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J. Vincent Edwards (born 20 June 1947) is a British singer. He became well known in the musical ''Hair'' in 1968, and began recording a series of singles. The most notable was a song called "Thanks" (1969), which has subsequently appeared on a number of compilation albums. Edwards also contributed to the ''Bloomfield'' soundtrack.〔''Gramophone'' - Volume 49 -1972 Page 1780 "The record also contains two orchestral tracks, not from the film and an extra song "Hello My Life" sung by J. Vincent Edwards"〕 Later Edwards turned to song writing. With Pierre Tubbs he wrote "Right Back Where We Started From", which was a No. 2 hit in the UK Singles Chart for Maxine Nightingale in May 1976.〔Jonathon Jackson ''The Making of Slap Shot'' 2010 "The centerpiece of the soundtrack would be a song called “Right Back Where We Started From,” which had peaked at No. 2 on the pop chart in May 1976. Maxine Nightingale was a singer-actor from London who had made a name in her homeland by appearing in the rock musicals Hair, ... It was in Hair that she met a fellow performer named Vincent Edwards. In 1975, Edwards established a partnership with Pierre Tubbs, a writer and producer with United Artists Records"〕 In addition, Edwards wrote songs with Miki Antony and Kris Ife. Edwards was also a part of the trio Star Turn on 45 (Pints), who had a UK hit with "Pump Up the Bitter" in 1988. He released a solo album entitled ''Thanks'' in 2002. ==Partial singles discography== * "Does Goodnight Mean Goodbye" (1963) * "Thanks" (1969) * "Who Are My Friends" (1970) * "(Sha La La La La) Shangri-La" (1971) * "Love Hit Me" (1976) * "Hands Off" (1980)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. Vincent Edwards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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