Iggy Pop (born James Newell "Jim" Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actor. He is considered an influential innovator of punk rock, hard rock, and other styles of rock music. Pop began calling himself "Iggy" after his first band in high school (for which he was drummer), The Iguanas.
Pop's popularity has ebbed and flowed throughout the course of his subsequent solo career. His best-known solo songs include "
Lust for Life
", the Top 40 hits "Real Wild Child" and "Candy" (with vocalist Kate Pierson of The B-52's), "
China Girl
" (co-written with and famously covered by
David Bowie
),
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A&M Records 395 145 |
Blah-Blah-Blah is the album by Iggy Pop. Released on A&M in 1986, it became his most commercially successful album to date. Blah Blah Blah appeared after a four-year hiatus for Pop, with
David Bowie
serving as his prime collaborator. A successful tour followed the album's release. |
IGGY POP - Instinct | |
RCA International NL 82488 |
"Lust for Life" is the 1977 album by Iggy Pop, his second solo release and his second collaboration with
David Bowie
,
following "The Idiot" earlier in the year. As well as achieving critical success, it was Pop's most commercially popular album to date, and remains his highest-charting release in the UK. The title track gained further exposure two decades later when it was featured on the soundtrack of the film Trainspotting (1996). |
Arista 203 806 |
For the "Party" album, Iggy Pop collaborated with Ivan Kral, who is best known as guitar and bass player for Patti Smith in the 1970s It peaked at number 166 on Billboard's Top 200 albums. |
"Real Wild Child" reached #27 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts and became Pop's first top ten hit in the UK. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the 1990 film Pretty Woman and has been the theme song of the Australian TV music program rage since 1987. |
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Animal Records CHR 1399 |
This album "Zombie Birdhouse" by Iggy Pop released in 1982 on Chris Stein's record label, Animal Records. Christ Stein played guitar and drums were played by Clem Burke, another Blondie member. |