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343:, England, but raised in New Zealand. His early musical experiences were whilst still at school with the band The Paragons that played at weekly church youth club dances. Later, as his talent became clear, the band was reformed as Dynasty with other musicians and achieved much local success on the New Zealand music scene. Thompson's last band in New Zealand was Mandrake, formed with university friends who played the Friday and Saturday night dances in and around Hamilton City. 332: 150: 24: 1494: 52: 2005: 976: 2021: 966: 893: 355: 388:, was initially credited solely to Thompson; later pressings of the single were credited to "Chris Thompson and Night." (But this source gives lyric credit to 1685: 360: 2013: 1863: 1287: 1462: 1426: 470:. He hoped to record the song in London but was turned down by record companies there who stated the song was "not commercial". He sent a demo to 1653: 56: 2475: 106: 2259: 2216: 2029: 78: 1927: 1903: 933: 733: 576: 417: 400:
Hot 100 and #7 Adult Contemporary. It was a very minor hit in Canada (#91). After the band broke up in 1982, he rejoined the Earth Band.
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In spite of his already busy schedule in 1986, Thompson still found the time to return to Manfred Mann for their new album,
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In 1984, while functional lead singer for the re-formed Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Thompson lent lead vocals to "
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He went to Australia before returning to England in 1973 to pursue a musical career, eventually joining
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Also in 1990, Thompson recorded the single "This Is The Moment" as the official theme song for the
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In 1989, Thompson recorded the single "The Challenge (Face It)" as the official theme song for the
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Chris Thompson & Band – One Hot Night in the Cold (Live at the Private Music Club)
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In 1980, he co-wrote and sang backing vocals on the track "No Stoppin' Us Now" with
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as the grand finale of the event. He also sang a studio version of it on the
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Chris Thompson / Dave Grusin – If You Remember Me / Theme From "The Champ"
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for a second time to tour as The Voice of Humanity in the live version of
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In 1995, Thompson performed "You're The Voice" in the Netherlands at the
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – Live on Stage
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Berlin Live & The Aschaffenburg Remains Live at the Colos-Saal
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In 1986, Thompson was one of the four co-writers of the hit song "
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Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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Thompson has been featured on several albums by artists such as
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August 2006 Chris Thompson interview at Classic Rock Revisited
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from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
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The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II
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Marvin, Hamlisch; Bayer, Sager, Carole (18 August 2008).
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Also in 1986, Thompson sang vocals on a solo album by ex-
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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