website = }}J. J. Barrie (born Barry Authors, July 7, 1933)JULY Birthdays and Deaths. Bittersuiteband.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014. is a Canadian songwriter and singer. He is best known for his 1976 UK chart-topper "No Charge".BOOK, David, Roberts, 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, Guinness World Records Limited, London, 1-904994-10-5, 43,

Biography

A former Blue MinkBOOK, David, Roberts, 2001, British Hit Singles, 14th, Guinness World Records Limited, London, 46Ocean (band)>Ocean manager, and ex-comedian, Barrie turned to songwriting and in early 1976 co-wrote "Where's The Reason" with Terry Britten for Glen Campbell. They sent a demo to Campbell's producer, but he suggested Barrie record it. This he did, but it was unsuccessful. Undaunted, Barrie recorded a cover version of the country ballad "No Charge", penned by Harlan Howard, on Barrie's own label, Power Exchange. The track featured an uncredited vocal from Vicki Brown (singer) (wife of Joe Brown (singer)>Joe Brown, and one-time member of both The Vernons Girls and The Breakaways), and was produced by Bill Amesbury. The single reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1976, where it remained for one week.BOOK, David, Roberts, 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, Guinness World Records Limited, London, 1-904994-10-5, 327, The track spent eleven weeks in the chart.(File:Jj barrie.png|thumb|J.J. Barrie (left) during a promotional event for "No Charge" at Power Exchange Records, London (1976))The session musician Clem Cattini played the drums of "No Charge", one of his forty five UK number one hit appearances on record. Billy Connolly's 1976 Top 40 hit, "No Chance (No Charge)", was a spoof version of Barrie's chart-topper.Barrie re-released "Where's The Reason" as a follow-up but it again failed to chart. Power Exchange had one other UK Top 20 hit single – "Who's Gonna Love Me" by The Imperials (without Little Anthony) in December 1977BOOK, David, Roberts, 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, Guinness World Records Limited, London, 1-904994-10-5Nottingham Forest F.C. manager Brian Clough – which was released on MCA Records>MCA late in the year.weblink {{webarchiveweblink>date=June 12, 2009}} However, without any further record chart presence in the UK, he remains labelled as a one-hit wonder. He released two albums for RCA Records>RCA, My Son and Dreamin{{'}}, and another single, also called "My Son".Barrie's erstwhile recording partner, Vicki Brown, died of cancer on June 16, 1991.The Dead Rock Stars Club 1990–1991. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.In 1999, an album, titled No Charge was issued on Start Records.No Charge – J.J. Barrie | Credits. AllMusic (October 1, 1999). Retrieved January 26, 2014.Barrie released a UK compilation album in 2011 through the Demon Music Group, called No Charge. In the US, a new download only album, Especially for You.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}He is not to be confused with J. J. Barrie (author and novelist of To Steal a Lady and To Kill a Priest),J.J. BARRIE Writer and Author – INDEX page. Jjbarrie.com (November 15, 2013). Retrieved January 26, 2014..

Discography

Albums {| class"wikitable"

! style="text-align: center;" | Year! style="text-align: center;" | Title! style="text-align: center;" | Label 1976| The Autumn of My Life Power Exchange 1977| Did I Forget to Say Thank You Power Exchange 1978| Call My Name RCA 1980| You Can't Win 'Em All RCA 1983| Sings Songs from Fraggle Rock Cherry Lane 1999| No Charge Start|2017|My Canada Angel Air">

Singles {| class"wikitable"

! Year! Title! style="text-align: center;" | UK! style="text-align: center;" | AU! style="text-align: center;" | SA! style="text-align: center;" | CA! style="text-align: center;" | NZ| 1976No Charge"HTTP://WWW.45CAT.COM/RECORD/5C00697771 PUBLISHER=45CAT ACCESSDATE=AUGUST 12, 2015, 1 29 2 39 16| 1976| "So Long Bing" – – – – –| 1976| "Boys Will Be Boys" – – – – –| 1977| "Top Ten Fool" – – – – –| 1978| "Call My Name" – – – – –| 1980| "You Can't Win 'Em All" (with Brian Clough) – – – – –| 1983| "My Son" 96 – – – –

See also

• One-hit wonders in the United Kingdom

References

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External links

• BBC.co.uk Top of the Pops 2 video clip

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