Peter Edward Kirtley was born in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, but moved to Surrey at a young age. The younger of two children, his father, Al Kirtley, was a semi-professional musician who had at one time been a member of Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and later of Trendsetters Limited, and under contract to Parlophone Records. At the age of 11 he joined a band with Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan who later formed the British band Bros. Kirtley was a keen amateur actor while at school, but at the age of 16 chose music as a career and became a professional drummer. For four years he was a member of The Blue, a band managed by Bob Herbert and his son Chris, the original managers of the Spice Girls. The Blue's only single, "Don't Leave Me Standing in the Pouring Rain", was released in 1992, but failed to enter the chart.
In his Allmusic review, music critic Michael McCall wrote of the album "Her all-instrumental debut instantly earned respect among progressive acoustic music fans... she maintains an innate elegance amid the tricky arranging."
Simple Pleasures is the fourth studio album by American singer and musician Bobby McFerrin. It was his commercial breakthrough album, containing the hit single "Don't Worry, Be Happy," also featured in the film Cocktail.
Simple Pleasures has gone triple platinum, with "Don't Worry, Be Happy" winning the 1988 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Bobby McFerrin except where noted.
Just Felt Love Die - Georgia Cook & Pete Kirtley, Tape Music Publishing
song
published: 11 Feb 2012
Poison - Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley
1990 Sketches
published: 10 Jan 2012
Bert Jansch and Peter Kirtley
Bert and Pete on Gerry Anderson's show in Belfast in the early 90's. For some reason everyone on the programme had to do an Elvis song...
published: 30 Nov 2011
PETER KIRTLEY BAND feat. PAUL MCCARTNEY - Little Children
"Little Children" - performed by Peter Kirtley Band and Paul McCartney
published: 22 May 2012
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley VRC0253 'Is It Real'
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Atheneum Warminster UK 9th December 1990
RIP Bert
published: 21 Oct 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley 'Let Me Sing' VRC0125
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Prince Alberts Bar Victoria Rooms
Bristol (UK) 14th November 1991
published: 22 Apr 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley ' Curragh Of Kildare ' VRC0252
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Atheneum Warminster. UK
on the 9th December 1990
rest in peace Bert
published: 21 Oct 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley ' Kingfisher ' VRC0256
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Prince Alberts Bar. Vic Rooms Bristol. UK
on the 14th November 1991 RIP Bert
published: 23 Oct 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley ' The Parting ' VRC0257
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Prince Alberts Bar. Vic Rooms Bristol. UK
on the 14th November 1991 RIP Bert
published: 23 Oct 2011
Mutya Buena - Strung Out (Unreleased Pete Kirtley demo)
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album ...
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
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Simple Pleasures · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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published: 08 Nov 2014
Wolf Moon
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Wolf Moon · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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published: 09 Nov 2014
Waltzing With Tula
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Waltzing With Tula · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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published: 08 Nov 2014
Leaving Cottondale
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: David Grier
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Contributor: Alison Brown
Featured Artist: Béla Fleck
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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published: 25 Nov 2015
Daytime TV
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Daytime TV · Alison Brown
Replay
℗ 2002 Alison Brown. Issued under license to Compass Records.
Released on: 2002-01-08
Main Artist: Alison Brown
Associated Performer: Alison Brown Quartet
Music Publisher: Brown Knows Music BMI
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published: 19 May 2017
Leaving Cottondale
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Alison Brown
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published: 09 Nov 2014
Mambo Banjo
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Mambo Banjo · Alison Brown
Quartet
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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published: 28 Aug 2015
"Simple Pleasures"- played by Michael Beaky
Here's my arrangement of Alison Brown's banjo tune, Simple Pleasures. I learned this by ear off the CD. The album version is a duet between the banjo and fiddle. I tried to blend melody lines from both instruments in my arrangement. I hope you enjoy it!
published: 17 Jan 2014
Girl's Breakdown
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Girl's Breakdown · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: Jerry Douglas
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Associated Performer: Tony Rice
Contributor: Alison Brown
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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Simple Pleasures · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
...
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Simple Pleasures · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Simple Pleasures · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Wolf Moon · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Release...
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Wolf Moon · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Wolf Moon · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Waltzing With Tula · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company...
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Waltzing With Tula · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Waltzing With Tula · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: ...
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: David Grier
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Contributor: Alison Brown
Featured Artist: Béla Fleck
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: David Grier
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Contributor: Alison Brown
Featured Artist: Béla Fleck
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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Daytime TV · Alison Brown
Replay
℗ 2002 Alison Brown. Issued under license to Compass Records.
