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Chris Bell (12 Jan 1951 - 27 Dec 1978)

Male Person - United States singer/songwriter/guitarist of Big Star

 Also known as (1)

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. I Am the Cosmos 21 Feb 1992

Album - Compilation

  1. Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star 07 Jul 2017

Single

  1. I Am the Cosmos / You and Your Sister 1978

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Big Star ( - 1972) original, electric guitar
  2. Rock City
  3. Icewater

Recordings by (45)

  1. I Am the Cosmos 3:46 (1978)
  2. You and Your Sister 3:14 (1978)
  3. Better Save Yourself 4:26 (21 Feb 1992)
  4. Speed Of Sound 5:14 (21 Feb 1992)
  5. Get Away 3:29 (21 Feb 1992)
  6. Make A Scene 4:12 (21 Feb 1992)
  7. Look Up 3:14 (21 Feb 1992)
  8. I Got Kinda Lost 2:45 (21 Feb 1992)
  9. There Was A Light 3:21 (21 Feb 1992)
  10. Fight at the Table 3:44 (21 Feb 1992)
  11. I Don't Know 3:24 (21 Feb 1992)
  12. Though I Know She Lies 3:35 (21 Feb 1992)
  13. I Am the Cosmos (slow version) 3:42 (21 Feb 1992)
  14. You and Your Sister (country version) 2:58 (21 Feb 1992)
  15. You and Your Sister (acoustic version) 2:54 (21 Feb 1992)
  16. I Don’t Know 3:24 (1992)
  17. Psychedelic Stuff 3:13 (1992)
  18. Psychedelic Stuff (original mix) 3:04 (15 Sep 2009)
  19. I Don't Know (Alternate Version) 4:18 (01 Feb 2010)
  20. You And Your Sister (Alternate Version) 3:04 (01 Feb 2010)
  21. I Am The Cosmos (Extended Alternate Version) 5:18 (01 Feb 2010)
  22. Speed Of Sound (Alternate Version) 5:13 (01 Feb 2010)
  23. Fight At The Table (Alternate Mix) 4:03 (01 Feb 2010)
  24. Make a Scene (alternate mix) 4:11 (01 Feb 2010)
  25. Better Save Yourself (Alternate Mix) 4:29 (01 Feb 2010)
  26. Get Away (Alternate Version) 4:20 (01 Feb 2010)
  27. Clacton Rag (instrumental) 3:55 (01 Feb 2010)
  28. Better Save Yourself (Movie Mix, 2012) 4:43 (25 Jun 2013)
  29. I Am The Cosmos (Movie Mix, 2012) 3:56 (25 Jun 2013)
  30. I Am The Cosmos (Original Single) 3:43 (15 Sep 2017)
  31. You And Your Sister (Original Single) 3:10 (15 Sep 2017)
  32. I Am The Cosmos (Acoustic Mix) 4:10 (15 Sep 2017)
  33. Look Up (Acoustic Movie Mix) 3:16 (15 Sep 2017)
  34. Untitled Acoustic Instrumental (Movie Mix) 1:59 (15 Sep 2017)
  35. Speed Of Sound (Alternate Version Backing Track) 5:35 (15 Sep 2017)
  36. Stay With Me 2:52 (15 Sep 2017)
  37. In My Darkest Hour 3:03 (15 Sep 2017)
  38. So Long Baby (AKA Clacton Rag) 3:31 (15 Sep 2017)
  39. Fight At The Table (Outtake Track With Partial Vocals) 4:43 (15 Sep 2017)
  40. You And Your Sister ("Country" Underdub Mix) 3:01 (15 Sep 2017)
  41. Get Away (Outtake Track) 3:42 (15 Sep 2017)
  42. Better Save Yourself (Outtake Track) 2:57 (15 Sep 2017)
  43. I Am The Cosmos (Alternate Backing Track With Piano) 4:14 (15 Sep 2017)
  44. Untitled Electric Instrumental (Movie Mix) 2:28 (15 Sep 2017)
  45. Though I Know She Lies (Movie Mix) 3:41 (15 Sep 2017)

On Recordings (26)

Instruments

  1. In the Street 2:55 Big Star (Aug 1972) guitar
  2. When My Baby’s Beside Me 3:23 Big Star (Aug 1972) guitar
  3. Watch the Sunrise 3:45 Big Star (1972) guitar
  4. Try Again 3:32 Big Star (1972) guitar
  5. Don’t Lie to Me 3:07 Big Star (1972) guitar
  6. The Ballad of El Goodo 4:21 Big Star (1972) guitar
  7. Feel 3:33 Big Star (1972) guitar
  8. The India Song 2:20 Big Star (1972) guitar
  9. ST 100/6 0:58 Big Star (1972) guitar
  10. Give Me Another Chance 3:27 Big Star (1972) guitar
  11. Thirteen 2:34 Big Star (1972) guitar

Vocals

  1. When My Baby’s Beside Me 3:23 Big Star (Aug 1972)
  2. In the Street 2:55 Big Star (Aug 1972)
  3. Try Again 3:32 Big Star (1972)
  4. Give Me Another Chance 3:27 Big Star (1972)
  5. My Life Is Right 3:10 Big Star (1972)
  6. Feel 3:33 Big Star (1972)
  7. ST 100/6 0:58 Big Star (1972)
  8. The India Song 2:20 Big Star (1972)
  9. The Ballad of El Goodo 4:21 Big Star (1972)
  10. Thirteen 2:34 Big Star (1972)
  11. Don’t Lie to Me 3:07 Big Star (1972)
  12. Watch the Sunrise 3:45 Big Star (1972)

Engineered

  1. Windows Hotel 2:37 Alex Chilton (1997)
  2. She Might Look My Way (take 2) 2:40 Alex Chilton (29 Nov 2019)
  3. She Might Look My Way (take 1) 2:46 Alex Chilton (29 Nov 2019)

Credited as (3)

  1. Chris Bell
  2. Chris Bell feat. Keith Sykes
  3. Chris Bell feat. Nancy Bryan

Works (22)

Wrote

  1. I Am the Cosmos
  2. Speed of Sound
  3. In the Street
  4. The Ballad of El Goodo
  5. Feel
  6. Don’t Lie to Me
  7. When My Baby’s Beside Me
  8. My Life Is Right
  9. Give Me Another Chance
  10. Try Again
  11. Watch the Sunrise
  12. ST 100/6
  13. I Got Kinda Lost

Composed

  1. Jo sòc el cosmos
  2. You and Your Sister
  3. Thirteen
  4. I Am the Cosmos
  5. That ’70s Song

Lyrics

  1. I Am the Cosmos
  2. That ’70s Song
  3. You and Your Sister
  4. Jo sòc el cosmos

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93053344
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n93053344
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb16983051t

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/44579

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/270576

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000105845

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068105/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/1682201

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5105876

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3096

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Bell_2014-03-11_22-06.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/db6ac2f7-5bbb-4ed4-88f4-540d5b29542a