Crispian St. Peters
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Biography
[Edit]Crispian St. Peters was one mid-'60s act, like We Five (from whom he appropriated a song), who seemed to capture a moment with his best songs, but never moved past that moment. In his particular case, a mix of psychological problems, bad timing, and an inconsistent style seemed to make it impossible to get past his two big hits.
Born Robin Peter Smith on April 5, 1939 in Swanley, Kent, England, he'd been a member of a trio called the Beat Formula Three in the early '60s when manager Dave Nicolson pegged him for stardom, with a new name, Crispian St. Peters, and a new folk-rock sound. His first two singles, an uptempo, harmonium-driven ballad called "At This Moment," and the loud, retro-sounding love song "No No No," failed to attract any attention from the public or the press. Then he covered the Sylvia Fricker-authored "You Were on My Mind," which the quintet We Five had picked up from Ian & Sylvia and turned into a hit in America — his version, slightly more subdued and brooding (his phrasing of the song's opening line was almost Elvis-like), was issued very hurriedly late in 1965 and languished for a time. Gradually, however, it took hold in England and eventually made the British Top Ten in mid-1966.
By then, as with most pop phenomena, Crispian St. Peters became the object of massive press attention, and that was where the first of his outlandish self-promoting statements achieved notice — he claimed that he'd written 80 songs that were better than anything John Lennon or Paul McCartney had ever authored, and subsequently described himself as a singer better than Elvis Presley, sexier than Dave Berry ("The Crying Game"), and more exciting than Tom Jones.
Later in 1966, St. Peters' "The Pied Piper" soared into the Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic, and, with its infectious chorus and beat and flute ornamentation, seemed to captured the glow of the pre-psychedelic era. It proved to be the last of his successes, however, a fact that can only be explained, in part, by the controversy surrounding his statements. There was something bizarre and off-putting seeing his name attributed to statements announcing that the Beatles "are past it." His sound was also strangely inconsistent, crossing between upbeat folk-rock and brooding ballads — he could sound like an aspiring rival to Tom Jones, but on a number like "Your Love Has Come," reached for a high register that made him seem more like an aspiring Tiny Tim. His folk-rock inclinations were also undone by numbers like the pre-Beatles British beat-style "Jilly Honey," complete with ornamentation that sounds like a honking sax (or is it a fuzz bass?). In fairness, he did have the wisdom to record a rocked-up version of Phil Ochs' "Changes," but it was still difficult to tell whether St. Peters was trying to be Tom Jones, half of Peter & Gordon, a pop version of Donovan, or a mid-'60s version of Marty Wilde.
By 1968, he'd moved on to country music, but found little success with that repertory. A 1970 release, Simply...Crispian St. Peters, compiled many of his early sides, and he periodically reappeared on the '60s revival circuit in England. In 1995 he suffered a major stroke, but continued to write songs thereafter and performed live up to 1999, announcing his final retirement two years later. Crispian St. Peters died at 71 years of age at his home in Swanley on June 8, 2010.
Title: Follow Me...
Artist: Crispian St. Peters
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: The Pied Piper - Single
Artist: Crispian St. Peters
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Collections
Title: All Time Greatest Hits - Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Platinum Trax British Invasion
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Songs Hits From the 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Sixties Pop Experience
Title: All Time American Hits and More, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Singles the 60S
Title: Be My Baby: The Best Of The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Sixties Golden Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Baby, This Is the 60s
Title: Discover 60s One Hit Wonders
Genre: Rock
Title: 60's - Classic Hits
Genre: Rock
Title: Super 60's Hits (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock
Title: The British Invasion '64-'69 Rocks Greatest Hits
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: 100 Timeless Love Songs (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: 60s Pop - The British Invasion!
Genre: Pop
Title: You Really Got Me! - 60s Solid Gold
Genre: Pop
Title: A Mixed Bag of Hits, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Happy Hippie Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Lost 45s One Hit Wonders
Genre: Pop
Title: Vinyl Hits: The 60s
Title: Hits of the Sixties, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: #1 Smash Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Memories: The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Made In England - The 60s & 70s
Genre: Pop
Title: OMG! I Love the 60's
Genre: Pop
Title: Good Vibrations: Journey Through The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: '60s Original Classic Hits
Title: The Songs That Made Them Famous (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: America's Top 40 The '60s
Title: Gold '60s Explosion
Title: Absolutely The Best Of AM Radio: 60's Edition
Genre: Pop
Title: Pussycat Loves The '60s
Title: Million Sellers the 60s
Title: 25 #1 Hits Of The '60s
Title: Bubblegum Hits Of The 60s
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolutely the Best of AM Radio: 60's Edition
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Super Hits - #1 Pop Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Sixties Pop Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Various Artists I
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest 60s Rock 'N' Roll Party In The World!
Genre: Pop
Title: Lava Lamp Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Good Time Anthems
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Power: The 60s Album
Genre: Pop
Title: American Top 40 Volume 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 30 Years Of Pop 60's - House Of The Rising Sun
Genre: Pop
Title: 40 Golden Greats!
Title: Journey Through the 60's
Featuring albums
Title: Summer In The City (CD1)
Artist: Dreamboats, The Miniskirts
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop Rock
Title: The Best Of The Love Songs (CD2)
Artist: Petticoats, Dreamboats
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Keep Playin' That Rock & Roll - The '60s Album
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Liar Liar: Your '60s Singles Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: You Were on My Mind: British '60s Chart Hits
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Pop