Released on: 2002-01-0...
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Daytime TV · Alison Brown
Replay
℗ 2002 Alison Brown. Issued under license to Compass Records.
Released on: 2002-01-08
Main Artist: Alison Brown
Associated Performer: Alison Brown Quartet
Music Publisher: Brown Knows Music BMI
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Daytime TV · Alison Brown
Replay
℗ 2002 Alison Brown. Issued under license to Compass Records.
Released on: 2002-01-08
Main Artist: Alison Brown
Associated Performer: Alison Brown Quartet
Music Publisher: Brown Knows Music BMI
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company...
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Alison Brown
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Alison Brown
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Mambo Banjo · Alison Brown
Quartet
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
...
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Mambo Banjo · Alison Brown
Quartet
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Mambo Banjo · Alison Brown
Quartet
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Here's my arrangement of Alison Brown's banjo tune, Simple Pleasures. I learned this by ear off the CD. The album version is a duet between the banjo and fiddle...
Here's my arrangement of Alison Brown's banjo tune, Simple Pleasures. I learned this by ear off the CD. The album version is a duet between the banjo and fiddle. I tried to blend melody lines from both instruments in my arrangement. I hope you enjoy it!
Here's my arrangement of Alison Brown's banjo tune, Simple Pleasures. I learned this by ear off the CD. The album version is a duet between the banjo and fiddle. I tried to blend melody lines from both instruments in my arrangement. I hope you enjoy it!
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Girl's Breakdown · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: Je...
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Girl's Breakdown · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: Jerry Douglas
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Associated Performer: Tony Rice
Contributor: Alison Brown
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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Girl's Breakdown · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: Jerry Douglas
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Associated Performer: Tony Rice
Contributor: Alison Brown
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
Peter Edward Kirtley was born in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, but moved to Surrey at a young age. The younger of two children, his father, Al Kirtley, was a semi-professional musician who had at one time been a member of Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and later of Trendsetters Limited, and under contract to Parlophone Records. At the age of 11 he joined a band with Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan who later formed the British band Bros. Kirtley was a keen amateur actor while at school, but at the age of 16 chose music as a career and became a professional drummer. For four years he was a member of The Blue, a band managed by Bob Herbert and his son Chris, the original managers of the Spice Girls. The Blue's only single, "Don't Leave Me Standing in the Pouring Rain", was released in 1992, but failed to enter the chart.
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Simple Pleasures · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Wolf Moon · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Waltzing With Tula · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: David Grier
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Contributor: Alison Brown
Featured Artist: Béla Fleck
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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Daytime TV · Alison Brown
Replay
℗ 2002 Alison Brown. Issued under license to Compass Records.
Released on: 2002-01-08
Main Artist: Alison Brown
Associated Performer: Alison Brown Quartet
Music Publisher: Brown Knows Music BMI
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Leaving Cottondale · Alison Brown
Best Of The Vanguard Years
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Alison Brown
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Mambo Banjo · Alison Brown
Quartet
℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company
Released on: 2006-01-01
Composer: Unknown
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Here's my arrangement of Alison Brown's banjo tune, Simple Pleasures. I learned this by ear off the CD. The album version is a duet between the banjo and fiddle. I tried to blend melody lines from both instruments in my arrangement. I hope you enjoy it!
Provided to YouTube by Compass Records
Girl's Breakdown · Alison Brown
Fair Weather
℗ 2000 Compass Records
Released on: 2000-05-09
Associated Performer: Jerry Douglas
Associated Performer: Sam Bush
Associated Performer: Stuart Duncan
Associated Performer: Todd Phillips
Associated Performer: Tony Rice
Contributor: Alison Brown
Main Artist: Alison Brown
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C'mon now sing it now Sing it with me now Tell 'em brother Bobby I like to get up early in the morning about six a.m. to be exact (That's early) I have this chair I like to sit down in I got the good book to sit down and read Get my day started in the right way I got these two little boys, Taylor and Jevona too I call them in the morning I say, "Boys get up it's time for school" And they get on their clothes I pour the cereal out and the sugar too, yes indeed And I call my baby "Baby" I say, "Debbie get up, get up It's time to get yourself together It's such a beautiful day outside" Simple pleasures are the best Yes they are I'm so happy I'm a happy man Yes I am Yes I am (Yes I am) I'm so happy Simple pleasures are the best Hell yeah I'm so happy I'm so happy Yes I am (Yes I am) Yes I'm so happy Simple pleasures are the best