George Baker Selection
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- Composer
- Music Department
The George Baker Selection was an eclectic Dutch pop-rock band that was
fronted by the extremely talented and versatile singer, composer,
guitarist, keyboard player and songwriter George Baker. The band was
first formed as Soul Invention in 1967. They changed their name to the
George Baker Selection in 1969. In 1970 the group scored a substantial
smash hit with the insanely groovy and quirky psychedelic rock pip
"Little Green Bag," which reached #21 on the US Billboard pop charts
and was recorded by the band with their own money (it was prominently
featured on the soundtrack to
Quentin Tarantino's
Reservoir Dogs (1992), and has
been used on episodes of the TV shows
Red Dwarf (1988) and
Freaks and Geeks (1999)).
Alas, the lovely country ballad "Dear Ann" stalled at #93 on the US
Billboard charts. However, the band enjoyed a steady succession of
radio hits in Holland that include such terrific songs as "Morning
Sky," "Wild Bird," "Manana," "Holy Day," and "I'm on My Way." In 1975
the band achieved its single greatest success with the bubbly, catchy
and upbeat "Una Paloma Blanca"; the infectiously frothy and cheerful
tune was a #1 hit in many countries, reached #26 on the US Billboard
charts and sold over three million copies worldwide.
The group sold over 20 million records in their heyday of the 1970s. Unfortunately, the George Baker Selection broke up in 1978 because the pressure of being in the spotlight became too much to bear. Baker revived the group in 1985; this new incarnation of the band lasted until 1989. George Baker has since gone on to have a hugely successful solo career.
The group sold over 20 million records in their heyday of the 1970s. Unfortunately, the George Baker Selection broke up in 1978 because the pressure of being in the spotlight became too much to bear. Baker revived the group in 1985; this new incarnation of the band lasted until 1989. George Baker has since gone on to have a hugely successful solo career.