Harlequin (band)
| Harlequin | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Epic |
| Website | http://www.harlequintheband.com |
| Members | George Belanger Derrick Gottfried A.J. Chabidon Paul McNair Gary Golden |
| Past members | Ralph James David Budzak Glen Willows Nik Rivers Rob Waite M.J. Hutton Randy Heibert Randy Booth Brad Meadmore Craig Fatheringham Igmar Munsch Paul Schelinberg Jim Cote Steve Broadhurst Darren Moore |
Harlequin is a Canadian rock band that formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1975. The band is best known for their hit singles "I Did It for Love", "Thinking of You", "Superstitious Feeling", and "Innocence".
In 2004, the band released an album titled Harlequin II. The band was always active; leader George Belanger kept the band active while running another business for 18 years. He then set that enterprise aside and began recording again and released Waking the Jester, in 2007, then a live album, On/Q, in 2009.
In 1975, Winnipeg bassist Ralph James formed Harlequin upon recruiting vocalist George Belanger, guitarist Glen Willows, keyboardist Gary Golden, and drummer David Budzak. The band began recording demos and travelling to Toronto to perform in the local bars and clubs. It was in one of these small bars in Toronto that Harlequin were discovered by representatives of Jack Douglas, the producer of Aerosmith, John Lennon, and Patti Smith, after they tried to see another band in a larger bar downstairs, but could not gain admittance due to a sell-out crowd. These two individuals later became the producers of the first album, Victim of a Song. They were Lachlan MacFadyen and Kent Dobney... former bandmates of Jack Douglas.
Douglas helped get Harlequin signed to CBS/Epic Records in 1979, and later that year that band released their first LP, Victim of a Song, which went Gold, and received heavy radio play, particularly in Western Canada. Douglas was listed as the record's executive producer. For the next two albums, Douglas would act as producer. The band's second release, Love Crimes (1980), yielded two hits, "Thinking of You", and "Innocence", Harlequin's biggest hit to date. Harlequin's third album, One False Move (1982), contained two more hits, "Superstitious Feeling" and "I Did It for Love".
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