'Corey Mitchell Hart' (born
31 May,
1962, in
Montreal,
Canada) is a
Grammy Award-nominated
Canadian musician. He was raised in Montreal,
Spain,
Mexico City, and
Key Biscayne, Florida, and was raised solely by his mother from the age of 10 onward (when his parents divorced).
[1] Hart was a prodigy as a teenager and recorded demos with
Billy Joel and
Eric Clapton before signing to a major label at the age of 20.
Corey Hart's first album, released in
1983, ''
First Offense'', featured the hit song "
Sunglasses at Night". The album sold well in both Canada and the
United States. The follow-up album was ''
Boy in the Box'' in
1985 featuring the song "Never Surrender," which was his highest-charting single. Hart became so popular, particularly amongst adolescents, that he was offered the role of Marty McFly in the film ''
Back to the Future'', which he turned down. (The role eventually went to another Canadian native,
Michael J. Fox.)
Hart continued to record music, but his commercial success was significantly reduced after ''Box''. Today, Hart lives in the
Bahamas with his wife, French-Canadian singer
Julie Masse, and their four children: daughters India, Dante & River and son Rain. He works primarily as a songwriter, writing music for his wife and other artists, including
Celine Dion.
The song
Sunglasses at Night is featured in the
videogame as part of the
New Wave radio station
Wave 103.
Discography
Albums
★ ''
First Offense'' (1983)
★ ''
Boy in the Box'' (1985)
★ ''
Fields of Fire'' (1986)
★ ''
Young Man Running'' (1988)
★ ''
Bang'' (1990)
★ '' (1991)
★ ''
Attitude and Virtue'' (1992)
★ ''
Corey Hart'' (1996)
★ ''
Jade'' (1998)
Singles
| Year | Song | CAN | US |
|---|
| 1984 | "Sunglasses at Night" | 24 | 7 |
| 1984 | "It Ain't Enough" | 74 | 17 |
| 1984 | "She Got the Radio" | 40 | - |
| 1985 | "Lamp at Midnite" | 38 | - |
| 1985 | "Never Surrender" | '1' | 3 |
| 1985 | "Boy in the Box" | 7 | 26 |
| 1985 | "Everything in My Heart" | '1' | 30 |
| 1986 | "Eurasian Eyes" | 29 | - |
| 1986 | "I Am By Your Side" | 8 | 18 |
| 1986 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | '1' | 24 |
| 1987 | "Dancin' With My Mirror" | 33 | 88 |
| 1987 | "Take My Heart" | 50 | - |
| 1987 | "Too Good 2 Be Enough" | 19 | - |
| 1988 | "In Your Soul" | 2 | 38 |
| 1988 | "Spot You in A Coalmine" | 29 | - |
| 1989 | "Still in Love" | - | - |
| 1990 | "A Little Love" | 10 | 37 |
| 1990 | "Bang! (Starting Over)" | 30 | - |
| 1990 | "Rain on Me" | 72 | - |
| 1992 | "92 Days of Rain" | 22 | - |
| 1992 | "Baby When I Call Your Name" | 14 | - |
| 1992 | "Always" | 30 | - |
| 1993 | "I Want (Cool Cool Love)" | 42 | - |
| 1996 | "Black Cloud Rain" | 2 | - |
| 1997 | "Tell Me" | 16 | - |
| 1997 | "Third of June" | 22 | - |
| 1998 | "So Visible (Easy to Miss)" | ? | - |
References
★
Corey Hart
1. The NNDB profile for Corey Hart. Accessed on December 13, 2006.
External links
★
Official site