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20-457: Elliman was born and raised in the Manoa neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii . Her mother was of Japanese and Chinese ancestries and her father, a salesman for Best Foods , was of Irish descent. Elliman showed interest in music from an early age, playing the ukulele by age four and taking piano lessons at age seven. While attending President Theodore Roosevelt High School , Elliman performed in

40-851: A PBS special on 1970s soul music in 2004, singing "If I Can't Have You." In 2014 she reunited with Neeley and Dennen in Verona for a special Jesus Christ Superstar event. She is featured on the 2014 Neeley EP Rock Opera performing a duet with him on " Up Where We Belong ". In summer 2018 she joined in 45th anniversary Superstar film screenings events in Los Angeles . Elliman was married to RSO Records executive Bill Oakes from 1972 to 1980. She married songwriter Wade Hyman in 1981 and they had two children, Sage (born in 1982) and Ben (born in 1986). They later separated and divorced. She married Allen Alexander in January 2016. On August 16, 2017, Elliman

60-549: A Barbara Lewis cover song, " Hello Stranger ". "Hello Stranger" topped the U.S. Easy Listening chart for four weeks, and was also a No. 15 pop hit in 1977; "Love Me" was a No. 14 pop hit in late 1976/early 1977. Also in 1977, the Bee Gees were working on Saturday Night Fever and wrote " How Deep Is Your Love " for her, but Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang " If I Can't Have You ". The song became

80-540: A duet with Bob Dylan on his otherwise unreleased song "Sign Language". The booklet in Bob Dylan's box set The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 describes his involvement in this album: "Dylan dropped by and was just hanging out, living in a tent at the bottom of the garden. He would sneak into the studio to see what was going on." Dylan offered his new, unrecorded song "Seven Days" to Clapton. Clapton passed on it, but Ron Wood took him up on

100-532: A musical career, which she did shortly after graduating. Elliman's singing career began in 1969 in London , performing in bars and clubs . At the time she did not like what she was singing. "I hated the music then", she recalled in a 1973 interview, adding, "I did it for the bread. I was into drugs and all that, and thought Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane was it". While still an unknown, she

120-546: A number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 ; it is generally considered the high point of her recording career. A few minor top 40 hits followed in 1979, including the title theme song from the film Moment by Moment and another disco track, " Love Pains ", which was a major club success. She appeared in Hawaii Five-O in a two-part episode ("Number One with a Bullet", 1978) as an aspiring singer, performing

140-477: Is identifiable as the kind of pop/rock Clapton had been making since the start of his solo career", adding "the most memorable music on the album occurs when Clapton is collaborating with members of the Band and other guests". Finishing his review, Ruhlmann called the release "a good purchase for fans of Bob Dylan and the Band, but not necessarily for those of Eric Clapton". Rolling Stone journalist Dave Marsh finds,

160-580: Is the fourth solo studio album by Eric Clapton , released by RSO Records on 27 August 1976. The album was recorded in Malibu and Los Angeles between December 1975 to May 1976. The record went silver in the U.K. The album was recorded at The Band 's Shangri-la Studios in March 1976, and included involvement from all five members of The Band; Rick Danko shared vocals with Clapton on "All Our Past Times", which he co-wrote with Clapton. The album also includes

180-653: The Netherlands , where it topped out No. 9. The album was certified silver in the United Kingdom. In Norway and the United States , the album charted at No. 13 and No. 15 respectively, while in New Zealand and Sweden , it reached No. 18 and No. 24 respectively. AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann awarded the release 3.5 of five possible stars, writing: " No Reason to Cry

200-488: The ballad " I Don't Know How to Love Him " from Jesus Christ Superstar . Her original version was not issued as a single until a cover version by Helen Reddy started moving up the U.S. charts; appearing concurrently on the charts (a rare event, not common since the 1950s, when different releases played in different parts of the United States), Elliman's original peaked at #28, while Reddy's cover peaked at #13. In

220-534: The Broadway production of Jesus Christ, Superstar , where she met her first husband, Bill Oakes, who was president of Robert Stigwood 's RSO Records . Before moving she was signed to Purple Records , singing on Jon Lord 's album Gemini Suite in 1971 and releasing her second solo album Food of Love in 1973. She was asked to sing backing vocals on Eric Clapton 's version of the Bob Marley song " I Shot

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240-817: The Sheriff " in 1974. She then went on tour as part of Clapton's band, and soon afterwards got her own recording contract with RSO Records. She continued to work with Clapton, performing on his albums from 1974-77, including 461 Ocean Boulevard , There's One in Every Crowd , E. C. Was Here , No Reason to Cry , and Slowhand . A first album for the RSO label (her third in all), Rising Sun , produced by Steve Cropper , produced no hit singles, but her next album, Love Me , produced by Freddie Perren , gave her two top-20 hits, "Love Me" (written by Barry and Robin Gibb ), and

260-399: The album recordings are "much more mélange than masterpiece". Robert Christgau rated the album with a "B−" and calls the album "a well-made, rather likable rock and roll LP", noting the "singing is eloquent and the instrumental signature an almost irresistible pleasure". The listed personnel was taken from the album's liner notes . The back cover also thanks additional people, who worked on

280-463: The end Elliman performed on the 1970 concept album , in the original Broadway cast (1971), and in the 1973 film . She and Barry Dennen were the only cast members that performed on the original record, original Broadway production, and the film. Her performance in the film as Mary Magdalene led to her being nominated for a 1974 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical . In 1971, aged 19, Elliman moved to New York City for

300-558: The offer and released it on his third solo album Gimme Some Neck . The song "Innocent Times" is sung by Marcy Levy , who also shared vocals with Clapton on "Hungry". In the bonus track "Last Night", added in the 1990 re-release, Clapton shares vocals with Richard Manuel . No Reason to Cry is one of Clapton's most internationally successful albums from the 1970s. The release reached the Top 30 in seven national music album charts, hitting Top 10 in United Kingdom (peaking at No. 8) and in

320-651: The remainder of a two-week sentence, Billboard magazine said, "by observing courtroom proceedings of a drug offender probation program in Honolulu." Manoa Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 546157659 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:50:53 GMT No Reason to Cry No Reason to Cry

340-550: The school band on standup bass and violin. However, she became most proficient on the guitar and performed as a singer and guitarist in a folk music band named We Folk, which she formed with schoolmates. The band fared well competing in local talent shows. According to Elliman, she was truant during her senior year at high school but graduated owing to the intervention of Peter Wilcox, the school's British-born band teacher, who persuaded her teachers to allow her to pass. He encouraged 17-year-old Elliman to relocate to London and pursue

360-415: The song "I Can't Get You Outa My Mind" with fellow guest performer James Darren . The single "Savannah" was also a minor hit. After spending a decade pursuing her career, Elliman went on hiatus; she had two children at home. In 2004, Elliman released the album Simple Needs , for which she wrote all the songs. Elliman has continued performing at music festivals , benefits, and concerts. She performed on

380-402: Was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber , who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part for the original audio recording of Jesus Christ Superstar . Ian Gillan was featured singing as Jesus . After its release as an album in 1970, they invited her to join the stage show's traveling cast, which she did for four years. She had her first Billboard Hot 100 hit single in 1971 with

400-479: Was slated to sing for a Catholic school charity in Guam when she was stopped by customs for possession of marijuana and methamphetamine . After spending a night in jail, she and her husband pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, continued with the planned concert, and were allowed to return to Hawaii on probation until their March 2018 sentencing. They were ordered to perform community service and serve

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